Two Weeks In, Ten Weeks Old: Puppy Update
I have a puppy now! And I thought I’d share how it’s going.
Category: Homestead
Good Beginnings: Puppy Training Plan for Weeks 9-12
In my last post, I shared my plan for my first week with my new puppy. Now I offer a training plan for weeks 9-12: the rest of an important developmental window in which small efforts can yield lifelong results.
Eight Weeks Old: Ready for Puppy!
I’m going to bring home a puppy this August! Here’s my personal how-to guide for a first week with a new puppy.
Before You Bring Home a German Wirehaired Pointer
A German wirehaired pointer (the breed that I went with) is not a good fit for a first-timer (which I am), especially not a first-timer who also happens to have a cat and chickens (which I do). I got my …
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What I Learned When I Learned About Puppies
Two years ago I got a puppy: a German wirehaired pointer. I wanted to bring him up right. Ultimately, I wanted to raise the dog I’ve been wishing for since I was a kid. Now two years in, I’d like …
Alien Onions
This year’s growing begins in the onion basket. I found them sprouting in the basket on the fridge, curling up toward the kitchen ceiling, green and eager and fleshy. As far as I understand it, these onions will not grow …
Gruesome Beauty
The extended family on my in-laws’ side lives in the woods and farmland west of Eugene, where wild turkeys are a real nuisance plentiful. Knowing this, we put game on our Christmas list, and two days after the holiday we …
Lessons Learned
I’ve only had a garden for three seasons. Granted I’ve wanted to have a garden since I was eight years old, so it’s kind of odd, realizing. Third year as a gardener here, coming up. Brief recap. Year One We …
Sitting with Death
In one week, our total animal-count when from six to two. Upon getting back from Christmas, we found three chickens dead and interrupted the raccoon in killing the fourth. We’d pulled into the driveway around 9pm, and we were sitting …
Worm Eggs
Imagine my surprise when I picked out an old avocado shell to find it packed with worm eggs. Back story, I was rummaging through my worm bin for castings to add to a potting mix I was putting together. Castings are the …