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My name is Donna Brinkworth. Four years ago I moved to Alberta from Northwestern Ontario. I recently completed the requirements to be a CKC tracking judge for TD and TDX and will now work on becoming an urban tracking judge, as it is one of my passions. I've also become involved in the sport of Schutzhund as a member of the Calgary Schutzhund Club, and my boy Caden is showing a lot of promise in this exciting sport. All I need is some land and sheep for the Border Collies to be completely happy in Alberta, and we are working on that! This blog honours tracking, herding and life with the dogs who are my teachers and who bring so much joy into my life. It started out as a training blog for my tracking students. You can check those archives, back in 2005. Over time I have used this blog to journal my own training, share information, and most recently discuss my personal journey since moving here.

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This blog may have come to an end, but I hope you will still find good information in the posts from over many years. Thank you for visiting, and enjoy your journey!

28 April, 2010

We interrupt this tracking blog for a special snow report...

This photo was taken by the Alberta Motor Leagues live cameras in the past hour. There is a severe winter storm warning in place for a large part of Alberta tonight, with up to 20 cm of snow expected, strong winds and the possibility of highway closures and power outages. The only good thing about this is that we really need precipitation, as it is SO dry here! The farmers are happy, and hopefully people will stay safe over the next 24 hours.
I stocked up on water today on my way home from work and made sure I have stuff I need in case I get stuck at home with any problems. The dogs are having fun, they love the snow! I got cozy on the couch tonight to watch some TV, and Ted decided he needed to lie right on me. I grabbed my cell phone to take a picture...what a great dog he is. I love him so! One nice thing about storms, it feels very cozy to be indoors with the dogs around!

3 comments:

onecollie said...

we didn't get the snow!! yippee!!!, it's just rain & slush, but better then snow!

Chianti's Mom said...

Wow - it's almost May! I guess that's life in Alberta though ;) Stay safe, and hope the dogs enjoy a last romp in the white stuff!

Dog Signs said...

Very interesting post, whenever winter was approaching my dogs are always on the same corner sleeping. Haven't try some fetching during winter. You have a very inspiring text.