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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!

7 December, 2011

Grandma River and Baby Ben


Tonight I was on the phone and looked over my shoulder to see this.

River has raised every dog in this house, aside from Ted who she befriended when he came here to live at the age of 2. Maybe that's why she is best friends with Ted, but bossy with everyone else!

Ben just adores his Grandma River. He is 4.5 months old and she is 11.5 years old. What a beautiful sight. They slept together on the bed for about an hour. Lucky little Ben.

It's funny. These are the two dogs that need the most help from me now. Ben because he is a baby, and River, who is going deaf now and starting to show her age - although she is definitely still the boss. Even over Caden!

PS Note the tracking glove on the bed with them :)

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