Meet #Adoptable Sassy & Sara
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
Meet Sassy and Sara. They are a mother-daughter bonded pair currently residing at Lincoln County Humane Society in Merrill, WI. Sassy is approximately 12 years old and her daughter, Sara, is approximately 6 years old. They were surrendered to the shelter when their owner went into the hospital (likely permanently), so they are looking for a new place to call home.  I assured them that a lot of people start over in their middle years or even much later on in life and that it’s nothing to be scared of. In fact, many people find their “second lives” even better than their first ..read more
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Meet #Adoptable Hazel
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
As often as possible, we'll be volunteering to walk/hike/kayak with #adoptable dogs and promote their story on social media. This is Hazel's story: This is Hazel. She is approximately 9 months old and currently residing at Lincoln County Humane Society in Merrill WI due to being previously homeless. We picked up this silly girl to take her on a volunteer walk around her neighborhood. She was not expecting visitors, but seemed glad to go along with us. We took her out to the car to get her suited up with an appropriate walking harness (which didn’t quite fit her petite frame), but she jumped ..read more
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An Exercise Project
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
Jake and Bella On a recent visit to my sister's house, I noticed their dog Bella had gotten a bit overweight in recent months. Winter can do this. It's often hard to get outside when the temps are so cold or the snow is too deep. But I also noticed that my niece was slightly pestering her mom about getting more of an allowance. Long tongues from lots of playtime! So on my drive home, I put the pieces together and decided to offer an allowance proposal to my niece when I got home. The terms: I would pay her $5.00 for every 30-minute walk she took with Bella up to $20 per ..read more
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Sweetheart of a Weekend
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
We're enjoyng a 3-day weekend to celebrate Alan's 50th birthday! I wish we had planned something more special for such a milestone but with the crazy weather we've been slammed with these past two weeks, there wasn't much time for planning anything. Yesterday we went road-tripping to do some antique and second-hand shopping around our area. The dogs came along for the boring car ride, but unfortunately we didn't do anything too fun with them. So I decided to take the kiddos snow-shoeing today to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and fresh new snow. Alan had to bow out for this excursion so we ..read more
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Inspiring Health & Wellness
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
At this time of year I spend a lot of time reflecting on all that has happened in the past year. Life got a little busy this year with adopting a new dog, nurturing a growing relationship with Alan, and spending time and money on house projects. All of that has left me feeling like I've neglected getting outside and exploring nature this year. The lack of hiking and walking has left me with a few extra pounds that I didn't have last year, so my health and wellness has suffered a bit with all this busy-ness too. Not letting hunting season stop us from hiking... sporting our blaze orang ..read more
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Review: Noxgear LightHound Harness
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
I ordered the Noxgear LightHound Harness weeks ago and we've been anxiously awaiting its arrival. Unfortunately they were back-ordered for a while and then the recent fires in California delayed the resupply. But we finally got it delivered the Friday after Thanksgiving and had a chance to test it out last night! NOTE: This review is purely one dog-lover's review/opinion for other dog-lover's informational purposes. I have no affiliation with Noxgear and did not receive anything in exchange for my review. Product was purchased with my own money and all opinions are my own. I urge you to rese ..read more
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Visits & Reunion
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
Backseat beggar at Culver's... watching me eat lunch and waiting for his share. Jake and I headed south on a road trip - just the two of us - last weekend. Our first destination was to my stepmom's house in Platteville to meet her new puppy, River. This would be Jake's first time visiting my family's homestead on 40 acres of rolling hillsides in the Driftless Region of the state and I was curious to see how he would do off-leash on this country property without Charlie leading the way. VIDEO~River and Jake learning to play together (Click Link): River is an almost 6-month-ol ..read more
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Separation Anxiety
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
Charlie and Jake have grown very close since he's joined our family a little over 6 months ago. I'm constantly observing their behavior and play-style to make sure everyone is getting along and also because it's just plain entertaining. Overall I feel that Charlie enjoys having a playmate but Jake tires her out with his constant demands. He prefers playing with Charlie over me or Alan... he doesn't quite understand how to play with humans and I think he's worried he'll get too rough. He's a very sensitive dog and is always trying to please. Charlie's gotten skilled at letting Jake know ..read more
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Safe Hiking During Hunting Season
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
It's that time of year again when I have to limit which trails and parks we visit due to the busy hunting season. VIDEO~Dogs wearing Blaze Orange last weekend (click link): VIDEO~Dogs without blaze orange from previous week's hike (click link): Obviously there are different hunting seasons throughout the year, but in Wisconsin, the big one is for deer and turkey hunting. Both have different restrictions and seasons, so it's important to check with local resources to find out where and when hunts are occurring. I always visit our local DNR website to find out what types of hunts ..read more
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Finding Time for Everything
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by Heather Treige
2y ago
The past couple of weeks have been a blur... and all of a sudden October is over and November is here! How did that happen so fast? Our weekends have been filled with chores like getting the house/garden/yard projects done before it starts snowing while trying to fit in time to exercise the dogs along with some "down time" to relax before we head back to work on Mondays. This past week was Halloween, so I had some busy nights making treats for a work potluck and getting ready for trick-or-treaters. Halloween was a night that I couldn't walk the dogs because there were a lot of people out ..read more
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