4-H is not just for Farmer’s kids and AKC Canine Partners Programs

I read a post here that led to me thinking about 4-H. Growing up my friends all did 4-H with various kinds of livestock (dairy, horses, hogs, chickens), or they participated in sewing or cooking or some other indoor skill taught in 4-H.  I admired the program then and I am of the opinion that 4-H is more valuable now than it was 40 years ago when I was a kid.  Especially as a resource for home school. The most wonderful developments have been in the expansion of programs for children who are not living on farms but would still … Continue reading

Wubbie’s Woofs: The JOY of a good leash

My human has owned dogs her entire life so she came to me pretty well trained. That has been a wonderful thing for me because I have been taught good things from before my eyes even opened. She is a good human. She has done a bit of obedience and agility training (but I must say she is too slow to make a good Agility human), bred a few quality health and temperament tested litters (including ME), showed a few dogs to conformation champions (like 15 of my relatives!) and studied to be an AKC judge.  In recent years she … Continue reading

Wubbie’s Woofs: Introduction

I want to introduce myself, I am Wubbie. I come from a fine lineage of health and temperament tested and carefully bred AKC champions and have many close relatives who have Agility, Obedience, Rally Obedience and Canine Good Citizen titles. I am proud of my relatives but also very proud that my title is even more important than all of theirs because I am: THE FAMILY DOG. Some people feel that this is a role that can be played by any dog at all but that is not so. I am skilled in silliness and also in walking on a … Continue reading