About Me

I am a writer, visual artist and dog trainer in Oregon.

My husband and I live with a collie, 3 papillons, 3 parrots, a tankful of fish.

All of our dogs have multi-titles and are training for more!

Bicycling with your Dog

One of my dogs is a 60lb collie, young healthy and active. We also work in obedience and as a therapy team. This work can be stressful. The upshot is that I needed a way to excercise her on a regular basis, and the 2 walks a day she was getting weren'...

The Art and Science of Collies------- in art, obedience competition and therapy work.

I live with a rough collie and 3 papillons. We train in competition obedience and my collie and I are preparing for work as a therapy team. That's the science. Behavioral and biological science. I am obsessed with dog food. Nutrition. In my work as a...