Tag: Herding
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Happy Birthday, Roe
Has it seriously been a year? Tomorrow I’ll no longer have a puppy, but another dog. It feels like just yesterday I was getting the pictures of the two little black otters, not knowing which would grow up to be my Schipperke. He’s a connoisseur of food, and I’ve yet to find something he won’t […]
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On Adding a Second Dog
A lot of people seem to be under the misconception that Roe is here to eventually replace Suki. The thing is, you can’t replace dogs. You can add more dogs, but you can’t replace the individuals. So no, Roe isn’t a replacement. I think a lot of that misconception might come from him being the […]
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Suki’s a HIC
On Thursday Suki earned her HIC, or Herding Instinct Certified, title. It’s a test to see if the dog has the natural instinct to herd livestock. In the US the title is HIT, or Herding Instinct Tested. I like the Canadian one because I can make jokes about Suki being a hick (shh, just pretend […]
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