Tag Archives: hiking with my German shepherd

Can’t Win for Losin’… Poor Jake. Poor Jake’s Mom.

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Julia Barrett

So I’ve been hiking with the good boy, right? Because the hubs is in my comfy bed with ice on his knee, right? I hike at, what is for me, a snail’s pace. Uphill is hard. Downhill is a bitch. … Continue reading →

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So you can stop sticking those pins in that voodoo doll now.

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Julia Barrett

I was talking with J.W. Manus the other day about my broken foot. Yeah, shaddup. I’m a klutz. This is not news to me. Except it was kinda funny in that when one smacks one’s foot against the bed post, … Continue reading →

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Thursdays with Jake… Small Dog Complex.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Julia Barrett

I’ve noticed something. Oh sigh… rant ahead! (Penny, this is not directed at Lucy the Wonder Weinie.) Little dogs attack Jake. A small man, uh, I mean small dog complex? The smallest dogs come after him. Teacup chihuahuas. They are … Continue reading →

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Thursdays with Jake.

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Julia Barrett

Oh gosh… when will I learn? Saturday morning Jake and I hiked along the cliff edge on the back side of our favorite park. On our way up we’d already encountered squirrels galore, loads of birds, several deer, and a … Continue reading →

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Thursdays with Jake - Where the Lion WAS.

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Julia Barrett

So here’s where Jake first spotted the mountain lion. Of course I couldn’t see it… yet. Here is the slope Jake hauled me over in his haste to follow the lion. Here is the tree. The lion jumped up into … Continue reading →

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