Tag Archives: Rally

Tam Goes to Puppy School

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Susanna J. Sturgis

The late Travvy got me into dog training: when he hit adolescence, I knew I needed help. This opened a whole new world for both of us and gradually turned us into a damn good team. What if we’d started … Continue reading →

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D is for Dogs #AtoZChallenge

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I grew up with dogs (and cats, and a couple of horses), but as a grownup I never had one of my own, mainly because I was afraid I didn’t know enough to take care of one. I had the … Continue reading →

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Pretty Good Day

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Woke up this morning with Travvy curled up next to me and all sorts of wonderful novel-related stuff fermenting in my head. Got up, fed Trav, brushed my teeth, zapped the last of yesterday’s tea, put the kettle on for … Continue reading →

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Rally On!

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Trav and I were offered a place to train and practice off-leash. It’s pretty convenient and very secure. We tried it out Friday and I think it’s going to be great. Thanks so much to our benefactors. We get by … Continue reading →

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The Year That Was: Everything Else

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

There was much more to my 2012 than politics. How do politics and “everything else” fit together? Here’s hoping 2013 offers some clues. Travvy Trav and I took several trips off-island, including four for Rally Obedience trials and one for … Continue reading →

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Rallying Up North

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Last weekend Travvy and I headed north for a Rally obedience trial in Raymond, New Hampshire. Raymond is due east of Manchester, a three-hour drive from Woods Hole. Like most Rally trials, this one was hosted by a local training … Continue reading →

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Insularity

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

When I moved from Washington, D.C., to Martha’s Vineyard in 1985 — just for a year, mind you — I expected some culture shock. D.C. is a big city. In the mid-1980s, more than three-quarters of the population was black. … Continue reading →

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In the Midst of Life

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

My blog posts usually start with a kernel, a seed, something nagging at the back of my mind. Words coalesce around the irritant, and though pearls rarely result, insight often does. At least the irritant becomes less irritating. Since the … Continue reading →

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No Dogs! No No No!

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

So last December the West Tisbury Parks and Recreation committee threw up a NO DOGS sign on the new public basketball court near the West Tisbury School. Trav and I had been using it a few mornings a week for … Continue reading →

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Awesome

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Two weeks ago Travvy and I headed north for a Rally Obedience trial in Raymond, New Hampshire. When we left home, Raymond, New Hampshire, wasn’t on my psychic map. From the moment I passed exit 32 on I-495, I was … Continue reading →

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