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My fetching Border-Fish 🐟Skyward’s Descending The Highlands TKN RATI *FTN* (pending AKC)Kiba earned his FTN (Novice Fetc...
06/03/2026

My fetching Border-Fish 🐟

Skyward’s Descending The Highlands TKN RATI *FTN* (pending AKC)

Kiba earned his FTN (Novice Fetch Title) at the Laramie dog show! He was amazing and even impressed a few retriever owners. Kiba loves to do it all, and whenever he sees Matsu and me training for field work, he wants in on the fun. We’re keeping things light and enjoyable for him, and still plan on going to big outings like giving the Intermediate Fetch test a try + a coupled dock diving splashes next weekend!

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06/02/2026

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Sometimes we have to remember to stay still 🌾It’s June 1st… a new month. You look at your calendar and every weekend is ...
06/01/2026

Sometimes we have to remember to stay still 🌾

It’s June 1st… a new month.

You look at your calendar and every weekend is booked. Dog shows, training, trials, adventures. Then you find yourself crossing things off.

Maybe life got busy. Maybe your dog got injured and needs time to heal. Maybe your young puppy hit a fear period and needs confidence more than ring time right now.

I think sometimes we get so focused on the plans we made that we forget to look at the dogs standing right in front of us.
A few weeks ago, every weekend was full. Dog shows, training, trials, and adventures. I was excited for all of it.

But Mochi’s paw pad is still healing. Kiba hit a fear period that caught me completely off guard. And when I really stopped and looked at the dogs in front of me, I realized they were telling me exactly what they needed.

Matsu doesn’t care if we make it to every event. He just wants his ducks, swimming, and fetch.

Mochi doesn’t care about Fast CAT right now. She just needs time to heal.

And Kiba doesn’t need another show. He needs me to listen, slow down, and help him build his confidence back up one positive experience at a time.

I think sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the next title, the next weekend, the next plan. But the dogs don’t know what’s written on our calendars. They only know how they feel today.

So we’re changing plans. Not because we’re giving up, but because we’re choosing what’s best for the dogs in front of us.

The shows & trials will be there later. Right now, we’re choosing slower days, a camping trip, and a little more time to just be together.

Sometimes we have to remember to stay still. 🌾

Mochi got a pretty ribbon šŸŽ€ This girl had so much fun this weekend she got to participate in FASTCAT & AKC Fetch tests p...
05/27/2026

Mochi got a pretty ribbon šŸŽ€

This girl had so much fun this weekend she got to participate in FASTCAT & AKC Fetch tests plus play with her golden retriever friend.

Mochi actually got her BCAT title the last Fastcat trial but I had no idea… so now we got to celebrate her little victory 🌸

I hope you all enjoyed your MDW I’m still trying to recover from this entire month… so I am reevaluating our June plans to make sure we aren’t burnt out.

Makiba (Kiba) 🌾 | 9 months old Skywards Descending the Highlands Major number two! But the best part is how well he’s be...
05/24/2026

Makiba (Kiba) 🌾 | 9 months old

Skywards Descending the Highlands

Major number two! But the best part is how well he’s behaving at this show. I love you bud. Thank you for this special perfect boy.

Nobody explains dog shows in a way that made sense to me when I first started šŸ˜… so here’s my attempt at a beginner frien...
05/22/2026

Nobody explains dog shows in a way that made sense to me when I first started šŸ˜… so here’s my attempt at a beginner friendly breakdown of AKC conformation shows from another confused owner-handler whos learning along the way.

Where to next? šŸ‘€Can you remember or guess where our next trip is? We will be packing up this week to leave Friday! Featu...
05/20/2026

Where to next? šŸ‘€
Can you remember or guess where our next trip is? We will be packing up this week to leave Friday!

Featuring our that will be tagging along on our trip!

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*photo taken a dog friendly cabin | a hidden gem

There’s so much that happens behind the scenes in people’s lives that never gets shared online šŸ¤And honestly, it makes m...
05/12/2026

There’s so much that happens behind the scenes in people’s lives that never gets shared online šŸ¤

And honestly, it makes me happy seeing people thrive. Seeing people succeed with their dogs, travel, train, title, do the things they love, all of it. But sometimes it’s hard to look online and feel inspired when you’re barely keeping up with yourself behind the scenes.

I know I manage a lot. I know I do a lot. Full-time job, dogs, training, content, trying to maintain relationships, randomly build stacking boxes, trying to keep my house together, trying to be present for family and friends. But somehow even with all of that, I still end up feeling like I’m not doing enough. Especially right now.

I’m not a full-time influencer. I barely make anything doing this compared to other people online. This has always just been a passion I love sharing, I feel fortunate but lately I’ve realized how thin I’ve stretched myself trying to do everything.

mentally my brain just feels somewhere else and by the end of the day I feel completely checked out. The dogs deserve the best version of me, not the exhausted version trying to survive on autopilot. And honestly… so do the people around me.

That being said, I’m taking a quick little break from here for the rest of the week. (And yes I feel the need to announce that because some of people will think I died if I don’t post for 24 hours 🤣). I already know my algorithm is probably going to hate me for it, but honestly I need it.

I need to reset my brain a little, spend time with my dogs and people, and stop feeling guilty for not being able to constantly keep up.

Some of us are just trying our best to keep all the pieces moving while quietly feeling overwhelmed at the same time. šŸ¤if you feel like this you’re not alone.

05/08/2026

There’s always that one friend šŸ˜‚

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