Author: Kimberly Buchanan

I made a special section for Emmy, as a tribute to the dog who really brought me to this place and time in my life. It's still difficult to talk about, the impact she had on me and how hard it was (is) to have lost her but she lived a good and full life. Tears are always at the surface and my heart is broken but it is healing with the kind words and thoughts from friends all over the globe. She had a lasting impact on so many people and it's lovely to know she will be remembered.…

(First published in the American Belgian Tervuren Club's national magazine "TNT" - Tervuren News Tales, July 2016 - updated 6/11/2018) “K9 Nose Work®: An Activity Where Our Tervuren Excel!” ~ Kimberly Buchanan CNWI Nose work games like K9 Nose Work® seem to be cropping up around every corner lately. It’s a relatively easy activity for a wide variety of dogs and their people. But where did it start and why has it become so popular? Working dogs have been used in a number of roles for our benefit since ancient times, including acting as messengers during wartime. Certainly their keen…

Having an old dog has inherent challenges. Having your driven, high level working/sport dog age comes along with additional emotions and decisions; what activities do you still let them do? Do you just play at home, go to regular classes or enter competitions? Is your dog still enjoying him/herself? Do they like going to new places or are they happier when their environment remains more constant? Can you honestly evaluate whether you’re doing things for your dog or are you doing it for you? Pretty ribbons are cool! I appreciate the dog-handler teamwork when it goes well and strive to…

Why do you go to class, any class? To learn? To practice? To see friends? There are probably a lot of reasons. Why does your dog go to class? To learn? To practice? To see friends? Well, in all honesty he goes because you took him there. :-) For many of us class time is fun time. As a student I've always been really bad about practicing or studying at home but I always went to class because I love learning. It's also a time to put away the day-to-day things we have to deal with, not think about what…