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Katie’s Birthday!

Katie would be 14 today (April 25th)!!

Katie’s first Summer at “Camp Redtail Rise” … runnin’ in the woods, lookin’ for birds! … 5 years old and looking amazing! ..

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Standin’ under the flowers one evening …

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Enjoying Summer! …

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9 years old, relaxin’ on a warm summer day! …

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Katie loved to swim!!!!! …

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For some reason the dogs loved laying on the bbq cover. And Katie, well, she snuggled into the bbq cover when it was behind the bbq!!😂 …

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Wearing her bandana that her mom made for her! …

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Rollin’ in the snow! …

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Almost 11 years old! Keepin’ close watch on the ruffed grouse up in the tree! …

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Katie slept in this position frequently, so it must have been comfortable! 😆 …

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Swimmin’, swimmin’, swimmin’! …

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Her favorite spot in the kitchen… in front of the heat vent!😄 …

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The horses just got too close for her comfort, so up with Uncle Brian she went! …

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Chillaxin’ in a puddle! …

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What a lovely girl! …

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Checkin’ for grouse! …

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Comfy cozy in her bed (the chair in our room 😁) …

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She found another grouse! …

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Her “spot” … well, one of them! …

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Enjoying a neck scratch from Uncle Brian while layin’ in the sun! …

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Katie loved to lay close to the brush pile fires!! …

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Enjoying a warm February day! …

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“Going for a run” became riding in the quad with us, at least for a bulk of the run. This past Winter, she didn’t like the cold anymore, but she still loved being outside on the warm days, especially when we were altogether outside!

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This is my all-time favourite photo of all that I took of Katie! …

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Katie never stopped hunting out here!! Every time we went for a run, she and Aengus checked out every spot they’d ever found a bird! They worked together finding grouse, backing each other up!

We miss Katie every day! She was the most incredible dog! She loved everyone and everyone loved her! She was very special!! It was such a pleasure to have her in our lives for so long!!

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Sundance is 14!!

Our Sundance turns 14 today (April 24th)!!

We picked up Sundance when he was 8 weeks old… big paws, lots of extra skin, and just the cutest puppy!!

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At 9 weeks old, with his big sis Billi, ready for a quad ride …

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At 11 weeks old … What a cutie!!!

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His first Christmas at 8 months old and he was close to full-size! He is a snuggler for sure, and loves his snuggles from his big sisters!

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Brooke & Billi

Brian took Sundance and Maggy to work with him for several years. Sundance looks sorta comfortable in Brian’s hardhat!! 😂

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Sundance loved to fetch sticks when he was younger, and even shared one with Cousin Katie!! 😄

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Out fishing on Ram River, near Ram Falls …

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Left: out getting our Christmas Tree; Center: snuggling with Billi; Right: snuggling with me

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Standing in the clover! …

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Hanging out with the new Harley!!

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Sundance loved to dig in the gopher holes!!

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And he loves to roll in the snow… and sometimes the mud too! 🤣

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Fishing out west ….

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Chillaxin’ in the front yard …

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Hanging out on the front deck …

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In June 2014 we got a baby crow from a nest. By mid-June, Cuervo was learning to fly … and he sat with Sundance for awhile! …

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Snuggling with Pete!

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And then there were three!! Aengus joined us in September 2016. Aengus immediately snuggled with Sundance whenever he could! …

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And Miss Nala joined in! ..

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On January 3, 2017, the light outside wasn’t all that great for photos, so I played around with some of the lighting settings on the computer photo editor …

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And I tried some different editing on these next two, too! …

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And then there were four! Katie started spending Summers at “Camp Redtail Rise” in 2013, then it was “Redtail Rise Retirement Home” full-time in 2018. Katie’s mom makes these doggie bandanas, so they all showed them off!!

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Enjoying the snow …

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Snuggling some more! …

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And my favorite photo I’ve taken of Sundance! …

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Sundance has been the most amazing dog!! He’s been very laid back, chill, and eager to please! And, while Maggy is a “daddy’s girl”, Sundance is definitely a “momma’s boy”; but he’ll take love and pets and snuggles from everyone and love them right back!! He’s gotten quite grey around the eyes, and as with Maggy, he’s slowed down, but he seems to be very healthy! Every day with him is a blessing!!

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Maggy’s 15!!

Our Maggy turned 15 yesterday (April 19th)!!

Here’s Maggy at 12 weeks, on her first visit to Grandma & Grandpa Gow’s in Calgary! … Left: hangin’ out on the front steps; Right: all tuckered out and sleeping with her dad …

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Left: at 14 weeks, in our backyard; Right: 4 months old and a trip to Whitefish!! In a boat, on Whitefish Lake, with Grandma Gow! Can’t ask for anything better!!

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Maggy’s first Christmas …

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Left: Maggy got to ride Isabella!; Right: Maggy’s first trip up to The Hummingbird, ridin’ on the quad! …

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At a year old, Maggy got to go to Vancouver!!

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At 14 months old, Maggy welcomes Sundance!! They’ve become the best of friends!!

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Up to the Ram River / Ram Falls area in July 2009! …

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Christmas 2009! …

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4 Years Old! …

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Hangin’ out together in the shade! …

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Fishin’ with her dad! …

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Both in the driver’s seat! …

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Christmas 2011 with Grandma & Grandpa! …

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Fishing out west! …

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With Dad and Bo and Sundance! …

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Maggy loves to be where Brian is … especially out west, and out fishin’! …

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Maggy at 6 years old …

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Chillaxin’ with Cousin Katie! … in 2014, Katie came for the Summer to “Camp Redtail Rise”!! Maggy & Sundance loved having her around! So did we!!

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Fishin’ some more! …

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Up at The Hummingbird! …

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Aengus joined us in September 2016 … and then there were three! …

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Our beautiful girl at almost 10 years old! … She’s hardly aged at all! This is my all-time favorite photo I’ve taken of Maggy!!

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Almost 12 years old …

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15!!! And she still looks like a young dog!!!

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Maggy has been an amazing dog, a fabulous pet and companion!! And she’s absolutely devoted to Brian!! She’s slowed down a bit, but seems to be very healthy!! Pretty much deaf as a door-nail, but Brian taught her hand signals, and her vision is still excellent! We enjoy and love every moment with her!!

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Moving Cows Last Fall

We helped our neighbours, Kenny & Nancy, move their cows back home just after getting our new Nikon camera. So, these photos are part of the very first batch I took… while learning some of the basics of the camera.

Heading south to get the cows …

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A beautiful sky that day… with a lovely chinook arch! …

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Gathering up the cows …

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Heading back north …

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Back home …

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Prairie Falcon

Last month we saw this bird flying around our pasture, and into our neighbour’s pasture. At first Brian thought is was a type of hawk; then he realized it was a falcon. I did a little lookin’ around on the internet… it’s an Immature Prairie Falcon. Neither of us had seen one here before!

I was happy I had the big camera with the zoom lens with us!! And I was pleasantly surprised I was able to get as many good photos as I did… he was a FAST flyer!!

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Even though we were a fair distance away (about 100 yds or so in this photo), he seemed to be keeping an eye on us!

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Taking off! …

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He touched down a bit further away (about 200 yds), and was content to sit there for a few minutes. But he still seemed to be watching us! 😆

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And, now he’s going to keep an eye out from every bottle of our newest port! 🤣 …

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A Day With Charlie

April 2022

We had a day babysitting Charlie this week!! What a privilege!! We had so much fun!!!!

She found the Easter Baskets! She took the “bunny baskets” to G’pa Brian, then the “chick baskets”! …

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And she found the Easter Bunnies! …

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Then she found “The Charlie Stand”! …

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Brian modified this Stand from something similar Bailey has… using bits and pieces of wood from other projects, including Mark’s garage shelving from his Calgary home. (Brian added some paint and varathane a couple days after this… I’ll add some of those photos in another post… stay tuned!)

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She gets to stand at counter height!!

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Colouring in The Charlie Stand with Puppy looking on! …

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She’s gots her suspenders on!! Keepin’ her britches up… with a little help in the back!! (these are Brian’s St Paddy’s Day suspenders!! 😆 )

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Oranges in The Charlie Stand! …

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ANOTHER orange (a navel this time) and… raspberries!! …

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“All gone raspberries!” …

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All tuckered out… time for a nap! …

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Eyes open, but not quite ready to get up! …

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Time to head back home! …

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“I Have To Wear What??”

(November 2019)

“It’s a big cone for my widdle cut! But Aunt Kari said she’s tired of telling me not to lick! Aunt Kari said the barbed wire won, and that thankfully it wasn’t deep and didn’t need stitches — phew, I don’t have to go to that vet place! And then Aunt Kari said Aengus’ big cone looks pretty funny on me!!”

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Aengus’ cone is massive on her, but … she finally chillaxed because she couldn’t get at her cut! And then she’d only look at me out of the corner of her eye! 🤣 …

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She was still chillaxed in the morning, even without her cone. Laying in one of her favorite places – in front of the dishwasher, but really it’s in front of the heat vent! But, she still won’t look at the camera! 😂 …

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A few days later …

“So, I started licking my cut after Aunt Kari said it was healing well, and I wouldn’t listen to her when she told me to stop licking … now I have to wear her Bennington shirt!”

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Snoozin’ Away

(March 2021)

Look who was snoozin’ away at 9:00 in the morning! …

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What a sweetheart!! ❤️❤️

Katie was pretty spoiled up here at Redtail Rise! She got to sleep on some of the furniture! 😮 On this particular morning, she was taking TWO seats on the red sofa up in the loft! 😆 And, she does look pretty comfortable!!

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Katie Goes For A Run … Sort Of!

(January 2022)

Katie didn’t like running in the cold anymore … I can’t blame her, I don’t really want to be out there in the cold myself! And, she didn’t like running with the snowmobile all that much anymore either! On warmer days, many times she would ride on the sled with us until we got a bit away from the house, and then she’d run fine!

So, we decided to try something different with her when we had a chinook … it was 0° C! … Time for a ride in the calf sled!! 😆

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After a wee bit, we left her on her own in the calf sled …

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She had her own carpet, and didn’t seem to mind it back there at all! Well, she got a bit restless when it got bumpy runnin’ over frozen horse turds! 😂