And a tired Laika means the hu-mom can get something done, amirite? 🙂

As for Honey, she’s a terrible model who hates having her picture taken. The key was buying a better camera for catching her on the go when she’s less self-conscious.

I bet you are very good at nose work. Dachshunds seem to have amazing noses.

I’ve learned something unexpected about doxies lately. They are VERY popular boat dogs. I never expected to meet so many on the boats we see while traveling.

Glad I got my brain working, FINALLY. Because we were on the verge of leaving. 🙂

Even the most perfect pups can have a bad day, eh?

Thanks, Carol. I’ve been making the big adjustment to fitting blogging into live on a boat. But I’m glad to be back and keeping up more with everyone and their critters.

We’ll be sailing to BlogPaws; if that isn’t integration, I don’t know what is. 🙂

It’s such a cool sport because, unlike agility, there’s no advantage to being bigger.

The star of Honey’s class was a pug!

Tricks are also a great way to tire the brain. Unfortunately, they tire my brain too. I can never remember what tricks we’ve worked on when we need them. 🙂

Yep, smart dogs like huskies definitely need work. For most dogs, nose work is a good activity when it’s cold and snowy outside.

Of course, that’s probably when your pups most want to be outside. 🙂

I strongly believe that animals (including humans) need to have meaningful work. And given out sensitive dog (and cat) noses are, it makes sense that sniffing and tracking would be meaning for them.

So some of the calming may be due to tiredness. Perhaps some of it is due to having a meaningful job to do.