03/01/2026
Took Dani out to open the farmstand with me this morning. She's a scent trained dog, she's obsessed with all scents. She likes to put her nose to the ground, wander, and track scents. That's what makes her such a great diabetic alert dog, even to this day. She goes on a walkabout as I like to call it. She does it daily on the ranch. She'll spend hours wandering the ranch smelling all the things.
Every once in a while, I let her outside the gate. Risky move as she tends to be more like a beagle when she's on a scent and her hearing just disappears. If you've ever had a beagle you know what I'm talking about.
Today she got a little too carried away, ignored my calls and claps, and kept getting further away. There were a lot of deer in the field and she was tracking them. If she was safely contained on our property, I'd let her be, but it's simply too dangerous to let her roam unfenced even out here.
Dylan went to round her up. He gave her the dignity of coming in on her own, but followed closely behind. She's a very well behaved girl, she's turning 14 next week, but every once in a while, the spunky little puppy inside shows up and wants to roam. She's earned it, she's protected her girl for the last 11 years, and if this is how she wants to spend her golden years, so be it!!
