Anna Blake

Jolene's Year of Living Joyously - Anna Blake One year ago, my friends were expecting a litter of Swedish Vallhund puppies. One year ago, I was mourning Preacher Man.

Now we are one.

Jolene's Year of Living Joyously

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#caninescentwork #horsesanddogs #trainlesslistenmore

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Wage peace. #horses #affirmativetraining #trainlikeagirl

Jolene's Nose, My Ears, and the Death of Embarrassment - Anna Blake Ironically, as I watch Jolene's senses become more acute, my own become foggier, thicker, unreliable.

Can I keep up? #dogsandhorses, #caninescentwork, #womenofacertainage

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Resilience. #horses #advocate #partners

Egads. Now We've Received a Complaint From a Cat - Anna Blake We have received a complaint from a cat in England who reckons you cannot trust a woman who writes about dogs, with hardly a mention of cats.

Not a Love story. #dogsandcats #catsareanarchists #lovehatepeace

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Stronger than they know.

#horsesandhumans #horsewomen #womenempoweringwomen

Mister and Jolene. Taking Drugs and Counting Sheep. - Anna Blake Such opposites. Mister is a curmudgeon. Jolene wants adventure. I walk the line, trying to give each of them preferential treatment.

The saga continues... Mister and Jolene. Taking Drugs and Counting Sheep.

#dogsandhorses #AffirmativeTraining #wagepeace

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Working toward unity. #horses #partners #affirmativetraining

And you!

The Politics of Horses, Dogs, and Humans - Anna Blake I've said it from the very beginning. I write parables about horses and life. More recently, dogs and life.

Saying my piece... #wagepeace #liberty #horsesanddogs #wethepeople

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Catch a breath.

The Dog Barn and Literary Lounge - Anna Blake They call donkeys stupid and stubborn, when the truth is donkeys don't pander to bullies. Donkeys are the #resist originals.

A shed of one's own… #Agingcanterously #donkeys #dogsandhorses

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Let go…
#trust #dogsandhorses #partner

We Don't Recognize Jolene - Anna Blake I worry about us humans. Too many of us are idiots. Mister says some humans are poor in spirit. Edgar Rice Burro taught him that.

Puppies grow up. #dogsandhorses #Agingcanterously #change

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Donkeys for Peace Edgar Rice Burro, my Hero Written 12 years ago, just as true today. Enjoy this audio episode of The Gray Mare Podcast for subscribers, thank you!

Be an ass. #donkey #peace #kindness

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The time it takes. For us. #patience #dogsandhorses #selfkindness

Being Cantankerous Because I Feel Like It - Anna Blake You get to a certain age and give up trying to please people. Just like good dogs eventually become old dogs, and sometimes bite children.

You get to a certain age and give up trying to please people. Just like good dogs eventually become old dogs, and sometimes bite children.

#Agingcanterously #inevitablechange #downsizing

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Take pride in the journey. #affirmativetraining #kindnessmatters #horsesanddogs

Aging Cantankerously: Downsize This! - Anna Blake We rode as the full-moon set at dawn. We galloped across the sky with the clouds at sunset.

We galloped across the sky with the clouds at sunset. #agingcantankerously #change #hangingonandlettinggo

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Take the cue…

The Year-End Tally. Call It Aging Cantankerously - Anna Blake When you look at life impersonally, the cycle is obvious. Things have to come apart to change. We are always trading one thing for another.

We are always trading one thing for another. #loveandloss #womenofacertainage #resilience

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Thank you!

Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate them, and the sale as well.

Tools for life. #horsesanddogs #confidence #AffirmativeTraining

To Have a Dog Like Jolene - Anna Blake Lately, I've taken over some of Mister's tasks. For the last half hour, I’ve been typing with one hand and playing tug with the other.

We have a management shakeup. #dogsandhorses #cooperationnotdomination #raisingapuppy

​​​To Have a Dog Like Jolene

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It seems to be the time of the year that we remember.

#remember #loveandloss #inmemoriam

Jolene Gets the Girl Flu - Anna Blake I didn’t know whether I should mention this. Is it too private to share? For questions of social etiquette, I defer to Mister.

Changing every day. #girlflu #dogsandhorses #swedishvallhund

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A kind of trust that starts with us. #horsesanddogs #affirmativetraining #knowmoredobetter

Thanks. Just trying to add to the good side.