It's Tilda Tuesday! Today I'll be sharing a few pictures from our weekend trip to a dog-friendly apple orchard, the Fischers Croix Farm in Hastings, MN. It's not fall without apple picking right? It was on my Minneapolis Fall Bucket list, so I was happy to have an opportunity to check it off! Sidewalk Dog's blog had a post about all the dog-friendly apple orchards in the Twin Cities area, but Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: Run MSP Hoodies…for Dogs!
Last fall, I posted about my favorite tees, the Run MSP tees from Gear Running Store. (Check out that post HERE). I love this tee- so cute and comfy. One of my personal favorites! I happened to swing by Gear Running Store on my way home from work a few weeks ago for some more Hammer Gels and I saw that they are now carrying Run MSP hoodies...for DOGS!!! Well, of course I bought one. Yes! Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesday: Woofstock 2014
Last week, Tilda Tuesday was a post to let you know about the upcoming Woofstock festival. The festival is now behind us, but I thought you might enjoy some pictures from that adorable event! Woofstock was held in downtown Linden Hills at 43rd and Upton. That block was shut down to traffic for the day. All the local businesses are involved in the event, as well as a dozen different dog Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: See You at Woofstock this Saturday!
Today's installment of Tilda Tuesday is a plug for a unique dog event that is occurring this Saturday in Minneapolis...WOOFSTOCK! Woofstock is the annual dog festival held in historic downtown Linden Hills in Minneapolis. This year it will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Details: Dogs must be on-leash. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Free! There will be a dog wash, a parade, Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: Grooming Your Vizsla
Hi all, and welcome back to Tilda Tuesdays! If you're coming here for running advice, I'll be back with more running posts later this week. But Tuesdays are officially all about our vizsla Matilda. Today, let's talk about grooming! One really great characteric of the vizsla breed is that they are a very clean dog that needs minimal grooming. They only shed a tiny bit (we don't even notice). But Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: Training Your Vizsla
Welcome back to Tilda Tuesdays! After last week’s puppy pics, this week I thought I'd share a little bit about the training we have done with Matilda over the years. As soon as we could, we signed her up for “Puppy Training” through The Canine Coach. We selected the Canine Coach because of all the awesome reviews on Angie’s List. They also have multiple locations (Minneapolis, St. Continue Reading
Tilda Tuesdays: Flashback to the Early Days
Hi! Welcome to the first installment of Tilda Tuesdays, where you can stop by for plenty of vizsla pictures. I thought I'd start at the beginning, with a few puppy pictures from the really early days. Matilda was born in Brookings, South Dakota, at a breeder named "HR Vizsla." We went down to the farm once when she was just 4 weeks old to pick her out (out of a litter of about 8 puppies I Continue Reading