On Sunday morning it was raining as hard as ever. Obedience and agility events were scheduled to run outside. Bandit and I were entered in Open A obedience and Novice standard and jumpers agility. I was still on the fence about running in agility. The field was even muddier and slippier than the day before. […]
Posted on September 28th, 2008
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When Bandit and I arrived in Shartlesville, PA for the Australian Cattle Dog National Specialty, it was raining. Too bad because they’d had beautiful fall weather leading up to the weekend, and the events were scheduled to be outside. On Saturday, the agility was run in the rain. I agonized over whether to run Bandit […]
Posted on September 27th, 2008
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On September 25th, Bandit and I hit the road on our way to the Australian Cattle Dog National Specialty in Shartlesville, PA. Chase and Cayenne stayed in Minnesota with our friend Becky. My decision to make the trip came right down to the wire. The day after I entered Bandit in agility, obedience, and cattle […]
Posted on September 25th, 2008
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                  8 STATE HURRICANE KATE by Jenny Pavlovic          review by: Jan Irving 2008-09-14                    Look, Pavlovic takes you through some terrible events and tells some horrible tales, and her experiences and evolution from them. The first chapter had me in absolute meltdown, tears streaming and me snivelling, but, from chapter two […]
Posted on September 17th, 2008
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I’m learning that part of Kate’s legacy is how her story has affected and influenced others. With their permission, their stories will be shared here. Jenn reminded me that this week is the 3rd anniversary of the evening I met Kate at Lamar-Dixon. It means a lot to me to hear of the efforts of […]
Posted on September 17th, 2008
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The 2008 Premier Book Award winners include: 8 State Hurricane Kate: The Journey and Legacy of a Katrina Cattle Dog by Jenny Pavlovic 3rd place in the Non-Fiction Memoir/Autobiography category More info at: 2008 Premier Book Award Winners  Â
Posted on September 15th, 2008
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Book review by Kelli Ohrtman of Best Friends Animal Society, published in the Star Tribune PetCentral blog: Touching Memoir of Katrina Animal Rescue September 8th, 2008 | posted by cmoon       8 State Hurricane Kate A Minnesota woman’s Katrina story by Kelli Ohrtman 8 State Hurricane Kate, a book by Minnesotan Jenny Pavlovic was scheduled for release […]
Posted on September 15th, 2008
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I heard back from Soren that his school and the surrounding St. Bernard Parish community seem to be ok. He is going back to school there on Monday. I have not heard back from others yet, but I think many of them still do not have power. Plus they are very busy sheltering animals and […]
Posted on September 3rd, 2008
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When I got to the airport, I lugged in my bags filled with books and tried to check in at a NWA kiosk. But, alas, it didn’t have a record for my flight out of NOLA. Now I had given up my car and I was sweating again. The agent at the counter started working […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008
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On Saturday morning I logged on to NWA.com to print my boarding pass but my flight out of NOLA was cancelled. That’s when I started to panic. Others in the B&B were getting anxious too. Michael and his family were going to try to drive to Pensacola on the Florida panhandle. They had their dog […]
Posted on September 1st, 2008
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