Insomniac Musings in Seven Lakes
By Maggie Beamguard | SLI Editor As a person prone to bouts of insomnia, I’m intimately familiar with the sounds of the night. I may…
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Little Things Matter In Those Big Times
Don’t Wait for a Special Occasion
Whether Merry or Muddling, a Holiday Song that Covers All
Manners and Memories Come From Our Childhood Tables
New Look Shows Pride in Seven Lakes
A Homegrown Hankerin’ For Summer’s Goodness
Hand Signals and Communication with Your Pets
Less Baggage Makes for More Room, More Fun
Dog Owners Face Choices for Training
BY NEIL COPELAND Special to The Insider Pet obedience training has become one of the top trades that people give a try. A common practice…
One Moment Contains Multitudes
By Maggie Beamguard Insider Editor Graduation season has arrived. I’ve attended a few commencement ceremonies through the years — my sisters’, a few friends’, my…
May Comes At You Fast. Don’t Miss It.
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD Insider Editor Here comes May with its darling buds in brilliant bloom and ending in patriotic and memorial notes. It’s brim, fresh…
Learning About Neighbors and An Abiding Spirit of Generosity
I had the good fortune of growing up next to a fun neighbor. Her name was Winnie. She shared her gummy bears with me. And…
No Business Like Snow Business
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD || Insider Editor I try to steer away from controversial topics in these slice-of-life columns, but I’m ready to declare a position….
Around the Table, Making Memories
BY MAGGIE BEAMGUARD, Insider Editor On a good day, Great Aunt Hattie topped out at four feet, eleven inches. She fascinated the little cousins. Here…
Training Furry Friends is Matter of Balance
BY NEIL COPELAND Special to The Insider How many times do we hear there must be a balance to life? Everything in moderation. Well, the…
Neil’s Training Tips: Make the Most of Puppy Walks
BY NEIL COPELAND, Special to the Insider How many of you use the walk with your pet as a potty break? This topic is probably…
Achieve Success in Puppy Classes
By Neil Copeland Special to Seven Lakes Insider Once you get a puppy and have established you need some help, there are many options available….
Training Tips: Street Shenanigans
Contributed by Neil Copeland at Seven Lakes Kennels. We should think about the cues we are giving our pups and how we set them up…
Chris Metzger’s Farewell
It Was More Than Football. It Was Love and Family. Editor’s Note: On May 10, longtime Pinecrest High School football coach Chris Metzger announced his…
Training Tips for Your Eager Puppy
Contributed by Neil Copeland at Seven Lakes Kennels. During those first initial weeks after you bring home your puppy, he learns quickly and is eager….
Rest in Honor and Peace, Valiant Soldier
Deborah SalomonColumnistOn a warm May afternoon in 2014, I drove to Seven Lakes to interview Ray Lambert for a Memorial Day tribute. Ray was known…
Good Dog Memories
The following was submitted by Neil Copeland of Seven Lakes Kennels. As we go through this awesome journey called life, we hold onto too many…
Angie’s Buckeye Recipe
Need a chocolatey peanut butter treat to get you through the week? Buckeyes are enough to satisfy just about any sweet tooth! 1 1/2 cups…
Potty Training Your Pup
The following was written by Dog Trainer Neil Copeland of Seven Lakes Kennels. Everyone starts out with a new puppy asking themselves many different questions….
Pup Jumps & Greetings
The following was written and submitted by Neil Copeland of Seven Lakes Kennels. I would like to continue talking about puppies and their first behaviors….
Caring For Loved Ones & Finding Support
The following was written by Amy Natt, MS, CMC, CSA, President & CEO of Aging Outreach Services. Q: My wife was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia…
Finding the Courage to Express Your Feelings
Life is full of circumstances where it can be difficult to say what we’re really thinking, but silence sometimes comes at a high cost. In a…
Grace’s Peanut Butter Cookies
What’s better to relax with than a nice homemade batch of peanut butter cookies? With Grace’s simple recipe, you’ll be enjoying your own cookies at…
Puppies & The Inevitable Biting
The following column was written and submitted by Neil Copeland of Seven Lakes Kennels. The beginning of the new year is upon us and many…