{"id":14123,"date":"2020-07-12T15:06:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T14:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/?p=14123"},"modified":"2020-07-13T07:45:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T06:45:18","slug":"14123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/?p=14123","title":{"rendered":"Brushing off dust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently I have been told it is about time I brush the dust off my homepage\u2026 so here I am, trying to bring it back to life. It has been so long, that I don\u2019t even know when and how to begin\u2026 so here is a little update on us\u2026<br \/>\nA lot has happened over the years. I had to say goodbye to my unbelievable Ki\u0161a and my sweet little \u0160ja and in some ways that was the end of an era for me. I no longer felt like traveling, teaching seminars or competing. Just got tired of it all. I was also desperately looking for a house to buy, because living in the city really started to make me miserable as hell. It got to the point where I started to doubt every single one of my life choices and considered a career change or at least moving to another part of the world. But before I completely drowned in self-pity, things started to turn for the better. I found a little farm to rent, close to where I spent a huge part of my childhood. We moved and it felt like home the second I opened the first box. It is simply as if we have been here forever. I just LOVE the freedom this house gives us and I greatly appreciate how much easier it is to get things done in a tiny city, where there are no queues and you can always find a parking place.<br \/>\nAnd since a farm is not a farm without farm animals, I got myself some lovely chicken AND\u2026. tada\u2026 my very own personal flock of sheep. Believe it or not, I don\u2019t think I was ever this excited about anything since I stopped believing in Santa Claus, when no matter how many times I asked, he never brought me a dog.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14123 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/?attachment_id=14099'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2812-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/?attachment_id=14117'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3460-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/?attachment_id=14116'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2352-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So somewhere between taking care for my farm animals, cutting grass and planting my garden, my passion for dog training slowly came back. And now is time to mention another major thing that happened since we \u201cdisappeared\u201d \u2013 Baxus. He is the second dream come true for me. You see, when I was a little girl, I was OBSESSED with dogs. So whenever I could, I ran to the nearest dog school and watch people train their dogs. What fascinated me the most were IPO dogs (schutzhund training or IGP as it is called now) and for some reason that never changed. I dipped my toes into the sport with Ki\u0161a and \u010ce, but I always had a plan to do it \u201cfor real\u201d some day. So one \u201cspur of the moment\u201d and a couple of funny coincidences later\u2026 here is Baxus. The whole 38kg\u2019s of him. And as it turns out he was exactly the dog I needed. There are a whole lot of things I could say about him, but let\u2019s save it for his own post. For now just a little video from our recent exam to give you an idea of what we have been up to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9753_FJ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14110 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9753_FJ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9753_FJ.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9753_FJ-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9753_FJ-1024x684.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9753_FJ-768x513.jpg 768w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9753_FJ-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1125px;\" ><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nmqP2UkWNFo\">PLACE_LINK_HERE<\/a>?wmode=transparent\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" ><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And that was not the only addition to the gang. Mr. David Bowie joined us as part of the \u201ctraining cats for camera\u201d project I am involved in with a couple of my friends. He is a handful, but also funny little creature with frosty blue eyes\u2026 He is not the sharpest pen in the box, but loves to do stuff and is pretty relaxed with the surroundings, so we will see if he\u2019s got what it takes to be a movie star.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14112 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1.jpg 2400w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DO1A3181_ps-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a>Speaking about movie stars \u2013 \u010ce was busy filming a couple of projects in the past year, and she is truly amazing. She just has the best working ethics ever and just have a way of figuring things out instantly, despite the fact that the demands on the set are far from being black and white and last moment changes in scenario\/setup are the only things you can really count on. After her old hip injury kept reoccurring I have decided to retire her from agility. She has 0 self preservation instinct and I really wanted to have her happy and fit for as long as possible\u2026 so quitting high impact sports was the only logical conclusion. Rather unexpectedly I had to make a similar decision regarding little Joey. That was a harder pill to swallow, but at the same time I knew instantly that it is the right thing to do when he was diagnosed with lumbosacral stenosis. It was really unexpected and sudden, but it is what it is. So now little funky punky is my tireless farm assistant, making sure I do everything right. Since I finally got sheep, I am hoping to bring his herding to a higher level as well. I gave sheep some time to settle, but we are now starting with some light training and both Joey and Che are enjoying them very much.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And last but not least \u2013 \u0160aj. She is the absolute boss on the farm and is living as a true queen. She just loves spending time outside, patrolling the property or lying proudly on the doorstep, making sure no one arrives unannounced. And even if it is almost impossible for her to love life even more, things will get even better as I got us a pool and I am pretty sure she will be the first one to test it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00764-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14113 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00764-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00764-1.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00764-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00764-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00764-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I have been told it is about time I brush the dust off my homepage\u2026 so here I am, trying to bring it back to life. It has been so long, that I don\u2019t even know when and how to begin\u2026 so here is a little update on us\u2026 A lot has happened over the years. I had to say goodbye to my unbelievable Ki\u0161a and my sweet little \u0160ja and in some ways that was the end of an era for me. I no longer felt like traveling, teaching seminars or competing. Just got tired of it all. I was also desperately looking for a house to buy, because living in the city really started to make me miserable as hell. It got to the point where I started to doubt every single one of my life choices and considered a career change or at least moving to another part of the world. But before I completely drowned in self-pity, things started to turn for the better. I found a little farm to rent, close to where I spent a huge part of my childhood. We moved and it felt like home the second I opened the first box. It is simply as if we have been here forever. I just LOVE the freedom this house gives us and I greatly appreciate how much easier it is to get things done in a tiny city, where there are no queues and you can always find a parking place. And since a farm is not a farm without farm animals, I got myself some lovely chicken AND\u2026. tada\u2026 my very own personal flock of sheep. Believe it or not, I don\u2019t think I was ever this excited about anything since I stopped believing in Santa Claus, when no matter how many times I asked, he never brought me a dog. So somewhere between taking care for my farm animals, cutting grass and planting my garden, my passion for dog training slowly came back. And now is time to mention another major thing that happened since we \u201cdisappeared\u201d \u2013 Baxus. He is the second dream come true for me. You see, when I was a little girl, I was OBSESSED with dogs. So whenever I could, I ran to the nearest dog school and watch people train their dogs. What fascinated me the most were IPO dogs (schutzhund training or IGP as it is called now) and for some reason that never changed. I dipped my toes into the sport with Ki\u0161a and \u010ce, but I always had a plan to do it \u201cfor real\u201d some day. So one \u201cspur of the moment\u201d and a couple of funny coincidences later\u2026 here is Baxus. The whole 38kg\u2019s of him. And as it turns out he was exactly the dog I needed. There are a whole lot of things I could say about him, but let\u2019s save it for his own post. For now just a little video from our recent exam to give you an idea of what we have been up to. &nbsp; &nbsp; And that was not the only addition to the gang. Mr. David Bowie joined us as part of the \u201ctraining cats for camera\u201d project I am involved in with a couple of my friends. He is a handful, but also funny little creature with frosty blue eyes\u2026 He is not the sharpest pen in the box, but loves to do stuff and is pretty relaxed with the surroundings, so we will see if he\u2019s got what it takes to be a movie star. Speaking about movie stars \u2013 \u010ce was busy filming a couple of projects in the past year, and she is truly amazing. She just has the best working ethics ever and just have a way of figuring things out instantly, despite the fact that the demands on the set are far from being black and white and last moment changes in scenario\/setup are the only things you can really count on. After her old hip injury kept reoccurring I have decided to retire her from agility. She has 0 self preservation instinct and I really wanted to have her happy and fit for as long as possible\u2026 so quitting high impact sports was the only logical conclusion. Rather unexpectedly I had to make a similar decision regarding little Joey. That was a harder pill to swallow, but at the same time I knew instantly that it is the right thing to do when he was diagnosed with lumbosacral stenosis. It was really unexpected and sudden, but it is what it is. So now little funky punky is my tireless farm assistant, making sure I do everything right. Since I finally got sheep, I am hoping to bring his herding to a higher level as well. I gave sheep some time to settle, but we are now starting with some light training and both Joey and Che are enjoying them very much. And last but not least \u2013 \u0160aj. She is the absolute boss on the farm and is living as a true queen. She just loves spending time outside, patrolling the property or lying proudly on the doorstep, making sure no one arrives unannounced. And even if it is almost impossible for her to love life even more, things will get even better as I got us a pool and I am pretty sure she will be the first one to test it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-daily-lfe","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14123"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14143,"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14123\/revisions\/14143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/polonabonac.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}