The Bibliohound

Welcome to my blog. I have absolutely no illusions about its ever being read by more than a handful of people, if that many. This is more of a personal project, a place to set forth my ramblings and reflect on things literary and canine: hence the "Bibliohound". I am by no means an expert on either subject, but they both bring great joy to my life.

So, who is the Bibliohound? I am a school librarian by profession, an avid reader (when I don't fall asleep after a busy day), and the human leader of a pack of sighthounds, currently three greyhounds and one whippet. I adopted my first greyhound in 1995 and have been involved in greyhound adoption ever since. That same year I discovered lure coursing with my first greyhound, and I still help out with trials for a couple of local clubs. Four of my five greyhounds completed basic obedience courses, and three of those earned their CGC (Canine Good Citizen) certification. Max, my red boy, is my most recent obedience student. He is surprisingly motivated for such a laid-back fellow, and he is a lot of fun to work. If I can scrounge up the time, I would love to pursue beginning agility or perhaps rally obedience with him. It's amazing how the human-hound bond grows when training.

On this blog (in this blog??) there will be musings on books, dogs, and music, with no pretense of authority and no desire to enter into academic debate. Oh, and current education buzzwords are strongly discouraged (collaboration, Professional Learning Community, assessment, differentiation, chunking, scaffolding, rubric, portfolio, and the one that makes my every nerve jangle . . . best practices).