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Realized I never posted here! We added a new pup to our home. Her name is Cinder, and she is a tamaskan dog.

Tamaskans are a breed of dog that is bred to look like wolves. They typically have low or no wolf content. The breed is young and still in development, and is managed by the ITR in Europe, and the TDR here in the US.

Tamaskans not registered through either of these groups are likely not true tamaskan dogs and are potentially from puppy mills. Only ITR/TDR registered breeders are selling actual tamaskan dogs.

To prevent genetic bottlenecks, outcrosses are still done here in the US fairly frequently.

*Blue eyes are a disqualifying fault in Tamaskan dogs. Cinder has blue eyes and therefore cannot ever be bred, which is fine with us. While I love the breed, I didn’t feel we were in the right place to be contributing in that regard.

**Cinder was an outcross litter that happened before the parents had finished their health tests. Since they did pass, the pups were granted X-tier registration.

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Bird got a new hood thanks to Hawk Hill Hoods! Still trying to get her weight down, and the weather is making it a heck of a chore. Still hoping for an almost end of the season miracle! 🤣🤞

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Getting a late start for the season but here’s my new bird!!! She’s a dark morph western red tail. I got an out of state trapping permit and shipped her home. No name yet, still working on that one.

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i know nothing about falconry so forgive me, i just discovered falconry tumblr and am curious to learn more about it, what do you do with the squirrels?

Hey there! Sorry to take so long to respond, I’ve been off tumblr for a bit.

I have a few options with the squirrels. Sometimes (mostly) I keep them and feed to the hawk later, either as tidbits, trade off pieces, or a good meal on the days we don’t go hunting.

Sometimes I’ll cook them up and eat them myself.

Sometimes I let the bird feed up on the kill immediately.

Or maybe I’ll save the squirrels as molt food.

Rarely I’ll keep them for taxidermy. I’ve only saved two squirrels for this purpose so far.

9/10 the hawk still eats it.

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Jasper

Jasper with his bow and arrows! Another sketch for Saylor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Loss And Rage

Loss and Rage, one of Almonihah's lost spirits. Formerly the Guardian Spirit of Theropods, they've become twisted by pain and anger into a spirit of rage and jealousy. Here they've taken the form of an allosaurus with some bird-like characteristics.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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CastleRock Logo

A logo design for Castlerock Consulting Services. I really loved getting to try my hand at some logo work. Watermarked! This logo is for the client's use only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Updated Price Sheet - 2022

For those interested, I'm open for commissions. Here's my current updated price sheet. Just shoot me a message if you're interested in some art and I'll see what I can do for ya. ^^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Veleria

A gryphon! Have a character portrait of Veleria for Saylor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Monster Brennus

A monster version of @Almonihah's sorcerer raven, Brennus. I had a blast sketching this one out! I definitely need to do more creepy monster designs. XD ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Drowning

Some emo/vent art from last year, when I was dealing with a lot of stress and depression. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Mogget

Mogget! One of my favorite characters from the Abhorsen series. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Marblehead Lighthouse

Marblehead lighthouse State Park. I started this painting plein air and finished it up in the studio. 5”x7” with golden open acrylics. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Monster

Art for a competition. The prompt was monster. This was born of me wanting to do a creepy creature design + wanting to illustrate the struggle of mental illness. The worst monsters are the ones that live in our own minds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Broken Chains

Some therapy art from last summer.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Slumbering Might sketch

What It Is To Be Slumbering Might, the Guardian of Bears - sketch for Almonihah. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.

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Arctic Shores

Another sketch for Almonihah, this time of Gikata the kitsune/winter wolf. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow me on Patreon for more art, WIPs and videos.