Desert Dog Drama: Dreugan the Supervisor, Vibria’s Zoomies & Lurch the Butler**
Life at **Plateau Hame De Colquhoun** and **Ka-Hoon Campground & Event Center** isn’t just about off-grid living, Music in the Desert, and paranormal moments—it’s also full of hilarious dog personalities who run the place like their own desert kingdom.
Today’s episode of “Dog Drama in the Desert” stars our three furry legends:
**🐾 Dreugan** – the couch commander and full-time supervisor.
**🐾 Vibria** – the tiny zoomie tornado with the voice of a little girl.
**🐾 Lurch** – the proper butler, keeping order… or trying to.
In this short, funny video, Vibria tries her best to get Lurch to play, zooming around with pure puppy energy. Lurch, in full butler mode, attempts to maintain “household order,” while Dreugan oversees the chaos with the patience of a seasoned king.
These moments are part of what makes off-grid desert life at **Colquhoun** so special. Whether we’re livestreaming **Music in the Desert**, working around the campground, or dealing with random trespassers, the dogs always bring humor, love, and personality into the mix.
If you need a laugh today, this clip is for you.
Life is better with dogs—and even better with desert dogs who think they run the place.
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Vibria’s First Snow Adventure! Exploring and Playing in a Desert Winter Wonderland with Dreugan
**Vibria’s First Snow Adventure: Exploring with Dreugan**
Today was a special day for our little dog, Vibria—she got to experience snow for the very first time! At first, she was a bit unsure, watching the ground with curiosity and hesitation. But, with Dreugan leading the way, it didn’t take long for her playful side to kick in. Soon enough, Vibria was bounding around, exploring every inch of her yard, nose to the ground and tail wagging.
Snow in the desert is rare, and watching these two explore their wintery yard was a joyful reminder of the magic that even a little bit of snow brings. Moments like these make winter days even more special!
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Dreugan’s Journey: From Rescue Pup to Loyal Protector | Life at Ka-Hoon Campground & Plateau Hame
**Dreugan’s Story: Our Lovable Protector with a Gentle Heart**
Dreugan may look intimidating, but beneath that tough exterior lies a sensitive soul who’s deeply connected to our emotions. He’s fiercely loyal and protective of our family, especially me, yet he’s surprisingly gentle and perceptive. Whenever another dog misbehaves, he’ll climb on top of me, as if trying to communicate what happened. This has been especially helpful as Weillow, our older dog, has started showing signs of doggy dementia, sometimes having accidents indoors. Dreugan has become our gentle alarm, alerting us to these moments with compassion.
We found Dreugan when he was just four weeks old. Someone posted a litter of puppies for sale, and though we hadn’t planned on adopting, we felt drawn to these little pups. When we arrived, only two puppies remained. One approached us eagerly, but the other hid, clearly frightened. While the first seemed friendly and easygoing, the one hiding—Dreugan—was anxious and unsure. He nipped at people, clearly in distress, and I knew in that moment he needed us.
Raising Dreugan hasn’t been easy. He’s a 3/4 Husky and 1/4 Rottweiler, a mix that brings out his strength and independence. He’s broken my finger, given me rope burns, and had his share of stressful moments, especially around other dogs he doesn’t know. But with patience, reassurance, and a lot of love, he’s grown into a wonderful companion. Although he doesn’t show affection in typical ways and sometimes acts indifferent, he also sneaks in moments of softness—like cuddling with our new puppy, Vibria, when he thinks no one’s watching.
We may have unknowingly supported backyard breeding by adopting him, but we’re thankful he came into our lives. Dreugan is proof that even the toughest-looking dogs can be big-hearted protectors, bringing out the best in all of us.
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Vibria’s Off-Grid Adventures: Fearless Rescue Puppy Living in the New Mexico Desert
On Wednesday, Sept 4, we rescued Vibria, a tiny pup found with two other female puppies who had been dumped on Cahoon Street in Roswell, NM. It felt like fate. That same morning, I was reflecting on a memory of Litha, our black lab/golden retriever mix who passed nearly two years ago from cancer. While looking at the pictures, I got a notification about the three puppies needing homes. It was serendipitous—Cahoon Street shares the same pronunciation as Colquhoun, the name of our campground.
At first, it didn’t seem possible to go and get her because I had a doctor’s appointment. But just as I was about to let the person know we couldn’t make it, the doctor’s office called to cancel! That was the sign we needed. We hopped in the car, made the three-hour drive, and brought Vibria home.
Now, six weeks later, she’s settled into her new life. We estimate she’s around 14 weeks old, and although she’s tiny at about 7-8 lbs, she’s full of energy and mischief. She adores cuddles, plays with the cats, and even tries to play with Dreugan—though she usually runs and hides when his play gets too rambunctious. Vibria is fearless and has proven herself to be an escape artist, climbing fences when we’re not looking.
We picked up a cheap harness from a thrift store, unsure of how big she’ll get, and she proudly wears it along with her new collar. Surprisingly, she even gets upset when it’s taken off!
Stay tuned to follow Vibria’s adventures as she lives her best life off-grid in the New Mexico desert!
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Rescue Puppy Vibria’s First Week at KaHoon Campground | Life in the New Mexico Desert
**Welcoming Vibria: Our Tiny New Family Member**
A week ago, we took a trip to Roswell to pick up a tiny puppy that had been dumped on Cahoon Street. It’s easy to forget just how much work a puppy can be—adorable, lovable, but still full of energy and mischief. We’re unsure of her exact age or breed, but judging by her teeth (she still has all her milk teeth), we estimate she’s at least 8 weeks old. She weighs about 1.5 pounds, so we suspect she’s a small breed, possibly a Chihuahua, Miniature Pinscher, or a mix of both. Regardless, we’ve embraced her fully and are adapting to her tiny size and big personality.
It’s a bit strange having such a small dog. Her bladder is delicate, and her stubbornness adds to the challenge of teaching her commands like “No.” She’s a lot like a two-year-old in that regard!
Vibria recently got her first set of puppy shots and was dewormed. She’s starting to settle in and show us her playful, spirited personality. She’s frisky, friendly, and definitely has some attitude. She’s also very clever—she already knows how to sneak through the fence and head to the Greenroom, where she’s found a way to steal food from the cats!
Her relationship with Dreugan, our other dog, is slowly growing. At first, Dreugan wasn’t sure what to make of her and kept his distance. But now, he’s warming up to her, even letting her chew on his feet a few times. We’re giving him the space he needs, so it’s up to him if he wants to interact with her.
We’re excited to see how Vibria grows and what kind of dog she’ll turn out to be. Without knowing her breed, we have no idea how big she’ll get—anywhere from 10 to 25 pounds, maybe more if she surprises us!
What do you think? How big do you think Vibria will grow? Let us know your guesses!
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Ka-Hoon Plateau hame de Colquhoun
Some may notice a few differences.. We are still Plateau Hame De Colquhoun, but we will be going by Ka-Hoon, which is how Colquhoun is pronounced.. You may even notice that the Art of tiny living page has been renamed. It will become Life with the Colquhoun page. (I screwed up and gave it the wrong name, and now I have to wait 30 days to change it.
We are doing this all as it’s easier to pronounce Ka-hoon and shorter. We no longer do the Tiny living stuff, so thereno reason to keep it. We will also be making changes to the website.
We’ve had so many people contact us asking us to do more lives. We aim at doing lives a few times a week here on Facebook on the “wrong named page” Ka-Hoon Campground and on the Plateau Hame De Colquhoun YouTube channel. We hope to add Tiktok soon.
Don’t forget we have the NM 2024 Nomad Gathering in the Desert coming up and have a few more exciting events that we’ll be releasing soon! So please stay tuned, like this post, and follow us!!
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Dogs morning routine
It’s Monday already. We have a few things planned today if the weather permits.
Advocatus Diaboli is supposed to come over and rehearse. A few neighbors are supposed to come and work on a project, which can be done as long as it doesn’t get windy.
I’m still working on my crochet project. I was able to figure out a way to make 2 at once. I probably been done with 2 yesterday, but idk why I kept screwing up and had to keep restarting.
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Repairing the Hut that hosts the compost toilet.
We had a nice warm, sunny, very little wind Saturday.
Which made an almost perfect day to put the roof on the hut. We had purchased the Hut on the market place, the builder had reporpused corgated tin. The tin had screw holes that leaked. Inside the hut is a compost toilet.
We had a camper give us some commercial refrigerator sealant tubes that we used to fill the holes.
After sealing the holes, we placed a sheet of osb over the tin.
While we worked, the dogs hung outside with us, did some sun bathing, and watched.
Brent is attaches the OSB, getting the roof ready for the next step.
The little solar panel attached to the hut is for a small charging station and runs the lights inside.
A neighbor had some extra rubber roofing that we sealed with the refrigerator sealant.
While putting the rubber roof, after putting the sealant on it, a gust of wind hit, and we found out that sealant gets stringy and goes all over.
We all ended up getting covered in the sealant…
But we did get it finished and headed into town for a shower.
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Nomad Gathering registration
The NM 2024 Nomad Gathering in the Desert registration is now available on the website.
You do not need to pre register, Gare sales will be available at no extra cost. All Gate sales campsites are first come first serve.
For more information about us at the Nomad Gathering please visit our website.
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Commissioned Project for Advocatus diaboli
It’s Saturday, and the temps are 25 outside, 48 inside.
I spent most of yesterday crocheting Advocatus Diaboli commissioned pieces, I finished up the black and purple stuffy.. Now I’m going to do a few small ones before finishing up 2 bigger ones.
Brent had spent the day helping a neighbor haul a few towers that the neighbor plans yo use to make a wind mill.
We had looked into wind turbines.. The issue is (from out understanding) that they are rated for 30 mph winds, but not a constant 30. We can get days of 30 mph with gusts of 50 or more. So we decided against doing it. We hope that it works for this neighbor. If it does, it may be something we do for ourselves.
We have had a few other neighbors try different wind turbines, but they didn’t last long. Fingers crossed 🤞 it works
Ka-Hoon Campground and Event Center 