Playing at the Dog Park
Friday, September 28th, 2007 Posted in dog park days | Comments OffYesterday the dogs and I spent about an hour and a half playing at the dog park. It's just a big hayfield, mowed around the edges and fenced in, but they love to race and chase through the tall grass. ...
Hips and Elbows
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 Posted in poodles | Comments OffI had Dancer spayed and I had Elly's teeth cleaned. While they were under general anesthesia, I had both dogs' hips and elbows x-rayed for OFA. Since we do agility, I wanted to know what was going on in there. ...
Dog Sweater
Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in Photos, knitting, poodles | Comments OffI am embarrassed to admit that I just finished a sweater for Elly. Last January, we competed at a trial in Puyallup (WA) and the temperature in the arena (which, thankfully, was covered) was 13 degrees... Fahrenheit. I had a ...
Photos
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in Photos, poodles, training, trials | Comments OffThis is Dancer, sitting nicely on the table at her first agility trial, in her very first run ever. She's always that focused. This is Elly. I love this photo, because she looks happy, even though she's coming out of the ...
Chondrosarcoma
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in chondrosarcoma, poodles, training | Comments OffOn June 7, 2007, I had a low-grade chondrosarcoma removed from the knee end of my left femur (thigh bone). The surgeon (Lyle Sorensen) (who seems to be more of a carpenter) used a chisel to scrape out the tumor, ...
Elly and Dancer
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in dog food recipes, poodle IBD, poodles | Comments OffElly and Dancer are my two standard poodles. As of today, Dancer is almost 16 months, and Elly is almost 4. Dancer is blue (dark grey) with silver highlights; Elly is the color of real undyed butter (or a yellow ...