Weaving and Wobbling Redux
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in poodles, training | Comments OffHappy Halloween! Cheryl had a hellish little course set up (appropriately) and I made it more hellish (if you're a dog) by adding a set of two-by-twos to each end of the (12) weave poles, so that my poor girls had ...
Guy-the-poodle Likes His Turtleneck
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in Photos, knitting, poodles | 2 Comments »At least his mom likes it enough to send me this photo of Guy in his turtleneck. Guy is Dancer's brother (same litter) and lives in Denver, Colorado, where it actually gets cold enough to put a dog in a ...
Weaving and Wobbling
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in poodles, training | Comments OffYesterday's training session involved a lot of weaves. We added a single set of two poles in front of the regular set of 12, to work on entries. Dancer was trained using 2x2s, but as we've tried to speed her ...
Under the Fence AGAIN and AGAIN
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in poodles | Comments OffI can't believe it. With the new rules, it's been a whole week since Elly went under the fence. BUT. Of course there's a BUT. This morning, on-leash and wearing her alien-dog collar (the lighted flashing one that makes her look like a ...
How Much Exercise Does a Poodle Need, Anyway?
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in dog park days, poodles, training | Comments OffI find Dancer and Elly need a LOT of exercise, the more the better. For brain exercise, I like to make sure that they train for five to ten minutes several times a day. By training, I mean agility training (which ...
The Other Pleasures of Having Dogs
Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Posted in poodles | Comments OffAt 2:30 this morning, Dancer needed to pee, badly enough that she was doing her crate-door-rattling gentle nose touches, which is how she wakes me up, having learned that barking is ignored. (Never let a dog out of the crate ...
More about heeling… and some about healing….
Friday, October 26th, 2007 Posted in chondrosarcoma, dog park days, knee rehab | Comments OffI love it when the puns work out that well. I apologize to anyone who doesn't like puns, but hey, it's MY writing. I took both curly girls to the puppy park this AM and met their friend Raven and my ...
Weight and Health (and Heeling)
Friday, October 26th, 2007 Posted in poodle IBD, poodles, training | Comments OffThis morning, Dancer, who is 24" at the shoulder but light-boned, weighs 46.5 pounds. It seems a good weight for her. She is fast and strong when she runs and appears comfortable with the amount of food she's getting. When Elly ...
Knitting for the Dogs Again
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in knitting | Comments OffI made a neckwarmer for a friend's dog; the dog lives in Colorado and his mom loves to hike and go camping even in the cold. He has a red and black jacket, so this is made as a supplement. ...
Miss Elinor Grubby Paws, Escape Artist
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in poodles | Comments OffUNDER THE FENCE AGAIN! Jay and I teamed up to take the beasts out last night. We put a ten-foot drag line on Elly. Lighted collar. It's now taking a while to suit the dogs up to go outside. We ...