My Dog is an Addict
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »I'm quite serious. Elly ran off this morning--following a track of something--at Marymoor, and she came back fifteen minutes later with a small amount of blood near one eye. I'm not sure if she ran into a branch or got ...
I am SO tired…
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in trials | Comments OffAll of six runs in two days at the Poodle Club's AKC trial--I shouldn't be this tired. Elly squeaked out a Q on Saturday in Open Standard Preferred--really, she got a runout fault and an off-course fault--and she messed up ...
This is Ridiculous….
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in trials | Comments OffWe spent Friday evening and all day Saturday at Argus Ranch for the EAT NADAC trial. Beautifully organized, ran very smoothly. The weather could not have been weirder. It snowed, rained, sleeted, hailed, and was sunny--often all five within fifteen minutes. ...
A “Fee-for-Service” Poodle
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI decided yesterday that that, if I can train Elly to pay attention to me when we're doing agility, she can pay attention to me at Marymoor. So I took her, Riley, and Dancer to Marymoor yesterday--along with two pockets ...
Poodle Wrestling
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI have another black poodle visiting. Dancer and Riley think it's great fun to wrestle all over the house. They mostly move too fast for my little camera, but I tried to get a shot this morning.
Foaming at the Mouth…
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI always thought "foaming at the mouth" was just an expression. But this morning, Elly went under the fence (through a hole that was way too small for her, but is now blocked anyway--I have no idea how she got ...
Teamwork… How I learned to work with my dog
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffElly has a mind of her own. I got interested in dog training because I wanted to figure out how to turn a wild dog into a pleasant companion. Thus, I got into agility. Agility training is all about learning ...
My dog sleeps weird.
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffElly's preferred sleeping position is on the couch, or in a chair, with her head hanging over the side.
Back to Square 0.5
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »Okay, I got Dancer all excited about the rocker board. She does a great rocker board. But today in practice, she ran the length of the teeter board--on the ground--no problem. I raised one end. No problem. I put a pivot ...
Elly’s Excellent Excursion
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI'm beginning to think Elly is feral. Yesterday she got out of the yard (my husband left the gate open "just for a second") and then took off into the woods. I was out doing errands and Jay called, in ...