What that dog is thinking….
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffOver the weekend, I watched numerous dogs as they ran agility courses, and I found myself wondering what the dogs were thinking as they ran. My standard poodle Elly, as she does the A-frame: "Wow, it's high up here. Hey everyone, ...
NADAC Fun at Mega-Dogs
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in trials | Comments OffDancer and Elly and I spent the weekend competing at Mega-Dogs in NADAC. I signed up for every run every day, but ended up scratching some runs as the dogs and I got tired. Nonetheless, Dancer ended up with a ...
Another Elly-proof fence…
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffLast night, after I taught my class, I came home and took the dogs out. And there was a bunny in the yard. Suddenly I saw Elly racing at full speed after a little brown ball of fur, running at top ...
An Elly-proof fence…
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffThe City of Sammamish has built a new dog park over at Beaver Lake Park (the south end of the city). It's not big, but it's reasonably well-designed. They have a small dog area and a big dog area. The ...
What a weekend!
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in trials | 1 Comment »Monday morning and I'm sore all over. The dogs are curled up in the corners of the couch, twitching slightly as they sleep. Sunday was cooler, but somehow the heat on Saturday had left me and the dogs drained and we ...
Cheap Thrills on a HOT HOT Day…
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in agility titles, trials | 1 Comment »It is 95 degrees (Fahrenheit, of course) outside. And sunny. This just does NOT happen around here. And today Elly and Dancer and I had an AKC trial at Argus Ranch. Outside in the hot sun. Started with Novice FAST, in ...
One naked poodle
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI have been trying to learn to groom the curly girls myself. I have to confess that the show "Groomer has it" (which may be one of the worst TV shows I have ever ever seen) has inspired me. I ...
Now she leaves field mice alone? Now?!
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »Everyone in my neighborhood is having a problem with mice in the house... and I was pleased because I thought Elly was dealing with the problem outside. BUT... yesterday I found two dead mice in the toilet. That was the ...
Tulsa, OK
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in not poodles | 1 Comment »I spent five days in Tulsa last week. I had never been to Oklahoma before and I was thoroughly saturated with it. I watched a huge thunderstorm out the hotel window while I listened to a tornado warning ("you should take ...
Elly got her Open JWW Preferred Title at the Sno King Trial
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in agility titles, life with poodles, trials | Comments OffWith the only 100-point score in the Open class, under new judge Susan McClair, Elly got that elusive third Jumpers Preferred Q in 38.61 seconds (SCT 44 seconds and 136 yards) last Sunday (May 4th). It was a challenging course, ...