What I did last weekend…
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 4 Comments »I went to a party for poodles. Standard poodles. It was given by the owner of Dancer's sister Belle. Among other things, we took a picture of TinTin (Dancer's mom) and all the puppies in Dancer's litter (TinTin's only litter). From ...
Italian Dogs
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in off topic | Comments OffI just got back from two weeks in Italy, with five days in Verona and four days in a small town near Padova called Abano Terme. Verona has the second largest Roman-era coliseum and uses it every summer to have an ...
Who knew?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in chondrosarcoma, knee rehab | Comments OffTwice in the last week, I have gone with my sister to Snoqualmie Falls and we have walked DOWN the trail to the river and then back UP the trail back to the parking lot. "Down" and "up" are literal. ...
Up at dawn…
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI pretty much get up at dawn--literally--all year around. Around here, in the summer, that means 5 AM or so. This morning I had to wake up Dancer to go downstairs and go out. Twice. But we got to the front ...
Out in public with a poodle…
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffYesterday my sister and I took Dancer with us to the farmer's market in Redmond. She behaved beautifully, walking nicely at my side on a loose leash. I remain fascinated by the reactions people have to poodles. There were lots ...
Working on Contacts with Dancer
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in training | Comments OffI have started seriously working contacts with Dancer. It's a challenge! My biggest problem is not saying "close enough"--maintaining high standards for what I want. Sloppiness is not an option for Dancer, who is capable of excellence if I ...
How clicker training works…
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in training | Comments OffIn clicker training, you use a clicker to make a sound that signals to the dog that a reward (a bit of food) is going to be there any second, based on what's happening right now. So you click to signal ...