Dancer gets her Open Jumpers With Weaves (Preferred) Title…
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »Today at the WWHA trial at Marymoor, Dancer did a very nice run, marred only by her coming to a dead stop in the middle of the weaves to look at a poodle that was with her handler, not far ...
This is SO embarassing…
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI just checked the AKC site and Elly did NOT get her AKC OAP title back in May... she only has two Open Standard Preferred Qs. Apparently, I can not count to three and get it right.
Cheap Thrill for Friday Morning
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffFront and Finish magazine, which I don't subscribe to, does an annual competitive tabulation for obedience and agility dogs. The agility rankings for 2007 are at this link: Front and Finish Rankings. The cheap thrill part is that Elly is ranked ...
The clicker and behavior chains
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 2 Comments »We don't get a lot of thunderstorms around here, and in fact, we've only had one or two in Elly's life. We had a LONG thunderstorm, with a lot of noise and light, just before Independence Day. By the end ...
Dancer and Tunnelers
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in trials | Comments OffThis photo was taken during one of Dancer's recent tunnelers runs. I love how focused and enthusiastic she is. Photo by Wanda Simon.
So… she was tracking the bobcat…
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffAt least I assume so, since she just went absolutely nuts at the front door, and when I looked out, I saw the bobcat walking by... It's noon! This is one confident bobcat.
Elly’s Excellent Adventure
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI admit it, the first few times, I got all panicky. This morning, when Elly somehow got out of the fence... well, I just kept an eye on the front door, and figured she'd turn up sooner or later. It was ...
Three new titles…
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in trials | Comments OffIt was a pretty good agility weekend, considering what a mess the last few weeks have been. Dancer and Elly both Q'd in Hoopers Friday night, which finished Dancer's O-HP-N (Outstanding Hoopers Novice, meaning she has 6 Novice Hoopers Qs) ...
The pleasures of poodle grooming
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 3 Comments »Poodles have a reputation as "Barbie dogs" or "froofy dogs." It's undeserved; they're really dogs that love to play and track and scent and do all those doggy things. But it is true that poodles also are among the few ...
We rock, as it turns out…
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in off topic | Comments OffIt is Thursday evening, and Velotech has a) not laid anyone off, b) continued to pay its employees, c) found new warehouse space, and d) expects to reopen in a few weeks. Pretty amazing.