Whee!
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in training, trials | 1 Comment »Well, I mostly had fun this weekend at the Timberland Valley Dog Fanciers Association trial in Olympia. I ran Elly in Excellent FAST--where she didn't get the send but did lovely weaves and was clearly having a good time--and Dancer ...
Elly is feeling better…
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffElly's biopsy incisions have healed well, and I am starting to take out the stitches. And today I took her with me to agility lesson, and she was THRILLED to be there. She ran in circles around the arena, and ...
I am SO boring…
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in training, trials | Comments OffYet another post about Dancer's teeter training... Yesterday I spent about twenty minutes working with Dancer on a low, rickety teeter. After a while, when she seemed to be feeling a bit more confident, I asked her to STAY on the ...
Good News!!
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffElly's biopsies are all negative. That means only the one mole was a sarcoma. While I'm on the subject of poodle health, I'd like to make a plug for the Poodle Health Registry. This amazing organization registers serious illnesses and genetic ...
“Fried puppy brain”
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in training | Comments OffDancer has a problem with what I call "fried puppy brain." In mere seconds, she will go from being excited and eager and fast to "oh please no." That's what I call fried puppy brain. My goal in every training ...
Working with Dancer
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in training | Comments OffWhile Elly was off getting her moles removed, I took Dancer to an agility lesson where we focused on her contacts. It took me less than 40 minutes to create completely fried puppy brain, with both of us out of ...
Another damn sarcoma
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in poodle IBD, poodles | Comments OffThis one is not mine. Poor Elly. IBD. Hip dysplasia. A sore shoulder off and on for months now. I took her in to get the shoulder xrayed to see what the story is--and while she was there the vet, the ...
Going for a swim…
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in knee rehab, off topic | Comments OffI'm just back from ten days in the Big Island of Hawaii, a trip planned and paid for months ago... thankfully. We went diving and my knee did very well. Sometime in the next few days I'll post some of Jay's ...