A quick trial report…
Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in trials | Comments OffToday's NADAC trial--I'm going back Saturday and Sunday--went well, really, even though I only got one stinkin' Q... First off, Dancer was SEVEN seconds under time in weavers with a beautiful run--marred only by getting the wrong tunnel (the one ...
One good thing about the rainy dark season
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments OffWinters here in the Pacific Northwest can get rough. It starts getting dark around 4 and stays dark until 8 or 8:30. It rains or drizzles many days. Every year November finds me unprepared for it and I find myself ...
A-frame Contacts…
Friday, November 21st, 2008 Posted in training | Comments OffI've been working with Dancer on dog walk and A-frame contacts for quite a while now. I want a two-on-two-off on the dog walk and I originally tried and failed to get a running A-frame. I finally gave up on running ...
Another scarf…
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in knitting | Comments OffI did a little experimentation with that pattern--what happens if I turn it sideways and alternate two yarns? I think it looks pretty. [caption id="attachment_364" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Scarf--blue silk-merino yarns"][/caption]
Elly
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffElly somehow injured herself last May. One minute she was running around, the next she was limping and wouldn't put any weight on her left front leg. A few days rest and some Rimadyl helped, but not completely. A trip ...
I’ve been doing some knitting…
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in knitting | 1 Comment »Amy asked if I'd been doing any knitting lately. I am working on two garter stitch and big needles blankets (also known as "I'm cold, let's use up some yarn"), but I've also been knitting a few smaller things. [caption id="attachment_344" ...
Elly and Fences…
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 3 Comments »Elly has a thing about fences... Yesterday at practice, Cheryl had put a snow fence (orange plastic) across the end of the arena, and her dogs were behind it. (It was raining so hard that leaving them in the car ...
I know this is getting really boring… but…
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles, training | Comments OffDancer and I met a new trainer a few days ago, Debbie Berkley of High Voltage Agility. It was fun, and it went well, and we worked on Dancer's teeter, too. Debbie pointed out that Dancer is both afraid of ...
Well, that was interesting!
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in trials | Comments OffI have NEVER before gone to a trial and left before noon. But somehow my two runs today were scheduled early... I ran Excellent Jumpers and Open FAST with Dancer and failed to Q either run. In FAST, the send ...
The New Obama Puppy
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »Anyone who listened to President-Elect Barack Obama's victory speech knows that he promised his daughter a new puppy. (SF Examiner Article on White House Pets) Not as many people know that months ago, Americans suggested (in an AKC survey) that ...