Contacts are still an issue
Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffDancer, Elly, and I spent the weekend at the WAG NADAC games trial in Monmouth, Oregon. Just a little too far from home for my taste, and I don't think I should trial every weekend, no matter how tempting it ...
I am an idiot
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »It took me a while to be ready to write about how I was a complete idiot last weekend. I decided I wanted to stay at Argus for the EAT trial. Three hour drive up there from Portland... so I reserved ...
Watching a master
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 Posted in training | Comments OffDebbie has been working with Dancer on her teeter skills. A bit of background. First, Dancer has had teeter issues for years. She thinks the teeter is scary, both the noise and the motion. A few months ago I decided to ...
Dancer and Elly got a few Q’s
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »More on this later, but the quick summary of the weekend is: Elly: Novice Tunnelers, 127 yards, 33.69 seconds, Q (SCT was 34.13 seconds) Novice Tunnelers, 113 yards, 29.54 seconds, Q and third (SCT 31.08 seconds) Novice Jumpers, 120 yards, 23.57 seconds, Q and ...
Dancer’s jumping style…
Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI have worked with Dancer to teach her to jump well. It's a challenge; poodles are known for jumping high and wide. To that end, I took a class series with Andrea Dexter last fall, and more recently, we attended ...
Top setting on the teeter
Saturday, April 11th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffAnd Dancer did it three times. Big jackpot, big party. Now we take it on the road.
Minor victory
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI moved the teeter to the second-from-the-top setting. And Dancer is still running across it with enthusiasm.
Our NADAC weekend….
Monday, April 6th, 2009 Posted in knee rehab, training, trials | Comments OffThe curly girls and I went to a NADAC trial this weekend, my first three-day trial since the bone plate was removed in January. I am truly tired today. But my knee is way better, and I am feeling way less ...
Weaving Time
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffIn today's lesson, we were pushing hard for speed and fun. Both of the girls were really running. At the end of the lesson, I asked Debbie to time both Dancer and Elly in a set of twelve weave poles, ...