Poodle Grooming
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffClearly these poodles are much more cooperative about being groomed than my girls are: Poodles to Peacocks.
Having fun at the playground…
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI took Dancer for a long walk this morning, with a pocketful of treats and a clicker. I was going to work on walking nicely on leash (I took Elly for a separate walk and worked with her on that) ...
Dog genetics
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in poodles | Comments OffA new article in Science, which is a scientific journal full of articles only gnurds like me would actually read, summarizes some recent research into dog genetics, specifically the genes that determine what kind of coat a dog has. You ...
Why I plan on holding my breath until Sunday
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in training | Comments OffFiguratively speaking, of course. Because Dancer did EIGHT teeters today. EIGHT. EIGHT. Now, mind you, it wasn't quite at full height, and she had to be on my left side, and I had to slow the descent just a touch, and I was rewarding ...
Why I like spending time in a hot dusty barn
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffBecause that's where I practice, of course. One of my sisters asked me where I'd been lately, and I explained that I'd just gotten done with a training session in a hot dusty barn. She'd been to the beach, and I ...
What was she thinking?
Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffHere's my theory of what Elly was thinking as she went on her excursion this morning: "Whoopie! I'm going to follow this scent trail and run real fast." "I love to run and track. I smell cat! I love to run and ...
Elly’s Excellent Adventure (or, why the new fence can’t come too soon)
Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffMy current homework from Debbie requires that I click and treat Elly fifty times for staying in a sit without moving her front paws while I walk around her, so this morning when the doorbell rang I had the treats ...
A quotation from James Thurber
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI can say on firsthand authority that poodles do not like brandy; all they like is champagne and they prefer it in a metal bowl.
Jumpers Time…
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in trials | Comments OffDancer got a Q in Jumpers on Sunday and took first place. Now that I have the official results: 23.72 seconds, 111 yards, standard course time was 44 seconds... so she definitely was fast! That 4.7 yards/second, which is not ...
Exposing the gaps in training…
Monday, August 17th, 2009 Posted in training, trials | Comments OffI took the girls to a CPE trial yesterday. There were day-of-trial entries, so I didn't have to decide a month ago to go. In fact, I wasn't sure I was going until Saturday night when I packed the car. Wilsonville ...