The nature of dog training
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in training | Comments OffI've been watching a surprisingly large amount of dog training stuff... specifically, I've been watching Victoria Stillwell (It's Me or the Dog). She's actually a very good trainer, with a good grasp of both people and dog psychology. She figures ...
Agility and Yoga
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffMy daughter Stacia and I are taking a yoga class on Monday nights. The instructor comes highly recommended by a friend of mine who teaches yoga in Seattle; Stacia enjoys yoga a lot; I've been told by several physical therapists ...
Progress!!
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 Posted in training | Comments OffAt this point, we all know Dancer has issues with the teeter. ISSUES. Hum along with me: Dancer got issues... right here in Portland City... But in the last few training sessions, she's been getting on the teeter--at the lowest setting--walking to ...
Another trip to the Sandy River Delta Park…
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI took the girls for another trip to Sandy River Delta Park. This one was a little less eventful, thankfully. I didn't get lost. The girls behaved well. I didn't report any fires. We walked all the way from the ...
Once again, I lose track of points….
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Posted in trials | Comments OffIt turns out Miss Elinor has TWO Elite regular skilled Qs, which means she only needs ONE more for her EAS title, which would be nice.
Our first serious trial in months….
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffFirst off... I can't quite believe I made it through the weekend, between the cold I had and then the something-else-entirely that attacked me on Sunday (I barely made it home before it got me and laid me low through ...
At last! An answer to the question: what does it take to wear out a poodle?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | 2 Comments »Yesterday I took Elly and Dancer for a nice long walk off-leash at the Sandy River Delta park (also called Thousand Acres Park, but it's actually more than a thousand acres). Off-leash, dirt trails, very few other dogs. Light rain. ...