One video of Dancer running
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in trials | 2 Comments »Dancer Running Jumpers
More teeter work
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in training | Comments OffYesterday at barn time, I did even more teeter work... and made what I think is major progress. Dancer is now tipping the teeter slowly but reliably, so I got out the clicker and started clicking that first slight tentative ...
One benefit of having a feral poodle
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffLast night, as I lay in bed reading, both dogs lying on the bed with me, Elly and I heard a fly begin to buzz. (Dancer continued to sleep.) I started to try to figure out where it was, but ...
Official results
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in trials | Comments OffDancer: Novice B Jumpers with Weaves: 106 yards, SCT: 35 seconds, Dancer's time: 24.34 seconds. No faults. 1st place. Q. Dancer: Novice B FAST: 53 points, 41.84 seconds, SCT: 32 seconds. (Note that we lost 9 points by being over time.) ...
Elly has another adventure…
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »Took both dogs to Olympia for an agility trial today. Dancer's first outing jumping 24" and she Qd in both her runs. Elly did a creditable job in her one run but didn't Q. Came home. Elly got ...
Training Contacts
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 Posted in training | Comments OffI'm at a bit of a loss on contact training. Dancer got ZERO contacts this past weekend, other than the one or two where I made her repeat the contact. She went back to stopping at the top of the ...
Yet another trial….
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in trials | Comments OffYes, I think we're trialing too much. But the timing has been good--Jay's been gone a few weekends, which is always a good time to go to a trial, and then this past weekend's trial was a NADAC trial, and ...
Dog humour (in which I prove poodles are smarter than the average bear)
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »Monday I took the curly girlies to Sandy River Delta Park (yes, again, it's a nice long walk and the weather was okay). Elly was feeling particularly feisty and was running all over the place, with a grace that she ...
New challenges….
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 Posted in trials | Comments OffThis past weekend was Dancer's first USDAA trial. The jump heights are so high--Elly has to jump 22" even in Performance--that Elly's health made USDAA difficult, even though I like USDAA courses and I think Snooker is a blast. But with ...
A NADAC weekend and good news from the oncologist
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Posted in chondrosarcoma, trials | 2 Comments »Dancer and Elly and I spent the weekend in Lynden, WA (near the Canadian border) just soaking up the particular atmosphere that is NADAC agility. Dancer just lights up when we get to an agility trial, and this weekend was ...