Some thoughts from the ZAP trial, with illustrations
Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in training, trials | 1 Comment »I was talking to a friend as we walked the course this weekend, explaining why I try never to say "this course is hard" but rather "this course is challenging." It's because what I love about agility is that every ...
Official Results, ZAP trial
Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in trials | Comments OffElly's qualifying run: Friday: Novice Hoopers, 21.80 seconds (SCT: 37.4 sec) Dancer's Qualifying Runs: Sunday: Novice Weavers: 157 yards, 33.02 seconds (SCT: 52.33 sec), 2nd place Saturday: Novice Weavers: 180 yards, 57.71 seconds (SCT: 60 sec) Open Jumpers round 1: 131 yards, 29.05 seconds (SCT: 30.82 sec) Open ...
This just in….
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffHappy Thanksgiving! Tuesday I went to Sandy River Delta Park and did NOT get lost despite taking an entirely new trail. I saw ONE other person during a walk that lasted almost two hours. I love having a place to take ...
Poodles make anything look dignified
Friday, November 20th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffAlmost anything: Click here!
Summarizing teeter progress
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI am excited about some recent training developments. Since I made Jay stop playing keep-away with the girls' toys, they have started bringing them back to have them thrown again. So quite suddenly I have a nice tennis-ball retrieve, which ...
In which Elly chases a ball and brings it back….
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffToday at barn time I started by throwing the ball for Dancer and asking her to bring it back... a few times I asked her to do an obstacle, but for about five minutes I was just throwing the ball ...
Another AKC trial
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffDancer and Elly and I went to another AKC trial over the weekend. I do not know why I enter AKC trials... two runs? Five hours? Every single course has weaves? Long standard course times? Oh well. It was close. ...
The mystery is solved…
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffA few weeks ago, Debbie told me to tell Jay to stop playing keep away with Dancer. Jay and Dancer have long had a game where Jay chases Dancer around while she played tease with a toy; Debbie said it ...
Learning to retrieve…
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in training | Comments OffI have spent years trying to teach my dogs a basic dog-park tennis ball retrieve. I've thrown the ball, then traipsed into the bushes after it a zillion times. Elly grabs the ball and runs off with it; Dancer ignores ...
What does it take to wear out a poodle? (part 2)
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in dog park days | Comments OffTook the dogs to Sandy River Delta Park today. It is now firmly established that I should either stick to established paths or unreel a string behind me when I go places. I got lost again. Well, I wasn't lost, ...