Physics of jump heights…
Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in training | Comments OffThe debate is endless: should dogs jump at the highest allowable height or the lowest... AKC has the "Championship" program and the "Preferred" program, and the Championship program is pretty much preferred as more meaningful by most competitors. Ditto USDAA's ...
Strict criterion…
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffNote to self: the singular of criteria is criterion. Dogs need to be held to a single new criterion at a time. Thus, if you are asking the poodle to run over the top of the a-frame, you don't also ...
I’m Diana and I have a problem…
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »This morning I was at the grocery store, and I noticed that steak was on sale, for a very nice price. What was my first thought? Not, as you might think, "oh maybe we'll have steak for dinner!" No, it ...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in training, trials | Comments OffWell, the NADAC trial this weekend was interesting... painful... exhilarating... frustrating... maddening. (How many gerunds can I use?) I did a total of 15 runs and got two Qs. One in Open Jumpers, with Dancer--that's always been her best event. ...
Videos from the RAT NADAC trial
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in trials | Comments OffElly, Saturday 2-13-10, Open Tunnelers Elly, Sunday 2-14-10, Open Jumpers (she took first place in her class) Dancer, Sunday 2-14-10, Open Weavers Dancer, Sunday 2-14-10, Open Jumpers Thank to Three Pines Broadcasting Network for videotaping at the RAT trial.
Teeter tour…
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in training | Comments OffAt yet another stop on the teeter tour today... and Dancer was great. Jump-tunnel-jump-teeter... and she came right over the teeter. Not fast, but steady. Can't complain. I entered the Standard--with teeter--class at an upcoming AKC trial. We'll see!
“You want me to do what?”
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Posted in trials | Comments Off[caption id="attachment_946" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption=""What exactly did you have in mind?""][/caption] (Photo by Joe Camp)
Another NADAC trial…
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Posted in trials | Comments OffI spent the weekend in rainy Elma, WA at a (thankfully) covered and heated and indoor horse arena, competing with both girls in NADAC. Saturday Elly was very sweet, on the ball, and actually paying attention--and she Qd in both ...
Elly: part-time poodle, part-time wild beast
Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 2 Comments »After my lesson with Debbie today (which went surprisingly well) (including some (I can hear you yawning!) teeter training), I headed over the the park with the girls. I let them off leash about 50 yards into the park, and ...
A lesson on tugging…
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in training | Comments OffIt seems "everyone" believes that a good tugging session is a great way to reward your dog... Elly's never been much interested ("where's my treat? and it better be good!" seems to be her motto), but Dancer had a great ...