Knitting…
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in knitting | 1 Comment »I sent some knitting to my niece a while back and completely forgot to take photos before I sent it. She was kind enough to send photos along. This yellow scarf is from a lovely soft yarn. It's 2x2 rib with ...
Videos from the ZAP trial
Monday, April 12th, 2010 Posted in Photos, trials | Comments OffElly, Open Hoopers Dancer, Open Weavers Dancer, Novice Touch N Go Dancer, Novice Regular round 2 Dancer, Novice Regular round 1
Note to my neighbor:
Monday, April 12th, 2010 Posted in off topic | 1 Comment »If you don't want to clean up after your dog, what on earth makes you think I want to do it for you?
Mine! Mine! Mine!
Sunday, April 11th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »Generally, the girls get along pretty well. They share a den (enormous crate under a desk) when I leave them alone in the house. They each have their preferred chair in my office. They have their preferred spot in our ...
Contact training methods…
Friday, April 9th, 2010 Posted in training | 1 Comment »I really enjoy dog training. For me, part of the challenge and pleasure is figuring out the best way for MY dogs to learn something, which sometimes means I have to spend a lot of time asking people for their ...
My laundry room
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Photos, agility titles | Comments OffIt took me quite a while to figure out what I wanted to do with the ribbons, photos, and certificates that go along with doing agility, but I finally decided. I hang them up in the laundry room. That way ...
Dominance Theory and Dogs…
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffPatricia McConnell is an ethologist who studies dogs from a scientific point of view, as well as being an excellent writer. Her blog on dogs is well worth reading any day, but this article is fascinating: The D-word and Social ...
In which Elly shows off the poodle sense of humor….
Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Photos, agility titles, training, trials | Comments OffDancer and Elly and I traveled north to the ZAP trial at Argus last weekend. It was far and away the most successful trial I've been to in months. Dancer got five Qs--and much more importantly, got her contacts EVERY ...
Being more interesting than … (part 2)
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 Posted in life with poodles, training | Comments OffTraining today at the Bebop Barn, where they stable ponies in one end of the training barn... and where there are two resident American Barn Cats (that's a very special breed, story below). I could NOT get either dog's attention at ...