Dogs and Pills..
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffWhen I was in high school, our family dog Frisky was getting old. So, frankly, was my father, who was a lifelong smoker (and was in his sixties when I was in high school). The two of them, my father ...
Summertime…
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »The poodles kept me company this morning as I puttered around the garden, weeding and cutting back and tidying. They barked at passers-by; they barked at other dogs; sometimes, they just barked. It was a lovely morning. I did a ...
Quick report…
Sunday, June 27th, 2010 Posted in training, trials | Comments OffAt last, we reach the end of the five-weekends-in-a-row of trials. And I am really ready for it to be over, and so are the dogs. Elly didn't run this weekend, just hung around and schmoozed with her zillions of buddies. ...
Teeter News….
Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in life with poodles, training, trials | Comments OffCompeted with Dancer at an AKC trial this weekend. Sunday only--Jay was off at the LiveStrong bike ride in Seattle. (He was a top donor so we got to go to a cool cocktail party the night before. Then we ...
News about Elly…
Friday, June 18th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 2 Comments »I spent an hour at the vet with Elly. She got a thorough checkup, and the vet thinks she probably has some arthritis along her spine. Plan is for Rimadyl (which (amazingly) she tolerates very well) for a couple of ...
“Only reward for average or better”
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Posted in training | Comments OffI spent a fair bit of money last week going to a Susan Garrett seminar on dog training. She's a gifted dog trainer, and a pretty good speaker on the subject. A huge amount of useful information. The advice that ...
Something new to proof against!
Monday, June 14th, 2010 Posted in trials | 2 Comments »I took both girls to a NADAC trial this weekend... Something new to proof against: body lotion! Dancer and Elly both went over to LICK THE KNEES of a bar setter who was wearing a new-to-her body lotion that apparently had ...
Proofing…
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 Posted in trials | Comments OffAt another NADAC trial this weekend. Elly is now limping--I am deeply unhappy about that and worried and so forth--Dancer did well--more on that tomorrow when I'm not exhausted. But... both of the little beasts walked off the end of the ...
Things I’ve learned because I have the poodles I do…
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »I have learned a lot in the six and a half years since I got my first poodle (Elly): dog training how to correct the poor results from bad dog training a lot--but not nearly enough--about dog agility how much it costs to get ...
Official results….
Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Posted in trials | Comments OffNADAC Funraiser, Corvallis, OR Dancer: Q, Open Chances Q, 3rd place, Open Jumpers SCT: 32.47 seconds; 138 yards, 27.05 seconds: Superior Open Jumpers title (5.1 yps) Q, 1st place, Open Weavers SCT 42.86; 150 yards, 33.36 seconds (4.5 yps) Q, 2nd place, Novice Regular SCT ...