Being a city dog…
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in training | Comments OffThis morning, rather than do five minutes in the yard with Dancer, I took her for a long city walk. We walked from our house through Mt. Tabor Park to the off-leash area on the south side of the park. ...
It’s a truly bad photo of something very nice…
Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in Photos | Comments OffEveryone who knows Dancer knows she has cat issues. And my son's cat has been living in the guest room, and making poor Dancer completely nuts. Every time I spend half an hour with the cat, Dancer sniffs me all ...
Two videos from the CPE trial
Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffDancer's first level 1 run in standard Dancer's second level 1 run in standard
Four Paws Fur Fun CPE trial
Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, life with poodles, training, trials | Comments OffI'll just say that level one CPE has really low standards. Dancer Qd in 9 out of 10 runs; Elly Qd in 3 of 5. Elly had a pretty good weekend, feeling good enough that she did four runs with ...
Am I a bad person?
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffDancer has the hiccups, and I think it's funny. Does that make me a bad person? Really, a dog with the hiccups... she looks so confused after every hiccup.
Wait! Okay! Come! Wait! Sit! Okay! Come!
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 Posted in training | Comments OffMy five minutes today with Elly was all about keeping the reward rate so high that she didn't have time to get distracted. There are mice in the barn (at least I assume it's mice and not some bigger rodent)--always ...
Once again, it is clear I am an idiot…
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in dog park days, life with poodles | 1 Comment »Went to the Sandy River Delta this morning. Went down a new trail. Trail tapered to dirt path. Path got narrower and narrower and less and less maintained. Did I turn back? No, I did not. I ended up bushwhacking ...
This is scary…
Monday, July 19th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 2 Comments »I don't know which is scarier... that someone makes these, and is selling them, and presumably making money... or that I think they're cute. Kissing Poodle Dog Salt & Pepper Shakers
Today’s five minutes….
Monday, July 19th, 2010 Posted in training | 1 Comment »I took Dancer out this morning for today's five minutes. Did two weave entries from a difficult angle, with leadouts and at a distance. She was stellar. I went to pick up the poles--I had a U of jumps planned ...
Five minutes a day…
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 Posted in training | Comments OffSusan Garrett is currently selling an on-line course. 31 lessons in 31 days, better recalls, more drive. I think it's awfully expensive, and I'm not doing it, but it did get me thinking. I decided I would spend 5 minutes every day ...