Beet greens…
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 Posted in dog food recipes | Comments OffWhen I make the curly girlies' vegetable-and-meat soup for their lunch, I usually toss in whatever vegetables are getting slightly wilted. Today, that was beet greens. I fed the girls their soup outside--it's a lovely day, and it's easier to ...
The enormous hole in my tomato bed…
Saturday, September 25th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffYesterday when we returned from a nice journey to the Delta, Elly had a bath. I scrubbed off all the sand and mud and rinsed her with cream rinse to remove the tangles. As soon as she was sparkling clean ...
It was the best of times… it was the worst of contacts…
Friday, September 24th, 2010 Posted in training, trials | Comments OffI took Dancer and Elly north to Argus Ranch to the one-ring EAT NADAC trial. One ring trials are kind of a good-news-bad-news thing. There are no conflicts, so pretty much everyone can (if they choose) watch your run. I'm ...
A-frame training session
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 Posted in training | 1 Comment »This is unedited training session video: The orange fabric to the left of the a-frame is the target. I set it up to show how I used it. You'll notice that Dancer pretty much ignores it at this point. In ...
Some photos from the NADAC trial
Monday, September 13th, 2010 Posted in Photos | Comments OffCheck out Elly's ears! [caption id="attachment_1326" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Elly does the a-frame (photo by Joe Camp)"][/caption] And Dancer looks so relaxed on the dogwalk--and I remember when she was too scared to do it at all! [caption id="attachment_1327" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Dancer on the ...
Weekend report…
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, training, trials | Comments OffI took the girls to the Columbia Agility Team NADAC trial, just a short drive away. What a luxury, to sleep until 6:30 and still be at the trial before 8! It was an astonishingly good weekend. Dancer got THREE Qs in ...
Just for laughs…
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffPoodle fans everywhere should enjoy this song: Let Me Play with Your Poodle. (Apparently some people think it's a bit risque. I don't know, I think it's pretty tame.)
Grooming those poodles…
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffYes, I struggle with grooming. Elly hates me to shave her butt; Dancer is not so thrilled when I do her face. Today I learned, to my enormous embarrassment, that Dancer doesn't mind me shaving her face... she minds me ...
New research on human learning
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 Posted in training | 1 Comment »A new study on human learning and study habits has been released. It turns out that studying only in the same place and in a quiet environment does not lead to as effective learning as studying in multiple places with ...
Five minutes a day…
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 Posted in training | 1 Comment »I've been trying to work with Elly for just five minutes every day on attention and basic obedience. Now, there's a reason I have a fully-fenced yard. Elly is not one of those dogs that hangs around; she'd prefer to ...