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Archive for October, 2010

Knee news is good news…

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 Posted in knee rehab | 1 Comment »

Friday morning I had the genius idea to do a little dog training outside on the world's tiniest agility field--barefoot. I was just too lazy to put on my shoes. Of course, I slipped, fell, and twisted my right knee ...

Water levels in the Columbia at the Sandy River Delta

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments Off

I took this picture yesterday: [caption id="attachment_1354" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Columbia River at the Sandy River Delta, October 2010"][/caption] I took this picture, from approximately the same place, November 24, 2009: [caption id="attachment_1356" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Columbia River at the Sandy River Delta, November, 2009"][/caption]

I just realized….

Friday, October 1st, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments Off

Today is Elly's seventh birthday!

Dog Puzzles…

Friday, October 1st, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 2 Comments »

I won the Nina Ottosson Dog Tornado puzzle in a worker raffle at an agility trial a few months back. I let Elly play with it a while, then loaned it to a friend, then got it out again. This ...

Subtleties and the dog…

Friday, October 1st, 2010 Posted in training | Comments Off

I have been training Dancer's a-frame for some time now, and finding differences in training vs. trial performances. I thought it was all about how different the trial environment was. I compete in NADAC, CPE, and sometimes AKC. HOWEVER... last week ...