Going back and practicing basics…
Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffI'm getting a new puppy in mid-July and of course I want to be the best trainer I can be for the new puppy. With that in mind, I've been practicing mechanics and basic training with Dancer and Elly, for ...
NADAC trial
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 Posted in trials | Comments OffDancer and Elly and I had a nice NADAC trial this past weekend, I had Dancer in ALL Elite classes for the first time. Sure makes the schedule easier! She got her first Q (4th place) in Elite Regular, her ...
More extensive book review
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI have now finished reading Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet. Interesting book. Very long on theory, rather shorter on application. Nonetheless, I found it fascinating, because it ...
Brief book review
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffI am currently reading Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet. I have not finished the book but I am delighted to find a book about dogs that is ...
To pluck or not to pluck…
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 Posted in poodles | 1 Comment »This post is not for the faint of heart, nor for those without poodles. Fair warning. Until 2:27 this morning, I was on the fence about plucking ear hair for my dogs. Yes, I did it, but not regularly and not ...
For my knitting friends…
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in knitting | Comments OffThe New York Times discovers knitted graffitti ("yarn bombing") in this article.
Delta greens…
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 Posted in Photos, dog park days | Comments OffI took Dancer and Elly to the Delta on Monday; I took Dancer and Elly to the Delta on Tuesday. Today, Elly appeared to me to be a little stiff and tired, so I just took Dancer. It's funny to ...
Dancer’s sister had her puppies yesterday
Thursday, May 12th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »See here for details and a photo of mother and babies. One of those puppies is going to be mine.
CAT NADAC Trial
Monday, May 9th, 2011 Posted in agility titles, trials | Comments OffOutside in the rain, on wet grass and mud. In the sun. In the drizzle. In the hail. In the rain. It was weird, cyclic weather that went on and on. From one minute to the next, it was impossible ...
New News is Teeter News…
Monday, May 2nd, 2011 Posted in trials | Comments OffIt's really great news when Dancer's biggest problem at an AKC trial (the Puget Sound Poodle Club trial) is that she knocked the top bar of the triple, twice... She did the teeter in both of her Novice Standard runs, ...