2 AM report
Sunday, July 31st, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffDo not allow a puppy to leave his squeaky toy--the one with sixteen squeakers!--in the middle of the bedroom floor. Stepping on such a squeaky toy, which feels both furry and slimy underfoot, at 2 AM on the way to ...
Visiting friends
Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffYesterday Dancer had some minor surgery--a few lumps that needed to be removed for biopsy (results next week but the vet's hunch is that they're benign, so I'm not worrying (too much))--so Elly and Rush and I went to visit ...
I did not teach Rush to do this…
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 Posted in Videos, training | Comments OffI did not teach Rush to do this: Rush retrieves. He woke up this morning and the whole behavior chain was there. He sits until I throw the ball. He goes after it. He brings it to me and drops ...
Puppy report
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 Posted in Videos, training | Comments OffYesterday was a busy busy day for Rush. Elizabeth came to visit with her two corgis. We went to the warehouse. We went to barn time (Rush learned to do the tunnel--with it short and straight, of course). We went ...
Training at 6 AM
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffRush is absolutely at his best at 6 AM, right after he gets up and has his morning pee and poop. He's perky, alert, hungry, and just dying to earn his breakfast. This morning I gave the girls their morning ...
Please, Sir, may I have some gruel?
Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffRush has learned to sit when he wants something: [caption id="attachment_1689" align="aligncenter" width="396" caption="Rush, age 10 1/2 weeks, 15 pounds"][/caption] Today's excursion was to a cafe near OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry). OMSI is underneath two freeways, basically, at the ...
Today’s work on the list…
Thursday, July 21st, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffRush stayed home today, and people came to him. Deena came with her two dogs, who are NOT poodles. They've visited before, but this time they played with him. Apparently this was exhausting, because he's sound asleep now.
New Rush video…
Thursday, July 21st, 2011 Posted in Videos | Comments OffI took Rush to train with Debbie. (He met horses! Oh my! They're very big. But they were calm horses and they didn't scare him.) She suggested we turn the Bosu upside down and see if he could balance on ...
Smart puppy!
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffThis morning I woke up and looked over at Rush's crate to see him sitting up and staring at me. Not a sound, but he was ready to get up. Smart puppy! I took him and the girls out and ...
What poodles used to look like:
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffThis photo from an exhibition of dog photography in London (17 photos are included in this article: Dog Photography) shows what poodles looked like in the days before electrical clippers, blow dryers, and hairspray.