Nah, nah, I can’t hear you!
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles, training | Comments OffWell, I'm home from my weekly agility lesson with master trainer Debbie Berkley, who commented: "I see Rush is going through the juvenile 'I can't hear you!' stage." Fast forward a little further into our lesson: "I see he's doing ...
Shaved off all that curly puppy fur….
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 Posted in Videos, life with poodles, training | Comments OffRush had a huge growth spurt yesterday--woke up at least an inch taller. Yesterday Paige put her hands on Rush and said "he's thin". And I said "Monday he actually had some padding and now he's an inch taller." Her ...
Dancer gets her AKC Novice Standard title
Sunday, September 25th, 2011 Posted in trials | Comments OffAlmost exactly four years after her first run in AKC Novice Standard, Dancer got her NAP title on Friday. This weekend was not a joyful teeter, but she did three of them (three standard runs), earning a Novice Standard Q ...
Forgot to socialize for this…
Friday, September 23rd, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffApparently, I forgot to socialize for stepladders. I had to clean out the gutter this morning, and when I was carrying the stepladder, it was very clear that Rush thought I was some sort of strange monster. He barked and ...
Elly will test any fence you have….
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffFor a whole year, Elly hasn't gotten into the vegetable garden (which has a fence separating it from the rest of the yard). Apparently, it's because nothing appealed to her. Tonight, I couldn't find her. Looked all over the yard. ...
A triumph of classical conditioning….
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffToday, while Rush ate his lunch standing on the grooming table, I quickly dremeled all 16 toenails and two dewclaws. He held his feet up for me. About a month ago, to my extreme embarrassment, I caught his ear hair ...
Rush and the teeter board
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffWell, after all the issues with Dancer and the teeter, I was halfway holding my breath when I asked Rush to give the teeter board a try today. He walked across it and stood at the end. I clicked and ...
Second Basic Obedience Class, and more
Monday, September 19th, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffWe're continuing to work on attention, recalls, walking nicely on leash--and today we added stay to the mix. The in-class exercise was to simply tell the dog to sit, then reward right up to the release, clicking from time to ...
Whistle Recall
Friday, September 16th, 2011 Posted in Videos | Comments OffI've been working recalls with Rush. I took Dancer and Rush together to the Delta today, and I worked on recalls there. This is what I've got right now, and I think it's pretty amazing for a 4-month-old puppy. Dancer and ...
Puppy Training…
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in dog food recipes, training | Comments OffI started a Basic Obedience class with Rush. While he's been learning very well indeed, I wanted to make sure he knew how to work with me when there are other dogs around. Our first class was yesterday. At first ...