Step One
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles, training | Comments OffI took Rush and Dancer down to the barn today to do some training. I worked tunnels and speed and all that fun stuff with Rush, then contacts and tunnels and speed and all that fun stuff with Dancer. It ...
Training at high intensity
Saturday, November 26th, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffA few years back I went to ClickerExpo and went to all the Ken Ramirez sessions (and all the Kathy Sdao sessions). One of the things Ken Ramirez said then has resurfaced in my brain over the last few weeks: ...
In breaking news….
Saturday, November 26th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffRush has learned to lift his back leg to pee. He's obviously thrilled with this, and is peeing at every reasonable opportunity when we go for a walk. Sadly, he has not yet figured out how to pee without hitting ...
Poor Elly….
Friday, November 25th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffTuesday (a mere four days ago, but before Thanksgiving, and therefore in the deep past)... Anyway, Tuesday I decided I wanted the dogs to look nice for my Thanksgiving guests (Stacia's future mother-in-law and my friend Deena) (and they needed ...
Dental ball therapy
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffAbout a month ago, Rush's vet, Paige Pierce, noticed that his lower jaw seemed to be a bit narrow and that his lower canines were coming in a bit too straight--which meant that they might encounter his upper jaw, instead ...
Rush went to the dentist
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »I took Rush to the canine dentist to follow up. 43 pounds. His teeth are coming in very nicely indeed; no issues.
Official results, NADAC November 19-20
Monday, November 21st, 2011 Posted in trials | Comments OffElite Jumpers Skilled 126 yards, 26.50 seconds, Q, 4.75 yps Elite Jumpers Skilled 133 yards, 29.25 seconds, Q, 4.54 yps Elite Regular Skilled 177 yards, 53.5 seconds, 5 point Q, 3.3 yps Elite Regular Skilled 177 yards, 49.03 seconds, Q, 3.6 yps Elite Regular ...
Beginning agility training
Thursday, November 17th, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffI've been working very hard on agility foundation skills. Things like a solid line stay in front of equipment, coming to the side indicated by my hand, circle work (staying by my side as I walk/trot/change direction), following tug and ...
Trying too hard…
Monday, November 14th, 2011 Posted in trials | Comments OffI spent the weekend at a CPE trial in Corvallis, OR. The usual dusty horse arena. This one had the added fillip of a recent one-ring circus, which had left one corner of the arena reeking of cat pee; the ...
“Vegetarian Chicken Camp”
Friday, November 11th, 2011 Posted in training | Comments OffGreta Kaplan is teaching an intensive clicker training skills class, which of course I signed up for. (It is an abstract of Bob Bailey's Chicken Camp, but no chickens are present, hence, "Vegetarian".) Last night was focused on developing better ...