Once again, it is clear I am an idiot…
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in dog park days, life with poodles | 1 Comment »Went to the Sandy River Delta this morning. Went down a new trail. Trail tapered to dirt path. Path got narrower and narrower and less and less maintained. Did I turn back? No, I did not. I ended up bushwhacking ...
What does it take to wear out a poodle? (part 2)
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in dog park days | Comments OffTook the dogs to Sandy River Delta Park today. It is now firmly established that I should either stick to established paths or unreel a string behind me when I go places. I got lost again. Well, I wasn't lost, ...
High Energy Dogs
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in dog park days, life with poodles | Comments OffI took the dogs to Chimney Park this morning. It's fully fenced, and that's pretty much its best feature. But there is enough room for the dogs to run full out, and it's not very popular, which means not a ...
Thanks Amy!
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in dog park days, life with poodles | Comments OffA while back Amy suggested that if Elly ran off at 15 minutes at Marymoor, I should quit after 14 minutes and give her a reward. I took Elly to Marymoor this morning and noticed--hyper aware of her recent penchant ...
Elly finally catches a rodent
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 Posted in Photos, dog park days, poodles | Comments OffI took Elly and Dancer to the puppy park today. Elly loves to dig holes, trying desperately to catch the rodents that live in them. I'm pretty sure they're voles, but it's hard to tell. Today she got especially involved ...
Me and My Big Mouth
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 Posted in dog park days, off topic | Comments OffI've got to learn NOT to tell people when their dogs are fat. I really couldn't stand it, though. She was talking about how she needed to put a little more weight on her already overweight lab. So I told her ...
How Much Exercise Does a Poodle Need, Anyway?
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in dog park days, poodles, training | Comments OffI find Dancer and Elly need a LOT of exercise, the more the better. For brain exercise, I like to make sure that they train for five to ten minutes several times a day. By training, I mean agility training (which ...
More about heeling… and some about healing….
Friday, October 26th, 2007 Posted in chondrosarcoma, dog park days, knee rehab | Comments OffI love it when the puns work out that well. I apologize to anyone who doesn't like puns, but hey, it's MY writing. I took both curly girls to the puppy park this AM and met their friend Raven and my ...
Motion
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 Posted in dog park days, poodles, training | Comments OffFour days of agility training might actually be too much. It's Wednesday morning and I can still feel the soreness in some of the muscles I overworked over the weekend. Yesterday Dancer stepped on one side of a piece of ...
Dancer’s New Sweater
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 Posted in Photos, dog park days, knitting | Comments OffI finished Dancer's new sweater. It's the same yarn as Elly's, a nice big bulky yarn in pretty colors. I learned from making Elly's sweater, so I made this one a good bit smaller and simpler. After I did a gauge swatch ...