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Me and My Big Mouth

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 Posted in dog park days, off topic | Comments Off

I'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 Off

I 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 Off

I 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 Off

Four 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 Off

I 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 ...

Playing at the Dog Park

Friday, September 28th, 2007 Posted in dog park days | Comments Off

Yesterday the dogs and I spent about an hour and a half playing at the dog park. It's just a big hayfield, mowed around the edges and fenced in, but they love to race and chase through the tall grass. ...