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Some photos from the CPE trial

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | No Comments »

Great photos by Nina Sage: [caption id="attachment_1302" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dancer (photo by Nina Sage)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1303" align="aligncenter" width="504" caption="Elly (photo by Nina Sage)"][/caption]

Wildlife

Thursday, August 12th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments Off

I took the dogs out to the Delta today for a nice long walk. We saw: * a dead, half-eaten beaver, with two vultures circling just above the remains * lots and lots of coyote scat ...

Show Grooming….

Saturday, August 7th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments Off

I was looking through the grooming books at Dogwise (books on all things dog). Show Grooming Your Golden Retriever, one DVD, $49.95. Your Airedale, one DVD, $49.95. Your Poodle... three DVDs and $79.95.

Vacuum cleaner hickey

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 1 Comment »

Today I decided I would shave the hair off Dancer's ears. I thought it wasn't that bad, so I didn't bother with my usual grooming clothes. Usually I wear an apron and a pair of pants that shed poodle hair. ...

Two videos from the CPE trial

Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments Off

Dancer's first level 1 run in standard Dancer's second level 1 run in standard

Four Paws Fur Fun CPE trial

Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, life with poodles, training, trials | Comments Off

I'll just say that level one CPE has really low standards. Dancer Qd in 9 out of 10 runs; Elly Qd in 3 of 5. Elly had a pretty good weekend, feeling good enough that she did four runs with ...

Am I a bad person?

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | Comments Off

Dancer has the hiccups, and I think it's funny. Does that make me a bad person? Really, a dog with the hiccups... she looks so confused after every hiccup.

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 ...

This is scary…

Monday, July 19th, 2010 Posted in life with poodles | 2 Comments »

I don't know which is scarier... that someone makes these, and is selling them, and presumably making money... or that I think they're cute. Kissing Poodle Dog Salt & Pepper Shakers

Newport, Oregon…

Monday, July 12th, 2010 Posted in Photos, life with poodles, trials | Comments Off

I drove three hours to Newport, Oregon Saturday. The girls had seven runs total on Sunday. I drove back, three hours, on Monday. I believe the seven runs totaled around 6 minutes of ring time. That makes a ratio of ...