Dancer got a Q in NADAC Jumpers (and I have proof)
Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffVideo here: Dancer runs Jumpers.
2012
Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffI have always liked to use the end of one year and the beginning of the next as a time to reflect on what's gone well (and what hasn't) and to plan for the coming year. So: 2011 has been ...
Height/weight
Friday, December 9th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffRush weighs 45 pounds today; he appears to be two inches shorter than Elly, so around 21.5". Hard to get him to hold still to be measured properly.
Note to self:
Friday, December 9th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffGoing to an agiity trial in December and January? Pretty much guaranteed to have icy roads or cold rain or both. You might want to think about that when you're planning things next year.
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 ...
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.
Rush continues to grow…
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 Posted in life with poodles | Comments OffRush will be six months old in 3 days (on the 11th). Today he weighs 41 pounds. He still looks lean, runs faster than I ever expected, and goes through tunnels like a border collie on steroids.