The Demands of Conformation Showing…
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffDancer's breeder, Vikki, shows Dancer's sister Nickel in conformation. She went to a big show last weekend and left me thinking about the differences between conformation and other dog sports. I adore agility--but I'm never going to show in conformation. Years ...
Elly and Dancer did well at the RAT NADAC Trial
Sunday, February 10th, 2008 Posted in Photos, poodles, trials | 1 Comment »Elly took second place today in Open Regular, with an excellent speed of 2.97 yards/sec... despite doing the weaves twice (something about the footing). That was the Q needed to complete her Open Regular title in NADAC, thereby giving her ...
My skinny naked dogs
Saturday, February 9th, 2008 Posted in Photos, poodles | 1 Comment »I took the dogs to the groomer yesterday. I should have taken a "before" picture, because I think Katrina worked a miracle. I gave her two dreadlocked darlings (they could have been badly clipped doodles) with mats in their topknots ...
Raw Diet
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffElly has taken up supplementing her carefully designed diet with whole raw food--specifically field mice. She caught two field mice (voles) last week. It's not easy, either--it takes her half an hour of vigorous digging--so you know she has to ...
Proof that I spoil my dogs….
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffNot that you needed any proof. I am trying to take one day a week and use it as a rest day. I don't walk, the dogs just get to play in the yard, we don't go to the puppy park, ...
More on Dancer’s Teeter Board
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in dog food recipes, poodles, training | Comments OffWell, I haven't yet taken Dancer's new teeter board on the road. I decided to wait until her teeter board performance was spectacular, so I've been trying to do 10-treats-and-we're-done a couple of times a day (except I use ...
Reading About Dogs…
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffI am reading a book called Merle's Door: Lessons from a Free-Thinking Dog by Ted Kerasote. I'll be honest, these days I'd rather read about dogs than about many other things (my bedside reading piles include one pile for dog ...
More Proof that I am Procrastinating
Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffCheck out this video from Poodles Opposed to PomPoms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSFKCoT-NQE
Snow
Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Photos, poodles | Comments OffAfter the cold weather over the weekend abated, we had a warm-ish (40s) Sunday afternoon... and then it snowed overnight last night. The traffic report this morning was full of spun cars and even two jackknifed articulated buses. Cheryl canceled ...