There’s Rain, and then there’s Rain
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffI was busy this morning, and so it was almost 3 this afternoon before I got out with the dogs, meaning that it was an hour and a half before it got too dark to walk... and I need my ...
Extreme Agility Team NADAC Trial January 12 and 13
Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in poodles, trials | Comments OffI took both curly girlies to Argus Ranch for the EAT NADAC trial this weekend. We collectively made it through one and half days before a) my knee got annoying, b) Dancer's puppy brain fried, and c) Elly slowed down ...
Our Cat Kari 1992-2008
Friday, January 11th, 2008 Posted in Photos, off topic, poodles | 1 Comment »My daughter's cat Kari, named after her best friend's mom Karen when my daughter was 7, died yesterday at age 15 1/2. She was a sweet, affectionate cat, who could curl into a tiny ball and then purr loudly enough ...
Among the Reasons I Love My Husband….
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffMonday was our wedding anniversary and Jay left his cell phone at home when we went out to dinner. Today, I had jury duty (could they make it more boring? AND I didn't get on a jury and have to go ...
Elly Catches ANOTHER Vole
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 Posted in poodles | Comments OffShe has taken a liking to raw food, apparently. Watching her eat an entire vole gives a whole new depth of meaning to "whole foods" and "eating raw, natural foods" or whatever kind of dog diet you like to encourage. Anyway, ...
Who’s running the house?
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 Posted in poodles, training | 1 Comment »Every so often I run into someone who tells me "oh, my dog is so badly behaved" or "my dog used to be crate trained but he doesn't like it so now he isn't." It makes me crazy. Who has ...
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 ...