2014 was very exciting! Griffin and I went to so many new states on our trips to MN, to DC and NYC, and last night we got into Arkansas… We went to Sweden! We did so many seminars and even with many, many months of crate rest and limited activity we Read more…
I wish I had video showing exactly what Griffin’s doing with his nose at the gate – he’s so adorable. This is something we need for our competition obedience training. We’ve been adding in an automatic duration nose touch to the gate. In the previous session I was giving him Read more…
We just had our last 2014 WCRL trial – the third one we hosted this year and my second time judging. It was a very fun day, we had quite a few students participating and they did very well – both in terms of having some great behaviors from their Read more…
In early November we had our obedience seminar with Fanny Gott. Going into the seminar I was disappointed and frustrated – we had barely done any of our homework since last seeing her in the spring. Griffin had been on very restricted activity over the summer and we only ended up Read more…
Griffin’s training is coming together very well, even with all of his time off this year. We’re looking at event listings and our calendar for the next few months to try and decide which events to do. Unless you know how to look, it can be quite hard to find Read more…
Somehow Griffin and I ended up on an adventure with a friend. We had a departure date and we had an end date – and the parts in the middle just sort of happened. First we took the dogs to Washington DC. I’d been here before – 12+ years ago Read more…
As usual – we’re so busy! At the beginning of the month we had 8 days of obedience seminars with far away friends, local training friends, a few new people, and quite a few students who attended. It was great to do so much focused training. I felt very behind as Read more…
Some dogs have a hard time transitioning from an indoor environment (house and/or group class) to focusing outdoors. Even though our dogs spend most of the time with us indoors – we do need them to be able to focus and listen when outside for when we’re on walks, playing, Read more…
Recently I’ve seen a few videos that trainers are using to demonstrate their training results/possibilities. I’ve been both impressed – and not – by some of these videos. It’s a great way to see some possibilities and on the other hand, video just captures a few moments of the training Read more…
This week I talked to several families who knew they needed and wanted training help – but did’t want to start for a few months. Sometimes this is appropriate – Griffin is still on restricted activity and I’ve already written emails to our agility instructor. The moment our vet says Read more…