Community
Tonks Visits with Boy Scouts
Last Thursday we went to talk to a group of local boy scouts about pet training. As always, I went in with a plan but I was also ready to quickly change the plan depending on their interests and how Read more…
Griffin
To Minnesota! Outdoor Fun + Vet
We make occasional trips up to Minnesota to see our favorite rehab vet. We first went for Griffin’s injury… but now Viktor goes for his legs and Blaze goes to help maintain/improve his mobility. Our last trip was in October Read more…
Griffin
Griffin – 2015 Obedience Rankings
We had some fun surprises this week when the 2015 rankings were posted for some of the programs. In WCRL rally we may 6th in ARCH points – only the preliminary results are posted. I’m not quite sure how that happened Read more…
Agility
Agility Training – Griffin
One of the things we’ve been working on is setting up specific courses and/or sequences and running things created by other people. When I set up my own exercises I end up with more common patterns and I don’t get Read more…
Agility
Trial Catch-Ups
End of December we did UKI and are now going to be in Senior. All the runs were great with very tiny things to fix. 1) I walked a wrong class – luckily I noticed before we ran. 2) I Read more…
Agility
Looking Back: 2015 Goals
We set some goals yearly and quarterly – this can help keep me on track and not get too distracted by other things. I am an ‘over-packing’ ‘over-preparing’ sort of person and this also means I over-set goals – I’m Read more…
Dog Books
Dog Book: How Dogs Work – Coppinger and Feinstein
At the Bob Bailey seminar last spring I heard that Raymond Coppinger would have a new book out. I was very excited. His 2001 book Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, and Evolution made a big impact on me when Read more…
Rally
2015 – Good and Not So Good Things
January 1st started with a happy thing – picking up a new puppy. A month later, things weren’t quite as happy as Viktor has some very serious structural issues and won’t be able to do the kinds of activities I Read more…
Agility
Sad Trial Weekend – and a Blaze story
December 5-6 was a sad trial weekend for me – even though Griffin did really, really well! Each December there is a huge AKC ‘cluster’ show with conformation, obedience, agility, rally and a lot of vendors. I’ve been hearing about Read more…
Dog Book
Favorite Basic Training Book: Helping Minds Meet
I was introduced to these authors through their puppy book, Life Skills for Puppies. This book is even better! Helping Minds Meet is my current favorite book for new dog owners. It has some training in it for sitting, lying down, and Read more…