This week was the Ohio State Fair Jr Dog Show for 4-H youth. In Ohio any dog project members are eligible to participate if they are prepared to attend. The Ohio 4-H dog show is huge – 5 days and covering activities like freestyle, agility, obedience, rally, showmanship, knowledge, Read more…
I’ve been trying to take more pictures – but it doesn’t always happen. I rarely remember to have a charged camera, SD card with space, and actually carry the camera… Over the weekend we helped at the Ohio 4-H Dog Expo. We had 4-H kids from all over the state Read more…
Click here for a past post about 4-H. I’ve been involved with the Ohio dog 4-H program since Blaze was a puppy and I did other 4-H things for many years before that. My current roles are an advisor (maybe with two clubs!) – organizing and assisting with meetings, as Read more…
I’ve been helping with the dog show for many years now. 4-H kids from all over the state train and prepare to participate in the event. Adult and youth volunteers work very hard to run the 5 day dog show. We’re exhausted by the end and so are the dogs! Read more…
I was at a 4-H event last month and got to meet lots of 4-H dog project families from all over the state – even some from my area. Viktor did great during his short visits inside – lots of new people, dogs, kids, and activity. I was very excited Read more…
A few weeks ago Griffin and I helped the training center at a giant pet expo. We did 3 “show” a day in the main ring and then talked to pet owners about training for the rest of the day. Griffin, a dog who has a hard time ignoring people Read more…
At the Ohio 4-H Volunteer/Teen Conference last weekend I helped with a few presentations and led one on “Foundation Skills.” I wrote about it a while back (and here). I was fairly happy with the end result. We talked about body language of excited, relaxed, and stressed dogs. We Read more…
Last week at the 4-H Judge’s Seminar, I talked with a few parents and advisors who were struggling to get their teams to be comfortable and confident in the ring. I mentioned that I had a set of activities/curriculum that I use for my 4-H’ers and competition class students. When Read more…
One more week until classes start to get back to normal. What we’ve done: We had a really warm day. I set up my agility equipment for the first time in 2012. The dogs got really muddy and had baths. Two days later it was cold, there was deep snow, Read more…
Colleen Pelar’s other book, Living with Kids and Dogs without Loosing Your Mind is something I recommend to almost every family I see that has kids. This new Puppy Training for Kids book will now also be recommended in the households with elementary and middle school kids. It’s a Read more…