My hubby and I are entered in an agility trial this weekend over in Yakima. I love this trial and especially love the beautiful fall days that generally accompany these dates as well. Last night as we were headed to [...]
Category: Lessons Learned
Every day is a lesson. Sometimes they are good lessons and sometimes they are heartbreaking. Today my friend’s, Katie and Andy, lost their young Golden Retriever to a blood-type of disorder. For the average human reading this, some may wonder how [...]
24Sep
When I was younger and well before driving age, my parents would let me go out and start the car so it could warm up before they headed off to work. Even though it was 10 below zero, I loved [...]
Beyond the Agility Equipment: Rouge, my young Dalmatian, never ceases to astound me. She is an amazing companion, rock solid in all situations and incredibly outgoing and confident. Physically she was always comfortable in her own body and excelled when training [...]
Epiphany(s) Regarding My Doggy Partnerships A few weeks ago I was running Spot in a trial on a very fast Jumpers course. Ahead was an off-course tunnel and to the right, but not immediately obvious, was the correct weave obstacle. As Spot [...]
05Aug
If you know me, you won’t be surprised that the topic I’m about to engage in is controversial for many dog owners. Wait, let me get my flame suit on….okay the topic is….using an electric shock to train a dog [...]
As the Puppies Grow… The attached picture of Ru was taken almost a year ago, but it’s one of my favorites. She’s not so puppy any more and is now almost 16 months old. While she is technically old enough to [...]
26Feb
Emotions – we all have ‘em and sometimes they’re a blessing and sometimes a curse. I’m mentoring someone who, during the course of training their dog, is experiencing a range of emotions. I’ll bet you can relate – they started off [...]
Well, Ru is just starting to come into season and so I haven’t been diligent on my weave pole work. She tends to be very needy the first few weeks and requiring a bit of distance & independent work from [...]
My puppy, Ru (short for Rouge), turned 1 year old on Jan 5th. Although small and petite, she’s still a growing girl and up until now, there wasn’t too much I could directly do in Agility (and I’m fine with [...]