Training formal competition obedience stays is not something I’ve, in the past, been great with. Informal stays, good at teaching those. Stay on your bed, stay at the start line, moving wait, wait for release at doors, stay while I…
How Long is Too Long?
short post tonight as I have hit the burned the candle at both ends and now shall pay the price stage of my recent string of activities. Was all that I’ve done worth it? Hmmm, ask me again in about…
Big Dog, Little Dog
this weekend is my local clubs NADAC agility trial. So despite exhaustion, we were there today and will be back tomorrow. Our club is small, so when it puts on a trial it’s all hands in deck. We had a…
NADAC Championships 2017 – Round 7 & Finals or Day 4
Day 4! The final day of NADAC Championships 2017!! This has been such a fun week, I’m so glad we came. First a little about the scoring at champs. NADAC Champs is scored differently than many competitions. In each round…
NADAC Championships 2017 – Rounds 5 & 6 or Day 3
day 3 of 4. This is a marathon competition for sure. today we were dog 171 in the run order. The elite classes seem to run slightly less than 60 dogs and hour, the pre elite dogs slightly less than…
NADAC Championships 2017 – travel and arrival
Last night we arrived! We are here, in Ohio. Our journey was rather uneventful, thankfully. Not too early in the morning we finished packing the car. A good friend of mine offered to transport a couple of things for us…
Skill A Day: Day 22 & 23 Walks, Basset Hounds & Leave It Choices
Well, seems I managed to get a bit behind on posting of our Skill A Day. So here we go couple of days at once! Day 22 was Thursday. That morning we took a walk with a couple of friends…
Our First Elite Qs!
Yawn. This morning is a very slow morning. I’m exhausted and achy, and likely the next couple of days will be slow moving resting days. But the recuperation days are worth it because yesterday we went to a local NADAC…
Lap Dogs & The Eternal Optimist
Like many dogs, my dogs are not big fans of being picked up or being hugged, but they both do enjoy being lap dogs. And getting the associated massage and petting. Zora and my husband have a nightly ritual when…