What does your leash cue to your dog? Have you ever thought about it? Or noticed? Does it depend on which leash, what environment? Dogs have an amazing ability to learn environmental cues. The leash will often trigger a reliable…
Dog & Boots
It’s winter, it’s cold, it’s snowy, it’s icy, it’s salt covered everything, what’s a dog to do? Wear boots of course! But as many likely have seen or experienced first hand, for many dogs boots aren’t something they understand how…
Winterizing Leather Dog Gear
This morning I went to pick up a boarding dog’s leash that she’d been dropped off with. And immediately found myself rummaging in the hall closet. Searching for this. Snow-Proof Weatherproofing. Which is a waxy type substance for weather proofing…
Too Smart
Sometimes Zora is too smart for her own good *sigh* Well from her perspective she’s just the right amount of smart to get what she wants a number of times before the humans catch on. So I guess she’s not…
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 Trial Recap
This morning we packed up the dogs bright and early to head out to an agility trial. Due to life being busy and the weather (meaning wet grass) we haven’t had a chance to train much this month. I entered…
Creating Space
Recently I came across the writings, the books of Parker J. Palmer. Maybe you have read him too. He has a number of books out. Has been nice to read something that additionally validates what I’ve been seeking, working towards,…
2016 NADAC Top 10!!!!
Imagine my shock and happiness to find an email in my in-box that began, “We would like to congratulate you and Zora…”. Turns out we made it into NADAC Top 10 for the year for cardigan welsh corgis!!! Most venues…
Weave Pole Hack
This past weekend we attended our first outdoor NADAC trial and overall it was great. I am very very pleased with how well Zora ran, and how happy she was. But once again this group, same as the more local…
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…