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Role Models

Posted on: December 21, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
This morning we joined a friend and her 5 month old lab pup on a walk. He’s a fun, bouncy pup. At that age where social graces are often a quite bit of a struggle. Observing him shift from in…
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Supporting Loss

Posted on: December 18, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
It’s been a rough month around here. Between my gram passing away after a long fulfilling life and a few friends in the process of shifting into hospice care mentality for their geriatric dogs, it’s been a rough go of…
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Summer vacation

Posted on: August 12, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Sometimes I forget how nice (and needed) it is to get away from the house until we go. One of my best friends was graduating from Canine Companions for Independence with her very first service dog and invited us to…
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BFFs

Posted on: June 27, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Tom, Zora, Rosie Poodle and Dulce Spaniel. All we need is Rock-It Lab to complete the crew. I love that my dogs have friends. And that these dogs in particular are all friends. Happy to walk together, happy to hang…
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NAE NADAC Trial recap

Posted on: June 17, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
With Zora now recovered from her injury, we headed to VT for 1 day of a NADAC trial hosted by Northeast Agility Enthusiasts.  A good friend of mine happened to have the weekend off, and wanted to get out of…
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The Recall Game!

Posted on: May 17, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
There are loads of games you can (and I do) use to teach and reinforce the come cue (aka Recall).  Round Robin, Restrained Recall, Tag, The Stalky Stalk Game, Hide & Seek, Treat Toss, The Bowl Game, and more.  But…
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Thank goodness for Premack

Posted on: April 22, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
A favorite dog of mine, Rose, who belongs to a good friend has been ill for the past couple of months. Steadily going downhill. Thursday my friend learned Rose’s symptoms were due to cancer. It beyond sucks. Rose is a…
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Bonus Box High. They are Addictive!

Posted on: April 16, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
NADAC trial recap for the weekend. It was awesome!!! I’m over the moon, on cloud 9, still happy dance big grin, etc. It was my clubs annual spring trial, so I worked and helped out more than I usually do…
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A Walk with Tom & Zora & the challenge of overhead obstacles

Posted on: April 6, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
It’s been a while since I did a walk video so here’s some footage from today’s walk with friends at a state park.  It was chilly and a bit windy but a lovely day for a walk.  (ok now it’s…
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black and white corgi sleeping on a blue couch and white, blue and gold pillow

Progress! With our stands

Posted on: March 5, 2018 Last updated on: January 30, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Today, thanks to the assistance of a friend playing judge, Zora and I did our first as in Novice competition start to finish behavior as I goaled to train it Stand for Exam!! I’m thrilled! Stood square confidently on cue,…
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