In Chapter 2, Section 18 of the AKC Obedience Regulations Heel Position is defined as: “ applies whether the dog is sitting, standing, lying down or moving at heel. The dog should be at the handler’s left side straight…
Afternoon Fetch
It has been damp and intermittently raining all day. The Tuesday Crew & I got our usual morning walk in, then went inside for a few hours to de-mud and dry off. The weather cleared up a bit just now…
Skill A Day: Day 21 Creative Meeting of Needs
It’s Wednesday and once more I find myself juggling the needs of my 2 dogs and a nearly 4 month old human (and the needs of the ducks, but frankly theirs are a bit simpler to meet). The human arrived…
Skill A Day: day 20 Your Turn vs Not Your Turn
The concept of “your turn” and “not your turn” is one the dogs and I have been working on for a while. When Zora was a puppy, I used her dog bed or crate (with door open) to introduce the…
Skill A Day: Day 14 Find It!
Find It is one of our go-to games. It’s been a feature in Zora’s life since she came home at age 5 months, and part of Tom’s for years as well. Zora’s first winter with us was one with snow…