Zora found my glove!! Ok the start at the beginning Today we went on our usual Tuesday walk with our friends. Usually on Tuesdays we go to a different place to walk, but they recently decided to make that place…
Loopy Stays
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…
Rally Trial
We went to our first Rally competition today. 2 trials in 1 day. It was great fun! We were entered in Novice B both rounds, and earned our fist 2 qualifying scores. 100 in Rd 1 with 2nd place, and…
2017 in Review & Here's to 2018
2017 was rather an eventful year for us. Dogs – In agility, Zora and I had a smoking year. I’m still in a bit of shock when I remember we won at NADAC Championships. I never in a million years…
Reminisce & Surprise in Dog Obedience
As I think I’ve mentioned before I grew up in dog sports. While other kids joined cross country or field hockey teams, did ballet classes or gymnastics, I joined a dog agility club and a 4-H group. My parents, when…
Level 2 Run Thru
Zora and I have been hard at work on our Fenzi TEAM Titles level 2 skills. The majority of our training has been on individual skills each session. We are now at the point where I’m starting to put them…
Scent Articles
Zora and I have been playing and practicing her scent articles work. A game she is having a blast with! (ok me too, I’m also having a blast with it) In her life thus far we’ve played many variations of…
Drop on Recall Game
1 cup kibble, 3 dogs, 12 minutes SO MUCH FUN! With the yard a mess of icy snow and it a chilly 20’F outside, the dogs and I decided to play inside this morning instead of out. Bloody foot prints…
Rally Run Thrus
A few weeks ago I learned that a local dog training center offered rally and obedience run thrus twice a month. As I entered Zora and I in our first rally competition in just a few short weeks, I figured…
Level 1 & 1+ PASS!
Yay! I’m tickled pink! Zora and I passed our Fenzi TEAM Training Level 1 and Level 1+ evaluations! Level 1 and 1+ are the same exercises, but must be done in 2 different environments. Level 1 we did in my…