The other day during a lesson with a long time client who has a new puppy she asked me, so when do we start teaching The Basics and how long will they take? I looked at her blankly. The Basics?…
Circus Dogs!
I think I need to consider renaming my Thursday night advanced class “Mechanics.” Or maybe “Laugh till you cry” as that seems to be what we do each week. Lol. Last night, per the group’s request, we focused on teaching…
Toy Play & Cooperative Care
I teach a cue to my dogs that means reach your head through the hole extended. Primarily I use this for putting leashes, collars, and harnesses on. Though it has proved useful if they need to wear an Elizabethan cone…
NADAC Championships 2017 – Pre Trial day 1
Today began day 1 of 2 of the pre-trial. The pre trial is essentially a normal agility trial. Similar to any weekend agility competition we might go to throughout the year. The only difference is the location, i.e. At the…
Morning Us Time
I often find myself struggling with philosophical questions, and delving into explorations about how others through the ages have attempted to find answers or puzzle over them. A while back my reading travels took me to learn about Gretchen Rubin…
Just a Dog
Every once in a while someone, like a taxi driver, or waitress or random person on the T will ask me, “Does he ever get to be just a dog?” Does Tom ever get to be just a dog? That…
A Story of Ted
Ted belongs to one of my clients. I love Ted. And his owners love Ted. They care immensely about him. They are good people. When I first met Ted he was around 8 or 10months old and already having a…
Skill A Day: Day 10 agility with cones
Today was a rather nippy day out for sure. But to keep the Corgi Crazies at bay Zora and I bundled up and headed outside to play and train for about 10min. Skill wise we practiced a few different sequences…
Corgi Soccer!
Zora does love her Red Ball! I can’t tell if I caught it on the tape, but while she most often pushes the ball with her nose and mouth, sometimes she actually dribbles it side to side with her front…