'Cause they're going to be repeating the cross that produced the bad-ass, super cool Allie.  Breeding should happen in a couple weeks, breeder is leaving tails on all the boys and any girls she knows she won't be keeping (conformation person).  My friend owns the mom and really would like them to go to performance homes, so despite the 20+ people ( Read more... )

By fears of things I can not control...  It's looking like there could be 3 boys now in the litter that have ocd, Rob will find out Aug. 5, but has seen it before, so I expect him to be right.  So sad.  I know how hard Angela tried to breed a litter without health problems and she is not being clicked and rewarded as she should be.  I would get ( Read more... )

Nancy and I were talking on Saturday about our "sturdy" dogs in Ace and Vic.  I didn't think it was possible to appreciate Vic more, but this ocd thing really has me appreciating Vic on a whole other level.  He was lovely all weekend.  We've been having some issues with turns to the right, is it his sprained toe from many years ago coming back to ( Read more... )

Yeah, I've been quiet for a while.  Clean Run was great, I'm going to start contributing to their Backyard Dogs series next year, have already been asked to come back to teach again and met some great people who love agility, but love their dogs even more.  The trip to Power Paws was great and the Bay Team trial went well.  But videos of that will ( Read more... )

Being asked to teach seminars was always a goal when I first started teaching.  Being able to teach full-time, teach at Power Paws Camp and now at Clean Run...  I don't even think I dreamed of it.  I'm very lucky.  But with the good is my dislike of leaving home and home is really where my dogs are.  I hope I can get over my fears of flying a dog ( Read more... )

Like to plan ahead?  Like to work with a lot of different instructors in a few days?  Want to have some fun with your dog and check out a cute little sleepy town?  Come to Power Paws Camp this year!  Most of the line up is the same as last year.  To keep the british accent in the line up, Anthony Clarke is flying out from England.  I'm not sure the ( Read more... )

Rich is, both literally and figuratively.  I'd thought I saw a couple funny steps by him for a few days, maybe longer since a student mentioned noticing it a couple weeks ago (she didn't tell me because she thought it would freak me out and it was just a couple steps), but it reached a peak on Monday.  After an hour or so of running around, he ( Read more... )

Vic and Starlet were happy to have a day of rest today, which I do believe is good for the dogs.  Rich on the other hand does not understand lazy days, so we went to a new park to play around.  At the beginning of the video (if you dare, it's LONG) you can see the cowlicks he's presently sporting.  I don't think he'll be sporting the smooth coat ( Read more... )

I have a weekend off!  Actually, I have a few weekends off this month, but I'll do some privates one of the weekend or add a workshop or something one of the days...  So, this weekend, I'm just enjoying having it off.  An overcast morning, meant very few people at the beach, which always feels luxurious to me on a weekend.  I really am very lucky ( Read more... )

3 days of USDAA is a lot!  Vic was lovely, 14/16 and rocked out both the Masters Challenge classes, which didn't feel that hard, but since nothing feels hard with Vic, it's not he best gauge for difficulty.  Vic was a little sticky the first couple days, to the point where I started wondering if something was wrong.  He got better as the show went ( Read more... )