I thought I should probably get a post up about last weekend's trial, before the 3 day marathon that starts tomorrow.  ;-)  Vic was 10 for 10 last weekend, such an awesome boy.  It all just feels so easy with Vic, I know the information he needs and I know he'll do the right thing with it.  He is my agility soulmate.  :) It was hot, the footing ( Read more... )

Hard to believe Rich has been here for only 11 weeks, it seems like so much longer.  Everyone has really settled down.  Starlet is, well, Starlet, Rich's playmate when she wants to be and my all-around good girl.  Vic finally has gotten comfortable enough to push Rich out of the way when he wants to have the best spot near me or some extra ( Read more... )

Can you tell who has a weekend off?  Another morning at the beach for the dogs, it was super foggy, so not many people out and while muggy, not the stupid heat that came later in the day.  Rich had one tooth fully fall out and another molar barely hanging on by the end of the walk.  A bloody stick, but Mr. Intensity still insisted on being the dog ( Read more... )

Working, showing, traveling to Minnesota, losing keys, randomness...yeah it's been a while since I updated.  ;-)  We did hit a show up in Prunedale a few weeks ago.  Vic was awesome, can't remember the stats, we won a Standard, a Gamblers and a Snooker, took 2nd behind Nancy and the ageless Ace in Grand Prix...  Did I mention Vic's awesomeness?  It ( Read more... )

Have I said recently how awesome Vic is?  Probably not, because so much focus has been on Puppy Rich.  Vic is awesome, remarkably so, I still have a hard time imagining ever having an agility teammate that the relationship is so easy.  The challenges Nancy set up were mighty and Vic often made them look like they're a logical course.  He is such a ( Read more... )

It seems crazy to me that Rich has only been here for 7 weeks, he is such a part of the crew now.  This week Rich went from having perfectly 3/4 prick ears to having a fully pricked right ear and an oddly 3/4 prick left ear.  His teeth are still falling out at a crazy rate and his head needs to start growing to make room for his adult teeth, since ( Read more... )

I'm kind of dying, allergies, such bad allergies, but it sure is beautiful up there this time of year.  Dogs were awesome travelers and Jim and Nancy were great hosts as always.  Saturday and Sunday were all about Vic.  We were with a group of WAO/WTT folks on International courses.


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I'm so glad I'm appreciating Rich's puppyhood as much as I am, because it is going by so quickly.  Lots of puppy teeth have fallen out, the puppy fluff is nearly gone and his ears continue to change every day.  He is still very much my little Mr. Intensity.  He's figuring out his stay and I had a revelation about some of his stickiness when I have ( Read more... )

Rich has spent the past couple days hanging with some fellow puppies of the small variety.  Yesterday he spend a bit of time with Allie, a mini-aussie who's only 3 days younger than Rich, but 1/3 his size.

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After a rainy morning, we hit the Preserve.  I was going to leave Starlet at home, but she's looked good and really wanted to go.  She still looks good and it was an easy walk, considering it was geared for the 13 week old puppy.  I'm glad we went, I think after today the Preserve is done until summer, because the foxtails are already showing up ( Read more... )