Tip Tail

I was watching Victoria Stilwell the other day teaching a down to a dog who didn’t know a down. And I’d forgotten the under-the-leg method. I am clicker training Jessi because she really needs a job, she needs things to do and think about. So we are clicker training. I am proud to [...]

I am not sure if it’s just me.. but sitting here at home working Lucy is pawing me (well, she was, now she’s upstairs barking). But when I pet her she really seems like she is cooler to the touch than she was.
And she seems happier, pawing me. Could she be feeling better [...]

My husband and I took Lucy and Chase to the chiropractor yesterday for her agility day. Chase does agility, Lucy does obedience (or did, before her limp) so we wanted to have both of them checked out.
I loved her. She was great. She did Chase first. She said Chase is in really good [...]

Well, now I have to learn how to handle. I knew that Chase knew his contacts, his two on two off, well. And he was just loosing his head in the ring when he would blow them. He is doing so well now. We had practice this morning at the agility field, [...]

My husband and I laid Sonny down again for some more grooming. We are doing it in bits and pieces so he can tolerate it. He is mostly groomed out, but still has some part of his chest and belly that are a little bit matted. The poor guy, he is so patient, [...]

I have to breifly plug my sister’s new blog. She is in the process of getting internet access at her house, so her blogging is limited for a while. But once that comes through, in about a week or so, she’ll be blogging just like the rest of us nuts.. errr…I mean, the [...]

There’s a lot of news and hype about Cesar Millan and his dog training methods. Some people love him. Some people hate him. I have never watched him because I don’t have the channel he is on… isn’t it the National Geographic Channel or something? I don’t even know for sure. But I hang [...]

Levi, Chase and I went jogging this morning. It felt good, and now I am tired. Chase loves jogging so much. As soon as I open the closet door to get my running shoes out he is plastered by the front door. Just in case I might forget to take him with. [...]

The other day, I am embarrassed to admit, Jessi got out of our house. I was carrying a monitor out and she sneaked out the door. I hate that. As careful as we are, it can happen. As careful as anyone is, it can happen. My four regular dogs all ran out too because [...]

I run my own server and I have a photo gallery on it, but I’m going to be shutting it down in the next month or so. It’s more trouble than it’s worth. Actually, the only trouble is when dog hair gets in there and overheats the thing, which happens more often than I [...]