Tip Tail

The obedience trial in Idaho Falls was fun. Mainly it told me that Levi is not ready for Open! He was in Open A, and while he did some good work with his dumbbell, his broad jump and his drop on recall are not quite up to par yet. But [...]

Well, what else would my dream job be? I love working with dogs. And I would love to do it full time. working with the people would be harder, I’m sure, than the dogs. But I hope I can develop the observational skills I know are so critical.
I made this little video.. and [...]

Yesterday was a busy day. I got maybe three hours of work done in the morning… then the dog things started. And, of course, dog things are more fun that work so work got the back seat.
I met my friend for a split private lesson with our obedience instructor. [...]

I’m so excited! Okay maybe it’s weird to be excited about new ring gates, but I am. And look at how small my house is. Only two of them will fit, and kitty corner at that. LOL. I just got these the other day. They will help me and the dogs [...]

I went to practice obedience today at the closer by training facility. My obedience instructor is sick again! I feel bad for her, she gets sick way too much. I have been wanting to get sick lately… to have a few days off to sit in bed at home. But alas, to no [...]

Two of the most critical things for Chase to learn at the moment.. before he goes into Novice to get his CD in Obedience, is the Stand for Exam and Heeling.
The Stand for exam is so hard for him. Hard, because he loves people! Which actually says a lot for him. When he was [...]

The topic of this post reminds me… I better check my email to see what time it starts in the AM… UGH… UGH UGH UGH it starts at 8am both days! Man. How come these things can’t start later. Say, like 10AM? That would be so much better for me. That way I could [...]