Finally! John and I are cranking up the Empress (truly the brand name of our RV) and heading home today. If the roads are clear we should be home by Saturday afternoon. Our rescue BC Autumn has fit right in with our other red BC's, [...]
First of all thank you. All of your comments and concern really did wonders to get me out of my funk yesterday. You guys rock, I mean that, thank you. Now I need some input. I know many of you live in areas where Lyme [...]
I haven't written much in the last week because honestly each time I try to write I am overwhelmed by depressing thoughts that I don't think belong here. I have always preserved this blog to be as uplifting as possible. However, I figured maybe by [...]
All of us Border Collie owners better stick to agility! Way to funny! Today I am grateful that the snow has finally stopped in Cincinnati!
First of all a big congratulations to Alexandre Bilodeau for bringing Canada it's first ever Gold Medal at an Olympic Games that we where hosting (sadly in Montreal in '76 and Calgary in '88 we as a nation earned no gold medals). What a relief [...]
Hey some excellent ideas rolling in to try and shape. I don't know about shaping the Shar Pei to snore doing her waking hours thought. There could be some physiological stasis that needs to be present before she is even able to snore. I don't [...]
Okay, it is mid winter (for some, okay hard to imagine it as winter here in Florida). Here is a challenge for you all. Sometime before the weekend (that is two days) shape your dog to do something new. Come up with something [...]
I was talking recent to some friends about a phenomena I have observed in the dog world I like to describe as "The Second Dog Syndrome." I thought I would offer a bit of advise on how to avoid it. First what is it. One [...]
Just a few thoughts from the three day seminar I just wrapped up here in Florida. I passed by this little tricket in the grass every day and I just had to take a snapshot of it on my last day. Yes I know it [...]
Things I find myself thinking about at 5:30 in the morning while I wait for the rain to stop. If you find yourself lamenting about something a friend "did" to you remember to be grateful you have that friend and the lessons you may be [...]
I was eating my breakfast this morning thinking about what I want to accomplish at the three day workshop I have starting today. The workshop is primarily young, adolescent agility dogs, those either just embarking on an agility career or those that have yet to [...]
Still down here in south Florida. I decided to take a little "me" time in between teaching camps. Most days have started with my friend Neta and I working out with her awesome trainer Jill Dearmin from Juno Beach Fitness. Yesterday Jill took us to [...]
