Well we are heading into day three today at the USDAA Nationals. The weather has been fantastic for dog agility, mid 70's! I have run 3 classes with Encore and 4 with Feature (Feature didn't get a bye into the semi finals in [...]
I love surprises, good ones that is. Like while I sit here at my computer for the 4th day on the road ( as we head to the 2009 USDAA Nationals) and yet another competitor whizzes by, honking as they recognize the "Empress" (. . [...]
Okay this one is for all of you Canadians that read this blog. There is a contest on right now being held by the Globe and Mail newspaper. It is photographic contest and first prize is a trip to the Olympics in Vancouver. Agility's own [...]
Have you seen that classic movie with Bill Murray? Ground Hog Day. If you haven't do yourself a favor and watch it. I love it! In the movie one day in Bill Murray's life keeps repeating over and over (it is Ground Hog Day). Lately, [...]
What fun this topic has been. Thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts. Some have been hysterical! As far as performance in the ring goes, there have been some great male dogs and some great females all around the world in agility. I think generally [...]
Okay I knew once I wrote the "gold bullion comment" last week, that I would have to address my preference for selecting females over male puppies. Let me preface this by saying three of the rescue dogs I have taken, trained and re-homed over the [...]
I have been sent this video clip by many of you now so I have taken the hint and am posting it here to the blog. It really is about blending what you want with some imagination.Think about this in reference to dog training. Take [...]
When Susan asked me to write about what kind of structure to look for in performance puppies, I thought, sure but how do I give them the meaning of life in a few paragraphs? OK, that is a bit of an exaggeration but it is [...]
Okay, sometimes my blog is a bit frustrating. Yesterday was one of those days. I scheduled a post to come up tomorrow and (even thought the date read Oct 30th) it showed up yesterday (on the 28th). So that is why some of you may [...]
So I have heard from some of you that you are curious why I did not mention Encore in my two posts last week about how I picked my puppies. It was for no reason in particular other than brevity, just as there was no [...]
I can't believe how awesome it is to finally be in a real home, especially one we have waited so long to get into! Yesterday a few friends and relatives lent us a hand and we got everything into the house in 6 hours! I [...]
This is another great video clip for you with Conan O'Brien interviewing comedian Lewis CK. "Louie" is talking about how amazing life is right now and yet how "non contributing zeros" can still find something to complain about. Basically the clip is about gratitude and [...]
