Poop Happens
Oh yay, Friday night is finally here and I came home to a poopy crate and a poopy Aussie named Bunny Butt. I washed her crate. I washed her, and she is now a walking static electric frizz ball. I … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Dominance Controversy
I ran across this article: The Dominance Controversy and Cesar Milan by Dr. Sophia Yin. It’s very good, and so are the links at the bottom of her page under “What Others are Saying about Cesar Millan”. It’s worth stopping by … Continue reading →
Tracking Tugs and Toads
Yesterday evening I found that the Tug It! works the way the manufacturer’s website states when using it with my Aussies. The Dobies still aren’t into it. After this evening’s go-rounds, I finally removed the hot dogs and put them in … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday, Malia
Love, Helen
Continue reading →Driving Glitches and Blocking Traffic
Agility cass was challenging last night. We had a serpentine, which was the part that I expected to give me trouble. It did, but not as much as two jumps, side-by-side, that we had to circle one and a half … Continue reading →
One Pound
I am an agility handler who carries too much body weight and I don’t like it. I huff and puff and it’s uncomfortable. So I decided to change this and therefore, my eating habits. I started with a challenge to myself somewhere around … Continue reading →
Scrub and Tug
Today, I boiled some hot dogs, the Ball Park variety, and cut in half. I stuffed them into the Tug-It!, squished them, and worked on getting Raven and Leissl to bite it. There were four minutes of intermittent licking going … Continue reading →
Diary of a Novice Agility Trainer
I got this product, the Tug-It, to teach Raven and Leissl how to tug while we are training. So far, I have only gotten them to sniff it. I put Liver Biscotti in the Starter. That didn’t get much interest, … Continue reading →
Reaction to the Rain
This is how it looks when it’s raining at Fort Doberdale. My Dobies take cover for fear they’d melt and my little Aussie tyke sprouts the more he’s watered.
Continue reading →Bufo Toad
Yesterday, as I was getting ready for work, my Doberdiva Baby, came out of the bushes full of drool. She’d caught another Bufo Toad. I had to haul arse around the yard to grab the hose and a net to … Continue reading →