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A Seminar!

Poor Asher, as soon as things got back to normal after Bryn’s season … Haven goes into season. It’s hard being a boy. It’s also hard because, unlike Bryn, Haven is quite the flirt – so I have to protect her from the molesting boys (Bryn is VERY clear to keep away!). So we’ll see … Continue reading A Seminar! →

25 mars 20246 min de lecture

Back to Teaching

I really love my Winter/Summer break schedules – it’s my goal to have this sort of schedule year round. The classes are lot more labor intensive, but I do love all the specialty stuff – and, omg, so many cute trick dogs! Love it. I did put my own dogs in two of my agility … Continue reading Back to Teaching →

19 févr. 20246 min de lecture

Hello, 2024!

Wow, 2023 went by FAST – so fast I barely had a chance to adjust to writing ‘2023’, and we’re on to 2024. As expected, it was a busy year. Hard to believe I’ve been here for 3 years now! Hopewell continues to be a perfect place to live, and the property just gets more … Continue reading Hello, 2024! →

11 janv. 202411 min de lecture

WInter Is Here

The UKI Open certainly was polarizing this year. At least I’m not alone in saying, “Yeah, no thank you,” to the courses at the big UKI events. I’m okay with having different events for different folks, so I’m not saying they need to change it – but it just seems so extreme. I like interesting … Continue reading WInter Is Here →

4 déc. 20235 min de lecture

Teenager

Teenager

Teenager

Haven remains charming, but definitely more opinionated as she becomes a teenager as she nears 6 months. Recalls are optional and she’s definitely way more interested in checking out the world these days. Been a little spookier, as seems normal this age. Her bounce back remains strong, even if she is a little weirded out … Continue reading Teenager →

6 nov. 20239 min de lecture

5 Months!

We have crested the initial gulf with Haven, she has graduated from clueless puppy to somewhat respectable citizen. Those first couple months are intense with teaching puppy, well, everything. I had definitely missed having a puppy! Bryn didn’t really count, first she was older and training was hard for her – and I was so … Continue reading 5 Months! →

7 oct. 202310 min de lecture

Australian BorderPap

Haven’s Embark results came back – she’s my little Australian Borderpap. She ended up like 43% pap, 35% BC and 20%(!) cattledog. I was not expecting the cattledog percentage to be so high! She remains her own special little creature, as really at this level of mix it’s not really about the breeds as much. … Continue reading Australian BorderPap →

15 sept. 20236 min de lecture

End of Summer

Wow, puppies are time sucks – it’s crazy how much there is to teach those first few months. I do really enjoy it though, before things get more complicated and puppies grow up to have a lot more opinions about the world. But that first meeting of minds, where puppy is learning how to communicate … Continue reading End of Summer →

25 août 20236 min de lecture

Welcome Haven!

Everything about this puppy has just been so easy, and almost like I’m just along for the ride. Those damn BPs in classes were just so much fun and so easy to say, “I could totally have one of those”. Contacting Rayna and she basically picked out the puppy for me, and that puppy seemed … Continue reading Welcome Haven! →

10 août 20239 min de lecture

Countdown to Puppy

I really am feeling very confident that this is the right choice with the puppy. Everything I’ve seen of Haven I just love. She seems to have the qualities that I really adore in the other borderpaps I’ve met. Oh, her little tail – it never stops wagging! Just happy and joyful and cute as … Continue reading Countdown to Puppy →

22 juil. 20239 min de lecture

Incoming Puppy

It’s official, I’m going borderpap. It’s funny, as it seems EVERYONE is getting a borderpap at the moment – I’m very trendy, apparently. I ended up going with getting a dog from Rayna. I like her lines, the dogs she’s bred (as that’s mostly all of the BPs I’ve ever met) really speak to me … Continue reading Incoming Puppy →

10 juil. 20238 min de lecture

Our Yearly herding Trial

Oof, the herding trial did not go well. I mean, that’s not unexpected, but I guess I’m continually surprised when Asher doesn’t do things that I think he knows how to do. So it was frustrating and discouraging, and, once again, I feel like I eroded his confidence in entering the trial. Our last trial … Continue reading Our Yearly herding Trial →

29 juin 20236 min de lecture

Kind of Springish

Kind of Springish

Kind of Springish

2nd League course this session was jumpers, and a really fun open course. It was a good course for a flanking dog, as Bryn actually ran it clean. Not efficiently, but clean – so that’s always novel. She was VERY barky and sassy, even in her pants, even with it being warm. Sometimes she baffles … Continue reading Kind of Springish →

19 juin 202310 min de lecture

Shedding Dogs

What did we work on this week in agility? Tried to do some sequencing with Bryn, flanking wasn’t our issue, now it’s just guessing and doing strange things. Which she can definitely do, but it’s also true that she’s FINALLY coming into season. So that makes it 9 months, and I’ll admit I would not … Continue reading Shedding Dogs →

7 juin 20237 min de lecture

UKI

The Q rate at the UKI trial was low, as it usually is. Because agility is hard, it’s complex, there is SO MUCH to train – and that’s what I love about it. Definitely a big divide between the courses at the WAO this weekend, and the level of training the average agility team has. … Continue reading UKI →

29 mai 20238 min de lecture

Well Now it’s Too Hot

If the world really is coming to an end and the weather will continue to get more and more volatile, I’ll have to say at least it’s not boring. We had about one week of spring weather and now we’re on to summer. Well okay then. Which naturally coincided with a weekend of seminars and … Continue reading Well Now it’s Too Hot →

15 mai 20235 min de lecture

Terrible Twos

Terrible Twos

Terrible Twos

We are having fun at the level we’re at these days, which is a nice adjustment of expectations. Bryn is working on flanking and commitment, Asher is looking at collection and calming his shit down – and we’ll get better, step by step. In herding Asher is working on his lifts, small flanks and holding … Continue reading Terrible Twos →

24 avr. 20237 min de lecture

Back to Basics

Ooof, okay, the next time I get a puppy I’m going to make sure I actually do all the foundation. Asher and Bryn came in weird times of my life (and during COVID), and while I know they didn’t get an ideal start in many ways, I didn’t think they were THAT bad. But, yeah, … Continue reading Back to Basics →

9 avr. 20238 min de lecture

Future Breeding

Future Breeding

Future Breeding

I have a tentative breeding plan for Bryn for 2024, I think I’d like to go ahead with the BC x Borderpap plan. Obviously this would be an ‘agility breeding’, and that’s what I’d like for my next dog. I went ahead and put it out there that I was considering the breeding and got … Continue reading Future Breeding →

25 mars 202311 min de lecture

Jumping and Flanking

Jumping and Flanking

Jumping and Flanking

As usual, Asher is quite the roller coaster ride. I can go from very discouraged to very optimistic about his jumping within 5 minutes. With how he had been jumping I was not looking forward to this week’s league course which had SEVEN backsides – ugh. And our first run, he was just terrible, looked … Continue reading Jumping and Flanking →

11 mars 20235 min de lecture

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