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Finishing things up tonight to be ready for the new arrival tomorrow. My very much NOT TINY puppy – good lord, Asher already weighs 13lbs! Yes, my little fatty is now the biggest in the litter. Hmph. It doesn’t necessarily mean anything, I already knew these were not going to be tiny dogs – I … Continue reading 3 … 2 … 1 … →
Topon Tarosuyo
8 juin 20195 min de lecture
Impending Adjustments
Such a beautiful spring hike we had this week, I really love this time of year – it’s just magical. Also been doing a lot of appreciating the easy and comfortable relationship I have with my crew. The life we’ve built in our new home we’ve done together. It was such a big change to … Continue reading Impending Adjustments →
Topon Tarosuyo
2 juin 20196 min de lecture
Haku Herds Again
Haku is off with Carol for another AKC herding trial this weekend. Hopefully they’ll have a lot of fun. I was really pleased with Haku in practice this week, for me, at least, he’s getting so easy to work with. He is SUCH a good boy and tries so very hard. He works best with … Continue reading Haku Herds Again →
Topon Tarosuyo
27 mai 20198 min de lecture
Say Hello to Asher
Okay, it’s official – as much as I tried to be logical and objective, puppy “Hawk” has just felt like my puppy from the moment he plopped on the ground being born (Dove was standing up when he was born, I figured if he turned out a little ‘special’ I would know why …). My … Continue reading Say Hello to Asher →
Topon Tarosuyo
27 mai 20196 min de lecture
Fido’s
Got a chance to go check out Fido’s Farm with Maddy. Other than Scio, the next closest location for herding trials. I wanted to check it out, figure out where everything was, how it worked and for Haku to get a chance to work in the field and to see where the sheep were set. … Continue reading Fido’s →
Topon Tarosuyo
21 mai 20195 min de lecture
24C Experiment
Ah, that weird pre-Summer we always have in May where we suddenly go from 50-60 to up to 90 degrees with no chance to acclimate (and then back down again!). I had entered the trial this weekend assuming it would be nice moderate spring weather – ha! It’s funny how I ALWAYS seem to trial … Continue reading 24C Experiment →
Topon Tarosuyo
13 mai 20196 min de lecture
Shedders
We shedded! We did three sheds with a group of about 9 sheep out in Ian’s field. We weren’t focused on the actual shedding part, but looking at spreading out sheep, making holes and keeping Haku’s flanks and position correct without and creeping in. But he made such nice holes I went ahead and called … Continue reading Shedders →
Topon Tarosuyo
6 mai 20195 min de lecture
Obedient Navarre
Navarre’s big obedience debut! Haku and London both had their AKC obedience debuts at the big SDTC trial, and now Navarre as well. And all three dogs got their CDs at this trial too! It’s such a nicely run event, they make it feel very special – and ever so close to my house! I’m … Continue reading Obedient Navarre →
Topon Tarosuyo
28 avr. 20196 min de lecture
An Agility Trial!
It wasn’t really intentional to have this long of break from agility trials, but there were a lot of things that sort of made our trialing break longer than intended. Still, six months later, we returned! I wasn’t expecting much, and I’m always a little thrown by running courses by other people, which I just … Continue reading An Agility Trial! →
Topon Tarosuyo
28 avr. 20194 min de lecture
Shedding
Dove puppies are a week old! Everything continues to go really smoothly, they’re growing like … well, little potatoes. So they’re now BIGGER potatoes, and less dramatic than they were last week. Admittedly, they had a lot going on, what with being born and everything. Now they’re pretty content and trusting, Dove has been keeping … Continue reading Shedding →
Topon Tarosuyo
20 avr. 20194 min de lecture
Puppies!
Dove’s puppies were born! A couple days early, but apparently right on time. Dove was a total natural, no worries at all, took care of all the pups like a professional and has been a great mom. I love it when things go smoothly! This was Heidi’s first litter, and other than the unexpectedly early … Continue reading Puppies! →
Topon Tarosuyo
15 avr. 20195 min de lecture
A Herding Road Trip
I find it so amusing that I’ve had such incredibly good luck with weather and herding … until this week. And I’m talking for like over a year I kept missing the really hot or the really cold or the really rainy. My least favorite weather is heavy rain with wind – so unpleasant, and … Continue reading A Herding Road Trip →
Topon Tarosuyo
9 avr. 20197 min de lecture
Countdown
2019 sure has gone by fast, can’t believe it’s April already! Herding vacation is this weekend, which has become All About Navarre and is kind of our herding finale before moving on to other things. We will continue to herd, and both Haku and Navarre will still get to play regularly – but with Haku’s … Continue reading Countdown →
Topon Tarosuyo
4 avr. 20193 min de lecture
All About Navarre
Discouraged about Haku, he continued to be off after last Sunday, same issue. It’s hard to know how to proceed, though I’m certainly glad we did do a full workup to know there isn’t anything more serious going on. Short term, we have a couple events coming up he will (hopefully) be doing, which is … Continue reading All About Navarre →
Topon Tarosuyo
30 mars 20198 min de lecture
A New Hope
Haku got to herd again! OMG, it’s SO RELAXING, I have missed him so much. Oh yeah, herding is actually FUN, it’s so frustrating with Navarre sometimes I had literally forgotten why I found it enjoyable. Haku brought it all back, we are out there together and that makes all the difference in the world. … Continue reading A New Hope →
Topon Tarosuyo
25 mars 20199 min de lecture
A New Plan
Never would I have guessed that Navarre would eventually become my ‘class dog’. He regularly runs every week with handlers of every level from absolute beginner to advanced and is totally focused and connected with them – and happy no matter how it goes. He tries his very best, he saves butts, he always makes … Continue reading A New Plan →
Topon Tarosuyo
23 mars 201910 min de lecture
Ramping Up
Haku had his vet appointment today at the vet clinic my rehab vet also works at, and she got me a very good deal on basically full body x-rays. The good news, no sign of osteosarcoma and really, other than his wrists, pretty much normal arthritic progression for an almost 10 year old border collie … Continue reading Ramping Up →
Topon Tarosuyo
12 mars 20195 min de lecture
Accident Prone
You get to learn about the mysterious world of sheep when you do herding. Well, I’m learning more than I knew – which was about nothing. I now know that when sheep are sheared they’re much more difficult to work with. Apparently they feel much more vulnerable, and especially since these are all rams, they … Continue reading Accident Prone →
Topon Tarosuyo
9 mars 20194 min de lecture
Hey, Look, Winter!
I don’t think I should be allowed to work Navarre on sheep without supervision. We went out and practiced at Molalla last weekend and, OMG, just so much not getting anything done. Still, while we couldn’t seem to do a damn thing on my homework list, somehow Navarre has managed to become a useful herding … Continue reading Hey, Look, Winter! →
Topon Tarosuyo
6 mars 20197 min de lecture
Back Up Dancer
We had our first herding injury, not to Navarre or me, but to a sheep. I’m not sure when it happened, but a sheep broke its leg – I assume when Navarre was bringing them out of the trees. Navarre wasn’t doing anything inappropriate or dangerous, but it happened none-the-less, and it makes me very … Continue reading Back Up Dancer →
Topon Tarosuyo
24 févr. 20197 min de lecture
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