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A Beautiful Trial
Middle of November and it’s still consistently in the 60s – I’m pretty sure we’ve never had a Fall like this since I moved to Oregon … 23 years ago? It’s getting colder at night, but the days remain beautiful and mild. It really is lovely, but a little unsettling and kind of unreal. We … Continue reading A Beautiful Trial →
Topon Tarosuyo
19 nov. 20184 min de lecture
An Obedient Dog
Super proud of the baby, Navarre held it together for the obedience fun match over the weekend. I really expected him to be distracted and unimpressed, but he was trying super hard and actually seemed to be having a good time. Maybe not ‘agility’ good time, but still. If he keeps just being able to … Continue reading An Obedient Dog →
Topon Tarosuyo
13 nov. 20186 min de lecture
A Perfect Fall?
Good lord this has been one very dry, very warm Fall. I just can’t believe it’s November! This week it was perfect, crisp mornings up to mid-50s during the day – partly cloudy with just amazing sunsets. The light is just beautiful, the trees so beautiful, the sky so beautiful – I really do love … Continue reading A Perfect Fall? →
Topon Tarosuyo
10 nov. 20186 min de lecture
Herding and Puppies
We had some unexpectedly lovely weather over the weekend, and I had a chance to work the boys on sheep multiple times and multiple days – which pretty much never happens. That really does help though! Our new sheep, while adorable and so much safer and less painful than our other ladies, have their own … Continue reading Herding and Puppies →
Topon Tarosuyo
2 nov. 20187 min de lecture
The Future is Here?
I took the plunge and ordered a robot vacuum. I hope the technology is finally worth it. I really do have the perfect house for one, one story, nothing that needs to be blocked off, mostly just wide open – I don’t like clutter. Ideally it would run while I was gone and every day … Continue reading The Future is Here? →
Topon Tarosuyo
27 oct. 20184 min de lecture
The Trial that Wasn’t
We ended up scratching our last trial of the month. I had traded this trial for our Friday hike this week, and it was a mistake. We ended up getting there and the courses were not fun and the spacing was super tight. We ran one course where I was already unhappy and negative, and, … Continue reading The Trial that Wasn’t →
Topon Tarosuyo
23 oct. 20184 min de lecture
Change
One of the first trials I ever went to was the Black CAT trial in 2001 or 2002 which had the Northwest Cup competition – Fenwick won the Novice Cup! I had no idea what was going on at the time, but it was fun to come home with a big glass engraved trophy. Back … Continue reading Change →
Topon Tarosuyo
17 oct. 20185 min de lecture
I’m in Love with Fall
It’s crazy how much the summer drains me – and when Fall returns it’s like I have my life back. I can take the dogs out any time of day, I actually enjoy going outside, I have energy to train and suddenly RUNNING agility is actually fun again. I just love Fall so much (and … Continue reading I’m in Love with Fall →
Topon Tarosuyo
8 oct. 20189 min de lecture
High in Trial Haku!
Super proud of Haku, Carol took him up to Washington for his second herding trial – with a much more ambitious entry than our first attempt. A three day trial and he was running in both Started B (2 runs) and Intermediate A (three runs). Day one he just had the intermediate arena run – … Continue reading High in Trial Haku! →
Topon Tarosuyo
2 oct. 20186 min de lecture
Time to Go
Figgy had been doing pretty well, not the easiest puppy, but nothing outrageous. In fact, her breeder was up visiting just a few weeks ago, everything was fine. The plan was to keep her for a few more months, maybe do some agility foundation with her. She was finally getting food motivated, so we were … Continue reading Time to Go →
Topon Tarosuyo
25 sept. 20184 min de lecture
Agility!
Fun to get back to agility last weekend! Bright had her 16 inch Performance debut and that was just fun. Lower jumps = faster dog (and happier dog!), which always makes things more exciting. She did great, including breaking her startline on her standard run and running to her leash mid-course. It’s funny the things … Continue reading Agility! →
Topon Tarosuyo
23 sept. 20189 min de lecture
Collar Graduation
Figgy has pretty much outgrown her puppy collar at this point, so I had to make the decision to either buy her a new one, or see if she’s ready for the collar-free lifestyle. The fact that I feel she’s ready means that I think she’s grown up enough to make some good decisions. Doesn’t … Continue reading Collar Graduation →
Topon Tarosuyo
12 sept. 20185 min de lecture
Ready to Launch
The actual ‘summer’ part of Summer went by surprisingly fast this year. I had many plans and things I wanted to get done, but somehow here it is September and I’m scrabbling to get it all finished. Very much enjoyed my summer trick classes, and it was nice to take a break from agility for … Continue reading Ready to Launch →
Topon Tarosuyo
2 sept. 20189 min de lecture
Haku the REAL Herding Dog
Haku’s herding debut weekend went well … for the most part. The herding portion, anyway. It actually went suspiciously well, when I saw the video of their first run I was like … WTF, who is this dog? This was most definitely NOT the dog that had shown up to practice with Carol. It wasn’t … Continue reading Haku the REAL Herding Dog →
Topon Tarosuyo
28 août 20184 min de lecture
Not About a Puppy!
In non-puppy related news, I’m on break from teaching agility at the moment, just teaching tricks classes, which is always really fun. Fun also for me, as it gives me incentive to work on new tricks with my dogs. Last week we took a look at training the dogs to paint, which threw us a … Continue reading Not About a Puppy! →
Topon Tarosuyo
25 août 20185 min de lecture
A Much Interrupted Puppy Update
Puppy is growing up so fast! She didn’t stay cute for long, that’s for sure. Well, all puppies are still cute, but some get awkward real fast, and Figgy is one. Not one of those that grows even either, right now she’s ridiculously butt high and all over the place. I imagine it’s going to … Continue reading A Much Interrupted Puppy Update →
Topon Tarosuyo
25 août 20186 min de lecture
Vaccine Rant
I’ve had bad luck with vets recently, and bad luck with vaccinations. I’m not anti-vaccination, but any time you’re adding something to the body there are consequences, so I’m cautious. It does seem like there are just two sides to the story, with one side being, ‘VACCINES ARE POISON THAT CAUSE AUTISM’ and the other … Continue reading Vaccine Rant →
Topon Tarosuyo
13 août 20187 min de lecture
A Breakthrough … Maybe?
We had a couple gloriously cool and cloudy days this week, and I took full advantage. There was hiking and herding and very happy dogs. If Summer were in the 70s most of the time I wouldn’t resent it so much. Those days are over, however – nothing but hot in the forecast again. Alas. … Continue reading A Breakthrough … Maybe? →
Topon Tarosuyo
6 août 20186 min de lecture
3 Months!
Wow, what a summer – all this record breaking heat is getting old fast. Newest record broken, longest streak of 90+ days in a row in July, 10, in fact. Which is hard on the dogs, it’s too hot to take them out even later at night, it’s still 90 degrees! Puppies need action though, … Continue reading 3 Months! →
Topon Tarosuyo
2 août 20184 min de lecture
Looking for Puzzle Pieces
Every dog is a puzzle, and sometimes it takes a while to see how it all fits together. But that’s part of the fun of dogs, though it can be rough sometimes along the way. Continuing to puzzle through Fig, we’ve done some more experiments the last few days. First we’ve been working on training … Continue reading Looking for Puzzle Pieces →
Topon Tarosuyo
26 juil. 20184 min de lecture
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