When I look at my dogs I can only see greatness.
--Susan Garrett
Mesa
updated 9-21-09
Joe
updated 6-13-10
Elli
updated 6-21-10
Tess
updated 6-21-10
sat ci sat bene
(it is done quickly enough if it is done well)
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July 26, 2010 at 11:20 am | Category: Tess, everydayNow I know what happens to an adolescent Kelpie who has had restricted exercise for 3 days. I will spare you the gory details, but barking figures prominently. I think I still have a husband…hmmm. I also unequivocally found that mental stimulation is no substitute for a good run.
I (not by choice) haven’t taken any [...]
July 23, 2010 at 11:51 am | Category: everydayPoor Elli. Joe seems to have gotten a lot more heat tolerant with maturity. But poor Elli is panting heaviliy. She has her own dedicated fan. That doesn’t stop her from periodically romping and going stir-crazy from laying about.
Mesa is FINALLY blowing her coat. All these long months she’s been carrying this weird heavy fine coat [...]
June 28, 2010 at 9:05 am | Category: Tess, everydayI have this hypothesis I’ve been experimenting with…
I think part of a dog’s brain is in their tongue. So, if they are really smart, they have a bigger tongue (like Elli the Anteater). When they get hot, they start to pant and that part of their brain gets separated from the core. Then they can’t think [...]
June 21, 2010 at 9:59 am | Category: everydayParents have been known to toss in a DVD when they need to occupy a child for a time. Likewise, puppy owners are well advised to toss up a plastic water bottle when it’s storming out during [...]
June 21, 2010 at 9:35 am | Category: everydayWhich one was found in the back yard playing with a Kelpie? [...]
June 18, 2010 at 2:50 pm | Category: everyday
June 18, 2010 at 1:18 pm | Category: everyday, experiencesHey! It’s time for my monthly blog update:
I spent Monday and Tuesday last week at an excellent Herbel clinic hosted by Mary Lou Hayden. I worked Mesa at the clinic proper. Really nice people to hang out with, some really good larnin’, and a lot of confidence gained. The really amazing part was the private lessons [...]
April 21, 2010 at 8:36 am | Category: elli, everydaySomeone PLEASE tell me what my pup has against the poor hibiscus near the back door?
None of the dogs has ever shown an interest in it. Youngest chose and planted it as a preschooler so it’s kind of dear to me. Elli just can’t leave the damned thing alone. She’s digging up the roots! BIG [...]
April 1, 2010 at 12:20 pm | Category: everydayThere are a couple pictures each of three more of [...]
March 13, 2010 at 11:52 am | Category: everydayHere’s some video of Elli’s brother, Mac/Tuff, and his first time on sheep. Elli has been on sheep once too, but…no video. [...]
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The first step in teaching any dog anything is for the trainer to decide that it is possible.
--Patricia Gail Burnham
Your training attitude should always be, 'it's you and me, dog, against the world.'
--Dana Mackenzie
RDB Events July 18 - CDSP Seminar @ TCKC
Aug 1 - SG's Recall e-course
Aug 8 - Daughter leaves for a year in Veracruz
August 27 - My birthday
August 28 - Brother's family coming to visit from CA I offer for your consideration this simple rule: If at any time in your training you must resort to force of any kind to achieve the behavior you want, you -and not the dog!- are doing something wrong. ... Take a break, sit down, and figure it out...
--Morgan Spector
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