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Mesa & I have started working the ducks again. As I probably pointed out sometime before, my yard is not appropriate for dog-breaking ducks or duck-breaking a dog. The open part -not garden, patio, or side yard is roughly 42′ x 20′- too small for an inexperienced dog to stay far enough off them and just [...] This morning I only have 3 dogs following me room to room. Because late last night Mesa, Elli, & I got back from a week at Larry Painter’s Cowcamp. Elli was experiencing travel, meeting people and stock, hanging out: Mesa was there to work: There weren’t many people at this first Cowcamp of the year. In fact, this [...] I play lots of retrieving games to encourage the dogs’ desire to retrieve. Mesa was a born retriever, but I taught her to retrieve what I point to…very useful when my back goes out! Joe was a complete non-retriever and it’s been a long haul to instill his desire. To keep it high, I almost never [...] This weekend was our training club’s June AKC trial. Mesa was entered in Open A (in open the “A” means the dog has no open title yet) and Joe was entered in Novice B (in novice the “B” means it’s not my first obedience dog). Open level exercises are: I can’t upload pictures here right now. Here’s a few pictures of : Mesa doing Open obedience a couple weeks ago. I love the goofy expression in the stay photo, that’s her waiting for the drop [...] for a quick weekend summary…. Mesa, Joe, and I entered our local RCCU APDT Rally trial this weekend. This is Mesa’s last blowout and the last rally trial for many months for the rest of us. Joe and Kaia will both do rally next year and maybe later this fall. But Mesa is officially retiring from Rally [...] This weekend, Joe, Mesa & I went to an APDT rally trial in northern IL. It was a one day trial, although this year I am making a practice of only attending one day of out-of-town trials. I don’t need to spend the money on motels. Motels are only for really special events this year. It [...] We haven’t been herding. The fall is a crazy time for my family. The college soccer season leaves me a nearly single parent for two months. I’m working. The kid’s homeschooling season fires up. I haven’t had the time or car to drive to sheep. Mesa is feeling the hurt. It’s amazing how much it affects [...] This weekend was our local bi-annual APDT rally trial. I entered all three dogs this time with certain specific goals. I figured I might as well get it over with here because I’m certainly not traveling with three dogs! I’m not sure what I will do about Kaia and Joe’s rally future. I will definitely work [...] We started our trip by leaving 3 hours late. |
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