Dog Training….Unraveled
Found these today in this website dedicated to Goldens, some pretty cool frisbee Border Collies. This looks like so much fun, I especially love the second video where the dog catches two frisbees from the same throw - just watch it.
I see many more frisbees in Karma’s future….
Posted on September 26th, 2007 by michelle
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At dog training this weekend a 5 month old pup decided it was much more important to romp around, poo, and act silly that to actually come back to his mommy. His mom called him, went and got him, and carried him back to training. Held him on his back like a baby and made […]
Posted on September 19th, 2007 by michelle
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Dyson came to live here quite by accident. How do you accidentally become the owner of 100lbs of black lab you say? Let me tell you.
I was looking for a small fluffy dog for a client of mine, and was surfing the Petfinder site, and local rescues and animal shelters. Literally scrolling through dogs upon […]
Posted on September 18th, 2007 by michelle
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Summer’s relentless heat is finally easing, and today we felt the first of the crisp, cool autumn breezes coming off the ocean. This is my favorite time of year. In other parts of the country, the leaves are changing colors and people are enjoying the summer’s last hurrah before tucking in for winter. Here in […]
Posted on September 17th, 2007 by michelle
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If you’ve ever lived with lots of animals, you’ll know that every morning is a flurry of excitement and wonder. The pets - “oh boy, the sun is up AGAIN!! we are going to eat breakfast AGAIN!! YAY!! wake her up - let’s get going, so many things to DO!!!””
And you wonder “What exciting things […]
Posted on September 17th, 2007 by michelle
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My very favorite and most memorable conversation involving dogs happened over 10 years ago while volunteering at a little animal shelter out in the Nevada desert. I was helping to train dogs that were available for adoption, cleaning kennels, playing with kitty cats, and answering phones. I got a phone call from a concerned owner […]
Posted on September 16th, 2007 by michelle
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We went to our first flyball competition this weekend. We’ve watched many times, but running a dog and being on a team is much different. Josh ran his girl Karma, I learned how to line judge and box judge. Saw some amazing dogs - unbelievably fast. Of course, the lovely Karma is right up there […]
Posted on September 10th, 2007 by michelle
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Meet Dash, the lucky kitty that Dyson rescued!! We couldn’t talk either one of them into posing for a picture together, so this will have to do! At last update, Dash was sleeping off the effects of a three day adventure, but otherwise doing well and happy to be home.
The full story of this adventure […]
Posted on September 7th, 2007 by michelle
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Someone recently asked a question about working with a high energy dog on coming when she is called at the dog park - here is my reply:
There are lots of things you can do with this. My special children all go 100 miles an hour all the time, so I practice, practice, practice. There is […]
Posted on September 7th, 2007 by michelle
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Seriously, this dog rocks. I know, I know, everyone thinks their dog is the most brilliant thing ever - but my dog just TRACKED DOWN A LOST CAT!! On purpose! Because I asked him to!!!
So I get this phone call this morning from a dog training friend of mine saying that she sent me an […]
Posted on September 5th, 2007 by michelle
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