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Masters/P3 Jumpers course
This afternoon Chico and I had our first crack at a top level USDAA Jumpers course. And if I do say so myself, we did great. The course map looked sort of icky, so I decided to just walk it … Continue reading
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Is it all positive reinforcement?
People say I have worked wonders with Chico, that’s very nice of them. He is a very different guy than when he came to live with me, and I did it with a lot of help and positive reinforcement techniques. … Continue reading
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Sunday Jumpers run
So, a couple parts of this are a hot mess, as they say, but there’s also some amazing, good, stuff happening in this run. First of all, when I get to the start line, I got no dog*. I had … Continue reading
Sunday, Standard run
This is actually very nice, everything except the weave poles (I feel like I have said that so many times). Happy connected dog on the start line; the handler (oh, that’s me) does a good job of calling obstacles well … Continue reading
Saturday’s Standard run
I have these videos, it helps me to watch them so I can describe what happened to us to you – the reader. That seems to help me process the run, at least seeing the errors it is too late … Continue reading
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Hunting season is till open
Yesterday Chico and I stopped on the way home from Conway to walk on the road that leads to the parking for Heron Pond. It’s a half mile long, rolling, sanded and plowed road that gets little use. I didn’t … Continue reading
Qualifying run
If you have the patience and curiosity, you can spend about one minute watching our qualifying run from Saturday. Not blazing fast, but good communication between us and a happy dog. That’s perfect.
New, seasonally appropriate, toy
I fell for a stuffed Santa at TJ Maxx the other day. Each leg and arm is actually the same soft rope, so there is some great tugging to be had. It’s tiring.
A goal achieved
Yesterday at an Agility Club of New Hampshire trial at American K9 Country, Chico and I had our first qualifying run at the Masters level in AKC agility. It was a jumpers course, first thing in the morning. I had … Continue reading
Glop
This weeks weather – rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain, in rotation – left my front walk a mess. I’m hoping that the predicted next few days of above freezing weather will help things dry up, melt, and generally go … Continue reading
Can I Bring the Dog? 