Author Archives: annieriecken

Thanks readers!

Posted on August 16, 2013 by annieriecken

I was just checking this blog’s stats, and there are seventy-one folks following the blog. That is a greater number of people than is in my immediate friends and family, so I’m guessing that some people who don’t know me, … Continue reading →

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AKC in Vermont – Time to Beat

Posted on August 14, 2013 by annieriecken

The weekend after my fall, we went to Shelburne, Vermont for an AKC trial. My classmate Alice had told me how nice a facility it was, and how much fun she had there, so I decided to go. The trial … Continue reading →

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This is a test

Posted on August 13, 2013 by annieriecken

Chico at class on Monday, August 12. This picture was taken with a Nexus 7, and I want to see what it’s like to make a blog post using the device. Thank you for your attention.

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USDAA gamblers, July 19

Posted on August 12, 2013 by annieriecken

Note: I seem not to have scheduled this to post, you ought to have seen it before you saw me fall. In the middle of last month, Chico and I went to All Dogs Gym, in Manchester, NH, for a … Continue reading →

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Fantastic walk with other dogs . . .

Posted on August 10, 2013 by annieriecken

and I lost the pictures, learning to use my new camera. Sigh. So, if I’m able, I will paint a picture with words. Back up the hill, behind my house, are two dwellings that are only used in the summer. … Continue reading →

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USDAA, Standard, Juy 19

Posted on August 10, 2013 by annieriecken

Feeling confident after our qualifying run, we headed into the Standard class. Things didn’t go quite as well. I’m still not quite sure what caused me to take such a tumble, I was running as hard as I could and … Continue reading →

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Chico ignores the weed wacker

Posted on August 1, 2013 by annieriecken

OK, this is pretty boring video, but it shows how far Chico has come. Ben Cook is about 150 feet away from the house, running a high-power weed wacker, and Chico is able to ignore it. The old Chico, the … Continue reading →

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A little video from this weekend’s trial

Posted on July 29, 2013 by annieriecken

Chico and I went to Shelburne, Vermont for an AKC agility trial organized by the Green Mountain Golden Retriever Club. We had lots of fun, we had good runs, but we didn’t get Q’s. After my Standard run on Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Chico has an admirer

Posted on July 20, 2013 by annieriecken

The other day Chico and I made a whirlwind trip to my cousin Eva’s to meet my new baby cousin Alexa who was in town with family from California. It really was quick, only eighteen hours there, but so rewarding. … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion and Emily the Pitbull

Posted on July 12, 2013 by annieriecken

Originally posted on Science and Dogs:
Flight or Fight chart Understanding animal behavior often requires knowledge of physiology. Without an adequate knowledge of involved processes, less informed dog trainers resort to story-telling involving “energies”, “magnetism” and “submissiveness”. Case in point,…

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