Personal Reviews

  • Dylan,  Kim,  Mollie,  Personal Reviews,  Rio

    2012 Review

    I didn’t have any goals for 2012, but it was an interesting year. It was not a subtle year, or a kind year, or a gentle year. I want a lot of things for 2013, but I hope they all…

  • Dylan,  Personal Reviews

    2010 Review: Dylan

    Our 2010 goals. Dylan to win out of Primary Agility and Jumping Dylan to win out of Grade 3 Dylan to get his 10,000pts (Silver Award) in BFA flyball Dylan to get his Agility Warrant (Silver) award Dylan to get…

  • Dylan,  Kim,  Personal Reviews

    Reflection, Patience, 2010

    I read back a lot of my blog from earlier in the year to write the dog’s 2010 reviews. It does make me smile quite a lot, sometimes. With hindsight, I shouldn’t have been so impatient with Dylan and I’s…

  • Kim,  Personal Reviews

    2010 Review: Kim

    [singlepic id=74 w=320 h=240 float=none] My one, lonely, goal for 2010: Kim to get her 20,000pts (Ice Blue Moon Award) in BFA Flyball I was perfectly aware that wouldn’t happen! We’re making good progress though, Kim has got her FD-Gold…

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    How to Make Homemade Jump Bumps

    Having watched Susan Salo’s Foundation Jumping video, and various other videos, and read several more books, I decided we needed some Jump Bumps (also known as Stride Regulators) for our puppy class at agility. I ideally wanted 8 Jump Bumps,…

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    Crufts 2010

    I don’t even know where to start! I’d always said I’d love to do the whole four days and it was definitely worth it, but I’m not sure I could do it again for at least another 5 years! Got…

  • Dylan,  Flyball,  Kim,  Mollie,  Personal Reviews

    Gap Farm Flyball

    The All-New Singing-Dancing Matting: Was good. It’s like yoga matting, kind of. Very grippy, no slipping, very nice. My only complaint was that I’m not sure it works all that well on sand/equestrian surface. It was very “dead”; there was…

  • Dylan,  Personal Reviews

    Dylan's 2009 Review

    Our 2009 goals, which I thought were way optimistic at the time. Dylan to win out of Grade 3 (on points or wins) Dylan to win out of Introductory (Jumping and Agility) Dylan to gain his 3000 points (Flyball Dog…

  • Kim,  Personal Reviews

    2009 Review: Kim

    My goals for 2009 with Kim were: Kim to win out of Grade 4 (not on points) Kim to get her Agility Warrant Silver award Kim to win out of either Novice Jumping or Novice Agility under the BAA Kim…

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    Pentax K-x: One Week Later

    Still in love. All these shots are from the big 55-300mm lens on Sunday, I haven’t quite got the hang of that one yet! Also been playing with shutter speeds, these were taken with the standard 18-55mm. I haven’t quite…