The Blog
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We had even more snow overnight. The opportunites for good snow photos come along so rarely, we had to take the opportunity. Dylan looks brooding and gorgeous. This look was spoiled when he fell off the wall 2 seconds later.…
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Obligatory Snow Post
Dylan hasn’t really seen snow before. The above pretty much sums up his reaction. Kim has seen snow before and knows it’s awesome. Mollie likes the snow and all, but she still has to look for balls. Golf balls, tennis…
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Wave
Dylan learnt “Wave” today, which is very cute. I haven’t done much on new tricks recently but this was really easy to shape as he already knows “paw”. Kim is a bit too exuberant and just throws all her paws…
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Tagged!
Well, I was tagged by summerick, I’m not sure whether to thank her or not! The instructions were … Open a document or file folder Click on the fifth folder and then the fifth photo Post the photo and describe…
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Boxes & FlickFlacks
Both Kim and Dylan were ridiculously excited to be at training this week. And I was a very good person and made myself do the 2 things I don’t really like doing, boxes and flickflacks (or snakes, serpentines, flapjacks, whatever…
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Quiet Weeks
It’s been a quiet week for the gang. Kim had a vet check on Tuesday, for two very specific reasons. The good news is that her heart murmur hasn’t deteriorated at all, and our vet thinks the best thing for…
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Training Day
Dylan and I went on his first training day this weekend. I learnt a lot, Dylan focussed for almost the whole session, and we both got a lot out of what we did. Dyl was occasionally lacking in motivation but…
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Dog Food: Oscars, CSJ, Burns and Dylan's Awkwardness
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We’ve been looking to switch the girls’ food for ages, and now seemed as good a time as any. Like most pet owners, we started out with various rubbish dog foods. We tried one “expensive” brand once and it played…
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Timing Notes (again)
I did this in September after reviewing my summer season videos, and since I actually managed to remember to take my camera to training (plus a few clips from EMDAC in November/January) I now have a new set of data.…
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EMDAC (50th Show)
This was EMDAC’s 50th show, and it ran as smoothly as most of their shows do. Three rings, started just after 8:30 and finished just before 5pm (although we didn’t leave until 5:30 for reasons I will explain later!). Each…