Run - Jump - Herd - Heal

Too Much for One Post?

2012-02-11T10:07:00.001-05:00

When I last posted (before the acu-stoned picture), Bug had just been to PT and was not putting his full weight on his right rear. Everyone was a bit concerned and we made an appointment with the new acupuncturist who also does Reiki. Over that weekend I got some very bad personal news. By Monday morning Bug was completely lame on his right front, almost non-weight bearing. In the morning I gave

Acu-stoned

2012-02-09T18:58:00.000-05:00

Bug is seeing a new acupuncturist who does Reiki and acupuncture. He REALLY loves the Reiki. He seriously gets stoned from the combination of treatments. I have never seen anything like it, and this did not happen with his previous acupuncturist. Carol starts with Reiki and you can literally see Bug's eyes get soft. As the treatment progresses he gets glassy eyed and the acu-stoned effect occurs

Oh, Buggie Powers

2012-01-27T09:46:00.003-05:00

Bug had PT last night. I expected it to be pretty unremarkable, instead my boy was quite ouchie. Gah! His right hip, which is the one that looks better radiographically, is very tight and sore. He did not want to allow Julie R. to handle it. He is not putting his full weight on his right rear leg, even in the underwater treadmill. He was also out of alignment in the “stair” position. He does not

Sun Splash

2012-01-16T11:04:00.002-05:00

Obedience & Nosework

2012-01-16T10:56:00.000-05:00

Not much blogging going on here. We've been busy though! This weekend Irie had her second Foundation Obedience/Rally class. I am so pleased with her work ethic. She has great focus for any dog, let alone a 4.5 month old puppy. We did some "about turns" in our "choose to heel" and she seems to really understand that game. Her "about turns" were quite nice. We worked on fronts, and if I do not

Foundation Competition Obedience and Rally

2012-01-08T09:11:00.002-05:00

Yesterday Irie started a foundation competition obedience and rally class. There are two other dogs in the class and they are both fairly young, too. There is an 8 month old terrier and a 1 year old Berner. Irie was very vocal when we first got there, but she settled down fairly quickly. The first thing we worked on was heel position against a fence. Have 5 treats in your hand, click and treat

Herding, Lesson 2

2011-12-29T11:11:00.002-05:00

Yesterday Irie had her second herding lesson. Wow, what a difference a month+ makes. At her first lesson Diane said she showed sustained interest in the ducks, but she really just watched them and moved them slightly. This lesson she was VERY interested, and had a blast moving those duckies around. The first time in the pen we let her move the ducks by herself, just to see what she would do.

Liebster Award

2011-12-24T09:26:00.016-05:00

Ellen over at Pupparoos awarded us with the Liebster award. Liebster means “dearest” in German, and the award is intended to help up-and-coming blogs get the attention they deserve. As with any award, there is a bit of ceremony involved. In order to accept the award, we must do the following:1. Copy and paste the award on our blog.2. Link back to the blogger who gave us the award.3. Pick our

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-22T10:25:00.001-05:00

Holidays

2011-12-17T10:40:00.001-05:00

With the holidays we do not have class for 3 weeks!! 3 weeks - wow. That means we have loads of time for training. Puppies say - thank goodness!! Wednesday night Irie and Bug both worked on duration in their stays and finished with playing Dog Brick. I forgot to bring my Flip down so did not get to video Irie's first attempt. She found Dog Brick much more difficult than Magic (as she should).

Performance Puppy #6 and Puppy K

2011-12-12T07:11:00.000-05:00

On Thursday Irie and I had our last Performance Puppy class. SNIFF!!! This is so sad. It was an awesome class and I have loads of things to work on with Irie this winter. In our final class we worked on the It's Yer Choice recall some more - with classmates as partners. This meant our puppies needed to be quietly chilling in their crates while we worked with our classmate and their dog. I was

Performance Puppy #5 and Puppy K

2011-12-07T14:57:00.006-05:00

I have been really busy and missed blogging about Performance Puppy #5 and Puppy K this week. In Performance Puppy # 5 we started class by working on our nose target. Irie’s nose target has been weak to date. She mostly sniffs the lid, doesn’t actually hit it. Kathleen said the way she taught her girls a really strong nose target was to hold the clicker on the back side of the lid. This way every

Ticks

2011-12-07T09:56:00.000-05:00