Today we switched to the other side of the poles from yesterday, mostly to orient her away from a tunnel that she actually ignored yesterday. I’ll move the weaves for our next session. We should move them regularly. The video shows today’s effort and progress. Joon’s goal was to enter between the first and second poles (second pole invisible at this camera angle), and to throw the toy only when she passed between the two poles. My tasks were to
Read moreIt’s been a long time, but I have an opportunity to work with this girl. Ken took the two young ‘uns (Genie and Zip) on a road trip for a week or so, and it’s my assignment to teach Joon to weave. I’ve chosen to teach her using the 2 x 2 method, since it doesn’t require another person to start the dog, and I’ve had a pretty good success rate with it. Today was step #1. Lately, Karen Stinnett
Read moreI’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Boston terriers. I had one when I was a senior in high school, dear Bridget, and scamp that I was I went off away from home and left her with my mother, who had no admiration for the dog. She ended up going back to the breeder. I try to be a better caretaker these days. Anyway, I admire these dogs. This one was pretty bold, and even though it
Read moreI took a lot of photos while at K9 Athletes. My first batch had some lovely shots in them but I neglected to check the light and they were really overexposed. Kicking self. However, here’s a cropped shot, from that group, of a Boston terrier that I think is pretty cool.
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