First Bitework is way more fun than First Heat. 🙂 Last night Laev went to Schutzhund and was WAY too distracted to work on obedience. I should have known better; we were working inside the… 

Laev is in heat. While I’m glad it held off this long, I’d rather avoid it entirely! Ah, well. Little posting lately, because I’ve been involved elsewhere. But we’re still training…. Some really nice heelwork… 

Man, nothing like a really good training conference to make one feel like a slacker. My first day at ClickerExpo, I met a 10-month spaniel puppy who knew 60 cues. Sheesh, I thought. Laev’s nearly… 

I’ve started Laev in a Beginning Agility class for dogs 6 months and up; I think she may be the youngest there. There are a lot of adolescent dogs there, and a few show dogs… 

A couple of weeks ago, Shakespeare was injured. Shakespeare and Inky were both out playing with us, when one chose to run clockwise around the house and the other chose to run counter-clockwise. They met… 

So there I was on the sidewalk, in my black vest, black leather jacket, stringy unwashed hair and muddy paw-printed jeans. I looked like someone who should be chased away from the school playground so… 

We’re building our porch now, and Laev found the spaced joists to be a puppy playground! I didn’t get a photo the first time, but here’s a shot of the re-enactment. 🙂 Crazy fearless dog!

Okay, so I’ve been slacking off. I admit it. But at least I’ve been feeling guilty about it. So this afternoon I came home and took Monster Berserker Puppy out of her kennel (the only… 

So I took the dogs to the park today to track. I laid Laev’s track first, no articles, and then I laid Shakespeare’s track, with three articles. I really want to get Laev onto articles,… 

Why, yes, she does have an enormous mouth. And she likes to stuff it. Here you see Laev with not one but two Dober-sized toys crammed into her maw. I’m not sure why she doesn’t…