Okay, I’m getting twitchy. June 2002 – While we’re away for the weekend, Dante does not eat his dinner one night. The petsitter does not know him well enough to know that anything other than… 

Okay, I think we’ve finally come across a real fear period. Today was the first day I saw real evidence of teething, and I know some pups can get weirded out during teething. Tonight Laev… 

Laev is an enthusiastic tracker. Very enthusiastic. And pretty talented, for a 13-week-old pup. She had a little trouble with a 45-degree crosswind this morning, but other than that, she’s generally right in the footsteps.… 

Sorry for the erratic posting; I have been having a truly terrible time getting online, and I’m averaging about once a week of connection. Not good! Anyway, Laev isn’t learning anything dramatically new except for… 

Today’s post is about misplacing dogs. It doesn’t matter how well a dog is trained, stuff happens. At nearly 4 this morning, Shakespeare poked me with his nose, indicating that he needed to go out.… 

I’m way, way behind on updating. Maybe if I’d had internet access….. Dern phone company delayed hooking up the new account for over a month, and I steal bandwidth from public networks and friends. Anyway….… 

Laev was complimented on her conformation and stable personality as she took shots with little notice. She did pee on the floor, but we’d all confused the fussy insistance at the door with a fussy… 

Okay, Laev’s finally starting to get the “down” verbal cue. I wish I could say what great technique I’d used to make it click for her, but frankly I have no clue. 🙂 I think… 

I haven’t done any preparatory work for agility yet, except inadvertently leaving a tunnel once where Laev could find it and amuse herself by hiding and playing in it. But this evening I introduced Laev…