Laev loves tracking, but she doesn’t love 100-point tracking. Laev’s idea of tracking is to move at maximum speed over the footprints, air-scenting except where needed, and getting to the end as quickly as possible.… 

Laev’s retrieve has been a bit lackluster of late. Okay, worse than lackluster. It had been stellar, but suddenly it vanished — she would not go out at the first cue, or she would run… 

So I am rebuilding Laev’s bitework a bit. She’s doing very well in many aspects — clean hold and barks, clean fast outs, good control — but she’s working almost entirely in predatory motivation. While… 

Saturday was a busy day for us…. Laev and I got up early and went tracking with the club. For as little (bad trainer!) as we’ve been tracking lately, she did pretty okay. She’s capable… 

(This has little to do with actual training. Just so you know.) I know I have geeky friends. Heck, I am /cough/ something of a geek myself, albeit we differ in our geeky ways. I… 

As I’m about a month behind, here’s a quick update on the life and training of Laev…. UDC Nationals went well this year, despite my being distracted by show secretarial duties. Laev passed her Working… 

It was awesome. I’d always meant to videotape when I first outed Laev off a live helper, because I was pretty certain it would be a good example of how solid foundations and early installation… 

Somehow I became a 4-H leader this year. I know, I didn’t really need another project; already my family and friends are cautioning me against burnout and nervous collapse. (I tend to… overbook myself. A… 

A friend in my Schutzhund club sent this video link, of a Schutzhund club in 1936. I think it's a neat clip, because it shows a lot of things…. The obedience is less stylized here,… 

Wow. I was amazed at the number of people at ClickerExpo who asked about Laev! I even got TAGged for her blog! You guys are great. 🙂 Super-brief update, because I’ve been asked: Yes, Laev…