I was too busy and then too tired to post, so here’s a recap…. Friday was another conformation day for us (I didn’t have a dog ready for Obedience). This time Laev took third in… 

The UDC Temperament Test is not designed to give a complete picture of the dog, but it’s intended to demonstrate whether or not a dog behaves like a Doberman. The test has several forms, depending… 

Okay, today was just not what I expected. Today was Laev’s first conformation show — and Shakespeare’s, too, actually. I entered pretty much just for fun, to support the club, and so that I could… 

Huzzah! They both passed! Waah! My video camera and my computer are not talking. I have to wait until I get home before I can post the video. /sigh/ But I am terribly proud of… 

Well, here we are at scenic Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri, for the 2006 United Doberman Club Nationals. The UDC is a working-oriented breed club, not affilitated with the AKC but with the AWDF.… 

Well, no, it didn’t last. It was a great week, though.

These are a couple of shots from Saturday, April 1. Laev sure does love her bitework…. This isn’t from more formal training, but just Laev’s first picture of a temperament test. We didn’t actually recreate… 

So Laev and I are running off the protection field, a sleeve clutched proudly in Laev’s mouth. About halfway back to the distant car (Schutzhund is good for my waistline), Laev steps on the dangling… 

I’d love to post today about how well Laev is doing in her training, how she’s actually sitting and waiting reliably to be sent to do a hold and bark at the blind, how she’s… 

I was in the dollar store today and saw fluffy stuffed soccer balls. It was only a dollar; what could it hurt? Tonight, then, Laev was crying in her crate. Barking, really, a whiney sharp…