I had a rough afternoon, thinking about Shakespeare’s future as a performance dog. (More on that later, when I get my head sorted out.) It was relieved by working Laev on Armin Winkler for the… 

Those are tracking exercises for Laev, not the marks Laev leaves on the floor. I carefully prepared for Laev’s first puppy track, only to have her attack the flag. See the relevant post. This morning,… 

I am very grumpy at the moment, as I just discovered that the person I asked to videotape our work with Armin Winkler today never hit the record button. C’mon! It’s even big and red!… 

She’s now offering sits when she wants something! This beats mugging, jumping and biting by a mile. Yippee! Trying the hand signals for the first time from another person today was rough. But we managed,… 

She’s now offering sits when she wants something! This beats mugging, jumping and biting by a mile. Yippee! Trying the hand signals for the first time from another person today was rough. But we managed,… 

I’m getting a lot of anonymous comments — which is fine, except that some of them ask questions and I can’t respond without a point of origin! But here’s a basic review: Laev was born… 

Forgive me for being a bit snarky, but it’s been a bad ear day, so to speak. I was approached so many times today with, “What a cute puppy…. Oh, she has a tail. Hm.… 

I’m starting to get to know this little monster! “Moaning” upon awakening means she’s awake, but about to go back to sleep, so getting her up and taking her out to urinate is not necessary.… 

Laevatein is asleep in her crate. Her head is in her snap-on food dish. Most telling, there was no screaming when she went into her crate, only a little whining. Does that suggest the day… 

Remind me never to do this again. We left home today to head to Purina Farms for the UDC Nationals. Laev was in her ex pen for a couple of hours prior to departure, during…