Tags: Dare

• Pictures from the Weekend

  Thought I’d share some of the pictures that I took while we were in Idaho Falls for the Obedience trial. One of favorite things is to go down on the River Parkway and walk the dogs when we’re done at the trial. There are just lots and lots of great chances for pictures. Well, that is if you can keep Twist from trying to vacuum up every crumb of bread he can find along the banks where people feed the [...]

• USRVDTC Obedience Trial Day one

  Well, the conflicts between the rings for regular obedience and Rally worked out just fine. We were able to finish with Twist’s Open A obedience just in time for them to start the walk-throughs for Dare’s Rally class. Then, she was able to finish in time for us to be ready to go back in the ring for stays with Twist. Twist was qualifying today when we went in for stays. He was very distracted though so it wasn’t one [...]

• Rally Obedience and Some Catching Up

  I was going to post about what we’ve been up to, but I’m sitting here and it’s just a blur. Isn’t that silly? It’s hard to believe it’s already Aug. 1st. Our summer is fast slipping away from us. Although it’s still hot and muggy for here. These daily thunderstorms are making it just humid enough that our swamp cooler is about pointless. It’s actually cooler in the boarding kennel where I use a small air conditioner than it is [...]

• Training Challenge…Week One

  As planned we went somewhere different to train on Friday. Not part of the plan was the rain. So, Dare and Raven got to do some agility in the rain, and the good news is that none of us melted even though we got pretty wet. LOL Actually I think the dogs liked it being a little cool. Dare has been to this place before, but just as an observer when Layla was working at the agility field. Raven has [...]

• Walking With Friends

  As usual, I’m about 4 or 5 days behind in posting pictures or video. We had friends here visiting last week, and we went on a really fun walk on Sat., but I’m just getting around to posting now. We didn’t go as far across the country or anything, just up the mountains nearby. That’s probably good though, because we didn’t find ourselves needing any Chicago auto repair for this trip. Here is a picture of Layla, Dare and Maizey [...]

• Glamour Shots

  I haven’t been posting as much about Dare on Resqtails since I started her a blog of her own, but I just couldn’t resist posting these photos. I wanted to get pictures of her at a year old, and so we went to a friend that does awesome photography. His name is Keith and you can see some of his other work by visiting Utah Dog Blog He shoots at a lot of the agility trials as well as doing [...]

• Carnivals, Parks, Puppy Play Day and Some Distance Training Too

  Talk about a grab bag of stuff today. LOL First, I got a call from a friend that is trying to get her puppies out and about to as many new places as she can. She heard there was a carnival in town and thought it would be a new experience for the puppies. So, I drove into town and met her there. Well, the problem was that even though they set up the carnival yesterday, they weren’t opening it [...]

• Improving Distance Skills

  After Zoe managed to complete her Elite Gamblers title this last weekend I got to thinking…maybe improving her distance skills wouldn’t be impossible after all. I keep putting it off with her because she’s older and I just know that teaching her new skills turns into such a fight sometimes. Especially since she’s an opinionated girl that thinks that she knows how everything is done already. LOL But the way she’s running, she’s not ready for the retirement home, checker [...]

• ASCA Day 1

  Day 1 of the ASCA trial went great! It’s another super small trial. I love that it’s small, it makes the atmosphere nice and relaxed. II don’t think it’s necessarily a good thing for the club that’s putting the trial on though, so I sure hope they were able to make enough to cover their expenses. It’s always fun to catch with everyone and hear all the new dog news. A friend of ours is expecting puppies. That’s always exciting [...]

• Dare Ear Update

  Ok, so here’s the before and after pictures of Dare today. I’m still getting used to it. Doesn’t quite look like my little wild child that I’ve grown accustomed to anymore. Honestly, I don’t know what to think. I kind of like all my shelties with their individuality and their not quite conforming to the picture perfect standard. But for now, Dare is a very pretty girl, and he ears look much more like they are supposed to look. No [...]