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• Kool Dogz

  Last week I had to order some of the supplements for Rogue online that I couldn’t get aound here. Well, while shopping I got sucked in by the “free shipping” offer and ordered this summer treat making tool at the same time that we really didn’t need, but it looked fun. Anyway, it’s called a “Kool Dogz” ice treat maker. It’s basically a plastic icecream bucket that you make the frozen treat in. It also includes a metal stand that [...]

• Overview of Rogue’s Week

  Well, I can hardly believe that it’s been a week since I took Rogue to the holistic vet to have a chiropractic adjustment and to see about some possible holistic remedies for her anxiety issues. I decided to try to document each day’s reactions to see if we are making any discernable progress. I’ve been giving the flower essences, (mimulus, aspen, along with rescue remedy and ego builder), both morning and night on her food. The Epsom Salts and Salmon [...]

• Change of Plans

  We had good intentions today. The county fair is going on and the local county animal shelter was invited to be there today and tomorrow to show some of their adoptable pets. Since I used to work there and I still volunteer with the local all breed rescue in town I figured that I would at least stop by to say hello. Then I thought…hey, this could be one of our new places to train with the dogs for our [...]

• Wordless Wednesday 08-06-08

  I was going through old pictures and came across this one of Zoe when she was a puppy. This was the one and only time that I’ve ever tried to dress her in any kind of clothes. She thought I’d lost my mind. She bucked around like a bull at a rodeo to get that sweater off. Look at the size of those ears too! LOL

• Conflicting Opinions

  So in my search for help in training Rogue I seem to be running into alot of conflicting opinions. I’ve always known that there are a million and one different opinions on the best way to train a dog, but I’ve always been able to sort out what I thought was the best option for me and my dogs. I’ve never found myself quite so confused about what to think. For example: In dealing with shy dogs it used to [...]

• August Training Challenge Update #1

  August’s training challege is for me to train with the dogs (specifically Twist, Raven and Rogue), in 4 different locations this month and keep a record of how they reacted in each place. So…here’s our first update. I didn’t really plan on including Friday in this challenge since I only had Twist and Rogue with me, but I think I’ll write down what we did anyway. I’m going to be as specific as I can about what was going on [...]

• August Already

  We had a busy day yesterday. Rogue had an appointment to go visit a vet in Park City for a chiropractic adjustment, and Twist and I had a semi-private lesson with our Obedience trainer afterwards. Our friends Cynthia and Levi rode up with us and helped us find our way, since we’ve never been to this vet before. Things were running way behind schedule…like an hour and a half or more! So, we took the dogs for a walk around [...]

• Wordless Wednesday 07-30-08
• Cat Agility?

  We went out to play around a bit on the agility equipment last night, and as usual our 12 year old cat K.C. had to come join in the fun. She’s figured out over the years that when we do agility there’s always treats involved. So, depending on which dog is running, (she doesn’t come out when Zoe’s running, but she will with both Raven and Rogue), she will follow us all around the course waiting for treats of her [...]

• Chase and Pull

  A couple of weeks ago I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of two packages before I left to go to the agility trial. One came before I left and one didn’t. The one that did arrive was my new sun shade shelter tent. It’s smaller than my other tent and it’s super easy to setup and take down so I think it’s going to be perfect for trials when I’m traveling without Randy. (Which seems to be most of the [...]