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Today….. I told someone that they should get good at picking pockets. Yeah. That’s the kind of advice you get from me. See……. We took their dog on an “Out & About” training session. It was on a busy walking trail in Amesbury, Mass. There were walkers. Bikes. Kids. Kids in strollers. And dogs……. Several dogs. Dogs stopped on the …
This is Firkin. She used to be super reactive. If anyone listens to the Podcast…. She’s the one that snapped the long line and went Zombie style on the door I narrowly exited. But that was then……. THIS. Is now. This was outside a Starbucks in a strip mall. There’s a grocery store, a pet store, and a children’s bus …
Got the pics/vids from the Fun Pull last weekend! Check it out- Milo Making it look easy! (ok it was a warm up run, but still): A few Shots of Mabel in Action- Here is Mandy handling- And here we pull out the “Big Guns” and bring in Grandma to handle!!!! She LOVES her granddaughter! And yes Mabel’s weights are …
Yesterday was a BLAST at Finish Forward! They had both a Competition Pull, AND a “Fun” Pull, for dogs ad handlers with no experience. We pulled 3 of our 4 Bullies (jax is out with an injury), and they all did GREAT!!! As we’ve said before…. Weight pull is pretty much amazing for both the dogs, and the relationship with …
Out for a run yesterday morning, someone pulled over and asked us if we minded if they took our picture. Next thing we know it’s in the paper! Check it out:
Oh yeah! Down East Sled Dog Club and the City of Westbrook are hosting a sledding/skijoring event. Its part of their Winter West Festival downtown. I think it’s too late to enter, but the races are scheduled to loop a golf course, so it should be super spectator friendly. This is my second season sledding recreationaly, and I’ve only skijored …
I like to use analogies when I learn. When I teach martial arts, I go to the analogy “well” quite a bit! I think they help everyone learn, not just me. So, one I came up with for understanding how some problems develop in dogs, is……. “The Super Fan!” None of the dog trainers that I’ve told it to, like …
Here’s a collection of photos and a short video of an outing we just did during the first big snowfall of the season. Amanda ran with Milo (65lb APBT) and Mabel (45lb APBT) on the kicksled. And I used Bella (75lb Alapaha), and Jax (50lb APBT) on my new Ski/Sliding snowshoe things. What a blast. (Jay going down!)
Oh, man…. I’m excited to get the Sled, and Skis out!!!!! I’ll try and post pics/vids of the first snow pull of the season.
We took Milo and Mabel to the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen test at Finish Forward Dogs, and they passed with FLYING COLORS!!!! For Milo, it was no biggie. He’s kind of one of those easy dogs, that just does things well. He’s a bit of an overexcited greeter, but no fears. No aggression. But…… Mabel, is a different story. Outright …