At the beginning of 2024, I set out to accomplish some pretty ambitious plans.. and for the most part, we were successful. But, the biggest winner of this year was Mazikeen, who finished in the Owner Handled Top 10, took several OH Group placements, and achieved way more than I set out to do… Our … More 2024 Goals – Accomplished and Beyond…
This was my very first time trying to balance performance and conformation showing into one category, and Mazikeen really stepped it up! She earned two OH group placements, two BOB, two rally titles, and two legs on her Beginner Novice Obedience title. Chunky also did remarkably well, and finished her Rally Novice Title and picked … More Cumberland, MD Dog Show
We travelled to the Shenandoah Valley to visit our favorite obedience clinician Marion Crain! Fiddle was on preliminary maternity leave, so Mazikeen stepped into her shoes! I was so impressed that she was able to function with 11 other dogs working! Playing games, growing our connection, heeling and working off leash at various different levels. … More Obedience Seminar with Marion Crane
Friday: Fiddle Finished her Companion Dog Title (CD) with a score of 185.5 under Dave Brobst. We were the only qualifying score in Novice A! She also finished her Intermediate Rally Title (RI) with a score of 96.0 under Joanie Brobst for a second place finish. Saturday: After finishing her CD, I entered her in … More Maryland Sporting Dog Cluster
After our first debut with Fiddle in obedience, I went to the Lower Camden Kennel Club on February 9th and 10th. On February 9th, we were so close to qualifying, but she broke her long sit stay, but she finished with a 192 and a second place finish on Saturday. 2 Legs down! I think … More Lower Camden Obedience Trial
We went to Point of Rocks, MD to do a few days of Rally and Obedience with Fiddle. She finished her Rally Novice Title with a 1st place and 3rd place finish respectively, with a score of a 98, and 93. After Fiddle’s successful debut in Beginner Novice right before New Years… I just decided … More Catocen Kennel Club Obedience Trial
Friday, December 29, Fiddle and I took off to the Rally and Obedience show in Northern Virginia! Where she had a 3rd place finish in Beginner Novice, and Finished her Novice Rally title with a score of 97 and a first place finish out of like, 9 dogs! I am so beyond proud of her!
January 23, 2019 Today’s Participants: Fiddle and Uke Sometimes, things don’t quite go as planned… I love my little blue dog… but sometimes, she is SO CONVINCED she is right, that she forgets to listen! Hahaha…. Gotta love my little toddler. Anyways, we set four of these platforms in each corner of the room. At … More Day 11 – 100 Days of Dog Training – A… Not So Great Day
January 17th Today’s Participants: Fiddle and Uke It’s been a process for the poor little Blue Booper. She’s a dog that is a lot of fun to operate…. and she hasn’t been worked in an eternity. Our obedience trainer, Donna, was ready for the nervous ball of energy! Uke did some distance work, driving to … More Day 10 – 100 Days of Dog Training – Distance Foundations
11/26/2019 Today’s Lessons went to Fiddle and Uke After last weeks obedience disaster, I decided to reboot. One of the issues that my dogs happen to have in herding is that they “break contact” with the stock to look back at me. Part of this has to do with uncertainty toward the task at hand, … More Day 6 – 100 Days of Dog Training – Distance Foundations
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