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How is the Lucy Girl
2008-02-13 04:24:00 So we went into the vet today to pick up Lucy . She had an ultrasound to see if they could find a cancer tumor, from where the cancer in her lungs may have originated. Still there is a 15% chance it’s not cancer, it could be something else. They didn’t find a tumor. ... More About: Health , Cancer , Girl
Poor Muffit
2008-02-12 03:53:00 Well the newest member of our family, Muffit the Muppet, isn’t feeling to well so we took him to the vet today. Poor guy. We got some new meds for him. And the vet wanted to take his blood. Well, he would have none of that and boy can that boy squirm. He was ... More About: Health
Thunder Paws Flyball!
2008-02-12 00:51:00 Here is a very cute video of our flyball practice. We are the Thunder Paws, in Utah, and we do have a good time. More About: Flyball
Tatum is Officially Clicker Savvy
2008-02-11 02:03:00 First off, dogs like to lay their heads on keyboards, and it makes it hard to type! So anyway I want to teach Tatum flyball the right way. And she’s not very high drive when it’s just me and her… so we are working on the small bits. I want her to have a ... More About: Savvy , Clicker , Collie
He?s Been Through Too Much
2008-02-10 22:27:00 Our Muffit boy has been through too many changes. My husband has told me we are keeping him. Well, at least my husband can’t get mad at me for keeping a dog without me asking him! I was looking through my old backed up pictures from my old server, and I found ... More About: Border Collie
ASCA Agility
2008-02-10 19:54:00 Well we did some ASCA agility yesterday. I just entered the one day. I’m glad I did. Chase was so tired last night when we got home that he was showing his teeth to everyone, even Lucy and Levi and he doesn’t do that often at all. Both Levi and Chase did great. Levi ... More About: Agility
Pink and Red Valentines Roses
2008-02-10 19:48:00 It’s February. Lucy will turn 9 on February 15th, the day after Valentine’s day. She is doing well. She is acting the same, so that is good. And I’m learning to deal with my emotions. I’m looking forward to Valentine’s day. My husband and I sometimes make dinner together and ... More About: Roses , Pink , Info , Valentines
Dealing with the Emotions of Pending Death
2008-02-09 05:28:00 I don’t believe in the rainbow bridge. I hope that Kip is out there, somewhere, doing something a heck of a lot more interesting than waiting for me by some bridge. Maybe he’s dancing on the stars, or he’s existing in some alternate reality where he gets to be some other type of entity, ... More About: Cancer , Emotions , Death , Lucy
Death Lasts so much Longer than Life
2008-02-08 23:43:00 A few days ago my husband and I noticed that Lucy ’s legs were swollen. She was acting fine otherwise.. energy level was okay, My husband took her to the vet… they were puzzled. She was pooping okay, eating fine, drinking fine… energy level was fine. Have I told you, I have always always had ... More About: Life , Death
Muffit the Muppet
2008-02-07 00:26:00 This is Muffit. Okay, his name started out as Wheatie, and then he came to live with us for a while as a foster boy. And for some reason, I just wanted to call him Muffit! Remember Muffit, the mechanical dog from the original Battlestar Galactica? Well, yup, that’s what I like to call him. But then he went to his new home and they named him Shiloh. We fostered him for CAWS, and they are a great rescue organization. They did follow up calls, made sure all was well. I even saw Shiloh at an agility demo about a year and a half ago.. and he was running around and looked happy and I was glad to see him. It was pure luck. Well, while I was in Los Angeles at the Clicker Expo, my husband got a call from CAWS. Poor Muffit had been dumped at the Humane Society of Utah. Not only that, the HSU didn’t scan him for a chip for two weeks! So now he is sitting next to me on the couch and he has a nasty cold. His breathing is labored. He’s super skinny, and when he came bac...
Shaping with the Clicker
2008-02-05 20:49:00 One of the core training techniques with clicker training is called shaping, or free shaping. There is also micro-shaping which is amazing to watch, and the clicker expo had a presenter… Alexandra Kurland who clicks with horses. And in a nutshell, she shapes the horses to carry their bodies, with a rider, so that ... More About: Clicker
Wow the Clicker
2008-02-05 20:24:00 The clicker expo, as I have said before, blew me away. I do look at my dog training in a whole new light, now. I don’t know if I can convey to you what I feel, as although I like to think I am fairly good at writing, sometimes getting my information across ... More About: Clicker
Going Exotic
2008-02-05 20:16:00 I just got back from Los Angeles, California. And while it’s not really all that exotic, it’s a heck of a lot warmer than Utah this time of year! Though flights to Tenerife would be much more fun to look into, as I love to get out of the country. It’s hard, anymore, ... More About: Info
I have been clicker trained
2008-02-04 20:52:00 I am home. I am amazed. I see the world, dog world and the rest of the world, in a completely different way now. I get clicker training now. I get it. I hope I continue to get it. I know that as my experiences are no longer sharp, that my memories fade and ... More About: Clicker , Trained
At the Clicker Expo
2008-02-02 06:34:00 Well I am at the clicker expo! And I found free internet. Not wireless, but the hotel has wired internet access in their computer room so I hooked up and here I am. I am amazed at the clicker expo. The first speaker I watched was Ken Ramirez and not only does he know his stuff, ... More About: Expo , Clicker
Clicker Expo!
2008-01-31 05:20:00 Okay so tomorrow afternoon I am flying outta here and heading to the Clicker Expo in Los Angeles. I am excited. It is Friday through Sunday. I’ll fly home Sunday night. Not only am I looking forward to learning a heck of a lot about clicker training, I’m looking forward to it being 60 ...
Giving is Good
2008-01-31 05:16:00 Do you have an old boat or car you don’t want anymore? Does it run… or not? Well, if you want to donate to a good cause, think of Car Angel! They are a is a non-profit organization, and they use cars and other donations they get to make videos for ... More About: Info , Giving , Good
Quiet Before Tatum
2008-01-30 16:54:00 We used to have such a quiet house. I could work from home, and the dogs would be mellow and snooze through the day. Waking up in the evening to get dinner, some chew bones, and play. Or training, of course, always training. But now, with Tatum the Wild Child, there isn’t as much quiet. ... More About: Quiet
What Is Mahalo?
2008-01-29 04:52:00 Well, besides the fact that is it means Thank You in Hawaiian (or at least that is what I think it means), it is a web site search engine thing that seems to be new. So I signed up. I’m still learning. I have started a little page for dog blogs. So if you know ...
Green Dog Seminar!
2008-01-29 02:18:00 Touch n Go, the flyball club in Las Vegas giving the seminar in March, just announced they are also having a Puppy / Green Dog seminar on the Friday before! Yay! I sent in my entry fees and I’m going to bring Tatum. Woo Hoo. I’m excited. Not only will Chase get some ... More About: Seminar , Flyball
Good Training
2008-01-28 22:01:00 I went to practice obedience today at the closer by training facility. My obedience instructor is sick again! I feel bad for her, she gets sick way too much. I have been wanting to get sick lately… to have a few days off to sit in bed at home. But alas, to no ... More About: Training , Levi , Good , Chase , Obedience
I Got In!
2008-01-28 03:20:00 Woo Hoo I got into the flyball seminar! I’m so excited. My flyball caption, of Thunderpaws here in Utah, is also sending off her entry. I hope she gets in, too. If she does we’ll drive down together.. such a saver on gas. And share a hotel room. I wish I could bring Tatum … but I ... More About: Chase , Flyball
MV?s Pitbulls
2008-01-26 00:17:00 So what is happening to Michael Vick’s pit bulls? I haven’t posted about Michael Vick here on Tip Tail… the whole story is sad and depressing. How anyone can fight dogs I just don’t understand. And to put them through such horrible ‘training,’ which is actually abuse, is beyond me. But then ... More About: Rescue
MV’s Pitbulls
2008-01-26 00:17:00 So what is happening to Michael Vick’s pit bulls? I haven’t posted about Michael Vick here on Tip Tail… the whole story is sad and depressing. How anyone can fight dogs I just don’t understand. And to put them through such horrible ‘training,’ which is actually abuse, is beyond me. But then again I don’t even eat animals because I want no harm to come to them. But now the good news about the dogs. PR Web has an Article (click here to read PRweb.com) which links to www.dogtime.com that has some great videos on their front page about how 10 of the dogs are being rehabilitated and put into foster homes to learn how to live in a home and with people. I love pit bulls. I fostered one for a short time, and she convinced me, beyond a doubt, that they are wonderful, amazing dogs. Strong willed, for sure, and also loving and sweet. But anyway, if you want some good news about these dogs, click the links above to read the good things about res...
Flyball Seminar
2008-01-24 03:32:00 So.. there is a flyball seminar in Las Vegas in March. March 1, 2, 2008. I really want to go. I hear they are only about half full, so I sent my entrance fee for a working slot in today. Hopefully I’ll get one. I hope some of the other members ... More About: Seminar , Chase , Flyball
Flyball Seminar
2008-01-24 03:32:00 So.. there is a flyball seminar in Las Vegas in March. March 1, 2, 2008. I really want to go. I hear they are only about half full, so I sent my entrance fee for a working slot in today. Hopefully I’ll get one. I hope some of the other members of my club, the Thunder Paws, come too. Instead of going to mover NYC, I’ll be going to Las Vegas.. yet again. Man, that city just calls to me all the dang time. I am going there so very often! But it’ll be fun. I really want to see how I can get a better box turn on Chase. More reliable in competition. And how to maybe speed him up a little bit. His fastest time was 4.7 seconds. And I would love to see him at 4.5 or maybe even below. I believe he is capable of it! He is a very fast boy. It’s the box turn that slows him down, I think. The seminar is being given by Touch n Go. They keep winning the U-FLI nationals, and they have, I believe, the fastest U-FLI team. And man, they are fast. I saw them in the tou... More About: Seminar , Flyball
Learning to Play
2008-01-24 02:39:00 It’s strange, teaching a dog how to play with humans. It’s so natural for them when they are puppies. But if it’s not nurtured and encouraged, appropriately, it can fade. Or if it has been a bad experience for them, they will avoid it. Chase just naturally plays with people. And he loves tug. ... More About: Play , Learning
Learning to Play
2008-01-24 02:39:00 It’s strange, teaching a dog how to play with humans. It’s so natural for them when they are puppies. But if it’s not nurtured and encouraged, appropriately, it can fade. Or if it has been a bad experience for them, they will avoid it. Chase just naturally plays with people. And he loves tug. I didn’t have to teach him how to play. But Tatum… well, she knows how to play with other dogs, but she isn’t, still, quite sure how to play with me. Today I was putting some dog toys a friend of mine made off the freezer, and onto a chair for a bit. Well Tatum thought it was a great pile and picked out her favorite and ran outside with it. First thing I think is great training and playing opportunity. So I go outside with her, but then all the other five dogs follow us out. So I get the toy, and bring Tatum downstairs and leave the rest upstairs. She was still being playful so that was great. I squiggled the toy around and she chased it. I even threw it... More About: Play , Learning
Dog Address Labels
2008-01-22 17:39:00 I want address labels. It’s a weakness of mine… and I don’t know why because people just throw them away anyway. but I love having a little logo and have it look nice and fancy up on the left corner of the envelope. I’ve bought address labels from Vista Print before, and probably ... More About: Labels , Info , Address
Dog Address Labels
More articles from this author:2008-01-22 17:39:00 I want address labels. It’s a weakness of mine… and I don’t know why because people just throw them away anyway. but I love having a little logo and have it look nice and fancy up on the left corner of the envelope. I’ve bought address labels from Vista Print before, and probably will do so again. I’m almost out of the ones I have. And I love being able to customize them with the Utah Collie Rescue logo, or a picture of my dogs, or anything I feel like! Mailing Labels just look so nice and they are fun and so why not? I have also purchased business cards from Vista Print, for Utah Dogs, and would love to get some for Utah Collie Rescue, too. I could have matching business cards and return address labels. I like to match. And I like to have things look nice and professional. And Vista Print does this, and they have good prices, too. Many of their business cards are free, you must have to pay for the shipping. I don’t remember how the addres... More About: Address 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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