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Burberry, beware! 2008-06-13 10:33:00 Hope and I had fun at Agility class last night, but it was quite warm outside. After all the discussion about French Bulldogs and heat sensitivity, Hope was prepared with ice packs, cool cloths, etc. (even though the site is air conditioned), so Dax was just fine!On the ride home, we got to talking about Frenchies, and training, and breeding, and the Frogdog Blog came up. I really want a Plaidie!! Read more:Burberry
Outrageous! 2008-06-14 12:37:00 We try not to be judgmental. We really try to see all points of view. But this is just wrong, wrong, wrong! The mayor of Helena-West Helena Arkansas had the dogs in the local animal shelter dumped into the national forest. And he still doesn't get why it was wrong. To read the story click here. The original story: here. Read more:Outrageous
Wuss, wuss, wuss 2008-06-18 16:02:00 Well - our club's trial is over for another year. Plenty of moaning, but no major problems (few minor ones, either!). But I wussed out. Or came to my senses, depending on your point of view. I didn't bring Dax. I realized that our first competition shouldn't be the one that I'm working like a (you'll excuse the expression) dog and not able to pay any attention to my dog. She deserves better than t
Natural oddity 2008-06-23 12:33:00 Yesterday afternoon we had a hail storm. Which is not all that ususual, we do occasionally get them, especially in the spring. The weird thing was that all the hail stones were cone-shaped! I'd never seen anything like it before. Hail is usually round, isn't it?I think you can see, even in the grass - that it's all cone-shaped. Read more:Natural
Motorcyclists, be safe out there! 2008-06-20 11:52:00 Last night was Agility Class again. To get there we travel less than 10 miles, but saw two motorcyclists driving unsafely and the aftermath of one. The first instance was before we even got on the expressway. We were in a line stopped at a light when a motorcyclist came roaring out of a parking lot across the street to zoom past the line of stopped cars to be first when the light changed. The seco
Killer Frenchie 2008-07-07 12:38:00 I had a feeling it would happen. I didn't know when, or who the victim would be, but I knew that sooner or later Dax would claim her first victim.I thought it was going to be Saturday. When I took the dogs out after work, Dax was the only one that noticed the bunny in our next-door-neighbor's backyard. It took off for the front of the house, Dax matched it for speed all the way. Fortunately for th Read more:Killer
Bobbling 2008-07-03 15:31:00 I made Roc into a bobblehead. You can do it, too, click here
Routine is good 2008-07-01 15:24:00 Saturday when I got home from work I didn't even notice that our power was out. The temperature was comfy and it's time of year when daylight lasts well into the evening. Of course I'd noticed the major thunder/wind storm on my way home - but it'd already passed and I just wanted to take the dogs out and relax. When I got out with the dogs, I did notice that all of our neighbors on our side of the Read more:Routine
Truly a Princess 2008-06-27 12:07:00 Some dispute the fact that Golly is a Princess
. However, we have proof. She rule the house with an iron paw, having minions bring her food, treats, toys and bones. Her minions (that would be Hope and me) provide her with soft beds, sofas and chairs to recline upon. Her minions also provide a nice green lawn for her to walk upon. Her home is a constant, comfortable temperature. Sounds like a princ
Ugly green monster shows up! 2008-06-25 12:26:00 This week we met the new family that moved in on our block - Carleen and her gorgeous Bulldog Thor. Thor is two years old, mostly white and about the sweetest, friendliest and most handsome Bulldog you'd ever want to meet.We were in the yard, heading back to the house when the dogs spotted Carleen and Thor walking past the house. Naturally they stopped. Dog people are like that - completely uninti
Dealing with Pain 2008-07-18 10:51:00 I haven't talked much about it, but for the last three months I've been dealing with some significant pain. It all started back in April when I fell over a step that I've known about for more years than I care to remember - getting used to new glasses. I didn't go to the doctor right away because I thought things would get better. Turns out I tore cartilage in my knee (maybe both, but one is defin
Her place in the sun 2008-07-17 11:08:00 A patch of sunshine is the only thing that would ever, ever, ever convince Ceilidh to share a bed. Fran's "special" girl usually doesn't like being touched. By anyone. Ever.
Maybe he really belongs to Richard Simmons.... 2008-07-14 13:46:00 A couple of months ago the vet told me that my dogs, Dax (French Bulldog) and Roc (Brussels Griffon) were a mite chubby. I used that as justification for buying a treadmill, figuring that all three of us could use it.The dogs' motivation is twofold: tiny bits of "nuked"-dry hotdog and the harness snugly encircling them keeping them centered on the belt. Roc's done a wonderful job slimming down - a Read more:Maybe
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Look twice! 2008-07-12 10:43:00 I got fooled the other day. I was driving to work when I saw a man walking with his two little boys and their dog. (Notice I'm assuming all kinds of relationships here.) Since I was at a stop sign, I had the opportunity to take a pretty good look. The quartet was walking away from me. Being who I am, I was looking at the dog. And was delighted! Another Frenchie! The dog was white, with that adorab
Scared of Storms 2008-07-11 10:50:00 We've been having some interesting weather around here lately. Severe Thunderstorm Watches are practically a daily occurence and we hardly think anything of them. The Warnings, though, are more serious. And the only one in our household that really cares is me. Last night driving home from Agility Class there were numerous huge lightning flashes at a little distance. I jumped at each one. Hope sai Read more:Scared
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Bits and pieces 2008-08-07 13:54:00 All kinds of little doggie tidbits around here:Our obedience club finally(!) found a new home - we'll be starting classes again on September 2. NSDTC is the oldest AKC-member obedience club in the country. We've been around forever. But the days when dog clubs could meet in the high school gym, or the park district multi-purpose room are over. The excuse the facilities use, true or not, is that th Read more:pieces
Losing Focus 2008-08-01 15:54:00 Last night was the first night of a new session of Agility Class. We had gotten very spoiled over the last few months as our class' participants had stayed pretty much the same, with perhaps someone taking a session off and then coming back. Well, there were FOUR new dogs last night. Ceilidh was all over the place. The first course was a series of five jumps with three front crosses scattered in t Read more:Focus
Why do we bother? 2008-07-30 13:08:00 A few months ago a neighbor kid asked me to help in her quest for a puppy. The girl is about 11 and her parents are immigrants. Wonderful people, from a culture not known for keeping pet dogs.I thought I'd done a pretty good job educating and encouraging. I gave her all the right websites too look at, lists of books to read, rescue organizations to contact, training resources, etc. I answered all
Make the Most of Every Day 2008-07-25 09:53:00 Professor Randy Pausch lost his battle with pancreatic cancer today. We learned about him too late, with his Last Lecture, and have been trying to take his message to heart. Make the most of every day. Smile through the pain, and do what you need to do. Go places you've had a secret hankering to visit. Learn things you never thought you could. Be a little braver than you think you can be, and try Read more:Every Day
Dax's next victim 2008-07-23 15:29:00 Last night when I took the dogs out before bed - there was this little guy sleeping on the shelves on our patio. It's a juvenile robin, just learning to fly. He'd been sitting on the fence earlier in the evening, smart enough to pretend he was a statue when the dogs were out. I despair of his/her life expectancy. This is the second little robin that's been loitering around our backyard, tottering Read more:victim
Should I, shouldn't I - next time maybe 2008-08-22 10:37:00 So Hope is at her first Agility Trial today and I'm feeling a little guilty. Hope worked up her nerve to actually enter a trial and show up for it and I'm here at the store. Ceilidh was great at class last night and she's been much more focused. I do have a good excuse for not entering the trial - that whole torn cartilage thing, plus the worst hip bursitis pain ever to have been experienced by a
Nerves 2008-08-19 15:05:00 I'm making everyone around me a little crazy right now. I can barely concentrate on anything, I'm extraordinarily clumsy, can't settle, can't eat, can't sleep.Okay, that's an exaggeration. I can always eat and I'm not sleeping because I'm staying up too late to watch the Olympics. But I am making everyone nuts.It's all because Dax and I are entered in our first agility trial this coming weekend. I
The glory of sport 2008-08-12 12:37:00 I'm not a sport
s fan. Really, I'm not. There are teams I love and follow religiously - the Cubs and the Bears.Aside from that, not so much. If the tv is on during the weekend, unless my teams are playing, it's much more likely to be tuned to the Food Network than any sporting event.And yet - every two years I turn into a practically-religious sports fanatic. There's something about the Olympics th Read more:glory
Gaining Some Focus 2008-08-08 12:02:00 Last week I was stymied by the loss of focus my lunatic Ceilidh was exhibiting at Agility class. I attributed it to the presence of four new dogs in class. Last night was a little bit better, but that new Border Collie thing just makes Ceilidh nervous! Our instructor did quite a bit of lecturing last night, which Ceilidh hates, so we had plenty of time to practice some quiet behaviors while we wer Read more:Gaining
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