Know Before You Show
I had a hiatus from obedience for over 15 years. If I ever knew the tips and tricks I’ve discovered over the past few years of showing Lackey and now Arya, I must have forgotten them. Competing is stressful enough if everything goes smoothly, and it becomes more stressful if…
Can My Puppy Train Me to Be a Better Trainer?
Meet Arya. She joined our household about two weeks ago, when she was eight weeks old. She came to me with the best foundation imaginable, but she is a baby, and she is a Cattle Dog. So I have a lot of work to do. Learning from the Past When I got…
Puppy Planning Checklist
We’re planning to add a new puppy to our household. Needless to say, it’s been over three years since the last time I brought a puppy home. And it’s been over 20 years since I brought home a puppy to a household that already had one or more dogs in…