Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
RL1x - 4/10!
Honor had an AMAZING rally weekend at Kay-9 Petiquette in Elburn, IL. She qualified on 4/4 trials, and now only needs 6 more Qs to receive her Individual Level Championship in Level 1! She qualified with great scores of 187, 192, 194, and a personal best of 200!!!!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Eli, CGC, TDI!
Eli passed his CGC and TDI tests today! I'm so proud of him, he's such a good boy! He passed with flying colors, and I'm so excited to start therapy visits with him!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Heeling...and leashes...and pictures.
Pictures from yesterday:
Practiced rally tonight. Am SO pleased with Eli, he's taken to heeling so well. He just looks up at me so unceasingly that I feel as though I'm wearing a raw steak as a hat or something. And all of a sudden, his finishes have *clicked*. He moves smoothly and unerringly right into position, and I'm so proud of him.
And I'm so frustrated at myself where Nike's concerned. He's rally embodied when he's off-leash. On-leash he turns into a wandering, sniffing, uncertain dog, which I know are signs that he's stressed. But I've been trying to make the leash a GOOD thing. He gets treats when it's on, he gets praise and attention. Tonight, I thought I would make it easy, no rally, just me and him walking in circles in the backyard. And he'll focus on me for a little bit, and then check out a little. It's frustrating, because I can't figure out how to make the leash less threatening for him. But I'll keep plugging on, every little bit of leash fun will help.
Practiced rally tonight. Am SO pleased with Eli, he's taken to heeling so well. He just looks up at me so unceasingly that I feel as though I'm wearing a raw steak as a hat or something. And all of a sudden, his finishes have *clicked*. He moves smoothly and unerringly right into position, and I'm so proud of him.
And I'm so frustrated at myself where Nike's concerned. He's rally embodied when he's off-leash. On-leash he turns into a wandering, sniffing, uncertain dog, which I know are signs that he's stressed. But I've been trying to make the leash a GOOD thing. He gets treats when it's on, he gets praise and attention. Tonight, I thought I would make it easy, no rally, just me and him walking in circles in the backyard. And he'll focus on me for a little bit, and then check out a little. It's frustrating, because I can't figure out how to make the leash less threatening for him. But I'll keep plugging on, every little bit of leash fun will help.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
UKC Premier
Honor and Eli will be showing in the Best of Breed-Altered class at the AKK Specialty that's held in conjunction with Premier! I'm so excited about it, and can't wait for it to be June!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Spring is almost here...
And the dogs have decided to help me dig holes for gardening...every time they come inside, they are muddy muddy MUDDY! And there are holes everywhere, lol. I think they're trying to tell me something.
Right now, we're preparing for the UKC Premier in June. Honor and Eli will be trialing both days at Premier, and we'll be trialing in APDT the weekend before that. It's nerve-wracking having both AKK trialing at Premier, because many AKK breeders and fanciers have said they'll stop by to watch them which makes me feel honored and nervous at the same time. I hope both do well! If Honor Qs on both runs, she'll have her URO1, and Eli's going for his first two legs of the title. Eli has the chance of getting his APDT RL1 the weekend prior, and Honor has the chance of getting 4 legs toward her Level 1 Championship (RL1x).
I'm considering having Nike trial the APDT weekend with the Klee Kai, I just want to make sure he's comfortable first. He still gets nervous around people he doesn't know, and I'm hoping to get him into a match before the trial to see how he does. He'll also be eligible to receive his RL1 that weekend.
I'll try to post some training videos later!
Right now, we're preparing for the UKC Premier in June. Honor and Eli will be trialing both days at Premier, and we'll be trialing in APDT the weekend before that. It's nerve-wracking having both AKK trialing at Premier, because many AKK breeders and fanciers have said they'll stop by to watch them which makes me feel honored and nervous at the same time. I hope both do well! If Honor Qs on both runs, she'll have her URO1, and Eli's going for his first two legs of the title. Eli has the chance of getting his APDT RL1 the weekend prior, and Honor has the chance of getting 4 legs toward her Level 1 Championship (RL1x).
I'm considering having Nike trial the APDT weekend with the Klee Kai, I just want to make sure he's comfortable first. He still gets nervous around people he doesn't know, and I'm hoping to get him into a match before the trial to see how he does. He'll also be eligible to receive his RL1 that weekend.
I'll try to post some training videos later!
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