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It has been a long time coming - or so it seems to us - but Spur has at last earned his first Utility Dog leg. It has taken a dozen shows.
Time and time again he has come so close, only to have a minor snafu mean failure. Other times, he...
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The last two weeks have been crazy busy. We've been to Carmel for the Del Monte Kennel Club Trials, and to Reno for the Truckee Meadows Dog Training Club Trials. Two very different venues and experiences, all building Spur's exposure to different performance...
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I start my 4th of July celebration the same way every year - at the Sacramento Dog Training Club's annual match, held at American River College. Some years I volunteer to help as a judge or steward, some years I'm just focused on taking advantage of a great training...
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I have not been a very good blogger of late - life is very full! And we have been busy on the campaign trail. We were at two shows in Vallejo, we've been to Alan's class in
Sacramento and spent much phone time and a class with Mary Vogler in Lodi.
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On Saturday, I set out for the Coyote Kennel Club Trials with much trepidation. The weather was hot, and Spur does not like hot. I could foresee disaster. But it's my nature to fight pessimism, and so I set out hoping for the best.
And...
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Some days it is just flat tough to get out and train.
I do have a life apart from dog training. In that life, I own a small business, go to a lot of night meetings, play a little golf, spend some time with friends. Or occasionally, when I get...
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I'm calling this "Part I" because it's dawned on me there will be many more Parts to come . . .
Moments after posting my earlier blog on lessons learned at the Rusch Park match, Spur and I went out to practice a few things.
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Saturday, Rusch Park, a few hundred dogs and their owners out for a morning of practice and preparation. We were there for obedience, conformation, rally, Canine Good Citizen, you name it.
The event is put on every year by the Doberman...
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I'm on the internet tonight, shopping for cheap sheets, all in the name of excellence in dog training.
This spree is at the recommendation of my trainer, Mary Vogler. For several weeks she's been away, or our schedules haven't meshed, and I haven't...
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Wtih just a few days left before the trials at CalExpo, I'm as concerned about my own conduct in the ring as I am about Spur's knowledge of the exercises.
Truth be told, by now, he knows what to do - or else he doesn't. However he performs, there's...
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Friends in my non-dog life keep asking me what it is I'm so worked up about these days. Utility Dog? What the heck is that?
Well.
AKC obedience titles are based on three sets of exercises, Novice, Open and Utility, Utility being the most difficult. In a nutshell, at...
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