One of the fun things about having a slow-maturing, loose-eyed dog with mega toy drive is how easy it is to make simple things hard for him.  Yesterday before it started raining again, I took the boys for walks at our local high school.  Since I've been thinking that Eri and I really should start getting serious about Rally and Obedience, I thought ( Read more... )

Brinny and I went back to an obedience class tonight for the first time in about two years.  He was just starting to trial in obedience when he got hurt.  I'm pretty sure he can do enough sits in a day (especially if he gets adjusted the day before) to make it through a novice run successfully.  So I cautiously returned to class tonight.  We've ( Read more... )

In addition to his win on Friday, Brin also got his first RE leg.  Barking and all.  He was qualifying in his regular obedience run through the individual exercises and then on the way in for the stays another intact male (who has challenged him frequently in and around the breed ring and whose owner is a bit clueless about dog behavior) bounced in ( Read more... )