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Stella IV OA OAJ NF

dinahprincedaly Nov 29, 2016 12:58

Proud of my chocolate girl for weathering the high stress environment of the Thanksgiving Cluster in MA and even getting her OA on this (very suspenseful) run.

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She took 13 seconds to tease me about whether or not to finish doing the teeter. THIRTEEN SECONDS!!!! with a total twinkle in her eye... probably still pissed I made her down on the table ( Read more... )

stella, titles. teeter, akc

stella blue em away

dinahprincedaly Nov 23, 2016 12:37

At the ripe age of nine, Stella seems to suddenly be in her sort of second wind agility dog prime. Its bizarre and yet makes sense. I mean, she was our training-wheels dog (poor girl) and we've learned a lot more about what agility is and what it is not and more of everything (both the hardworks and magics) that goes into making a happy and strong ( Read more... )

stella, akc

Redux and Debut Anticipations

dinahprincedaly Aug 24, 2015 10:41

We stayed home instead of going to the one day of AKC we entered Stella - on her birthday. Even though Stel never got the KC we decided best to stay away. But I can see from the videos Stel would have loved these pretty straightforward open looping courses. Too bad. And in AKC, because we stopped going almost right after we started, the pressure ( Read more... )

razzle, stella, intro, fun, competition stress, usdaa, agility joy, akc, feo

think about this one - I'm curious

dinahprincedaly Feb 18, 2012 08:42

Why do you do agility?

poodles, clean run, writer's block, stretching, walks, testing yourself, australian labradoodles, cue turns over jump, chris ott, wrap back, frankie joiris, husband, stella, liza & matilda, sylvia trkman, iliopsoas muscle strain, internet reconnections, writing the novel, long distance classes, b, akc, parenting, brooklyn backyard, labuland, purple, novel, dog tricks, rc, money, tunnel, brilliant recall webinar, writers block, canine sports center, team small dog, heel!, reasons for raw, off leash, running contacts training, balls, running contacts, getting in shape, agility, terri cesarek, scary things, urban agility, k9 campus, weave entries, hind end, dawn prentiss, fuck-ups are god, judy reilly, working out puzzles, hope, goal setting, stella & matilda, livejournal, experience, squirrel chasing, box work, agility nerd, hudson doodles, therapy dog, zoning in, dog story, dog challenges, hobby dogs, dog, self-improvement/self-destruction, puppy, agility world champs, rimadyl, dog dancing, food vs toys, friends, sylvia trkman rc class, slow savory jackpotting, dog training, exercising, procrastination, rear cross, strategy games, pcotc run thru, daisy peel, freestyling, sassie, usdaa, writersblock, self-esteem, speedoggie, exaggerated cues, hard times, cpe, my life, animal affinity, burning calories, dogs, leads, good student, pt, talking to the dog