Recent content by Ursa

Now that Sadie and I have the basics down we're working on fine tuning our footwork - hers and mine. Any advice on training Sadie to move her back feet more during the 270 left and the 360 left? She isn't moving her back feet much during these exercises so we end up with her butt out of position...

Our dogsitter just stopped by with some awful news. Their Lab, Diamond, suffered a ruptured spleen last night and lost a lot of blood. The rupture was caused by a tumor that was, unfortunately, undetected during a vet visit in July. He made it through surgery this morning and things were...

I'm teaching the crew the commands to go around. I'm using the verbal cues "get by" for clockwise and "away" for counterclockwise. Right now I'm just pointing with my right hand for get by and my left for away but this seems to confuse one of them. Possibly because "take it" also involves...

Looks like I'm gonna have to start supervising the furkids when they're cruising Newf Net. Piper seems to have picked up a trick or two from Gandy. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApUgIyLDagc (sorry about the quality - it's easier to grab the iPhone than the camera)

You talked Ursa into it. She decided to try out the pool too. :music:One of these things is not like the others...:music: Gandy - if you'll come for a visit I'll get the lifeguard to ban these Newfs from the pool. We can have it all to ourselves!!

Saw this on another board and just had to share it here.

I posted in the obedience section about Sadie's sudden aversion to working outside. I decided I'd try a few minutes of group work in the yard because Miss Sadie is nothing if not competitive with her siblings. Sorry we didn't get them from the front but it's tough to get the whole pack in one...

Within the last month Sadie has developed a serious case of agoraphobia when it comes to training. She still works beautifully in the house but I can no longer get her any farther than the back porch when it comes to training outside. Needless to say this makes working on heeling patterns a...

Not sure but I think I might have a problem. :o

I saw this on another board and had to post it here. It originally came from a post on craigslist. I know we've all heard these kinds of comments more times than we can count! They don't irritate me as much as the original poster though! :D He/she seems to have reached the breaking point...

Erika's recent post with the combined weight of her dogs inspired me to do some math of my own. I'm living with 358 pounds of dog right now. :shocker: How do the numbers add up at your house??

Took a few pics of Miss Piper today..... Resting Playing with her squeaky toy Who can resist this face? Wanted to get some outside pics but it was just too darned hot!

Sadie did great at water training today. After her usual retrieves she managed to wrangle a boat cushion in - no small feat when you're a little Newf. Best of all - she did her first boat towing today! :groovy: Being the proud mama that I am I had to post the video...

I've spent a lot of time researching dryers based on past posts. Looks like it comes down to a choice between the Master Blaster and the K9 III. Does anyone have an opinion as to which of these is the quietest?

Fargo has obscenely thick fur on his shoulders, chest and neck - no undercoat to speak of there just thick fur. It's already super hot here and he's miserable. I've used the MCK to thin out his back end where he still had a lot of undercoat. Should I use it to thin out the other areas too...