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Armchair Huntress: January 2010
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The life and times of a Golden Retriever that was born to hunt but got stuck in the 'burbs. Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Lost his big sister, Cisco this weekend. Mama and I are very sad and it makes me remember the haiku Mama and I wrote when my big sister Blossom passed away. Your bowl is empty. Leash on its hook - abandoned. My heart is broken. If you would like, go visit Sam and offer him and his family your condolences. Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Friday, January 8, 2010. This Week: 2 Years Ago.
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Armchair Huntress: Domo Arigato!
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The life and times of a Golden Retriever that was born to hunt but got stuck in the 'burbs. Wednesday, January 6, 2010. That's "Thank you very much! Just why, you may ask, am I saying "thanks" in Japanese? Well because just a few days after Christmas I received a package from Japan. I've never been there, but Mama tells me it's very far way. So far away I couldn't get there on a R-I-D-E. Now that's far! Domo arigato Yuui and Toui! I send you doggie kisses from America and hope you have a Happy New Year!
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Armchair Huntress: October 2009
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The life and times of a Golden Retriever that was born to hunt but got stuck in the 'burbs. Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Let Me At 'Em.Let Me At 'Em. This morning, very early, many people just walked right into my backyard with a bunch of long metal things. I tried to let them know that their presence would not be tolerated with my loud "outside" voice. They did NOT listen. The nerve. Can you believe that? Here's a picture of one of the roof bandits. Here's a picture of a half naked roof! After some disc...
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Armchair Huntress: August 2009
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The life and times of a Golden Retriever that was born to hunt but got stuck in the 'burbs. Saturday, August 29, 2009. Best Day. Ever. The best day ever always starts with a good long pee, followed by a R-I-D-E. Except that yesterday my morning R-I-D-E ended at Dr. P's. They put me in a cage and instead of watching TV, I got to watch a long line of dogs and cats hurt way worse than me, get to see the doctor first. By the time I got to see Dr. P it was almost my dinnertime and, boy, was I hungry! Here's a...
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Armchair Huntress: Special Delivery from Mother Nature
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The life and times of a Golden Retriever that was born to hunt but got stuck in the 'burbs. Saturday, January 2, 2010. Special Delivery from Mother Nature. Some of you may not believe this, but here in Katy, Texas (just west of Houston) it doesn't snow here very much.or ever. At least that's what Mama says, and she's lived here her whole life so she oughta know. Strange thing is that it's snowed here three times in the last five years! And this year was one of them. So this was "snow". See my new collar?
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Schutzhund Adventures: April 2010
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Friday, April 9, 2010. In order to get ready for the July trial, we did a protection benchmark study with Kane a few weekends ago. It sounds very scientific, but it's not. :-) We basically ran through the Schutzhund 1 protection from start to finish. With the e-collar (wouldn't want him to flip out completely). Good Work on true blind search (come back to me) vs just running from blind 1 to 2. Blind approach - Good, no nudging in blind. Bark and Hold -. Needs work. Blind obedience. Courage test - Good.
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Schutzhund Adventures: Kane's SchH1 Protection Video
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Sunday, January 9, 2011. Kane's SchH1 Protection Video. Here is our video of the protection segment of our Schutzhund 1. 82 and pronounced. :-) Now we are busy getting ready to do an OB1 at the end of January in Myrtle Beach. Our Obedience is better than what we did in December, so it's time to trial more and get over the nerves - both for me and Kane! Nice work Lena. He has nice drive and balance! January 10, 2011 at 8:33 AM. Wow Lena, that was great! Hey, was it cold? January 10, 2011 at 1:42 PM. Simpl...
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Schutzhund Adventures: We did it - SchH 1 for Kane!
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Monday, December 6, 2010. We did it - SchH 1 for Kane! I have this saying posted on the wall next to my desk: "If at first you succeed, try to hide your astonishment - Henry Banks." I subscribe to that completely and it wasn't pretty, but we got it done! We passed our Schutzhund1 with a 70 in tracking, 78 in obedience and an 82 in protection. I'm thrilled that it's over, although it's not a scoring I am happy with. Ah well - just more things to work on, right? Did little loop-di-loops around each corner ...
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Schutzhund Adventures: We're ready!
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Blind search is ready. Courage test / long bite is ready. If I'm lucky and my nerves don't get to me, I will throw the dumbbell OVER the jump and A-frame instead of INTO it. It's really loud when you do. Plus your dog looks at you like you've lost your mind. Tracking is ready if you can remember where you put your corners. Again, while you ponder this, your dog looks at you as if you've lost your mind. The dog is ready to track at least! We cant wait to see and hear more!
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Schutzhund Adventures: Show me your Teeth!
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Show me your Teeth! Our last two protection practices have been devoted to working on Kane being quiet during protection. He can bark or whine a little, but constant barking needs to be saved for the bark and hold, and for whining.well, who wants to listen to that? In order to work on this, Richard got Kane a little extra riled up. I ended up with this series of pictures courtesy of Maggie borrowing my camera and shooting some pics. Amusing, aren't they? May 19, 2010 at 4:52 PM.
