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Okay, so my bags are NOT packed, the car is NOT put together and I'm NOT ready to set sail for my big weekend. Okay, I admit, I MAY be a bit of a procrastinator. In about 12 hours from writing this (at 12:10 AM), I will hopefully be setting sail with Rio on our...

This is a totally and completely (well, mostly) selfish post. It's Thursday and I leave tomorrow for my weekend agility and lure coursing trip. I bet you can guess just how much I've pulled together for my trip. Yep, that's right, NOTHING. Not a thing has been packed...

Yesterday Rio had his last agility class before we make the long trek up to Ithaca, NY this weekend for his first trial. It is the first time we had a chance to practice on full contact equipment since starting to redo his contacts about two weeks ago. Although I...

Packing with dogs is a lot like packing with kids--you really have to bring everything including the kitchen sink. Hard crate, soft crate, treats, food, quiet toys, squeaky toys, bullysticks, wobbler, kongs, etc. are all important pieces of my canine travel kit. The...

It's a rare day when Shayne and Rio spend an evening sleeping on the couch--after hours of hiking, hours of swimming, a busy day at a disc competition or a day at a busy social event, but today was one of those days. An hour at the vet office today and Shayne has bee...

So today is a HUGE day for me...erm, for 2/3's of my critters. It's vet day. Shayne and Rio both need to have heartworm test done, I want to run a full blood panel for Shayne since she's almost 7 I want a healthy blood sample we can compare to if needed years down the...

I just sent off Rio's entry forms and fee for his very first agility trial (or mock trial) set for next weekend near Ithaca, NY. I cannot say that I'm not a bit nervous.... and by a bit, I mean, quite a bit. I really have zero idea how things are going to go for him....

Almost any piece of training equipment can be misused or fitted inappropriately to the point of causing pain/discomfort/injury. Flat collars can collapse a trachea on a small dog if the dog pulls all the time or lunges like a maniac. Front-hook harnesses that aren't...

Rio's Rock'n new agility video... tried lots of different ways to handle this course, it was challenging but fun! Jefferson is a little bit crazy sometimes...