Too much snow!

The snow is getting a bit too deep for Stewie, after only a few minutes, he is ready to go back in!
Think Spring!

NEAT Holiday Party

Here's a picture of Stewie and Lexi. I asked Stewie to "settle" on his mat, and Lexi wanted to also!



Here are some of the presents Stewie can choose from

This is the one he chose! It had great treats and toys in it.

Crate Games!

I brought Stewie's portable crate into the house, and tonight Stewie got in it and wanted to play Crate Games! So I got our Crate Game CD out and did a little refresher. We did quite a few of the games last winter and they were fun. Stewie was much better in his crate at trials this past season. It has a lot of fun games in it and is great for doing some thinking games when it is too cold to exercise outside.
I would recommend this DVD to anyone who uses a crate and wants their dog to love it.
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All Dogs USDAA run

A USDAA Gamblers run for Stewie from March 24, 2007

Distraction training feline style!

Stewie in his contact position on a mouse pad at the end of the hall, he is waiting for me to release him. See the cat hiding by the scratching post.
Stewie jumping over his makeshift jump coming back to me for his cookie

The kitty is no distraction for Stewie! He wants his cookie!

Susan Garrett's 2 x 2 Weaves

Well I ordered Susan Garrett’s 2x2 Weave Pole Training, 12 Poles in 12 Days (DVD) on January 2nd, and can't wait for it to arrive.
Some of our club member's are going to view it and then make a plan for some training sessions in Jan and Feb. Hopefully it will come by this weekend, so I can spend some time reviewing it.

Sunday Practice

Well it was really cold at the horse barn on Sunday, but Stewie was so glad to be able to run around and do agility. We had enough turns often enough to stay pretty warm. What we did was a whole progression of Jane Simmon-Moake's series from Clean Run. I believe it was from Feb of 2006.
The first exercise was easy except my dog was wild and had the zoomies! After that he settled down a bit more and we did well. We did well with our back crosses as usual and did some distance work. I need to be more assertive and confident and expect him to do it. One of the best exercises for us included the serpentine, then a left turn to another jump, and then a right into a tunnel. Serpentines are a strength of ours.
Stewie also did some good weave entries, though he did pop out twice on the 10th pole, rats!