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May DragonDogs Review
At the heart of May was the Freedom Weekend USDDN Qualifier in Greenville South Carolina. We wanted to go to 1. Qualify Kai for Toss and Fetch and 2. Meet Tracy Custer. and maybe that we needed a vacation from a very busy start to 2010 for WebManna. What I came back with from the long memorial weekend trip was much different than I expected. I learned so much that only some of it will I explain and the rest will just get bullets.
DragonDogs March Review
March flew by and caninely speaking it was wooftastic. Andrea and I took the dogs to a number of local disc dog events as the season kicked off. The focus of the month was definitely freestyle routines. We got kicked out of all our local parks so TF practice was a no go. We had some puppy play dates with the Ford family. And we found a new yard for the dogs to play in. The best part of march for me was rediscovering fun with my dogs. Now for the details.
Choice of Discs…The Dilemma
Choice of discs has been a new point of contention in the DragonDogs house. When we first started playing disc, there was only Lilli – and she has a VERY hard bite. We started with Fastbacks cause that’s what everyone used. Long story short…Lilli had a bloody mouth every time we played and she would trash a disc in 5 throws or less.
January Ramblings
I generally like to write on topics or do updates but today I just want to ramble. I have been thinking about this for a while and wanted to share it. It’s not anything new or amazing, it’s just on my mind. We all have tendencies in life and as trainers. I find that our dogs while different tend to have some similar strengths due to what I would call our confident skills. I watch some of the top disc dog teams and their routines sort of seem the same from event to event. They have their trademark moves and skill sets. It makes sense and I am not saying that there are not constant tweaks and innovations. Moreso i am wondering what skills my dogs have that i have not discovered due to habits or routines I may have formed in training and play. Flipping for example could be a place where someone else could throw the disc and get an entirely different motion from my dog. I will wrap this up with a pledge to seek out new life on new planets by forcing myself out of routine. Like closing one eye or throwing all lefty or copying someone else’s routine. Ron Watson and Apryl Lea have a cool idea to write the skills and sequences on note cards, mix them up and go. This doesn’t address skills i do not know but does change flow.
December DragonDogs Preview
This month looks to be another brilliant month with our amazing dogs, Lilli, Kai and Leila. Having missed the last 2 weeks of Canis Major due to our dogs in heat. Leila’s first heat was pretty uneventful and will hopefully solve the issue of her um *cough* “inny”. So we are super stoked to participate in the final week with the the Central Florida Disc Dog Club. And both Andrea and Kai will begin their freestyle careers this week though not together. Andrea will have her first routine with Lilli and Kai will be hitting the field with me. Both are excited, nervous, beautiful, wonderful…ok…you get the point.
Results are in…Canis Major #2
Saturday was Canis Major #2 – our second of 5 freestyle events for Jason and Lilli in Plant City, FL. Kai also debuted in her first D/A event with me as her handler.
DragonLilli on the FS Scene
This past weekend Lilli FINALLY had her first competition freestyle event at Canis Major #1 in Plant City, FL on Saturday. Jason is the handler for the 5 part competition series – he and Lilli have been gelling really well and he handles pressure and crowds like a pro!
September DragonDogs Update
Wow a month since my last post. I guess I was on dog training overload. Andrea and I with the three dogs drove to Michigan for a disc dog camp with Ron Watson and then to Ancaster, Ontario for an agility skills camp with Susan Garrett. Since we got back we have been paying extra attention to our marketing clients after 14 days of limited communication.
Toss & Fetch Freestyle Fanatics
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Since bringing Lei home, I’ve become “new mother” again (and getting much less sleep), plus Lilli had her first 2 competitions: Freestyle Toss and Fetch (last weekend) and AKC Agility Trial (this weekend).
Agility Season and all the chatter…
It’s competition season for agility. Owners and Trainers are all actively showing their pups and traveling all over for competitions. The dog world is buzzing with excitement.
Since this is our first season with an agility/disc pup, we’re experiencing all of this for the first time. We thought we’d share some of the resources and info we’ve come upon recently…
