Category Archives: Belle

All the Colors of W00t

by Doranna Qualifying!  Winning!  Titles!  W00t!  Rah! Because hey, that stuff is fun.  It’s lots of fun.  The green Q ribbon is a revered thing.  Add a bit of placement ribbon color and…you know… W00t! But if it was the … Continue reading

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A Good Good-Bye

by Doranna It never does get any easier. But sometimes, it goes as well as it can. This shouldn’t have surprised me, Belle being who and what she’s always been–utterly focused on being perfect. In the middle of March, I … Continue reading

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Miss Belle’s Bucket List

by Doranna I’d thought that I’d write a blog this weekend, and I’d thought it would probably be about Dart’s first agility trial in four months. It’s not. It’s Belle Cardigan’s blog instead. Belle is now just past thirteen years … Continue reading

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I Stepped in WHAT, now?

It’s been an interesting Weekend with Dogs. Belle Cardigan Corgi: i don’t think you have to tell this story. No, really, I do.  It’s part of the whole weekend. Belle: i will pretend i am not here. Here.  Just hide … Continue reading

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If I Could Turn Back Time…

A Dog Agility Blog Event Post In training, I do my best when I’m in the middle of it, but find it all to easy to look back after I’ve done it. It’s the If Only game.  I bet you’re … Continue reading

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Belle Corgi Speaks Out

my name is belle and i am a cardigan welsh corgi and mymommy calls me miss belle. my big long name is PACH Cheysuli’s Silver Belle, CD RE PAX2 MXP5 MJP6 XFP EAC EJC CGC. i used to post on … Continue reading

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Beagles, Horse, Snow, and Tracking…the Happies

It’s 10am Christmas morning, which is a whole lot later than this day started.  Not because I have eager kids in the house, but because today was my chance to run a certification track with Dart Beagle. In order to … Continue reading

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Post for a Retired Agility Princess

You know, when I started last Monday’s blog, I had no intention of writing about Belle Cardigan.  In fact, I had a little video of Dart I wanted to put up. Anyway, as with books, sometimes blogs have a mind … Continue reading

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Running on Empty

It turns out that if you’re massively overworked and you don’t back off before an agility trial, you just may not be at your best. At the point this becomes evident, the best you can do is make sure the … Continue reading

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Doggy Douche

Belle Cardigan has an embarrassing situation. She asks me to whisper when I talk about it, and maybe I could use meaningfully directed gestures and widened eyes as possible. You see, last year, she started having glitches in her girly … Continue reading

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