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Category Archives: Agility
The Continuing Baditude
by Doranna The last time I blogged through, I was pondering the effects of a rut of bad luck/stresses/downturns in a number of areas in my life–the slow transition to floundering joy and the sensation of ongoing loss and failure. … Continue reading
Not So In Spite Of
Once you embark on the Way of Dog Performance Sports (obedience, rally, tracking, agility), certain things change. Every cares about the health and well-being of their dogs—but when you’re asking for more from them—and when you’re planning your training around … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Dog Agility Blog Event, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, dogs, Jean-Luc Picardigan
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The No Clothes Equation
by Doranna “The emperor has no clothes” has never been a popular (or easy phrase) to utter. Not even in agility. So we’re talking about continuing education (training) in this blog event, but first…let’s talk about those courses. I promise … Continue reading
Breaking Good
by Doranna The broken brain. It is Teh Stoopit. It looks at things it’s known how to do forEVER and it says, “I got nuthin’.” When it comes to the dogs, I can often see it coming…if not always. “Nope, … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, dogs
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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
Posted in Agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, Dog Agility Blog Event, Rena Beagle
Tagged agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, Rena Beagle
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The Good, The Bad, and The Silly
by Doranna THE GOOD: Agility milestones for Connery Beagle! Now that he’s earned a MACH3, Connery is running in Preferred classes (that is, jumping four inches lower). He was always the shortest and heaviest dog in his jump height…Beagles are … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle
Tagged agility, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle
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Puppy’s First Shoes
A Blue Hound Beagles Blog (A Dog Agility Blog Event: Starting your puppy) Talk about awesome reinforcement timing! This past month, in some weird universal coincidence, big lots of people (okay, a couple) asked me exactly this–when did I start … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Dog Agility Blog Event, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, obedience, rally, Rena Beagle, Tracking
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Lessons from a Beagle
by Doranna I find that whatever I’m doing with my animals, I usually run into lessons that apply to writing. Or to living. All our critters have something to teach us–maybe some more than others. ConneryBeagle: Me! This must be … Continue reading
The Walk of Shame
by Doranna Thanks to Evelyn of ByVine Design, I have a photo of Dart’s Walk of Shame. I also have a habit of laughing at myself–I mean, you gotta find your fun, right?–so here it is, in all its glory, … Continue reading
Stop the Timer! The Aging Agility Dog…or Not?
by Doranna and the Blue Hound Beagles (A Dog Agility Blog Event–stop by the event page to see what everyone else has to say! ) When this blog topic came up, I immediately thought about my first agility dog: Jean-Luc … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Dog Agility Blog Event, The Dogs!
Tagged agility, Belle, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle
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