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Tracking Dog Wreckcellence
It can be hard to work with genius. Take Connery Beagle. He’s honest and hardworking and loves to sing his song of self, and did I mention honest? By which I mean internally as well as externally. He’s not so … Continue reading
Puppygarten
by Doranna “Oh, I know!” I told myself, all full of excited optimism, “I’ll blog about Baby Tristan’s learning process!” As usual, I didn’t take into account the fact that I’d be so caught up in the process itself that … Continue reading
Good Weather, Hat Hair, and Two Tracking Tests
by Doranna Yep, we had our big once-a-year local Variable Surface Tracking test on Sunday. Beautiful weather, for sure–the best I’ve ever had for a test. The best photos do not include me, because I wore a hat all day … Continue reading
Plans Best Laid
by Doranna My lesson for the month: Plans mutate. (Probably my lesson for life, but let’s just stick with the month.) I’d intended to blog about the treadmill thing again today, especially in the wake of my aggravated feet. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Scenes, ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, The Dogs!
Tagged adventures, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, Tracking
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On the Doing of Things
by Doranna On the doing of things… Sometimes life piles up so fast it’s hard to keep up–and it’s hard to remember why you’re doing what in the first place. I started this blog while listening to the grind of … Continue reading
Backtracking
by Doranna In the last tracking blog, in the wake of a difficult experience in El Paso, I was getting ready for another tracking test on the 3rd. I muttered about some of the challenges of getting tracking tests–finding the … Continue reading
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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Resilient or Just Plain Nuts?
by Doranna Earlier this month, we headed off to an adventure: our first tracking test away from home. Tracking tests are hard to find. In our area, we have one TD, one TDX, and one VST per year. (Tracking Dog, … Continue reading
Over the Bridge and Through the Campus…A-Tracking We We Did Go!
by Doranna When we last saw our heroes (AKA Dart & Connery Beagle), they were preparing to take the imminent Variable Surface Tracking test…not much expecting to pass, given our ongoing family crises, training interruptions, and etc (well, even without … Continue reading
Posted in ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, The Dogs!
Tagged adventures, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, Tracking
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Over the River and Through the Campus…A-Tracking We Will Go!
by Doranna I almost chickened out. The VST (Variable Surface Tracking test) is one of those ultimate tests, requiring skill and trust and teamwork (and good weather and good luck!)—and still, with all that, the passing percentages wobble around 5-8% … Continue reading
Posted in ConneryBeagle, D'Artagnan Beagle, The Dogs!
Tagged adventures, ConneryBeagle, Dart Beagle, Tracking
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