At the BDOC rally trial this weekend, Indy earned her CKC Rally Novice title with two scores of 99!
She also earned her first advanced leg on Sunday. Good girl Indy!
Category Archives: dogs
Indy RN
A Good Start
Our first trial of the New Year is over and already Ivan has earned himself a couple more titles. At Morningstar in Kingston this weekend he earned his Master Jumpers and Master Snooker titles!
Tyra pulled off Qs in the first two standard runs of the day to earn her Gold Award of Merit (50 Standard...
Looking Back on 2009
2009 was a good year for us competition-wise
Ivan started competing in agilty at the end of April, just before his 2nd birthday. Between then and the end of November, he earned 15 agility titles in three venues (AAC, CKC and AKC) plus 2 Rally novice titles (CKC & AKC)
I am absolutely blown away by everything...
Tyra gets her CD!
At the Ottawa Valley Golden Retriever Club Obedience trials this past weekend (31st October – 1st November 2009), Tyra got her three legs for her CD with two first place ribbons! She had her “Tyra” moments, like trying to stick her nose in the judge’s cosmetic bag on the table and flipping the judge’s hand...
Off to Tremblant
Paul & Tanja just set off for a ride in the Stag to Tremblant. Paul is meeting up with the triumph club for a group ride
Pumpkin Time
Ok – so this is my first ever attempt at carving a pumpkin.
The template came from the online site of “Better Homes and Gardens” and is supposed to be a German Shepherd Dog.
Here’s Armin modelling next to the finished pumpkin for comparison
What Do Dogs see?
It was once thought that dogs see only in black and white. However, this appears not to be true and they can distiguish between some colours.
So it would appear that:
WE see RED, THEY see pale yellow
WE see ORANGE, THEY see pale yellow
WE see BRIGHT YELLOW, THEY see pale yellow
WE see GREEN, THEY see pale yellow...
Going CERFing
Three of the dogs are off to Alta Vista today for their CERF eye exam. It’s Marco’s first time with the drops. Should be fun trying to get them in!