12.21.2008
12.09.2008
3 Ribbons!
We made it through our first Agility Trial!
You know, I haven't been posting lately because she has become so gooooood, that was all I had to say... not much material! The bad things are so entertaining! But so are the exceptional things...
Yep, we did Novice preferred jumpers with weaves and Novice preferred standard on both Saturday and Sunday. She was amazing.
We got an off-course early on the first run - just an overrun to the wrong jump, but finished the rest with no faults and under time.
Our second run brought us our first ribbon ever... 2nd place with just 5 faults.
Sunday we had 2 runs and 2 first place ribbons including one course @ 23 seconds.
I couldn't ask for more!!
I hope to get some video up soon... Dan came with me as moral support, puppy sitting and videographer. He is so good to me. :)
You know, I haven't been posting lately because she has become so gooooood, that was all I had to say... not much material! The bad things are so entertaining! But so are the exceptional things...
Yep, we did Novice preferred jumpers with weaves and Novice preferred standard on both Saturday and Sunday. She was amazing.
We got an off-course early on the first run - just an overrun to the wrong jump, but finished the rest with no faults and under time.
Our second run brought us our first ribbon ever... 2nd place with just 5 faults.
Sunday we had 2 runs and 2 first place ribbons including one course @ 23 seconds.
I couldn't ask for more!!
I hope to get some video up soon... Dan came with me as moral support, puppy sitting and videographer. He is so good to me. :)
7.23.2008
another 8 weeks & Theatiki
We've begun our next set of classes... She is getting better all the time, so it's hard to not sound repetitive. Well, she must have read my mind because she decided to be a clown again last night.
Remember all the trouble we had with the teeter? Well, it has moved to the top of her favs to the point of obsession. As an example: a vertical towards the teeter, right hand turn to a left tunnel, out of tunnel and to the teeter. I set her up and stood IN FRONT of the teeter to block it (2 tries) and she all but knocked me over just to get to the teeter. We all had a good laugh over it. I realized that if I angled her a bit more and used more body with arm movement toward the teeter, then she gave in and did it right. Thank you Karen, our guest trainer for setting me straight!
On an 18th century note, we got to set up and use our new wall tent, cots and mats - I did wake up on Friday night to the biggest dang spider I have ever seen! I didn't realize I could still move that fast! It was a good weekend... we had a lovely pipe ceremony for Colleen headed by Mike Stevens. The weather was mostly good, the mulberries very sweet, but my bare feet still have a touch of purple stain and Waste's white belly had her share of pretty purple as well!
Remember all the trouble we had with the teeter? Well, it has moved to the top of her favs to the point of obsession. As an example: a vertical towards the teeter, right hand turn to a left tunnel, out of tunnel and to the teeter. I set her up and stood IN FRONT of the teeter to block it (2 tries) and she all but knocked me over just to get to the teeter. We all had a good laugh over it. I realized that if I angled her a bit more and used more body with arm movement toward the teeter, then she gave in and did it right. Thank you Karen, our guest trainer for setting me straight!
On an 18th century note, we got to set up and use our new wall tent, cots and mats - I did wake up on Friday night to the biggest dang spider I have ever seen! I didn't realize I could still move that fast! It was a good weekend... we had a lovely pipe ceremony for Colleen headed by Mike Stevens. The weather was mostly good, the mulberries very sweet, but my bare feet still have a touch of purple stain and Waste's white belly had her share of pretty purple as well!
6.28.2008
A very dear friend has passed
There has been a picture of my friend Colleen 'Hester' Gilbert on my blog for several months encouraging visitors to vote for her.
This past Wednesday, instead of leaving for Ft. Ticonderoga, NY for yet another jaunt into the 18th century, she left on a much longer trip to a far more fantastic realm.
Everybody loved Colleen. There have been posts on forums and dedicated pages throughout the web. This is my small contribution.
I'm including some of my favorite pictures that I've taken and one of Dicey, Me & Hester at Mansker's Station a couple of years ago. I was honored that she used one of my pictures as the front of one of her always anticipated Christmas cards! I also have to note that if it wasn't for Colleen, I may not have hooked up with the man of my dreams... Dan Russell.
Colleen, if you are reading this over my shoulder...
I am sooooooooooooo mad at you for leaving us without saying goodbye! I cannot believe you won't be there the next time we set canvas with a hug and a smile, a laugh and even a good, hearty belch. I miss you so much already.
4.08.2008
4.8.8 novice agility week 4
We had a combined class tonight and ran relays. I was surprised at how well she did... no running off to the other dog and total focus. We missed a very tough entrance into the weaves and I accidentally pulled her off the tunnel a couple of times... but she was very good in all.
4.04.2008
catching up... again
With the conversion from Insight to Comcast, I've been soooooooooooooo pooped that I don't even want to get on the computer when I get home. That translates into not checking my emails and not keeping up with my blog.
Hopefully things will slow down soon at work and I can get back to my regular schedule.
In the meantime, Waste' has been sound since our second acupuncture treatment and we started back with classes. I'm bringing her back slowly. The jumps are down to 16" and for the first couple of weeks the contacts were brought down low.
Last week was the first week we did the a-frame at full height and she nailed her contact without any hesitation.
The only problem that we've been experiencing is that, after a December through March layoff, she misses this sooooooooooooo much, her enthusiasm is uncontainable! LOL
She is running so incredibly fast and confident... even over the teeter... I know we'll be back on track in no time.
Reenactment season will also be starting soon. This month! I'm also looking forward to getting the garden started and the weather to finally turn warm.
It's all good.
Hopefully things will slow down soon at work and I can get back to my regular schedule.
In the meantime, Waste' has been sound since our second acupuncture treatment and we started back with classes. I'm bringing her back slowly. The jumps are down to 16" and for the first couple of weeks the contacts were brought down low.
Last week was the first week we did the a-frame at full height and she nailed her contact without any hesitation.
The only problem that we've been experiencing is that, after a December through March layoff, she misses this sooooooooooooo much, her enthusiasm is uncontainable! LOL
She is running so incredibly fast and confident... even over the teeter... I know we'll be back on track in no time.
Reenactment season will also be starting soon. This month! I'm also looking forward to getting the garden started and the weather to finally turn warm.
It's all good.
1.26.2008
Sorry that I have been derelict!
Waste' went to the vet and got put on meds and house arrest... the main result being Dan and I driven a bit mad.
Her limp gets better then worse... then better for days. It's almost like she sleeps wrong and it falls asleep.
I called the vet back for another follow up, but she has not yet returned my call.
I am considering going to an alternative vet in Battleground, or Noreen in Brookston. But concentrating on just getting her to rest right now...
In the meantime my place of employ, Insight, is changing over to Comcast. It's going to be a slow, soft transition... all the behind-the-scenes stuff changing first.
It amazes me at how many customers are flipping out over 'the change'... it began officially on January 1 and was advertised as such.
Immediately customers began jumping to conclusions. They assumed all changes were going to happen on that day without any prior warning or preparation. One customer called in December all mad that we have not warned him or made any preparation yet. I tried to explain to him that the preparations begin on 1/1 and that it will all be just fine. He called me a liar and accused me of not being straight with him.
Some customers - with bad debts - called in trying to set up new accounts assuming that any debts with Insight would be wiped out. Then they got angry when they found out that they still have to pay them or get sent to collections.
It's been an interesting month at work to say the least and I'm sure we'll see more interesting things to come.
Please wish Waste' luck with her lameness and send some good energy her way if you will.
Her limp gets better then worse... then better for days. It's almost like she sleeps wrong and it falls asleep.
I called the vet back for another follow up, but she has not yet returned my call.
I am considering going to an alternative vet in Battleground, or Noreen in Brookston. But concentrating on just getting her to rest right now...
In the meantime my place of employ, Insight, is changing over to Comcast. It's going to be a slow, soft transition... all the behind-the-scenes stuff changing first.
It amazes me at how many customers are flipping out over 'the change'... it began officially on January 1 and was advertised as such.
Immediately customers began jumping to conclusions. They assumed all changes were going to happen on that day without any prior warning or preparation. One customer called in December all mad that we have not warned him or made any preparation yet. I tried to explain to him that the preparations begin on 1/1 and that it will all be just fine. He called me a liar and accused me of not being straight with him.
Some customers - with bad debts - called in trying to set up new accounts assuming that any debts with Insight would be wiped out. Then they got angry when they found out that they still have to pay them or get sent to collections.
It's been an interesting month at work to say the least and I'm sure we'll see more interesting things to come.
Please wish Waste' luck with her lameness and send some good energy her way if you will.
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