Thursday, April 26, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Franny and the Cheerleader
Today was a bee-u-tee-ful day to be at Applewoods! The sun was shining, the air was dry and the temp made it to around 70 degrees.
Two weeks ago, I brought a red rough Brussels Griffon puppy named Francine back from our National specialty. She's from the same breeder as Cabot, and she was originally supposed to go live in France.... Hence her name. And her tail. Tail docking is illegal overseas, and in order for her to have been shown there she needed to keep her tail.
She's now very happy answering to Franny, and she's living at Applewoods for a few weeks.
Today was her first day out in the yard with the big dogs, under very close supervision, and with very specifically chosen dogs. We often call Sandy and Holly "the Cheerleaders" because of their blonde hair and sunny dispositions. You can see Sandy's smile here in this photo!
Franny had no experience with large sized toys before coming to Maryland. The ball she is holding is rubber and made by http://www.kongcompany.com/. It weighs quite a bit, especially considering that Franny might only weigh 10 lbs! She paraded all over the yard with it today, and this was one of the few chances I had to capture her standing still.
I think I'll have to get some of those balls for my house!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Staying cool
It's starting to get hot already, which means the pool comes out and everyone learns where all the cool spots to sleep are (including the basement where a few of the dogs are more than happy to follow me into so they can nap in one of the kennels).
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| Piper and JoJo wrestling in the pool. |
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| Finding some shade during a break from working and playing. |
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Hello!
Hello! I'm Mike, the new apprentice at Applewoods. If you see an English Mastiff running around the yard, that's my pup Sherpa. We went through Margot's Boot Camp a year and a half ago when Sherpa decided she should start trying to eat other dogs. She's come a long way since then and now she gets to spend most of her days running around the yard with all the day care dogs.
Here's some pictures I took of JoJo, one of our board and train dogs, hanging around the yard on Saturday. I still can't believe I took them with my iPhone! Makes me wonder about spending all that money on my DSLR...
Here's some pictures I took of JoJo, one of our board and train dogs, hanging around the yard on Saturday. I still can't believe I took them with my iPhone! Makes me wonder about spending all that money on my DSLR...
Being a distraction for Red while she worked on retrieving
Chomping on sticks with Sherpa
Nice drool Sherpa...
Place!
"I'm not sure why I'm holding this but everyone else seems to be OK with it."
Saturday, March 10, 2012
A tail of 4 dogs
One afternoon 2 Dobes and their Ninja Yorkie taking time out for a nap.
All is well until the great beast enters the room and then what happened to the 2 Dobes and their Yorkie? Somehow there just wasn't any room for them. Were they, perchance, eaten? Only the Shadow knows what lurks around the corner.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
This Month at Applewoods
February 4th
Bachelor's Group Class begins, from 12:00 - 1:30 pm.
February 11th
Elementary Group Class begins, from 1:30 - 2:30 pm.
February 18th
Elementary Group Class begins, from 2:30 - 3:30 pm.
February 28th
Elementary Group Class begins, from 6:20 - 7:20 pm.
Middle School Group Class begins, from 7:30 - 8:30 pm.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Today, not exactly AT Applewoods
Although Applewoods is officially closed for business on Sundays, it doesn't mean that today was not a busy day for Applewoods Dog Training.
A group of us all met up in Beltsville, MD at the first match of the season at Canine Training Association (CTA). Matches are a great way to test your dog's readiness to enter an actual trial, and they are also a great way to "take your show on the road" when training. Typically, matches are set up exactly like obedience trials, except that the judges and stewards are most likely volunteers who are members of the facility hosting the match. There is no scoring, unless you request that the "judge" scores you. And, they don't count toward titles. So, even if the match judge gives you a perfect 200, you haven't earned a leg toward a title.... sigh....
Steve and terrier Sasi were there to work on Open. Kathy and Doberman Jasmine entered both Open and Utility. Pam and Brussels Griffon Cabot also entered both Open and Utility. New apprentice trainer Mike came out to cheer us on, and even brought a friend.
This was the first time that both Jasmine and Cabot did full Utility run-thrus in a completely new ring setting. Both dogs have been to CTA for other events, but this was our first trip into the Utilty ring. Both did a fantastic job on scent discrimination, but both need lots more work in the other skills before we enter a real trial. Cabot had trouble with his go-outs, especially after the directed retrieve. Since he was sent for the #1 glove, he thought that was the new go-out place. Sigh... Jasmine loves directed jumping, but still needs some work on the signals. Sadly, Steve and Sasi were in another building and we missed their run.
It was a great experience for everyone, and we all went home with a list of things to work on!
A group of us all met up in Beltsville, MD at the first match of the season at Canine Training Association (CTA). Matches are a great way to test your dog's readiness to enter an actual trial, and they are also a great way to "take your show on the road" when training. Typically, matches are set up exactly like obedience trials, except that the judges and stewards are most likely volunteers who are members of the facility hosting the match. There is no scoring, unless you request that the "judge" scores you. And, they don't count toward titles. So, even if the match judge gives you a perfect 200, you haven't earned a leg toward a title.... sigh....
Steve and terrier Sasi were there to work on Open. Kathy and Doberman Jasmine entered both Open and Utility. Pam and Brussels Griffon Cabot also entered both Open and Utility. New apprentice trainer Mike came out to cheer us on, and even brought a friend.
This was the first time that both Jasmine and Cabot did full Utility run-thrus in a completely new ring setting. Both dogs have been to CTA for other events, but this was our first trip into the Utilty ring. Both did a fantastic job on scent discrimination, but both need lots more work in the other skills before we enter a real trial. Cabot had trouble with his go-outs, especially after the directed retrieve. Since he was sent for the #1 glove, he thought that was the new go-out place. Sigh... Jasmine loves directed jumping, but still needs some work on the signals. Sadly, Steve and Sasi were in another building and we missed their run.
It was a great experience for everyone, and we all went home with a list of things to work on!
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