Whole Lotta Poodle

Wags for Wishes

karen — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:06:46 +0000

Mylee and I were excited to be part of the annual Wags for Wishes AKC agility trial. All proceeds benefited a child from the Make A Wish Foundation. It was a wonderful weekend and there were all kinds of activities going on. Dock Dogs, agility, fly ball, herding, lure coursing, and I’m sure other things that I missed. We enjoyed our runs and had qualifying runs in FAST and finally received our last novice jumpers Q! Mylee and I are going to retrain our contacts so we are taking a break from showing until we have those back under our belts! Silly poodle thinks the yellow zone is for flying over, not for touching!

AKC Agility Round 2

karen — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:31:34 +0000

Well, we had our second weekend of AKC agility trials. We had a great time hanging with all our MLF friends and met many new people today! Mylee got her Novice FAST title today! We also had qualifying runs in novice jumpers with weaves and novice standard. Thanks to all my mentors for all your support and advice as we travel this journey!!

Vet Recommendation for Phoenix area

karen — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:17:16 +0000

I have a fabulous vet recommendation for all of you! Diane Paster is a wonderful, caring, MOBILE veterinarian. She comes right to your house. It is so convenient, and your animals don’t get all stressed out! If you are looking for a great vet, give her a call.

Here is her contact information:

Diane Paster, DVM, DABVP,CCRT

Gilbert, AZ

480-720-1487

dmpasterdvm@gmail.com

www.pasterveterinaryservices.com

First AKC Agility Trial

karen — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:49:28 +0000

We had our first AKC trial and Mylee did fabulous! She qualified for 5 out of 6 of her runs!! She qualified for 2 Novice FAST runs, 2 Novice Standard runs and 1 Novice Jumpers run. It was a great weekend! We will be running in another AKC trial November 13th and 14th at Club Doggie in Queen Creek, AZ. Come out and join us!

Agility Photos

karen — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:34:24 +0000

Finally, I have a few pictures of Mylee running in agility. One is a perfect photo of her jumping that was taken by Karen DeLong Photography. The other is Mylee coming out of a tunnel taken by Bruce McClelland. Thanks for the wonderful photographs! Our next agility trial will be October 30/31st at Paradise Park in Phoenix. We will be out there all day so come out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather and watch some incredible dogs and handlers.

Agility Season is Here!

karen — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:39:25 +0000

Well, we are gearing up for another season of agility. We’ve already started back at classes and have been practicing those weave poles…..still not so good at them though I am excited to run Mylee in our first AKC trials this year which means more contact equipment and tighter courses. I think Mylee loves NADAC because she can really fly through the course! Our first AKC competition is Oct 30-31st and will be out at Paradise Park in Phoenix. Come out and watch some agility!

We were able to sneak in a Friday afternoon NADAC competition this weekend! It was a blast! Mylee did so well too. She received her 3rd qualifying run (Q) to earn her novice tunnelers title!! Woo Hoo! She also earned her first Q in Hoopers! That is not an easy feat. It is a very confusing game for both the handler and the dog! We managed to pull it off though. So much fun!!

Summer Fun in the Desert

karen — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:55:39 +0000

Mylee finally found her true retrieving roots today. We had a “learn to love the water” day. Well, now she does! She retrieved her toy for an hour and then came in the house and collapsed! Finally I’ve found something to wear out that dog. Here are a couple of pictures of her in the pool. Her daughter, Rowdie, decided that water is not for her. We will work on it and hopefully have the two of them jumping in together by the end of the week! It certainly creates a new look for the poodle when they dry and are all curly…kinda cute actually

Mylee finally decides that water is fun!

If you haven’t taught your dog to swim, take it slow and make it fun! Make sure you show them how to get out of the pool so they don’t drown!! Great exercise for them and it’s easy on the joints. What a great summer activity to enjoy with your companion

Barely hangin' on!

Great way to beat the 114 degree heat!

A Look at Agility

karen — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:54:39 +0000

Here is a link where you can watch Mylee and I on one of our “good” agility runs. Thanks Lloyd for video taping and posting it for me! http://www.youtube.com/user/gooddogagility#p/search/1/ZBBD57k60xg

As soon as I get my scanner going, I will post pics of Mylee too! Agility is such fun, thanks to the awsome instructors at Meadow Lane Farm Dog Sports!! Kodie, Kim, Anita and Cindy are absolutely wonderful!!! www.mlfdogsports.com

NADAC

karen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:21:03 +0000

Well, Mylee and I have decided to start our agility trials with NADAC (www.nadac.com ). They are all about speed and accuracy. They do not use the teeter, table or tire jump so obstacles are limited. If you have a fast dog, it’s a great place to start. We are working on our weave poles still….they are a tough one. Mylee can get through them if she enters them correctly. We will be up at Paradise Valley Park the weekend of Jan 16-17. Come up for gander if you have time. It is off of Bell and 40th St. in Phoenix. Bring some chairs and a cooler. It’s a great day! Many great dogs to watch and learn about the sport. Everyone is so friendly and willing to chat about the sport. I love it! If you are there, look for us. Mylee is the only toy brown(ish) poodle out there so we should be easy to spot on the novice courses!! I would love to chat with you!

First Trial With Mylee

karen — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:22:17 +0000

Well, the time had finally arrived when I sucked it up and entered an agility trial. My stomach was in knots knowing we just weren’t quite ready, but knew we had to get our feet wet at some point soon. So, Thanksgiving weekend we entered jumpers, touch and go, hoopers and tunnelers in the NADAC competition. (www.nadac.com) We had a blast and learned so much about agility. How to run…and how NOT to run!! Mylee did wonderful and didn’t have any “zoomies”. (the term used for when they go running around like a spaz and not paying any attention to you!) We had qualifying times and clean runs in both jumpers and tunnelers. The icing on the cake was that she is soooo fast that we took 1st place in both events. As for touch and go and hoopers…hmmmm. Well, let’s say that we will have another shot at those at the end of December. If you are in the Phoenix area, come out to a trial and check it out. So much fun to run with your dogs and a great activity to get you in shape as well! Even little kids run with the dogs. All of the family can get involved. Shoot me an email if you’d like more information!