No Mani!

I am in Canada staying with friends. It is cold, white, and the worst thing about it is that I am without Mani (and Jillian).

This 'vacation' will be the longest time I have been without my animals, since I got my first cat when I was 10 years old. I do not know how long I can last. It was so weird going to bed and not taking the dogs out one last time.

New pictures and video of Mani and Jill when I get back.

Trial Results and Late Halloween

So we are finally back from the trial. Yay! Mani Q'd 7/12 runs. I think that is great! The first day (Friday) he blew all of the games runs, oh well. The second day he blew all of his standard runs. The third day he was a crazy man with "zoomies" and was being a tunnel sucker. He hates tunnels! I am still happy, he got his superior games title, TG3! So . . . . .

Pilot Mandolin Rain CGC TIAD TBAD TG1 TG2 TG3

All of Mani's titles!


I just realized that I never really wished everyone a Happy Halloween. So Mani and my can Molly would like to do it for me, a bit late though.

Creepy right!

Long-haird Dog!

Never own a long-haird dog! EVER! Mani is sick. That is all I have to say!

I will let this blog post from Full Tilt Border Collies explain the rest!

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Obedience!

I have started an apprentice program at a dog training facility here in GA. So I have been training Mani more obedience than agility. Well we have a TDAA trial coming up in a week. Our very first 3-day trial ever. My plan was to start exercising him more often, that was a bust! I got very busy and our normal three walks a day turned into just a half a walk to a grassy area then the dogs play off-leash. So instead of increasing his exercise it decreased. Bummer! Although he does not seem to mind!

Or maybe he is just taking all of his anger out on Jillian!

Instead of exercise I have been trying to mentally stimulate him, in the hopes that he will be able to better handle of a long day of trialing. So I have been doing more obedience. We have started from the beginning because ever since we started agility I have stopped all obedience. I did not realize how bad he had gotten with everything, even his tricks!, till we started again. It is like I never trained him anything. He just looks at me with those eyes and that face, how can I be mad!

I started with just stays the one thing I know he can do. It was also good for Jillian to learn too. Though she does not quite understand the point. *Yawn*

They much prefer the release, because they can run away from me and no more stays! yay!

So for Mani we are again working on recalls. His is pretty much non-existent! But he does love a photo-op!

Then we work on focusing, a bit confusing for some dogs. For agility he is supposed to watch and follow my hands (not that he does) for obedience he is supposed to watch my face. He is just so eager.

So I just have one question, does anyone else's dogs argue?

Tricks!

Jillian and Mani came together for a trick video!

Happy Halloween!

Mani had his second halloween with me, but the first year I forced him to dress up.

Can you guess what he his?

Hint: It is a breed of dog.

Hint: A sport popular in Florida.

Mani has something to say!

Mani had something to say today . . .

then he started flying . . .

and Jillian told him a secret. . .

but in the end, the only thing he had to say was. . .

always keep your eye on the ball . . .

chase others away from it if you have to . . .

make sure everyone runs away screaming . . .

or they can be bodyguards. . .

but make sure you get the ball . . .

so you can the enjoy the Sweet Victory of it all!