Category Archives: obedience

Reunion

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Dawn King

My reunion with Katie was something of a disappointment.  I waited patiently in my reading corner for Katie and her Dad to return from the kennel and  I was excited when I heard them drive up.  Katie wandered around the … Continue reading →

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Katie and her Mom reboot

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Dawn King

Well I probably over reacted to Katie’s shutdown last night.  Today she seems pretty normal.  We went on a walk in the subdivision, something we hardly ever do, as I prefer taking her to a park where I don’t have … Continue reading →

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More obedience.

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Dawn King

Katie and I went to another drop in competitive obedience class, this one right across the freeway from the airport, last night.  Since I was away almost 6 weeks and Katie didn’t get to go to school during all that … Continue reading →

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What Katie loves

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Dawn King

We’ve been challenged by the Key West Collies Essex and Deacon (http://keywestcollies.blogspot.com/) to come up with ten things Katie loves.  I think we’ll try to come up with ten things Katie loves about going to school. 1.  Treats.  Lots and … Continue reading →

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Agility update

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Dawn King

Katie, her Daddy and I went to our second beginning agility class tonight.  Katie has been wound up like a top all day and I didn’t have high expectations for class.  I wasn’t wrong, at least at first.  They started … Continue reading →

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Katie says it’s a whole new world

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Dawn King

We’re still enforcing the “OFF!” for the furniture, including the bed.  It’s very hard for us, harder for me than for my husband.  Sometimes we’re sitting on the sofa doing something and don’t even NOTICE when she jumps up and … Continue reading →

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PS: a little bit of this and a little bit of that

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Dawn King

For those of you interested, here is a link to an Ann Arbor review of the concert I went to.  If you scroll down to the bottom you can see Dr. Nel play the piece he played for the encore.  … Continue reading →

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So it’s Tuesday. I think.

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Dawn King

Remember when I said that having a random work schedule made it difficult to figure out what day it was?  That the weekends had no meaning and I was always checking the calendar to figure out where I was supposed … Continue reading →

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Planning ahead creates focus for the sheltie

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Dawn King

Tonight was another Monday night class in the big building near the noisy airport with all the other big dogs.  We got there an hour early and I let her sniff all the scary corners of all the rings and … Continue reading →

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Distracted heeling

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Dawn King

I took Katie to one of the pet stores to see if I could get her to concentrate on me instead of everything else that is so distracting.  We spent quite a lot of time walking around the back of … Continue reading →

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