tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:33:38 +0000animal assisted therapycolliebicyclecolliesdog trainingpapillonswritingLadSunnybankartblogsbreedsdog foodherdingobedience competitionsheltiestherapy doghttp://4thdog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (e)Blogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-6878532275149939655Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:35:00 +00002014-03-12T00:35:05.538-07:00We now have 2 points towards our championship! http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2014/03/on-scoreboard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-4910125435531090054Wed, 11 Sep 2013 05:03:00 +00002013-09-10T22:03:17.506-07:00 photo from June Last Sunday, September 8, Felix turned 6 months old and so we entered for the 2nd day of the Eugene KC show in Brownsville.&nbsp; It is a sweet venue, a small park rung round by a creek.&nbsp; The papillon people are an agreeable bunch and we brought home ribbons for RWD. The boy was VERY good n the table and on the ground he was a dervish....thrilled with the idea that all http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2013/09/1st-akc-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-6730176822983045988Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:14:00 +00002013-06-30T11:32:49.105-07:00see tab above (Felix the 1st month) June 7 2013 http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-3177235539588735306Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:00:00 +00002013-06-08T00:50:35.363-07:00Friday, March 1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I decided to call the vet to get an appointment for Dr McCoy to look at Flynn's teeth.&nbsp; I also noticed that when she was lying down, she was slowly stretching her neck out straight and high and thought she might be having neck strain. When I mentioned this , the tech told me to get her to the closest vet ASAP because that was a sign of http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2013/06/friday-march-1-i-decided-to-call-vet-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-1793492157127553052Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:36:00 +00002012-11-17T22:36:44.707-08:00There is nothing quite so satisfying as setting a goal and not only attaining it...but exceeding it. My goal this year was to get Emma's CD. We did that. And then&nbsp; we got our first Herding title. We are 1 performance title point away from a VT (Versatility Tile) from the AWSS (Association of Working Shetland Sheepdogs). My dream has always been to achieve the highest level titles..on each http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2012/11/goal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-1823586773303761141Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:15:00 +00002012-11-17T22:15:31.735-08:00I have been herding with the shelties for about 1.5 years now...with some intensity.&nbsp; We have grown to love it and look forward to every chance we get to be in the field.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the beginning of September we travelled to Gig Harbor, WA for a 2 day trial...our first real trial.... and Both Emma and Ike earned an AKC HT title in 2 trials.&nbsp; (You have to pass twice under different http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2012/11/first-herding-titles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-2524905827066022027Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:37:00 +00002012-11-17T22:37:24.610-08:00 July 15 2012 At the Oregon Shetland Sheepdog Regional Specialty obedience trials, Emma and I finished our CD.&nbsp;&nbsp; True to our obstinacy...we either got 1st place or an NQ.....no 2nd best for us! http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2012/07/blue-for-title.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-7394987887986869292Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:19:00 +00002012-06-29T16:11:35.140-07:00 &nbsp;This past weekend in Canby, Emma and I got our first 2 Novice legs with 2 blue ribbons!!! On Day 2 our score was 194 out of 200 !&nbsp; I love working with my&nbsp; little brown dog...and I was especially excited to hear 2 well known judges and obedience competitors say how much they liked her....in fact...that they would still have shelties if they were like her.&nbsp; That may have madehttp://4thdog.blogspot.com/2012/06/on-our-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-590720978645678666Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:48:00 +00002012-04-02T23:54:25.368-07:00artherding Swaledale Moon Tomorrow my show, Pastoral opens. It has been a really intense 6 months of work. I had to&nbsp; juggle training, teaching, family...and some emotional upheavals...but I got it done. And now I feel that post partum feeling. The only remedy is to get working again. Wednesday is the reception, which I half dread. My other half, of course, is excited to see so many people I likehttp://4thdog.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-show-pdx-opens-4412.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-5102796968223659442Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:48:00 +00002012-02-18T23:48:10.739-08:00I'm not sure I have ever experienced anything as magical or as pure as being in the midst of a cloud on a mountain with my dog and 3 sheep. We herd up on a mountain that catches the clouds as they roll in...and clears as they roll out. Luckily! Michele had her camera and got some lovely shots of the day's lesson. Emma and I went into the field first and about an hour later Ike and I went in. You http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2012/02/herding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-1877497824743906974Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:08:00 +00002012-01-23T13:08:00.716-08:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2012/01/sport-of-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-8499970330852304863Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:59:00 +00002011-11-01T23:59:31.275-07:00Both Emma and Fergus are really stalling on getting those OB legs....they turn in lovely performances...with one NQ moment...scamps.... This was Longview Kelso at St Helens in August. http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/11/both-emma-and-fergus-are-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-2605980041824066703Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:55:00 +00002011-11-01T23:55:28.302-07:00 Siri,&nbsp; Lacewood Bright Star at Kensil has gone to live with Shannalee Michaelsky.....(this is her photograph I've lifted)....hopefully Shannalee will get her CH.&nbsp;&nbsp; She is Ike's dam.http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/11/siri.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-3705016284228286074Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:53:00 +00002011-08-22T11:53:26.502-07:00 http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/08/emma-herding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-6641731033704180010Sun, 29 May 2011 06:59:00 +00002011-05-28T23:59:28.909-07:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/05/focus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-6418771163134444479Mon, 23 May 2011 07:03:00 +00002011-05-23T00:06:40.115-07:00Photographs. Just thinking about them makes my imagination sparkle...what they are, what they represent, the joy they create. What it is about seeing and having a good photo, esp of a dog you own and love,&nbsp; that is so exciting? Is it that&nbsp; freezing a second in their life&nbsp; allows you to really look at them, gives you&nbsp; a talisman, kind of, a touchstone, by which to memorize themhttp://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/05/photographs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-4418530081582233401Mon, 02 May 2011 08:39:00 +00002011-05-02T01:39:42.305-07:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/05/puppy-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-8227394644050186107Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:01:00 +00002011-04-28T20:01:49.617-07:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/04/dog-car.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-18753407661757955Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:32:00 +00002011-03-25T00:34:33.320-07:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/03/missing-gus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-5106055649437811254Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:26:00 +00002011-02-21T02:36:20.111-08:00 And then there were....more. I have a new blue merle puppy out of Shannalee's Kohlman and a Lacewood bitch. I got him from Sylvia and the whole experience was very fruitful. I got to know Sylvia some...including her genetic foot in some steamy modernism...and because I declared the desire for a show dog, I learned a great deal about wickets and prophecy and knuckles and structure and http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2011/02/true-path.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-5589369443882351116Sun, 09 May 2010 00:52:00 +00002010-08-22T20:56:16.041-07:00Been kind of obsessed with the politics of Animal Rights lately. I find myself thinking about it much more often than I’d like…but given the places and people I "hang out" with and listen to…. it’s inevitable. The basis for much of my thinking about it is Vicki Hearne’s essay, “What’s Wrong with Animal Rights.” In it she posits that rights are about pursuits of happiness and that AR activists http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2010/05/vicki-hearne-temple-grandin-been-kind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-8622885036753563039Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:32:00 +00002010-05-14T19:54:18.528-07:00eh..publication issues!http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/dog-poems.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-2454463205301135787Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:41:00 +00002010-05-21T20:51:50.641-07:00forthcoming collection of poemshttp://4thdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/other-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-267313435145836927Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:25:00 +00002012-11-10T01:27:49.668-08:00 ( photo: Am Ch OTCH Merrily's Steely Dan UD ) photo by Chris ? 1980s The National. 2010. Tuscon, AZ. There is so much to think about, so much to say. I got to see a lot of people who were instrumental in the creation of Emma's pedigree, others who sparked my interest in Shelties many years ago. Names I've heard are now attached to faces and lines I've seen bits of here and there werehttp://4thdog.blogspot.com/2010/03/sheltie-national.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2114050431901689707.post-8608465859924236912Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:03:00 +00002010-01-04T03:08:39.761-08:00I’m writing a poem a day again with a small group of writers. It’s my 4th month, which means I have about 120 rough drafts to work from.When I started the 4thDog, back in 06, I wrote for the blog every day…I have an idea to sift out all the dog training/showing poems and put them in a collection. I mean how many books of poems about dog shows are there!?! And I don’t think these are sentimental http://4thdog.blogspot.com/2010/01/jan-03-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (e)0