Griffin’s favorite thing in 2019 was going to a Senior Dog Class at OSU. One of the behavior department veterinarians is doing a project involving senior dogs. Part of it was hosting a class specifically for senior dogs and their owners. Some of our time was getting information about the Read more…
AssdfLast month we had our first attempts at AKC Open (obedience, level 2). It was great! The trial was a “two trials in one day” event. Griffin and I entered both trials for regular Open and for Preferred Open (half height jumps). Historically he has done best with more Read more…
A year ago I thought we finished our first level AKC Obedience title. And then in March a friend was checking on the AKC titles/events records and didn’t see it listed. I immediately emailed AKC about the error…and checking my records, I found we hadn’t finished it! At the end Read more…
We had an exciting weekend at a USDAA trial. Griffin was adorable – he had some really great runs and qualifying scores, a few small things on his part, and I had a very unfortunate run where I sent him off course. We finished his level 2 title and now Read more…
We’ve had some time off of agility. Griffin had a good trial day last month and a pretty good time last weekend. When he is participating, he is fun because he is adorable and well trained. He commits to obstacles well and just goes with the plan. Standard was interesting Read more…
In September we had the opportunity to participate in the first American Kennel Club (AKC) Scent Work trials. One of the parts people were very excited (and nervous!) about were the buried hides. Most of the AKC Scent Work trials are similar to other programs. Most programs have a containers Read more…
This weekend we visited our friend Megan while on a trip to see our rehab vet (rechecks for Griffin and Viktor). We’ve had a long standing joke that we should do UKC conformation to get another opinion on whether Griffin or Tonks are structurally more “correct” for a golden retriever. Read more…
Last weekend we went to the first AKC Scent Work trials (finding a specific, hidden odor), held as part of the Eukaneuba Performance Games. Griffin and I aren’t great at nosework, but we had a good weekend in May and as this event was only an hour away – we had Read more…
It’s fun to still have ‘first’ experiences with Griffin! Last weekend we had our first time of running in the AKC premier class. This is an optional class for dogs who have finished Excellent (level 3) and want to try specific types of challenges. It is somewhat supposed to imitate Read more…
The United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) had this event last year in Ohio and for 2017 they expanded it to three (east, west, central). We had so much fun at the trial doing agility, watching agility, rally, swimming – we had to come back even though this year it Read more…