Fur Family: 2009

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Journey

For everyone who isn’t perfect who has a dog who isn’t perfect, here is a beautiful tribute called “The Journey” by Susan Garrett of www.clickerdogs.com that will be sure brighten your day.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Agility Practice Run

We rented some time in the agility ring this weekend to practice and get in a few extra runs. Here are some pictures of Stella practicing her start line STAY and tearing up the course!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Teaching your Agility Dog to jump into your Arms

Video from Agility Fusion

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Our new favorite dog toy!

T-Rex with a bright pink head! Available online from Coleman.com

Sunday, September 27, 2009

From On Point with Tom Ashbrook - wbur.org

There are about 75 million dogs in the United States. We love them, feed them, walk them, groom them. But cognitive psychologist Alexandra Horowitz is not so sure we understand them.

They’re not simple humans. They’re not friendly wolves. Dogs are highly evolved for compatibility with homo sapiens.

But the way they sense the world is vastly different from our own. These “creature of the nose,” she says, can actually smell time. And when they do see, they see more of the world in every second. Think about that.

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Friday, September 18, 2009

FPP Dog walk - Cold Nose Photos!

We did not attend the FPP dog walk last week because of the rain and the 3 hour round trip drive time, but thanks to Stacey from Cold Nose Photos, I have the following photos of the event to share. Her photos of dogs are amazing. Please check out her webpage which I have included in my list of links. You won't be disappointed. Stacey is a Cape Cod based photographer who combines her passion for animals with her love of New England. Enjoy.

I did not see any pictures of Madison's siblings among her photo archive. Here are some additional photos of Stacey's that were not from the FPP dog walk, but that I wanted to share.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Pit Bull Blues - Song of support

Sunday, August 16, 2009

September 12th Fundraising Events

Madison Supports
Friends of the Plymouth Pound Annual "Walk for Animals"

Dog Walk Fundraiser
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Morton Park (Little Pond), Plymouth (RAIN OR SHINE !!)
Registration – 10:00 am ~ Friends Cookout – 12 noon

Stella Supports
For the Love of Dog's Friends & Family BBQ

Saturday, September 12, 2009
Noon - 4 p.m.
Hopkinton State Park
Split Rock Group area
Rt 85, Hopkinton MA

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Happy Fourth of July

Finally some sun to enjoy over the long holiday weekend. What a relief since the dogs were going a bit stir crazy inside this past June with all the rain. We had muddy footprints all throughout the house for the entire month!

We spent some time this weekend playing with the girls outside. This means frisbee for Madison and Agility for Stella. Or their new favorite game - chipmunk stalking. Our back yard is over run this year!

Photo of Stella exploding out of the tunnel

Airborne!

Stella crashing into Madison after a jump!

Madison steals the treat under Stella's watchful eyes!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Night time YA-YAs

Here are Madison and Stella letting their YA-YAs out before bedtime.

Agility class

Stella and I attended our last indoor agility class tonight. Next week we will move into the larger outdoor agility ring.

From top to bottom the obstacles are: Dog walk, A-frame, see-saw and jump. Stella was particularly fond of the see-saw tonight!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Backyard Agility

We took a break from mulching this afternoon to practice some agility obstacles with Madison and Stella. Madison preferred to play fetch but did manage to run through the tunnel a few times after the tennis ball! We worked with Stella on her start line wait and driving her through the tunnel toward the tire. Everyone had a great time despite the fact that we ran out of mulch.