Now after some harm was done. . .
There are actually three holes, the squeaker is gone, one ear is gone, and so is some of the stuffing.
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Is This Tilda Proof? - The Moon
At our last agility trial on 2/4/2012 every dog entered got a toy. So, I got Tilda the moon :)
He's kind of a fun looking fellow.
Buy your own moon here: Zanies-Celestial-Smiles-Dog-Toy or here: Green-Moon-Celestial-Smiles-Toy
Now. . .
. . .Two holes, some stuffing gone, and the squeaker gone.
This toy is not Tilda proof.
He's kind of a fun looking fellow.
Buy your own moon here: Zanies-Celestial-Smiles-Dog-Toy or here: Green-Moon-Celestial-Smiles-Toy
Now. . .
. . .Two holes, some stuffing gone, and the squeaker gone.
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Happy Birthday Tilda!!
Happy Third Birthday Tilda!!!!
Tilda's Birthday Cake
Tilda 2 years old.
Tilda 1 year old.
Tilda as a puppy.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Is This Tilda Proof? - Oranges
Tilda got Oranges at an agility trial back on 10/1/2011. So, actually this toy has been in good shape for a while. Although, Tilda hasn't really played with it all that much.
Here Oranges is after the trial:
Buy your own toy here: Zanies-Bungee-Geckos-Dog-Toys
Or a set here: Zanies-Bungee-Geckos-Set-Dog
The other day Tilda got into it:
Tilda got the squeaker out, but there is still one left at the other end.
He's not in awful shape, at least yet :)
Check out Oranges' relative after Tilda did some of her handiwork on him:
In a little bit rougher shape than Oranges :)
Back to Oranges. . .
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Here Oranges is after the trial:
Buy your own toy here: Zanies-Bungee-Geckos-Dog-Toys
Or a set here: Zanies-Bungee-Geckos-Set-Dog
The other day Tilda got into it:
Tilda got the squeaker out, but there is still one left at the other end.
He's not in awful shape, at least yet :)
Check out Oranges' relative after Tilda did some of her handiwork on him:
In a little bit rougher shape than Oranges :)
Back to Oranges. . .
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Equipment Run Down
This will be based on our last trial on 2/4/2012 with both courses combined.
Equipment Run Down: Let's take a look how Tilda handled the equipment; what went well and what needs work.
Jumps: As we already know, Tilda's jumping could use a little work :) After an interesting experiment done with Tilda and her jumping, we found out just how far back she takes off. I'm not going to tell, at least not now. I'm not ready to 'unveil' it quite yet; want to keep it a surprise for right now :) Anyhow, maybe not all her jumps are that way, but she does need some work on those jumps. At this last trial we had a total of three knocked bars (both courses combined), but on the positive side, think of all the bars she didn't knock!
Teeter: Tilda did well this time on the teeter. She didn't go right off the edge. Her contact wasn't too bad either.
Tunnels: She didn't go in at the first try. Now, I'm not sure if she just decided not to do it or if it was my fault. The other tunnels were not a problem.
A-frame: Tilda did fine on this. She didn't actually stop on the contact with her back feet on and her front feet off. But it wasn't a fly off.
Tire: This was fine. Not sure if she took this early or not. The thing with the tire is, is that it is a jump height lower than what the jump bars are set at. So, instead of jumping the tire at 8" it is set at 4".
Table: I actually messed up and went to this before I was supposed to. I'm not talking about that time, I'm talking about the right time :) She did great on this. She did a very nice down. Even though there is no sit or down rule any more, I still like her to do a down. On thing though, she maybe jumped a little early to get up on the table, but she made it. You know Tilda with jumping. . .
Weave poles: Tilda went by them the first time, but did them the second time. The second time through, she either did or almost seemed to stop in them. Nothing was called though. But she did them the first time in the JWW course.
Chute: She did this just fine.
Dog Walk: No fly off, but not a stop. She maybe needs a little work on her contacts and I might teach her running contacts, we'll see.
The big things, equipment wise, are probably the jumping and contacts.
Equipment Run Down: Let's take a look how Tilda handled the equipment; what went well and what needs work.
Jumps: As we already know, Tilda's jumping could use a little work :) After an interesting experiment done with Tilda and her jumping, we found out just how far back she takes off. I'm not going to tell, at least not now. I'm not ready to 'unveil' it quite yet; want to keep it a surprise for right now :) Anyhow, maybe not all her jumps are that way, but she does need some work on those jumps. At this last trial we had a total of three knocked bars (both courses combined), but on the positive side, think of all the bars she didn't knock!
Teeter: Tilda did well this time on the teeter. She didn't go right off the edge. Her contact wasn't too bad either.
Tunnels: She didn't go in at the first try. Now, I'm not sure if she just decided not to do it or if it was my fault. The other tunnels were not a problem.
A-frame: Tilda did fine on this. She didn't actually stop on the contact with her back feet on and her front feet off. But it wasn't a fly off.
Tire: This was fine. Not sure if she took this early or not. The thing with the tire is, is that it is a jump height lower than what the jump bars are set at. So, instead of jumping the tire at 8" it is set at 4".
Table: I actually messed up and went to this before I was supposed to. I'm not talking about that time, I'm talking about the right time :) She did great on this. She did a very nice down. Even though there is no sit or down rule any more, I still like her to do a down. On thing though, she maybe jumped a little early to get up on the table, but she made it. You know Tilda with jumping. . .
Weave poles: Tilda went by them the first time, but did them the second time. The second time through, she either did or almost seemed to stop in them. Nothing was called though. But she did them the first time in the JWW course.
Chute: She did this just fine.
Dog Walk: No fly off, but not a stop. She maybe needs a little work on her contacts and I might teach her running contacts, we'll see.
The big things, equipment wise, are probably the jumping and contacts.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Is This Tilda Proof? - The Skunk
Meet Tilda's Skunk.
I got this skunk in November at Menards on Black Friday.
It isn't stuffing filled, so Tilda can't have quite as much fun :) But it does have two squeakers and they are actually still in the toy!
It does have some rips though.
This toy is not Tilda proof.
I got this skunk in November at Menards on Black Friday.
It isn't stuffing filled, so Tilda can't have quite as much fun :) But it does have two squeakers and they are actually still in the toy!
It does have some rips though.
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Is This Tilda Proof? - Raccoon, The Forest Cozy
Here is toy #3 of the Forest Cozy toy bunch- The Raccoon.
As the other two, Mr. Paddle (Beaver) and Bear are not Tilda proof, you might happen to have a guess on this one :)
Lets take a look at the bunch. Notice the raccoon:
They are cute toys.
Now notice the raccoon:
The rip down the back, both squeakers are out, and so is some of the stuffing.
They all looked so nice in the first picture above. Now I only have one that looks that nice. But, that's because I have it in my closet; away from Tilda :)
Even though Tilda rips these guys up, I do like them. They're nice toys.
This toy is not Tilda proof.
As the other two, Mr. Paddle (Beaver) and Bear are not Tilda proof, you might happen to have a guess on this one :)
Lets take a look at the bunch. Notice the raccoon:
They are cute toys.
Now notice the raccoon:
The rip down the back, both squeakers are out, and so is some of the stuffing.
They all looked so nice in the first picture above. Now I only have one that looks that nice. But, that's because I have it in my closet; away from Tilda :)
Even though Tilda rips these guys up, I do like them. They're nice toys.
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
2/4/2012 AKC Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Run
NQ- 2 faults
Very good time: 37.68 out of 51 seconds
A good run, just two knocked jump bars
Monday, February 6, 2012
2/4/2012 Excellent A Standard Run
NQ- 2 refusals, 1 wrong course, 1 fault
Time: 69.12 out of 72 seconds
Even though we NQ'd it still wasn't too bad of a run
Video starts just a little bit late
Sunday, February 5, 2012
2/4/12 Trial Results - Two Qs And A Title!
We were at another agility trial this Saturday! Two Saturday's in a row.
Tilda: In Excellent A Standard we didn't qualify. First of all, I'll just say our run wasn't all that bad. Part of the problem was me :) We had 2 refusals, 1 wrong course, and 1 fault. Here is what happened, in order: 1) The fault was a knocked bar/bars on the triple bar jump. 2) The one refusal was on the tunnel. I did a front cross before the teeter than did another one in front of the teeter. I didn't want to do the one in front of the teeter. Now, I'm not sure if that's why she didn't go in the tunnel or if she just decided not to do it. 3) This was completely my fault! I went to the wrong obstacle, therefore giving us the wrong course. 4) The second refusal was that she ran by the weaves the first time. See, it wasn't all that bad, only 4 problems. Time: 69.12 out of 72 seconds.
In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves we had an almost 100% run, just two knocked bars. Otherwise, we would have Q'd. We made time by a lot: 37.68 out of 51 seconds.
Gracie: In Excellent A Standard she had a very nice run, but for some reason she didn't like the chute.
In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Gracie had a beautiful run! She Qualified, got First Place, and got her Excellent Agility Jumper Title!!!
Buddy: In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves he Qualified and took Third Place!! What a run; it was Buddy's first Q in Excellent!
From what I hear, Buddy's Excellent A Standard run was really close to a Q. The last two obstacles were a dog walk and jump. He did a fly off on the dog walk. I didn't see his run because I was volunteering as a jump bar setter in Open Jumpers.
What a day!
Tilda: In Excellent A Standard we didn't qualify. First of all, I'll just say our run wasn't all that bad. Part of the problem was me :) We had 2 refusals, 1 wrong course, and 1 fault. Here is what happened, in order: 1) The fault was a knocked bar/bars on the triple bar jump. 2) The one refusal was on the tunnel. I did a front cross before the teeter than did another one in front of the teeter. I didn't want to do the one in front of the teeter. Now, I'm not sure if that's why she didn't go in the tunnel or if she just decided not to do it. 3) This was completely my fault! I went to the wrong obstacle, therefore giving us the wrong course. 4) The second refusal was that she ran by the weaves the first time. See, it wasn't all that bad, only 4 problems. Time: 69.12 out of 72 seconds.
In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves we had an almost 100% run, just two knocked bars. Otherwise, we would have Q'd. We made time by a lot: 37.68 out of 51 seconds.
Gracie: In Excellent A Standard she had a very nice run, but for some reason she didn't like the chute.
In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Gracie had a beautiful run! She Qualified, got First Place, and got her Excellent Agility Jumper Title!!!
Buddy: In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves he Qualified and took Third Place!! What a run; it was Buddy's first Q in Excellent!
From what I hear, Buddy's Excellent A Standard run was really close to a Q. The last two obstacles were a dog walk and jump. He did a fly off on the dog walk. I didn't see his run because I was volunteering as a jump bar setter in Open Jumpers.
What a day!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
1/28/12 AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves Run
Q with 100 points, first place, and OAJ title!!!
Time: 40.35 out of 45 seconds
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
1/28/12 AKC Excellent A Standard Run
NQ- 1 Refusal and 3 Faults
70.07 out of 75 seconds
Even though a NQ, it still isn't a bad run
Monday, January 30, 2012
1/28/12 Trial Results - Two Titles!!!
What a day we had Saturday at an agility trial!
Tilda: In Excellent A Standard we didn't qualify. She knocked the bar/bars on the triple bar jump, missed a jump, and did a fly off on the teeter. Tilda didn't stop on the teeter, she just kept on going right off the edge! But her dog walk and a-frame touches were nice. Even though we didn't Q, it still wasn't a bad run. Her time was 70.07 out of 75 seconds.
In Open Jumpers With Weaves we Qualified, got First Place, and got our Open Agility Jumpers Title!!!! And if anyone is wondering, it was a 100 point run! Tilda's time was 40.35 out of 45 seconds. About this time last year we ran Open Jumpers w/ Weaves for the first time.
Gracie: In Excellent A Jumpers with Weaves she Qualified and took First Place!!!
In Excellent A Standard Gracie didn't qualify. She had a little problem with the weave poles. She hit a jump bar, but it didn't actually fall.
Buddy: In Excellent A Standard Buddy didn't qualify. He had a GREAT run, but he hit the first jump bar.
In Open Jumpers with Weaves Buddy Qualified and got his Open Agility Jumpers Title!!!!
What a day, each dog got a Q! Both Buddy and Tilda did it; they got their Open Jumpers titles and can move into Excellent A Jumpers w/ Weaves!!
Tilda: In Excellent A Standard we didn't qualify. She knocked the bar/bars on the triple bar jump, missed a jump, and did a fly off on the teeter. Tilda didn't stop on the teeter, she just kept on going right off the edge! But her dog walk and a-frame touches were nice. Even though we didn't Q, it still wasn't a bad run. Her time was 70.07 out of 75 seconds.
In Open Jumpers With Weaves we Qualified, got First Place, and got our Open Agility Jumpers Title!!!! And if anyone is wondering, it was a 100 point run! Tilda's time was 40.35 out of 45 seconds. About this time last year we ran Open Jumpers w/ Weaves for the first time.
Gracie: In Excellent A Jumpers with Weaves she Qualified and took First Place!!!
In Excellent A Standard Gracie didn't qualify. She had a little problem with the weave poles. She hit a jump bar, but it didn't actually fall.
Buddy: In Excellent A Standard Buddy didn't qualify. He had a GREAT run, but he hit the first jump bar.
In Open Jumpers with Weaves Buddy Qualified and got his Open Agility Jumpers Title!!!!
What a day, each dog got a Q! Both Buddy and Tilda did it; they got their Open Jumpers titles and can move into Excellent A Jumpers w/ Weaves!!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Homemade Sweet Potato Dog Treats
Tilda loves sweet potatoes! So, I made my own sweet potato treats. They are so simple to make.
Step 1: Wash/rinse sweet potatoes and cut them up into thin circles. Or really any shape you would like, just somewhat thin.
Step 2: Lay foil on pan.
Step 3: Spray foil with a non-stick spray.
Step 4: Lay cut up sweet potatoes on pan.
Step 5: There really isn't a lot of science involved. Heat oven to about 200 degrees F. Place the pan in the oven. I really don't know how long they stayed in the oven, probably about a couple of hours, plus some time sitting out. All I can say is just to keep a little eye on them.
Your end result should be a healthy sweet potato treat for your dog.
If I were to make these again, I'd maybe do a little less time in the oven, as they are a bit hard. I wanted them to be somewhat hard, but maybe not quite this hard.
Tilda has tried some already and likes them! I even tried one. They weren't too bad, they do taste like sweet potatoes; I just might like mine with a little oil and salt :) But, Tilda doesn't need all that salt and oil.
These sweet potato treats are such a healthy treat! It's just sweet potatoes. No bad chemicals added, nothing from china, no colors added, etc., just sweet potatoes! You can even eat them if you'd like.
Enjoy!
Step 1: Wash/rinse sweet potatoes and cut them up into thin circles. Or really any shape you would like, just somewhat thin.
Step 2: Lay foil on pan.
Step 3: Spray foil with a non-stick spray.
Step 4: Lay cut up sweet potatoes on pan.
Step 5: There really isn't a lot of science involved. Heat oven to about 200 degrees F. Place the pan in the oven. I really don't know how long they stayed in the oven, probably about a couple of hours, plus some time sitting out. All I can say is just to keep a little eye on them.
Your end result should be a healthy sweet potato treat for your dog.
If I were to make these again, I'd maybe do a little less time in the oven, as they are a bit hard. I wanted them to be somewhat hard, but maybe not quite this hard.
Tilda has tried some already and likes them! I even tried one. They weren't too bad, they do taste like sweet potatoes; I just might like mine with a little oil and salt :) But, Tilda doesn't need all that salt and oil.
These sweet potato treats are such a healthy treat! It's just sweet potatoes. No bad chemicals added, nothing from china, no colors added, etc., just sweet potatoes! You can even eat them if you'd like.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Year End Results
We have had a good agility year. Here are the highlights.
Tilda:
She earned her Open Agility Title (OA) this year on 10/1/11 and has one Q in Excellent A STD
Tilda also has two Qs in Open Jumpers with Weaves
We had one double Q day
Did a total of 11 agility trials this year
Buddy:
He earned his Open Agility Title (OA) this year on 10/29/11
Buddy has two Qs in Open Jumpers with Weaves
Did a total of 14 Trials this year
Gracie:
She earned her Novice Agility Title (NA) this year on 3/12/11
Earned her Open Agility Jumpers Title (OAJ) and Open Agility Title (OA) this year on 10/15/11; a double Q day! Gracie has one Q in Excellent A JWW
Gracie had two double Q days
Did a total of 13 agility trials this year
Tilda:
She earned her Open Agility Title (OA) this year on 10/1/11 and has one Q in Excellent A STD
Tilda also has two Qs in Open Jumpers with Weaves
We had one double Q day
Did a total of 11 agility trials this year
Buddy:
He earned his Open Agility Title (OA) this year on 10/29/11
Buddy has two Qs in Open Jumpers with Weaves
Did a total of 14 Trials this year
Gracie:
She earned her Novice Agility Title (NA) this year on 3/12/11
Earned her Open Agility Jumpers Title (OAJ) and Open Agility Title (OA) this year on 10/15/11; a double Q day! Gracie has one Q in Excellent A JWW
Gracie had two double Q days
Did a total of 13 agility trials this year
Monday, December 26, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Is This Tilda Proof? - Rope Frisbee
Tilda just got this toy on Tuesday the 20th. It did not last long at all.
What it did look like:
It's a pretty neat toy. It would have been fun to play fetch/frisbee with this outside. The only problem is that it is already in two pieces.
What it looks like now:
The rope actually did come apart on Tuesday, but I had put it back together. But now today. . .
Tilda did have fun playing tug-of-war with it though :)
This toy is not Tilda proof.
What it did look like:
It's a pretty neat toy. It would have been fun to play fetch/frisbee with this outside. The only problem is that it is already in two pieces.
What it looks like now:
The rope actually did come apart on Tuesday, but I had put it back together. But now today. . .
Tilda did have fun playing tug-of-war with it though :)
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Is This Tilda Proof? - Bear
Tilda was given Bear awhile ago. (Yep, I'm behind on posting her toys.) He is part of the Forest Cozy pack.
What he did look like:
Buy your own Bear here: Forest Cozy - Bear
Or buy the whole pack here: Forest Cozies
(I didn't pay that much for Tilda's)
What Bear now looks like:
What Bear has lost:
Both (two) squeakers
Some of his stuffing
Two legs
That's okay though, Tilda has fun with her toys. She's a true Terrier :)
This toy is not Tilda proof.
What he did look like:
Buy your own Bear here: Forest Cozy - Bear
Or buy the whole pack here: Forest Cozies
(I didn't pay that much for Tilda's)
What Bear now looks like:
What Bear has lost:
Both (two) squeakers
Some of his stuffing
Two legs
That's okay though, Tilda has fun with her toys. She's a true Terrier :)
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Is This Tilda Proof? - Flea
Tilda got this flea toy awhile ago.
Buy a similar one here: Flea Toy
He did look like this:
And now he looks like this:
It's hard to see, but he has a hole and the squeaker is missing along with some stuffing :)
This toy is not Tilda proof.
Buy a similar one here: Flea Toy
He did look like this:
And now he looks like this:
It's hard to see, but he has a hole and the squeaker is missing along with some stuffing :)
This toy is not Tilda proof.
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