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Homemade Sweet Potato Dog Treats

2012-01-02T19:56:00.000-08:00

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!

Year End Results

2011-12-27T19:55:00.000-08:00

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

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-26T20:34:00.001-08:00

Is This Tilda Proof? - Rope Frisbee

2011-12-23T15:07:00.000-08:00

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.

Is This Tilda Proof? - Bear

2011-12-19T17:41:00.000-08:00

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.

Is This Tilda Proof? - Flea

2011-12-14T18:23:00.000-08:00

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.

12/9/2011 AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves Run

2011-12-10T20:15:00.001-08:00

NQ- Great run, just two knocked jump bars

12/9/2011 AKC Excellent A Standard Run

2011-12-10T19:56:00.001-08:00

NQ- still a nice run though.

Two Qs! - 12/9/2011 Trial Results

2011-12-09T19:19:00.001-08:00

We did a second day at the agility trial!

Tilda: We didn't qualify in Excellent A Standard. She didn't go right in the tunnel, which could have been my fault because I kind of turned and didn't get her right in there. She also did a fly off on the teeter. The a-frame and dog walk were okay (there were no fly offs, that I know of), but she still hopped off instead of coming to the end. Back to the teeter, it really didn't matter at that point though because the tunnel incident had already NQ'd us. It was still a very nice run; better than yesterday! :)

In Open Jumpers with Weaves Tilda had a great run! But, we NQ'd because of two knocked jump bars.

Gracie: She Qualified in Excellent A Jumpers with Weaves with 100 points and got second place!!!!

In Excellent A standard Gracie NQ'd. She just had some little problems, but her first was not stopping on the table.

Buddy: In Excellent A Standard he just had a little trouble, but it was still a nice run.

In Open Jumpers with Weaves Buddy Qualified with 100 points and got first place!!!!!!

It was a nice trial and between the two days each dog got one Q!

12/8/2011 - AKC Excellent A Standard Run

2011-12-08T17:07:00.001-08:00

12/8/2011 AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves Run

2011-12-08T16:55:00.001-08:00

A beautiful run!!

One Q! - 12/8/11 Trial Results

2011-12-08T16:24:00.001-08:00

We had a good day at an agility trial today.

Tilda: She Qualified with 100 points and got first place in Open Jumpers with Weaves! It was a beautiful run! Her time was 27.63 sec out of 43 sec!

In our Excellent Standard run we had some good parts and some not so good parts :)

Gracie: She had a very nice run in Excellent Standard, just not quite good enough for a Q.

I didn't see Gracie's Excellent Jumpers run, but I hear she NQ'd. Don't know what happened though.

Buddy: He had a very nice run in Open Jumpers! He had a refusal and a wrong course. If it wasn't for the wrong course he would have Q'd!

Buddy also had a good run in Excellent Standard, he just had some weave trouble.

Fruitables Dog Treats

2011-11-06T13:49:00.000-08:00

A little over a week ago we went to the pet store to get Tilda more food, treats, and can't forget about those clean up bags :) I got Tilda some little sample packs of Fruitables Chewy Skinny Minis. I've never got these before, but I like them (not that I've tried them). They are chewy treats; the kind that can be broken. I like that, since Tilda is a little dog, I don't always want her to have a full treat, such as when we are going for a walk and practicing 'heel.' I got her the Apple Bacon Flavor and the Pumpkin and Mango Flavor. We've only tried the Apple Bacon Flavor, I actually just used them up today and Tilda did like them :)

The first three ingredients:

Sweet Potatoes

Oatmeal

Ground Brown Rice

And for those wondering if Apple or Bacon is really in there:

Apples, the 11th ingredient

Bacon, the 9th ingredient

Natural Bacon Flavor, the 14th ingredient

Also, they are made in the USA. Their promise states: Free of gluten, Wheat, Corn, Soy, and Artificial Flavors or Colors.

Fruitables

Enjoy :)

Is This Tilda Proof? - The Candy Corn

2011-11-04T08:30:00.000-07:00

At the last trial we were at in October on the 29th, they had placement toys. Tilda placed in the standard course so we had a choice of a toy or a treat, tuna fudge. I chose the toy. They had the Baa Baa Sheep again or stuffing filled Candy Corns with squeakers. I picked out a candy corn for Tilda. I thought that they were a fun and festive little toy.

Buy a festive toy here: Candy Corn Dog Toy
(If it's not exactly the same as this one, it's close)

This is what it did look like:

At least Tilda liked it :) Lets just say this, we were at the trial on Saturday, not even a week ago, and the toy is already in the garbage.

The end result:

What can I say, but that the toy is in two pieces, the squeak is out, and so is the stuffing. I will say that it did seem like the kind of toy Tilda would get into :)

This toy is not Tilda proof.

10/29/2011 AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves Run

2011-11-03T17:15:00.000-07:00

10/29/2011 AKC Excellent A Standard Run

2011-11-02T13:53:00.001-07:00

Q with 100 points and first place!!!
Time was 56.11 out of 75 seconds

10/29/2011 Trial Results- Two Qualifying Runs!

2011-10-30T16:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we were at an agility trial. Our third one this month.

Tilda: In Excellent Standard she qualified and had a perfect 100 point run! We got first place too! She sure seemed to be running fast. Our time was 56.11 seconds out of 75 seconds. So, we had plenty of time.

In Open Jumpers with Weaves we didn't qualify. Tilda started the weave poles wrong, knocked two jump bars, and went by a jump, then took it the wrong way, and then she took it the right way. Oh well, it wasn't all that bad of a run! She also seemed a little slower, but we made time, which was 41.91 seconds out of 45 seconds.

Gracie: In Excellent Standard she didn't qualify. Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what all happened.

In Excellent Jumpers with Weaves Gracie also NQ'd. It was a great run though. I think the only thing that happened was a knocked jump bar.

Buddy: In Open Standard he Qualified and took First Place with 100 Points!!!!! Way to go Buddy!!! That was his third STD Q, so he now has his Open Agility Title!!!!

In Open Jumpers with Weaves Buddy didn't qualify. It was a pretty good run though.

10/15/11 AKC Excellent A Standard

2011-10-16T09:22:00.000-07:00

NQ- Little problem with the table and running out of the ring at the end
Time: 54.50 seconds out of 75 seconds
Good first Excellent run!

The video started a little late, it started with a tunnel.

10/15/11 AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves

2011-10-16T09:06:00.000-07:00

NQ- 1 refusal and 1 wrong course
Time: 36.33 seconds out of 45 seconds
Still a nice run!!

10/15/11 Agility Trial Results- Double Q By Gracie

2011-10-15T18:51:00.000-07:00

We were at an agility trial today. It was a cold and windy day :)

Tilda: In Open Jumpers With Weaves we didn't qualify. We had a refusal and wrong course. The wrong course was kind of my fault though. I got confused and forgot to do my front cross. Otherwise, it was a great run!!! And there were no knocked jump bars! Tilda's time was 36.33 seconds out of 45 seconds.

In Excellent Standard we NQ'd in this one too. When we came to the table, she jumped on then jumped off. But, I got her right back on without a problem. Then when we finished the course, somebody wasn't listening :) That somebody was Tilda, she went out of the ring. There were no knocked jump bars in this run either!! Her time was 54.50 seconds out of 75 seconds. It was still a very nice run and not bad for our first excellent run!

Gracie: In Open Jumpers with Weaves she qualified with 100 points, got first place, and her Open Agility Jumpers Title!!!!! (OAJ title)

In Open Standard Gracie qualified with 90 points, got first place, and her Open Agility Title!!!! (OA title)

Buddy: In Open Jumpers with Weaves he didn't qualify.

In Open Standard Buddy NQ'd again. But, on the bright side, he did his tunnel and chute!! He has been having trouble with those.

10/1/2011 AKC Open Standard Video

2011-10-02T09:09:00.000-07:00

Q with 95 points, first place, and Open Standard Title!!
Time: 56.91 out of 77 seconds

The video doesn't start right at the beginning, there was a tire before the weave poles.

10/1/2011 AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves Video

2011-10-02T08:45:00.001-07:00

NQ- two faults
Still a good run though!
Time: 31.34 out of 44 seconds

Agility Trial Results- New Title And Q

2011-10-01T19:59:00.000-07:00

We had a fun day at an agility trial today.

Tilda: In Open Jumpers with Weaves we didn't qualify due to two knocked jump bars. But I'm happy with the way the run went. She ran the course really good and listened well. She took everything she was supposed to and didn't take anything she wasn't supposed to :) Her time was 3l.34 out of 44 seconds.

In Open Standard Tilda qualified with 95 points, got first place, and got her Open Title!! Her time was 56.91 out of 77 seconds. Just about a year ago Tilda got her first Q at this same trial and it was also in standard :)

Today I did quite a few front crosses and she seemed to handle those well.

Gracie: In Open Jumpers with Weaves she didn't qualify either. I'm not sure what all happened or her time.

In Open Standard Gracie Qualified with 100 points and got first place!!! It was a perfect run!

Buddy: In Open Jumpers with Weaves Buddy did really well!!! He just took one wrong jump :( He was so close to a Q.

In Open Standard Buddy started out good, until he came to obstacle #7; the chute. He also did a fly off on the a-frame. I'm not sure if anything else happened in his run.

It was a fun day and the weather was so nice!

Grasshoppers

2011-09-11T12:45:00.000-07:00

Tilda has been going crazy over grasshoppers on the patio. Yes, just little grasshoppers. What's next, ants? :) :)

Is This Tilda Proof? Mr. Paddle The Forest Cozy

2011-09-02T14:08:00.000-07:00

I got these Forest Cozy toys from Costco for Tilda. It was one of those really good deals! They came all together in a four pack and it ended up being less than two dollars per toy! And, aren't they cute?

Buy your own Forest Cozies here: Four Pack Forest Cozies. Or buy them separate here: Beaver, Raccoon, Chipmunk, and Bear. They are more expensive than what I paid.

I didn't give them all to Tilda at once. Have to let them last a little while :) So, I gave her the beaver to start with.

It didn't take long for him to get ripped up :)

He had two squeakers, one in the body and one in the head; both are out. As you can see from the picture the squeakers were wrapped up in a cloth. Which I think is a really great idea. It wouldn't be as easy for it to slide down the throat. Anyhow, three of the four legs are off and in case you're wondering, the tail is still on :) And the bow around his neck came off easily.

He also has a big rip in his side:

Another plus~ 100% natural stuffing! The stuffing was a little harder to clean up though. I don't know if that was because it was natural or just a different stuffing was used. But, Tilda had fun and natural is good!

This toy is not Tilda proof.

Agility Run Throughs

2011-08-31T16:35:00.000-07:00

Okay, this post is WAY over due. But, I'm going to post it anyway.

Weeks ago we went to do some agility run throughs at a kennel club that holds trials. The last time we were there was for the trial on 7/16/11. It was a real nice night and not many people there. It's put on really nice with two rings, a jumpers and standard courses set at Excellent level. It is nice to just go and do some agility when there is a nice course set to run on and practice.

Tilda does still need work on the jumping as she was knocking bars. But, it was good to get her on an a-frame for the practice. It was set for the bigger dogs, so it was quite steep for Tilda, but with practice she did her touches; two feet on and two feet off. I don't think there were any fly offs though!

Maybe those scents she found when we trialed there in July were still out there :) The first time running jumps with weaves that night she got interested in scents. The second time running JWW I ran with a treat in my hand and she ran it pretty good. It was kind of a fun course to run because you could really run on it. In fact I even slipped when running it :)

It would have been fun to have some videos of our runs, but as you can see, I don't have any.

7/22/11 AKC Open JWW Run

2011-08-04T12:32:00.001-07:00

7/22/11 Agility

2011-08-03T16:28:00.000-07:00

Just Tilda did an agility trial on Friday the 22nd; no Buddy and Gracie at this one.

Our first run was Open Jumps with Weaves. It was actually a pretty good run, just not quite good enough for a Q. In the weaves she missed one so I had to take her back and start her over. In the process of getting her to start over she took a wrong jump. Then while running the course she saw some of the family watching and went over to say hi :) She stayed in the ring though! She was also a little bit over time: 54.36 seconds out of 53 seconds.

In Open Standard Tilda did a fly off on the a-frame. I have to work on that; this was the 3rd time she has done a fly off on the a-frame. We then had some problems by some jumps and she knocked the bars on the double. She also didn't go down on the table. I know it doesn't matter since there is no rule about that now, but I still like her to go down. She did sit though. Anyhow, her weaves were beautiful!!!! Time: 65.03 sec out of 69 sec.

7/16/2011 Open JWW And Open STD Runs

2011-07-18T12:15:00.000-07:00

7/16/2011 Agility Trial Results

2011-07-17T17:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we were at an agility trial; Tilda's last trial was 5/20/11.

Tilda: In Open Jumps With Weaves she NQ'd; 3 refusals, 1 fault, and 1 elimination. Tilda got a case of the sniffs and popped out of the weaves twice. Then she knocked a jump bar; yes even after all the practice she still needs work ;) She went by a jump, which could have been my fault because I didn't get real close to it. She didn't come back and went out of the ring. But, the run wasn't all that bad.

In Open Standard we also NQ'd; 1 refusal, 2 wrong courses, 1 fault. First thing was a fly off on the a-frame; she did that at the last trial. Then right after the a-frame was a jump which she went by. After the jump it was the table, but she took the tire before that. Then, she took a wrong jump and went part way up the a-frame.

Buddy: In Open Jumps With Weaves Buddy NQ'd. I can't say all that happened since I didn't write down the results. Anyhow, he started really good and ran quite fast. The first problem was that he took a wrong jump, next he had trouble with the weaves, and he did quite a bit of running around and took jumps he wasn't supposed to.

In Open Standard Buddy didn't want to take the chute, in the process of trying to get Buddy to take the chute he took a wrong jump. Again he had a little trouble with the weaves. And I think he came back out of the second tunnel. At the end Buddy ran out of the course and came back in by way of jumping the fence :)

Gracie: In Open Jumps with Weaves she missed a jump, did a spin before a jump, which I'm thinking that might have been a refusal. Then again took a wrong jump. I'm not exactly sure what happened at the end, meaning I don't know if there was a little problem or not.

In Open Standard Gracie was running really good! She took the second tunnel the wrong way but the big thing was that she jumped off the teeter. The last jump was a triple bar and she knocked one of the bars. But by that time she had already NQ'd.

So no ribbons, but what can you do. There's always next time. But it was still a nice day and I'm glad it wasn't too hot :)

Pills

2011-07-10T19:36:00.000-07:00

Back on the 5th we had an interesting time while trying to give Tilda her Heartworm pill. For some reason she doesn't like taking it anymore. She used to take it without a problem. We would give it to her with peanut butter, but even that isn't good enough to get it down now. So, the other day the peanut butter wasn't working again.

After a little while we took her outside and tried giving it to her out there. It wasn't really a good thing, it involved holding her mouth shut. We thought that maybe if we got it in her mouth, held it shut, and said "fetch," that maybe she would get it down with the excitement. It ended up that we didn't really know what happened. We thought that maybe she got it down, but we still didn't really know if she took it or not.

We had looked quite a bit and didn't see it. I did finally find it, which I was quite happy about. We then got it down with cream cheese without a problem. I had seen that here: akc.org/enewsletter/yourakc/2011/june/ask. It's in the Bark Back section at the bottom.

Happy 4th

2011-07-05T19:25:00.001-07:00

Happy 4th of July one day late! :) No, I didn't take Tilda to the parade. Maybe it would have been a good experience, but she would have: 1) Been in a new place. 2) There were a lot of people (which would have been distracting). 3) It was quite a hot day. Tilda usually doesn't walk good in new places, so with all that going on, it could have made it interesting. Even around home she sometimes isn't the best walker. Besides the walking, we were standing in the sun, which I don't think we could have done with Tilda, as it was really hot. She would have been one hot and tired dog. Also, by leaving her home, I didn't have to struggle with her and I could just enjoy the short parade :)

And no, we didn't take her to the fireworks either. We did that the first 4th we had her. That was interesting. She was excited with all the people and stuff going on, but once the fireworks started, she was scared. Lesson learned.

Agility Practice

2011-07-02T19:15:00.000-07:00

We were over at Buddy and Gracie's on Monday and did some agility with all the dogs. Since Tilda is in jumping boot camp, I'm not having her jump any jumps in a course. So, for the little bit I did, which was the weaves, dog walk, teeter, and tunnel, she seemed to really be flying through it. Maybe this break from courses is a good thing. Our next trial will be mid July, we'll just have to wait and find out what happens.

Carrot Treats

2011-06-23T17:29:00.000-07:00

Early this month I took a private agility lesson to help with Tilda's jumping problem. The lesson was good and I am continuing to work with Tilda. I was given five different exercises to work on with Tilda and to practice with her for about five minutes a day (not doing all five exercises though.) Because I have to practice everyday, I need to use different kinds of treats to keep it fun, fresh, and interesting for Tilda. One thing that I found, is to cut up carrots, put them in a bag, and add a little bit of peanut butter. Of course plain carrots would work, but the point of the peanut butter is to make the treats more special, something more tasty. Now sure, your hands do get messy when training, but it's just peanut butter and carrots. And plus, it's a veggie for your dog :)

California Natural Treats

2011-06-16T11:41:00.000-07:00

A little while ago I bought some new treats for Tilda. They are California Natural Chicken Meal and Rice Formula Healthbars. I got them because they are a bigger hard treat, which I thought would be good for her teeth. These work out really good to give her when we leave her home by herself and plus she gets something good for her teeth. And Tilda likes them!

First three ingredients:
Chicken Meal
Rice
Oatmeal

Is This Tilda Proof? - Mr. Quack

2011-06-09T14:23:00.000-07:00

This is a toy Tilda got at the last agility trial we did (5/20/11). All dogs entered got a toy, which is quite nice! :)

Before:

Mr. Quack, the average stuffing filled squeaker toy. Perfect for Tilda to do some handiwork on :)

Buy a Mr. Quack toy here: Petedge-Zanies
Or here: Amazon-Zanies

After:

Mr. Quack, after Tilda did her handiwork.

This toy is not Tilda proof.

Is This Tilda Proof? - Chippy

2011-06-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

Chippy is another Tilda toy. It didn't take her long to rip this one up :)

Before:

After:

Stuffing

A leg :)

Chippy partly turned inside out :)

This toy is not Tilda proof.

Tilda In A Nightshirt

2011-05-31T11:05:00.000-07:00

It's just an old shirt of mine :)

Tilda Partly Under The Bed

2011-05-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

4/9/2011 Open Standard Run

2011-05-28T13:24:00.000-07:00

I know this run was from a little while ago, but when I had tried uploading it before, I would have trouble. Now that I uploaded from YouTube I didn't have a problem.
We Q'd in this run with 100 points and got first place!

5/20/2011- Open Standard Run

2011-05-27T11:15:00.000-07:00

5/20/2011- Open Jumps With Weaves Run

2011-05-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

Agility results #2 - 5/21/2011

2011-05-22T11:14:00.000-07:00

I didn't do a second day with Tilda at the agility trial, but Buddy and Gracie did. I wasn't there, but this is what I heard happened yesterday:

Buddy: In Open Jumps with Weaves he NQ'd. In Open Standard he also NQ'd.

Gracie: In Open Jumps with Weaves she NQ'd due to a knocked jump bar. In Open Standard Gracie NQ'd due to another knocked jump bar. The jump bars were the only reason she didn't Q.

Agility Results

2011-05-20T17:41:00.000-07:00

We were at an agility trial today. The results are as follows:

Tilda: In Open Jumps with Weaves we didn't qualify. She took a jump she wasn't supposed to take and knocked a jump bar. At the end of the run, Tilda kind of ran out of the ring, but she came back in. The Open Standard run had some more problems than JWW and we NQ'd. Some of the things that happened was a fly off on the a-frame, just running around the ring and not being real focused, knocking a jump bar, taking a wrong jump, and popping out of the weave poles. But, she did go down on the table :) Also, Tilda got both permanent jump height measurements. The first measurement was 10 inches and the second was 10 1/2 inches. The other two trials we have gone to after Tilda turned two years old didn't have any VMOs.

Buddy: In Open Jumps with Weaves he NQ'd. He again didn't like the tunnel, there was a handling mistake, and he knocked a jump bar. In Open Standard he also NQ'd. I don't think I'll put down all that happened :)

Gracie: In Open Jumps with Weaves she NQ'd. She took the tunnel the wrong way and if anything else happened it wasn't much. In Open Standard Gracie Q'd with 85 points and got first place!! The 15 deducted points was jumping off the table, going in the tunnel the wrong way, and not going in the chute the first time. We had a total of six runs between all the dogs and Gracie was the only one that Q'd. That gives her her first Q in Standard. Gracie also got her measurements for her permanent height card since her two year birthday was just yesterday.
Buddy and Gracie will both be running tomorrow, so they get another try :)

Happy Birthday Gracie

2011-05-19T19:40:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to Gracie! Today she is two years old!

Gracie as a puppy.

Gracie a couple mouths under two years old.

Buddy and Gracie Agility Trial Results

2011-05-14T18:56:00.000-07:00

Buddy and Gracie were at an agility trial today.
I wasn't there but this is what I heard:

Buddy: In Open Standard he didn't qualify. On the dog walk he slipped and lost his balance, he kind of fell and jumped off. But he was fine and just did a couple jumps as they headed off the course. In Open Jumps with Weaves Buddy also NQ'd. He wouldn't do the weave poles. They just went ahead and did the rest of the course having fun.

Gracie: In Open Standard she had some problems and NQ'd. In Open Jumps with Weaves Gracie Q'd with 100 points and got first place! That gives Gracie two Qs in Open JWW.

Back At Agility

2011-05-10T14:02:00.000-07:00

We are back at agility. I have given Tilda a little break from it, I don't like to over do it. Today I set up the jumps and worked on her jumping. We are back outside. When it was winter, if I wanted to practice any jumping, I had to do it in the basement. Now we can be more spread out. I'll probably get the other equipment up soon too. Our next trial is May 20th, less than two weeks away!

More Pictures

2011-04-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

Under The Agility Table

2011-04-29T19:17:00.000-07:00

When Tilda gets hot or needs a rest when we're outside, she goes under the agility table.

Tilda's feet hanging out from under the agility table :)

April 2011 Tilda Pictures

2011-04-27T14:11:00.000-07:00

Tilda's Tennis Ball Collection

2011-04-23T14:29:00.000-07:00

That is Tilda's tennis ball collection.Who ever said they were in good condition? :) Keep in mind this is only Tilda's outside tennis ball collection. She still has tennis balls inside too.

Buddy With Uncle Stripes Video

2011-04-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

Frozen

2011-04-21T08:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday after our walk, I was going to do some yard clean up. Well, when I went to get the pooper scooper out of the bucket where it is kept, I found this. . .

As you can tell, we have some snow here. The snow in the bucket froze around the pooper scooper :)

Fromm Pork And Applesauce

2011-04-20T18:58:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago or so we switched Tilda to a different kind of food. She still is eating Fromm Four Star Nutritionals. We just switched Tilda from the Duck and Sweet Potato to the Pork and Applesauce. She was still eating her Duck and Sweet Potato fine and she liked it. We just thought we would try something different. You are supposed to be able to switch between the different kinds of Four Star Nutritionals without a problem. Tilda seems to like the Pork and Applesauce and still eats good.

This is Tilda in the Pork and Applesauce bag after I put the food in the container.

The Vet

2011-04-19T18:41:00.000-07:00

It was time for Tilda to go into the vet, so on Friday we took her in. She needed to have some routine stuff done. But she also has had a little limp. Not all the time, just some of the time. Well, that ended up to be fine, nothing was found. Second, she had a bump on her back end. When we were there, we decided to get it tested. When the bump was poked into to take blood, it ended up only having gooey stuff in it. It was similar to a big pimple, not exactly though. So everything turned out fine. However, Tilda's teeth are kinda dirty. The vet suggested getting her chews and bigger bites of food are better, because the chewing on hard food helps clean teeth. I don't know though about the food, because she is eating a health food and eats so much better than she used to. On Saturday I pulled out a bone for Tilda and she did chew on it. But since she is not a puppy, she doesn't chew like she used to. On Sunday we got two other things to try. I tried one of the teeth cleaning treats and Tilda seemed to like it. She ate it pretty fast though, I'd like something she really has to gnaw on. Today we tried the other tooth cleaning treat. Tilda also seemed to like it and seemed to have to gnaw on it more than the one I gave her the other day. We might get her bigger treats, so she has to chew on them more. I'm also trying to brush her teeth more often.

Happy Birthday Buddy

2011-04-15T18:05:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to Buddy! Today Buddy is three years old!

Here are some pictures of Buddy as a puppy.

4/9/2011 Jumps With Weaves Run

2011-04-10T15:32:00.000-07:00

Trial Results

2011-04-09T17:49:00.000-07:00

We were at an agility trial today. Here are our agility trial results:

Tilda: In Open Standard Tilda Q'd with 100 points and took first! We had 69 seconds to run it in and our time was 58.35 seconds. In Open Jumps With Weaves Tilda NQ'd, she had two refusals and I don't know what her time was. The first refusal was that she didn't take a jump, but it might have been my fault. I was going to do a rear cross, but I think I was over to far and that pushed her out. The other refusal was that she came back out of a tunnel. In the standard course she didn't go down on the table. Even though there is no sit or down on the table, I still like her to go down. The table was close, on the counting that is, almost left the table too soon :)

Buddy: In Open Standard and Open Jumps With Weaves Buddy NQ'd. He wasn't a big fan of the tunnels and the chute today :) Buddy also didn't run real fast, he needs some drive :)

Gracie: In Open Standard and Open Jumps With Weaves Gracie NQ'd too. In Standard on the table, Gracie jumped on and then off, and left the table too soon.

A Day At Buddy And Gracie's House

2011-04-08T19:57:00.000-07:00

Today we were at Buddy and Gracie's house. Tilda of course played with Buddy and Gracie, but she also met their neighbors puppy. Tilda did very good with her. She is a shepherd mix and six months old, but she isn't very big.

Practiced some agility with Tilda at their house too. Which also included messing around trying to figure out what would help with Tilda's jumping problem. We figured out that if we laid a jump bar on the ground in front of the jump, Tilda jumped much better. The idea was to have her jump between the bar on the ground and the jump. I think we found a good distance between the jump and the bar on the ground.

Another thing we tried, was putting a jump bar on the top of a jump. So she had to jump through the two bars. It made her slow down instead of just taking off. This was just two of the things we tried, we tried more than that :)

Tomorrow we will be at a trial. Check back for results :)

Is This Tilda Proof? - Uncle Stripes

2011-04-03T14:22:00.000-07:00

I got this toy in the mail from Tilda's breeder almost two months ago. It was a fun surprise. Who doesn't like getting something fun in the mail? :) Tilda really likes this toy and so does Buddy.

This is what Uncle Stripes looked like when he arrived in the mail.

It started with a small rip/hole (this rip/hole used to be smaller, it grew over time.)

This came from the squeaker. Uncle Stripes has three loud squeakers. But now only two of the squeakers work. Also remember, Buddy really liked squeaking this toy. So maybe he helped out :) This part came from the rip/whole spot.

It's hard to tell in this picture, but there is a small hole behind his eye.

Overall look.

Uncle stripes is not in the best condition now, but not in terrible shape either. And remember, Tilda has had Uncle Stripes for almost two months. So, when you think about it, he really isn't in that bad a shape.

This toy is Tilda proof!

Buddy And Gracie

2011-03-22T19:29:00.000-07:00

A couple days ago we were dog sitting Buddy and Gracie. So here are some pictures.

Buddy

Gracie getting brushed

Gracie

Tilda, Gracie, and Buddy

Buddy loved one of Tilda's toys so much. He kept squeaking it. I'll have to put a video of him squeaking it on here. I still have to do a "Is This Tilda Proof" post with this toy. So, can't give out too much info about this toy :)

Buddy And Gracie Trial Results

2011-03-13T13:19:00.000-07:00

Buddy and Gracie were at an agility trial yesterday. I decided not to do this trial with Tilda. I don't want to over do Tilda with agility trials. Want to keep it fresh and fun for her.

Buddy: In Open Standard Buddy Q'd and took first place with 85 points! In Open Jumps With Weaves Buddy NQ'd. Buddy needs one more Q in Standard then he will have his Standard title.

Gracie: In Novice Standard Gracie Q'd, took first with 90 points, and got her Novcie Standard Title!! In Open Jumps With Weaves Gracie NQ'd because of a knocked jump bar.

Nail Clipping

2011-03-11T13:07:00.000-08:00

This is how I clip Tilda's nails. I lay her down on her back and clip away. She doesn't mind it now, but it wasn't always this easy.

When we got Tilda, we were shown how to clip her nails. Of course, at that time, Tilda behaved nicely. At home when we decided we should clip her nails, that was a different story. She was a little wiggle worm. And then, besides the fact that Tilda wasn't sure about what we were doing, you have to remember that I was getting used to the idea of clipping her nails. We tried putting the clipper on the floor with treats, trying to make it a good thing. When we tried to clip her nails we used really good treats. We tried wrapping her up in a towel and just sticking one paw out at a time to be clipped.

Eventually, my sister and I got it done. I had my sister hold her on her back, while I clipped. In the process of that clipping, we treated and praised her. I think what really helped her though, was that we would pretend to clip her nails. We pretended a lot. Thanks to her breeder for the tip!

As you can see in the picture, I now don't need anyone to help me hold her down. And she now really only gets a treat at the end of nail clipping.

There was a time, a little over a year ago, when we started having trouble again with clipping them. She seemed kind of scared. The first day that happened again, my sister and I did get them clipped, but we had to work with her more. You can find those adventures on here in the Feb 2010 section.

But of course we overcame that. Now, as you saw, Tilda will lay on her back for me. It is nice that it isn't a big deal now, since I clip them once a week.

JWW Video

2011-03-09T15:07:00.000-08:00

Sorry this video is a little late. It is the jumps with weaves run from the trial we did on 2/26/11.

The video does not start right at the beginning of the course. It might look like just one or two jumps was all that wasn't in the video, but it was more than that.

Buddy And Gracie

2011-03-08T19:26:00.000-08:00

Friday through Monday we were dog sitting Buddy and Gracie. We will actually be dog sitting them again in a week. They are pretty easy to have around. And of course, they play with Tilda. They play pretty rough with each other. Tilda is kind of the bully of the bunch :) She will go up to Gracie and just push her right down and walk right over her. Tilda will also bat at Gracie with her paws. They have fun playing though. Maybe when we have them, I'll take some pictures and videos.

2/26/2011 Agility Trial Video - Standard Run

2011-03-01T15:16:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the delay on the video :) I don't have the Jumps with Weaves video at this time.

5 Out Of 6 Qs

2011-02-26T18:56:00.000-08:00

We were at an agility trial today. Results are as follows:

Tilda: Open Standard was our first run. We Q'd and took second place with 95 points! Her time was 53.99 seconds. In Open Jumps With Weaves we Q'd and took first place with 95 points! 37.23 was our time in that run. 5 point deduction in the standard course was that when we came to the table, she jumped on like she was supposed to, but then jumped off. 5 point deduction in the jumps with weaves run was that she missed a jump. So, that gave us our first Open Qs and gave us a double Q!

Gracie: In Novice Standard she Q'd and took first place! This was her second Q in Novice Standard, so she only needs one more Q. In Open Jumps With Weaves she Q'd and took first place again! This was her first Q in Open JWW. These Qs also gave her a double Q as well.

Buddy: In Open Standard he Q'd and got first place!! This was his first Open Standard Q and he has been trying for a while to Q in Open Standard. In Open Jumps With Weaves he NQ. So Buddy has one Q in each class.

It was a great day for all of us. Only Buddy didn't Q in Open JWW. Between all of us, we got 5 Qs out of 6. Not bad!

Is This Tilda Proof? - Mr. R. . . Is Back

2011-02-21T10:03:00.000-08:00

Remember Mr. R the raccoon? Well, he already wasn't Tilda proof, but I thought I'd put this on anyways.

To refresh your memory, this is what Mr. R looked like before Tilda got a hold of him.

Then, he looked like this:

A couple days ago or so I was playing with Tilda. This is now Mr. R.

Poor guy lost his head.

This toy is not Tilda proof.

Happy Birthday Tilda!

2011-02-20T19:33:00.000-08:00

Today is Tilda's 2 year birthday!

We decided to make her a cake :) We made a yellow cake with a vanilla frosting. In the frosting we put in little dog bones with a cookie cutter. She got a small piece, but we are eating most of it :)

Tilda waiting to have her birthday cake.

She seemed like she really liked it. She ate it real fast :) Tilda even got a couple birthday gifts :)

Tilda as a puppy.

Tilda 1 year old.

Tilda now, just a little before 2 years old.

Chocolate. . . Not A Good Thing (For Dogs)

2011-02-16T19:38:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, Tilda got into some chocolate. We didn't know how much she had, so we thought we should make her get sick to be on the safe side. Even if she just had one piece, we didn't know if that was enough to hurt her. So, we took her outside, gave her the Hydrogen Peroxide, and she got sick. I would suggest calling your vet if you have to make your dog get sick, don't just start dumping a whole bottle of the stuff down your dog. We had to make her get sick before, so we knew what to do. So anyways, she got sick outside. She only got sick once and after that, we brought her inside. She seemed like she didn't feel real good still, she mostly laid around for the rest of the day/night. Later she was on my bed sleeping. I was in my room for a while, but then I left. When I came back in my room a little later, I noticed something on my bed. Yep, Tilda got sick on my bed. That hasn't happened before :)

She could have gotten sick when I wasn't in my room. Or, she could have while I was still in my room and I just didn't notice it. She did get up, jump off the bed, and sit on the rug outside my room. Then she jumped back on my bed. It could have happened before she jumped off the bed or when she jumped back on the bed. It wasn't a huge deal though, I just wiped it up and put the blanket on the floor to be washed the next day.

The things dogs do :)

Iced Up

2011-02-12T19:29:00.000-08:00

This is Tilda all iced up from being in the snow.

Drop It

2011-02-05T17:20:00.000-08:00

A couple days ago or so, my sister was packing up some homemade muffins.One fell on the ground and Tilda got to it. It was fine she got it, but the wrapper was still on it. She was told to "drop it," and she did drop it. Wow, that is impressive that she dropped it when it was already in her mouth. We let her have it after she dropped it and the wrapper was removed. So, "drop it" is a good command to teach your dog. Since she dropped the muffin, if she ever put something in her mouth she shouldn't have, hopefully she would drop that too. I also do use the "drop it" command when playing with her. So the command does get used.

Teaching the "drop it" command really shouldn't be that hard. If you are playing tug-of-war with your dog, you can practice then. When you want your dog to drop the toy, stop pulling on the toy and just hold it. And of course say the "drop it" command. When your dog drops the toy, it would be a good idea to treat and praise what your dog just did. If your dog isn't dropping the toy, it might help if you pull out a treat.

Another way to teach "drop it," I think I read this somewhere, when you are playing, put a treat in front of your dog's nose. I would think you would probably want to say the "drop it" command, treat, and praise.

Tilda's Eating Routine

2011-02-04T14:27:00.000-08:00

This is Tilda's eating routine. It's kind of my routine for feeding Tilda too. I mean, I was the one who started it :)

1. Tilda sits and waits while I dish up her food. She gets pretty excited and mostly won't stay sitting the whole time. She sometimes will get up and then sit and get up etc.

2. Tilda's food bowl before I picked it up to fill it with food. Yep, Tilda eats out of a frisbee. When she was a puppy, it seemed like she ate better with her food more spread out.

3. Tilda's food container. She eats Fromm Family Foods and has their Four Star Nutritionals Duck and Sweet Potato. She eats so much better ever since we switched her to this food.

4. Myself scooping out her food.

5. A scoop of Tilda's food. She gets a 1/2 cup of food twice a day.

6. Tilda's food in her bowl/frisbee.

7. I touch her food to put my scent on it.

8. After I touch it I put it down on the floor. Now Tilda REALLY does have to stay and wait until I release her. While she waits I rinse off my hand and dry them.

9. Tilda sitting waiting to be released.

10. Or sometimes I make her go down and stay. She has to look at me to be released.

11. I release Tilda by using the "Free" command. "Free" is her release command for anytime she is released, including the agility table. I like "Free" better than "OK" because it isn't a common word people will say.

12. Tilda still eating.

13. All done. Since we switched Tilda to Fromm she finishes her food. Before we switched her, she wouldn't always finish. I wouldn't leave her food down though because I don't like self feeding. One reason that I don't like self feeding is that you might not be able to tell if your dog is sick. If you're not paying attention to your dog eating, you might not notice if they haven't had anything to eat for the day or you don't know how much they eat.

Maybe you think from all these pictures and writing that it takes a little while to feed Tilda. That is not true though, it really doesn't take very long to feed her.

Snow!

2011-02-03T17:22:00.000-08:00

We got a bucket load of snow here!

As you can see it is quite deep stuff. It's hard to walk through, so that means Tilda has to work to get through it. Don't feel bad for Tilda though, we have a cleared out spot. That way she doesn't have to walk though the deep stuff every time she goes outside.

When Tilda has been outside playing and running around, she is full of snow. She gets ice balls on her, so if I were to pick them all off, I'd be doing that forever :) Yesterday I blow dried her. But we mostly just let her un-ice and clean herself off.

Is This Tilda Proof? - Mr. Hedgehog

2011-02-02T13:30:00.000-08:00

I bought Mr. Hedgehog January 23rd, not even 10 days ago. This is what he did look like at the time I bought him.

You can buy the hedgehog toy here: Hedgehog-Dog-Toy

This is the start of the hedgehog being destroyed. Yep, she just started pulling the fuzz/hair out and went from there.

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Now. . .

The battle scene :)

Somewhere in the process Tilda pulled the squeaker out. As I said earlier, I bought this toy less than 10 days ago. So, that means Tilda destroyed it in less than 10 days.

This toy is not Tilda proof.

1/30/11 Agility Trial Video

2011-02-01T11:45:00.000-08:00

Agility Trial Results

2011-01-30T16:50:00.000-08:00

Today we were at our first agility trial in 2011. We only did one run, jumps with weaves. This was also Tilda and Gracie's first time running in Open. The results are as follows:

Tilda didn't qualify due to a knocked jump bar. We had a little problem with the weave poles, but the second try she did them fine.

Gracie also didn't qualify. It might have been due to two refusals. She was also touched by the handler by mistake, but by that time, she had NQ'd.

Buddy Qualified and got First! It wasn't a 100 % clean run, but he Q'd and took first, so it doesn't really matter. This was his first Q in Open JWW!

Now we'll have about a month off from trails. I guess I should really work more with Tilda on the jumping. We would have Q'd in a lot more trials if it wasn't for her knocking bars :)

Off Her Bed

2011-01-28T13:23:00.000-08:00

When we eat lunch or supper we usually put Tilda on her bed. Lately, I can't remember how long this has been going on for, but she has been going off her bed and going down the stairs into the basement. Now, when we eat lunch we eat in the kitchen for the most part and that's when she gets off her bed. Supper time, she's fine with staying on her bed. So, my thoughts are that something scared her when we were eating lunch in the kitchen. And the fact that we were in the kitchen is a big part of this. I have noticed, that if we eat lunch in the dining room she is fine with staying on her bed like at supper time. I don't think it's just lunch time that scares her, but where we eat has something to do with it too. Maybe this all started when the garbage truck came down the road while we were eating. Or maybe the mail truck. Yes, Tilda has been know to be scared of the mail truck. Not sure if she still is.

Maybe she will get over this eventually. We sometimes do close the gate to the basement. Last time it was closed she got off her bed and didn't know where to go. Another time, she came into my room and just sat down or laid down next to the bed.

Rollin' Around

2011-01-23T18:07:00.000-08:00

Dogs are funny, and Tilda isn't a rule breaker :) She likes to roll in things. Now, when I say roll in things, I don't mean the average. I know dogs will roll in poop and whatever else outside to make themselves "smell good." She did once try rolling in bird poop outside, but we caught her and no harm was done. But this is different, some of the things she has been known to roll on is leather, wool, new socks, and even wrapping paper! Why would she do that? Does it feel good to Tilda? Does it have a smell that we can't smell, but Tilda can and she thinks it smells good? Can dogs put there scent on stuff like cats do? So, why does she do this? It doesn't bother me, it's just interesting. I found this website when I was looking around for some answers: Dogs_Roll It was kind of interesting. And like I said, we don't have a problem with Tilda rolling in stuff outside.

Now for a video. She is rolling her head in leather ski/snowboard glove guards.

She seemed like she was having fun with it the way she was flipping it around :) It's kind of funny though, isn't it? If anyone has any other ideas why this is, feel free to leave a comment.

Tilda After Being In The Snow

2011-01-19T18:47:00.000-08:00

Tilda's art work :)

Is This Tilda Proof? - The Moose

2011-01-18T16:23:00.000-08:00

Tilda got this moose as a Christmas present.

Before pics

After pics. He lost his cute hat and. . .

Tilda went for the neck.

Is this toy Tilda proof? No, he is not Tilda proof. You maybe already figured that out though :)

Bath

2011-01-08T19:51:00.000-08:00

Today I did a little grooming on Tilda. Then this afternoon I gave her a bath.

In the sink

Tilda after the bath

After Tilda has a bath she gets a little wound up :)

Is This Tilda Proof? - The Mouse

2011-01-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

Here is the mouse toy Tilda got as another Christmas present.

Before pic (she started destroying before I got any pics)

And. . . here are the after pics.

Pretty bad, isn't it?

Is this toy Tilda proof? I think we should all know this is not Tilda proof! :)

Happy New Year!

2010-12-31T21:41:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!

Is This Tilda Proof? - Super Chicken

2010-12-31T09:52:00.000-08:00

Before:

After:

Is this toy Tilda proof? No, she got this toy on the 20th, and now look at it.

Is This Tilda Proof? - Snowy

2010-12-30T15:33:00.000-08:00

This is a toy I got for Tilda the day after Thanksgiving.

Here he is in great shape :)

And now what he looks like. . .

Scarf came off too.

Is this toy Tilda proof? No- poor guy, so innocently sitting in the store and now look at him :(

Another Christmas Gift

2010-12-29T20:05:00.000-08:00

This is another Christmas gift Tilda got.

It's a little mouse/rat toy :)
I really have to do some Is This Tilda Proof posts. I have some toys to put on here, just haven't done it yet.

Christmas

2010-12-26T08:50:00.000-08:00

These are Tilda's Christmas gifts:

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-24T20:01:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Merry Christmas from myself and Tilda!

Friday's videos

2010-12-12T09:03:00.000-08:00

This is the video for the standard course on Friday.

And this one is the Jumps With Weaves course.

Just a neat course picture

Thursday's video

2010-12-11T18:56:00.000-08:00

Here is Tilda's Jumps W/ Weaves run for Thursday.

Trial Results #2

2010-12-10T18:31:00.000-08:00

Today was our second and final day at the agility trial. In Novice Standard. Tilda qualified and took first! This was Tilda's third Q in Novice Standard. So Tilda now has her Novice Standard Title! She did have 95 points, we didn't get 100 because she jumped off the table.

However Gracie did not Q in Novice Standard and neither did Buddy.

In Novice Jumps With Weaves Tilda Q'd and took first with 100 points! This was also Tilda's third Q in Novice Jumps With Weaves. So she now also has her Novice Jumps With Weaves Title!
It was a great day for Tilda, of course since she qualified she didn't knock any bars! We will be off to Open now!

In Gracie's Novice Jumps With Weaves run she also Q'd and took first! That was also Gracie's third Q in Novice Jumps With Weaves, so that gave her, her Novice Jumps With Weaves Title!

Sadly, I don't get to cap and bold anything for Buddy, meaning, he did not Q in his Open Jumps With Weaves run :( There's always next time.

Trial Results

2010-12-09T19:22:00.000-08:00

We were at an agility trial today and the results are as follows:
Tilda didn't Q in jumps with weaves or standard. Jumps with weaves she knocked a bar, but otherwise the run was great! In standard she knocked a bar again. She also took a wrong jump, but that might have been my fault. But, like the JWW run, it was great besides the knocked bar and the wrong jump.

Gracie also did not Q in both jump w/ weaves and standard also.

Buddy did not Q in Open Jumps W/ Weaves. We left before Buddy did his standard run and I haven't heard anything yet. I'm thinking Buddy didn't Q in Standard either, but you never know. Sorry for not a lot of details about Buddy and Gracie's runs.

Thanksgiving

2010-11-25T09:54:00.000-08:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Here are some things Tilda is thankful for :)

Tennis Balls

Food

Treats

Toys

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Are These Tilda Proof?

2010-11-24T11:23:00.000-08:00

These toys have already been on here and are we already know they are not Tilda proof. But, a couple nights ago I was playing with Tilda and this is what happened:

Bunny Rabbit's head came off.

Purple Doggie came apart.

It happened all in the same night too! :)

Are these toys Tilda proof? Well, we already had these and they were not Tilda proof. So, I don't have a reason to change it, because they're even worse off now.

Update

2010-11-21T14:10:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't posted lately, it's almost been two weeks. Not really a whole lot of new dog stuff going on around here. We spent some time at Buddy and Gracie's house. Of course the dogs had a great time :)

I have been practicing on Tilda's jumping. Practice, practice, practice is the only way she is going to get better. She has been doing pretty good. But she still needs more practice. Our next trial is the second week in December. We're signed up for two days, and so is Buddy and Gracie.

Number of Qs for each dog:
Buddy: 0 Qs in Open Standard, 0 Qs in Open Jumps W/ Weaves
Tilda: 2 Qs in Novice Standard, 2 Qs in Novice Jumps W/ Weaves
Gracie: 1 Q in Novice Standard, 2 Qs in Novice Jumps W/ Weaves

Should be interesting to see what happens. Hopefully Tilda won't knock any bars :)

Ball

2010-11-11T15:26:00.000-08:00

This is what Tilda's ball now looks like. She still loves the old thing. And just think, I had to pick it up and throw it :)

Is This Tilda Proof? - Baa Baa

2010-11-07T09:35:00.000-08:00

Tilda won this toy at the last agility trial we were at (10/30/10).

Before

After

Lots of stuffing

I sewed it up, now this is what he looks like.

The back

The little hole.

Is this toy Tilda proof? No, this was another toy she ripped up pretty quick.

Is This Tilda Proof? - The Lizard

2010-11-06T10:51:00.000-07:00

This was the toy she got at the agility fun match.

Here he is in good shape.

And here he is in not good shape.

Is This Toy Tilda Proof? No. She started destroying pretty quickly.

Is This Tilda Proof? - Bunny Rabbit

2010-11-05T10:42:00.000-07:00

Well, we haven't had a "Is This Tilda Proof?" post for a while. This is the toy she got at the agility trial on Oct. 2nd. It was Tilda proof for about a month. Either it really was Tilda proof for a month, or Tilda wasn't really in to it.

Before

After

Is this toy Tilda proof? No. Even though it lasted about a month, Tilda still got in and took some of the stuffing out.