tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793518387727957762024-03-06T00:47:53.432-08:00The Adventures Of An Agility WestieWestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-75487758417367595202014-07-31T16:27:00.000-07:002014-07-31T16:27:01.910-07:00Birthday Boy!!YAY!! Cricket turned 3 today!! He's growing up SO fast!! I can't believe I've had him for 3 years, though! It's mind boggling!<br />
In other news, I'm SO sorry that I haven't been active lately! I've been gone for 2 months. I'm back now! :D Also I have FINALLY uploaded the video of Cricket's latest trial to Youtube! It took me so long because youtube has been acting weird on my computer. :P Click <a href="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=942j5c0eCSc&fulldescription=1&gl=US&client=mv-google&guid=&hl=en#watch_actions" target="_blank">HERE</a><span id="goog_291367124"></span><span id="goog_291367125"></span> to watch the video.<br />
Now time for some sad news. I had to give Ripp to a friend. We could no longer keep him because of several reasons, but the main one is that he kept running off. One time that he ran off the neighbors said he jumped on their young toddler. He didn't do anything to the toddler but it scared the toddler and the parents. That was the kicker. So I had to give him to a friend who has a farm. My friend has horses that he can herd, too. We've been keeping in touch and he seems to be happy there. I'm sad that I had to give him away, but it was all for the best. He is MUCH happier where he is now.<br />
Well I hope you are all doing ok! Thanks for reading! Follow me for more posts about agility and dogs! Follow me on Instagram: @westie_agility<br />
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T2B: NQ. Jumped off the second A-Frame contact.</div>
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Excellent Standard: NQ Refused the Seesaw once. Other than that, a GREAT run!</div>
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Excellent JWW: Q. Got our AXJ title!! Moved up to Masters!</div>
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T2B: Q. 5Points towards his T2B title!</div>
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Open Fast: Q. One more Q and we'll have our OF title!!</div>
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Excellent Standard: NQ. I accidentally pulled him away from the A-Frame and caused him to refuse it.</div>
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Masters JWW: Q. 10 points towards our MACH title!!</div>
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WestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-13470185509456440352014-05-02T15:38:00.000-07:002014-05-02T15:38:50.763-07:00Old Trial VideoSOOOO... I found this video on my computer and realized that I had forgotten to upload it! So here it is now! This video is one of our trials from 3/7/2014<br /><br />
Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5-Y2zeF7RY&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see the video(opens in new tab)!<br />
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Well I guess that's it! Post again after tomorrow's trial!<br />
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So I changed Cricket's ribbons and started hanging them in a different place. There's more room where I have them now so I won't have to box them up so soon. This is how I used to have them:</div>
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So I took Ripp to our vet today because they have to give him a standard exam before they can prescribe flea/heartworm medicine for him. </div>
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On the way there he was a gem! I've never seen another dog travel as well as he did! I was so glad that he wasn't super stressed.</div>
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Then we get to the vet and he's just sniffing everywhere. He was really calm though! So the doctor did the exam and said "So his papers from the shelter say that he was born on 12/20/2011 but I highly doubt that he's that old. I think he's about 1 year younger than that!". I was amazed! So Ripp's only about 14-15 months old!! Ripp also got his first round of booster shots today (they did this because he is still so young and they figured that he hadn't had them yet.). </div>
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WestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-47588667126389008442014-03-02T10:07:00.001-08:002014-03-02T10:07:32.537-08:00Video linkHere's the link to the video from Friday!<br />
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Cricket and I are going to a trial tomorrow! I'm so excited! :D If he qualifies in Standard he'll have his Open Standard title! :D *Fingers crossed*</div>
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We were feeding him just regular dog food and didn't realize that he was sensitive to grains. So he ended up licking all the fur off of his feet. It took us a while to figure out what was causing it but when we did, and started feeding him grain free, he stopped licking his feet! :D</div>
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Ripp is doing his weaves almost perfectly! He still gets them wrong sometimes, but that's ok! He's also starting to do SEVERAL obstacles in a row! I'm SO happy!! Pretty soon I'm going to set up a real course for him and see how he does! :D YAY!!!!!</div>
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This is Ripp doing his weaves! They're all in line now! YAY! He's learning so fast that I can't believe it!!</div>
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Here's the video I made of him doing agility yesterday!</div>
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I'm hoping to take him to visit a trial sometime in February so that he can get used to the environment, and maybe so he can get measured to see what height he'll jump. I kinda measured him with a yardstick but that's not super accurate. He'll either jump 20" or 24". But if he jumps 24" I'll enter him as preferred because I don't think he really needs to jump that high. </div>
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So anyways... thanks for reading/watching! I'll post later with some more updates! :)</div>
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WestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-14048238173006662582014-01-19T20:35:00.000-08:002014-01-19T20:35:13.513-08:00Agility! (It's pretty much my favorite thing to talk about!)<div style="text-align: center;">
So I've been training more with Ripp! That's what I ended up naming him. I think it suits him! He's responding really well! He's learned the jumps, the tunnel, and he's almost got the weaves! This is super exciting for me! He's also starting to do several obstacles in a row! He's learned basic commands such as sit, lie down, stay, sand shake. He knows how to come but it's not proofed yet. He still gets so distracted sometimes that he doesn't listen. We're working on that and he is getting better! YAY!</div>
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As for Cricket...He's doing great! I've been doing some hard jump patterns with him and he's learning fast! I have a trial coming up with him at the en of Feb. and also one in the middle of March! Wish us luck!! Please, feel free to subscribe to my Youtube channel! Thanks for reading!!</div>
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WestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-48386560494119681442014-01-05T13:10:00.001-08:002014-01-05T13:10:37.004-08:00A New Furiend!!So I've been looking for a new dog to do agility with. I've been looking at Border Collies and was considering buying a puppy. Then I decided to rescue one instead of buying a puppy. So I was looking and looking but nothing was turning up. Then my mom and I were out shopping in a town that we hardly ever go to. She wanted to go into this store but I didn't want to so I just went into the pet store that's next to it. I walk in and there's this Border Collie crated next to the door, ready for adoption. The local shelter had brought some of their dogs to feature them at the pet store and he was one of those dogs. He was beautiful! I just stared at him for a few minutes. Then I started asking the shelter people, and the foster, questions about him and their adoption process. I asked them what his name was. They said it was Prancer. I asked the foster if I could let him out and pet him. He said I could, so I did! I called my mom and asked her to come over to the pet store when she was finished. She came over there. She said to ask my dad if I could have him. I told the foster guy that I was interested but I would have to ask my dad. He gave me his number so I could call him and let him know what my dad said. We went home. I asked my dad and he said I could get him! I called the guy and we set up a day to meet at the shelter so I could adopt Prancer. I get to pick him up tomorrow if we don't get snowed in! YAY!! I'm SO excited! I can't wait to start training him! Here's a picture that the foster took of him: <br />
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Isn't he so pretty? He looks like he may have a tiny bit of Australian Shepherd in him. I think I'll change his name, though. He doesn't seem like a prancer to me. Any name ideas? I really want him to have some kind of action/agility type of name. Here are some names I like:</div>
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<span lang="EN">Feel free to suggest names! Or rank these names for me, from 1-9. 1 being your favorite, and 9 being your least favorite. :) Thanks for reading! I'll write again later telling you what I end up naming him!</span></div>
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WestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-20273396097229533922014-01-01T10:14:00.000-08:002014-01-01T10:14:54.745-08:00Gluten Free/Paleo Dog Treats.So today I thought I'd share one of my recipes with y'all. This is one that I use a LOT! My Westie boy is highly allergic to grain so I adapted this recipe to be grain free. There is nothing in this recipe that I wouldn't eat for myself!<div>
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Ingredients:<br />~2 1/2 Cups: Almond Flour.</div>
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~2: Large Eggs.</div>
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~1 Cup: of pureed fruit or pureed cooked meat(if using cooked meat, add a bit of broth to make is easier to puree).</div>
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~1/4 Cup: Chicken or Beef Stock.</div>
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~Put all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly(Mixture will be fairly dry).</div>
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~Put the dough onto parchment paper and spread out until it's about 1/4 inch thick, or thinner if you want it to cook faster.</div>
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~Bake dough on 170 Degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, or until firm.</div>
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~Bake on 170 for another hour, or until desired done-ness.</div>
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~Let cool.</div>
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Makes aprox. 300 treats(depending on how big you make them).</div>
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Notes:<br />"What is almond flour?"</div>
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Almond flour is finely ground almonds. It is used in a LOT of paleo recipes. It can most likely be found at your local health food store. Sometimes you can find it in a regular supermarket.</div>
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I hope y'all like this recipe! It takes a fairly long time to bake because you basically have to dehydrate it. I actually have tried to dehydrate some in a dehydrator, but it doesn't turn out as good. Thanks for reading! I hope y'all enjoy making these treats!</div>
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WestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-3739657403181140142013-11-29T14:56:00.000-08:002013-11-29T14:56:15.301-08:00TrainingWhen I was growing up I was always told that the "best" way to have your dog under control was using force, sternness, and punishment. I did that with a few of my dogs and I'm so sad to say that they are not the happiest dogs in the world because of it. They DO enjoy life and love to be petted and such but you can tell that they were taught by punishment. Now I will say the only reason they're happy at all is cause I did use some reward based training techniques. This has saved them from being so shy you can't even touch them. In fact, my older dog is so outgoing that you can hardly get her to sit still when someone goes to pet her. But my younger one sometimes(not always) pees out of fear/excitement(not sure which) when someone bends down to pet him(But he IS getting better about it now that I'm practicing with him and rewarding him for not peeing versus punishing him for peeing.). Anyways I'm getting off point. I just wanted to say that there is so much I would have done differently if I had known to. Now that I do know, I will train more positively. But sometimes you can't undo the damage you've done. Please train responsibly(as I wish I could have). I will with future dogs but that doesn't take away the shame of how I trained my other ones. Good luck with training! And wish me luck in trying to fix my mistakes!WestieAgilityGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963926569492351189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579351838772795776.post-38052404527794191632013-11-27T17:49:00.000-08:002013-11-27T17:49:04.105-08:00Our Most Recent Trial.So, Cricket and I went to another trial recently! He did amazing! Over the course of 2 days he got 16 ribbons! This was the first time that I had entered him in 2 days of a trial. I usually just enter him in 1! On his first day he qualified in Novice Fast, Novice Standard, and Open JWW. But he NQ'd in T2B. On his second day he qualified in all of his runs. He got his NF, OAJ, and NA titles!! YAY! He's entered in his(and my) first Excellent run! Wish us luck!<br />
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