Hi, I'm Johann. I'm a pretty busy pup. Got my own website - www.johannthedog.com and dog blog - I do herding when I get the chance and help raise money for dog shelters and rescues!
It's gone from super hot, to super cool...and the last few days have been so nice outside! A great relief after the 90's we had last week.We were Twittering with a friend of ours in California last week and told them that we had a lot of Cardinals this year. (Great bird herding, by the way). They just had to see a pic, since they had never seen a Cardinal.For some reason this is the first year we've seen Cardinals in our neighborhood since we moved here. Don't know why they weren't here befor... Read Full Story
Remember I talked about how we finally (and I mean finally!) got Gracie to drive through the weaves independently to a target?Mum was so excited, now she doesn't have to babysit Gracie, or even cheer lead her through the weaves. She doesn't have to bend over to keep Gracie driving through without looking up. How nice! Now, she can save her breath for the rest of the course, BOL!!So we got to thinking. We thought that Gracie looked faster in the weaves with the target out about five feet from ... Read Full Story
Happy "Take Your Dog to Work Day! I'm a lucky pup, I get to go to work with my Mum everyday. I hope some of you get to share in the fun today too!Later, I gotta get back to work. Mum's working my paws to the bone, BOL!!!!
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It's been a perfect birthday so far, and we still have hours to go! BTW - if anyone wants to know I'm 5 years old today :)The day started with some nice duck necks included with my kibble, nummo!Mum worked a little, and then we went for a nice walk before it got super hot (it's 93 degrees now, yikes!).After we got back, Mum worked some more, and then before dinner, she gave me a few goodies! I got some Honest Kitchen Nuzzles, a stuffed dinosaur, and a Bobo! Won't be long till that BoBo is des... Read Full Story
It's been a while since we did our 'around the agility dog-o-sphere' post. So let's get right to it, lots to cover!Our friends Katie and Eric at Agility Vision have some new stuff going on. The first exciting thing is that Katie now has a blog, and she's been showing some cool training she's doing with her Sheltie, Miley; particularly the proofing of five weeks of running dogwalk training (ala Silvia Trkman). So check it out. And click on the pics of the post for the videos.Speaking of Silvia... Read Full Story
Gracie and I have continued working on our running dogwalk training over the past weeks. And we think it's coming along very nicely, although a little slower than we expected, mostly because of time we have to work on it.You may remember in previous posts (Progressions #1, #2, #3, #4), we had a bit of challenge in getting Gracie to run deeper into the yellow. Well, it's fixed for now!We got some great tips from a great agility trainer (aka, one time world team member who I'm sure would love t... Read Full Story
You would never know it when you meet us, but Gracie and I are kinda shy, NOT!!!!We may be shy about getting an auto insurance quote, but we certainly aren't shy for clicks and treats, BOL!!!This trick, for some reason, was a little more difficult for me, not so much for Gracie. Gracie figured out she had a snout right away. Me? Not so fast. First Mum had to teach me that I had a nose. It took a little time, but once I got that, doing the trick was a breeze.Because I get kinda manic when I le... Read Full Story
The 2009 Midwest Dog Agility Championships have been announced.Here's info from the website:The event will take place this year at Libertyville Sports Complex in Libertyville, Illinois on October 23-25. Rain or shine they'll be running on sport turf, dry & comfortable, at the indoor facility, so you won't need any outdoor chaise lounges, unless you want to use one indoors :)Here's the premium. Ilze Rukis will be the judge. Rukis started in agility in 1996, and has judged events for ASCA, ... Read Full Story
