tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34723913063141053862024-03-13T11:21:52.723-07:00Aragon GreyhoundsTarmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566567235282987589noreply@blogger.comBlogger379125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-64173008545812530962017-07-08T12:53:00.001-07:002017-07-08T12:53:33.244-07:00Willow pups are 7 weeks old!Here are some more pictures and videos of Willow's puppies!<br />
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First and foremost, Aragon Greyhounds has moved from northern California to the beautiful Willamette Valley near Portland Oregon. The move was a long time coming and we are so thrilled to be here!<br />
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The news that most people have been waiting to hear is that we have puppies! In fact, we have two litters of Whisper grand puppies. They are out of Breeze and her sister, Willow. We anticipate a good selection of show and performance puppies in this litter. But most importantly, they should all have nice, stable temperaments and will make wonderful companions.<br />
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Here are a few pictures of Willow's litter for you to enjoy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">The whole litter at 6 weeks old napping in the shade<br />
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Here are a few pictures of Breeze's litter for you to enjoy.<br />
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We promise to provide more details and to upload more pictures soon!Tarmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566567235282987589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-26647633102815596562015-01-05T17:21:00.001-08:002015-01-05T17:21:46.470-08:00Breeze CDIt has been so long since I updated the blog. Sorry for readers who are wanting to know what the Aragon dogs are up to these days.<br />
I have had injury after injury-all minor with Breeze but frustrating never the less. Agility training resumes, then is on hold, then resumes for a week or two until the next injury. In limited trials she has managed another QQ and points but our goal of MACH seems so far in the future.<br />
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However we have been doing obedience and I am happy to say Breeze earned her third Novice leg and CD down in So Ca-Valley Hills obedience and agility trial. She also earned high scoring obedience AND agility dog on Sunday-and won $50.00! One of the few times we have earned money for competition. I am definitely in favor of money!<br />
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I was so proud of Breeze and her third leg even with if the judge wasn't. I can't remember when we have scored so low in Novice. Oh well I would rather have a dog's performance and attitude I am pleased with and a low score vs a so so performance with a high score.<br />
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Tanner, was on fire! I discovered that I had the same dog at the trial that I have in our normal practice spaces. The two of us worked smoothly as a team and it was a delight! Tanner lost one point due to a delayed response to a signal. I lost 10 points due to misreading a sign. If only I had taken the time to watch the dogs ahead of us! I might have noticed! However, I could not have been more pleased with his performance, take a look!<br />
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The results were very interesting, Breeze loses ground to the Border collie in the weavepoles and tunnels. Nothing I can do about changing that but otherwise she hold her own and picks up time over the jumps.<br />
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And you can see my body position mistake that sent her around the yellow jump for an NQ. When you are running the course it is hard to understand why the dog does what it does and it is easy to blame them for the mistake and NQ. Studying the videos makes it more clear who made the mistake, the handler or the dog. It makes me very motivated to train and be the best we can be.<br />
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Breeze has been out of agility since mid May with an injured toe. She went to chase a squirrel back up its tree and came back in with no lameness. Several hours later when I looked at her left inside toe I noticed it was swollen, but no lameness. Not thinking anything of the matter I rested her and the swelling lessened although didn't go totally away. I took her back to agility the following week and the toe swelled again to its original size. No lameness or evidence from her that her toe was injured but I didn't want to risk further injuries and a shortened performance career. So rest again for several weeks. Well after three weeks she escaped and ran the back yard. Once again the toe swelled so she was on exercise restriction for six weeks and then gradual increase in exercise. It was not a fun three and a half months but she entered her first agility trial Labor day weekend.<br />
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Agility here we come!!!!Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-27825207091713080702014-08-28T13:10:00.001-07:002014-08-28T13:10:34.473-07:00Breeze's Obedience DebutI had planned on Lompoc-the Greyhound National being Breeze's debut in obedience as well as Rally Advanced. An injured toe in May took us out of agility for some time as well as obedience. Greyhounds and toes are a deadly combination. However by the end of June the toe seemed to have settled down and as long as she was in a tape wrap, I able to start training again.<br />
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We missed all the Rally classes. There are many new signs since I last did Rally Advanced and I didn't know them all although I thought I did.<br />
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The rings were beyond awful. Someone, not an obedience person, thought it would be better for the sighthounds to put bark chips over the bare ground. The obedience ring was so full of chips the ring was moved next door and the original obedience ring became the Rally ring. Many dogs would not sit on the bark and would go around the patches during exercises. Breeze did a fair job despite me performing two signs incorrectly. Rally was first and as I got out of the ring they were calling us for obedience.<br />
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After Becca earned her CD title, I(Donna) wanted to continue on
with her obedience career. The Graduate Novice class is a nice transition
between the CD and CDX classes. Becca had come close to getting a
qualifying score when previously entered in the Graduate Novice class, but
unfortunately she would fail one exercise—often a difference one each
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Happily at the Greyhound Club of America Obedience Trial in Lompoc
last weekend she got a qualifying score!!! The ring condition was a
challenge because it had wood chips filling up the many, many holes. The
judge was attempting to have Becca avoid these wood chip areas for the drop on
recall exercise and gave me the drop command when Becca had almost reached
her—since she was so close to her handler, often a dog will think it’s a
regular recall and not “drop” when asked to do so. But Becca
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Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-67084719907160986182014-07-21T21:03:00.000-07:002014-07-21T21:03:15.739-07:00Breeze Obedience Practice for her CDBreeze and I are trying to get ready for her obedience debut at the 2014 Greyhound National Specialty in Lompoc Ca. Due to her injured and then twice reinjured toe, agility and obedience have been on hold for months. Between her injury and my depression over losing Lyric we have barely trained. The times we have trained have not gone well. Normally she has a strong work ethic, loves the time doing things together and rewards.<br />
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Once we went back to training she has had a short attention, quiet and low energy. I actually wondered if greyhounds can get depressed without running.<br />
Recently she has been allowed to run, tug and play in a foot bandage and her focus and energy seems to be coming back. Knock on wood her foot looks great and her attitude is excellent again.<br />
However to have our first run through days before a show, minimal training distractions and no matchs under our belt is more than I have ever asked from any of my dogs. <br />
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Her first run through was excellent... now if we can pull it off after traveling out of town, staying at a hotel, and performing in a different park....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He earned his 3rd leg on his 4th attempt at the Mt Bachelor Kennel Club Show in Redmond, OR on June 27.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We scored 189.5 out of 200 and placed 3rd in our class. We lost 5 points on the heel on leash, 4.5 points on the heel free and 1 on the recall (crooked sit). I was so happy with how happy and peppy he was. I can't really complain! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the video because it shows me the areas where we need to do more work. For example, there are a couple places in here where I don't give the right cues to Tanner (the halts where he doesn't sit, for example), I need to work on that! Tanner, needs to work on driving around the about turns. It also shows us what we did right. Tanner did a beautiful job getting himself back into the correct position after the no sit before the about turn on the heel free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Afterwards, Tanner was treated to a hamburger from the drive through of a local fast food place. He thought it was pretty yummy! Then we went back to the hotel to rest. We still had two more days to show!</span><br />
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I was particularly proud of Tanner because he showed well all three days at the show. Originally, I was unsure whether it was wise to enter all three days. Some dogs can't handle three days of showing. Particularly one that requires traveling and staying in a hotel. In the past, this has negatively affected Tanner's attitude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think part of what helped Tanner be successful was that we traveled to the show with our training partners, Ellen and her hounds. Tanner was comfortable hanging out with them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On top of that, most of the people and dogs that we train with at proofing group each week were there. As far as Tanner could tell, his entire of village of people and dogs had picked up and moved. I think it helped me to have the village there as well and am grateful for the help we received from all of them. It was a fun weekend with friends and dogs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, on to open and the CDX title!</span>Tarmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566567235282987589noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-49833945106947174912014-06-15T18:12:00.000-07:002014-06-15T18:12:05.075-07:00Breeze and ObedienceRecently Breeze has been working more on obedience than agility. Our National specialty is in July in Lompoc California in July.<br />
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I am trying to get ready for Breeze's debut in Novice obedience. It is nice to be able to show off and compete against other greyhounds. However it is nerve wracking to perform away from home for the first time. It seems like I have always done this with all of my dogs. Some success, some failure but always fun. <br />
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Last year Echo made her Open debut at Lompoc and finished her CDX a few months later. This year she isn't ready for Utility so it all depends on Breeze.<br />
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Below are a few video clips of Breeze practicing heeling and her recall. Distractions were the order of the day. Once we set up the ring, people arrived for a basketball game right next to the ring.<br />
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Practice makes perfect and we have a ways to go!Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-78543229614041960552014-06-02T16:30:00.002-07:002014-06-02T16:30:58.467-07:00Breeze's MACH journeyRecently Breeze has had two milestones on her journey towards a MACH. She earned her first MACH points at a trial. Although we have a long way to go to become a smooth team, she and I are getting there. She is fast and fun to run. Her first Jumpers run after her Excellent was this run and she earned her first 14 towards the 750 points needed for the MACH.<br />
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Her second milestone and by far the hardest is earning her first QQ. To QQ a dog has to qualify in both jumpers and standard on the same day. The faster the dog, the easier it is to make a mistake and non qualify on a run. She earned her first QQ towards the 20 needed for the MACH.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Becca has ALWAYS loved to chase
things, even as a young puppy. She would run circles around anything in her way while she
chased a white plastic bag at the end of a lunge line. She recently
earned her CAA (Coursing Ability Advanced) title. It requires running a
600-yard course and getting a qualifying score 10 times which she did in
10 straight trials (not all in one day, tho!!). :) And just for good
measure and to work toward her CAX (Coursing Ability Excellent)
title, Becca qualified on an 11th run as well so she needs 14 more
qualifying scores for her CAX title. She definitely enjoyed
herself!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She can now call herself Ch Aragon Morning Mist BN CD RA CAA </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-29332370564080986122014-04-24T21:00:00.000-07:002014-05-01T16:25:46.041-07:00Lyric<br />
LYRIC <br />
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BISS GCH Aryal Aroi Stoney Ridge CDX TDX RE AX AXJ SC<br />
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April 4 2005-April 17 2014<br />
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You came into my life when I needed a puppy and I had no idea what the future would bring to us.<br />
Together you and I learned so much from each other. From the start you taught me what happens mentally to a puppy when they are sick and hospitalized away from everything they know, how frightening and traumatic it is for them. I changed how I approach and hospitalize ill puppies and am a better veterinarian because of you.<br />
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When we entered the conformation ring, you and I could beat almost anyone. Rarely had I ever placed in the group, yet we started off earning a Group 1 from the classes. I looked like a rank novice in the Best in Show lineup. You looked like you belonged and owned the ring. That was just the beginning of your career. You won specialty after specialty including our National always owner handled. One of my dreams was to win a specialty and High in Trial with the same dog. You did that for me.<br />
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In tracking you were the only greyhound I have ever had that would track in the rainstorms. You were one of the few that earned their TDX on their first attempt. Your TDX test was in dry year with little vegetation. The conditions were hard,the grass was short, the track was long with turns on dirt. You stuck it out and after 44 minutes of hard work you did it and became one of the few TDX greyhounds.<br />
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I can't believe you were fine one day and gone the next. I had no warning, no time to say good bye.<br />
I hope I gave to you as much as you gave to me.<br />
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The last leg and her title was memorial. The day before the run it rained SO hard, it sounded like bullets on the roof. Ducks were swimming just outside the rings. After the teeter and to the tunnel you can see the ducks in the distance. Imagine running and looking over and seeing ducks almost beside you. We again almost got a refusal at the weavepoles but luckily with all our practice she has learned to rear cross weaves. <br />
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She is now SBIS Ch Aragon Northern Lights TD RN AX AXJ JCAragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-28048743930545681492014-04-04T22:05:00.001-07:002014-04-04T22:05:07.773-07:00Lyric's 9th Birthday<br />
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Lyric turned 9 years old today. She wishes her sister Betty and brothers Morgan, MacTavish and James a Happy Birthday as well. She is the Queen of the house and the toys and treats are all for her!Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-74757385195723856682014-03-05T19:31:00.000-08:002014-03-05T19:31:06.103-08:00Breeze AXJ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Breeze has so much enthusiasm for agility, she is a fun fun dog to run. Recently she earned her AXJ at Mensona Kennel Club. Unfortunately her first run wasn't videoed but her second and third leg were. She is fast, she is agile and she is very willing to play the game.<br />
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I think Breeze is getting the benefit of my past mistakes and current knowledge. She is willing-if only I were a better handler!!!<br />
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The following month-last weekend she earned her first 14 MACH points. The course was tricky and many experienced handlers went off course.<br />
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<br />Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-31440611922322783492014-02-20T15:38:00.000-08:002014-02-20T15:38:09.214-08:00Echo CDX<br />
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Last month Echo and I were in an obedience trial trying for her 3rd CDX leg and we did it!! The obedience trial was huge-33 dogs in her class. She ended up with a fourth place, not bad for a greyhound. She had a no finish which cost us a tie for first place. Oh well... I am so proud of her anyway. She has been my easiest dog in a long time to train for her CDX, 3 legs out of 6 attempts. Two were NQs due to not dropping on the cold or rainy wet ground-understandable for a greyhound. One was an NQ when she got up to do the broad jump on her name. I have always used their name then the command. After that NQ for anticipation, I changed to the command only. It worked well for Echo and I will probably change in the future and no longer use their name. If they are paying attention, they don't need the added cue of their name.<br />
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It's not all about work. When the dogs do something for me(like obedience etc) I try to take them out and let them have some fun of their chosing.<br />
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Echo is now my third VCD2 greyhound(Versatile Companion Dog). To earn a VCD2 the dog must have a CDX+TD+OA+OAJ. Now we look forward to Utility!!!<br />
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Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-51452224042281564002014-02-06T19:44:00.002-08:002014-02-06T19:44:50.826-08:00New Website- Aragongreyhounds.com<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am joining the modern world with a website for my dogs. Thanks to Tamara DePue for dragging me kicking and screaming into the modern era with this website. And thanks for spending countless hours putting it together both layout and editing. I also want to thank Lisa Stine for her editing work. Between the three of us and many months it is finally ready for viewing. It tells the story from my first greyhound "Z" to my current dogs "Lyric", "Whisper", "Echo", and "Breeze".<br />
The address is aragongreyhounds.com. Please come and visit!!Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-32296051671210578712014-01-29T13:04:00.000-08:002014-01-29T13:04:46.046-08:00The Gift<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">People sometimes wonder why we show dogs. It is not about winning or losing but rather the time spent together with friends and dogs. One day I was talking to Marie about this and she told me a touching story that happened to her at a show. I asked her to write it as I wanted to publish it. This is what dog showing is all about.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">In the story below "Gator" is Ch Windrock Blue Bayou </span></div>
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Showing a dog is more than just the work involved in the
actual judging ring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is often a
myriad of surprises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some are good and
some are not so good. But the fun is always there in some form or another.</div>
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A few years ago,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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place, but I experienced a once in a lifetime event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Fortunately, my daughter and I stayed to watch Greg Louganis
and his #1 ranked Jack Russell Terrier in Agility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we waited (and waited), a little girl (
about 6-8) approached me and asked to pet Gator. I told her “sure, he would
love it.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and her family had been
looking for him since the judging was over.</div>
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She handed me a plastic bag. She said, “ we think you were
robbed during the show and we want you to have this.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked at her Mom and older sister and they
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Rather reluctantly, I replied “Thank you” and looked in the
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a Bronze
sculpture of a Greyhound lying down. I nearly cried when I saw it. I had looked
at it at the vendor and almost bought it, but it was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nearly $60.00. I decided I didn’t need it
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But, after giving her a big hug, I tried to not accept such
a gift. But she and her family were adamant regarding his deserving something
and would not relent. She actually started to weep at the idea that I wouldn’t
take it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t stand both of us
crying so I accepted. </div>
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I don’t even remember how Louganis did in Agility that day,
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Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-57554464266395260452014-01-23T15:22:00.001-08:002014-01-23T15:22:29.930-08:00Tracking Season Tracking with Greyhounds is easy and fun!<br />
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Come November tracking season starts in Northern California. Unfortunately this year has been dry and warm. Not ideal for tracking or for anything. By January the hills should be covered in low green grass. So far we have only had two rains this season and are heading into an extreme drought.<br />
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This makes tracking difficult for the dogs. This year I am working on Echo's TDX. She has to work up to a 3-5 hr old track between 800-1000 yds long. The track will cross roads and various obstacles such as down trees, change of cover, through fences or water. She has to find 4 dropped objects along the way to complete the track. In addition the track she has to stay on is crossed by a stranger in two separate points. The "cross track" is a newer scent designed to pull the dog onto the easier scent. The dog must stay on the original scent/track it started on. It is okay to check out the easier scent/track but the dog must come back and continue on the original scent. It can and generally does take a couple of years to teach the dogs these skills.<br />
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Increasingly it is getting difficult to find large tracts of open land to train the dogs. I am excited though because this year I was given access to a 5000 acre ranch to practice.<br />
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Along the way we encountered curious onlookers<br />
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<br />Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-21835837321777441982014-01-05T19:14:00.001-08:002014-01-05T19:14:22.986-08:00MistakeSometimes you make a bad decision or mistake for your dogs. In December several friends went down to an obedience trial in LA. What are the chances of it raining? We are in a drought and have had only one rain this season. Well greyhounds don't especially like rain-at least mine don't.<br />
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After taking the day off work to drive down I was sure the predicted rain the next day wouldn't happen. Wrong! The next morning dawned grey and cold-37 degrees and rainy wet. I went over to the show with my friends committed to pulling Echo and Whisper from their runs. Stupidly I decided to try-everyone else was showing. Bad decision. Echo's class started at 8 AM and it was cold.<br />
She tried but the drop on recall was too much to ask-and I shouldn't have made her uncomfortable or unhappy. She didn't drop so we didn't qualify.<br />
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By the next day the sun was out but it was cold and I had an unhappy dog to ask to work. Her enthusiasm was nil although she did what I asked. The ring that day was full of sawdust covering the mud. Of course my dumbbell throw couldn't have been worse-right into a sawdust pile. I am surprised she actually picked it up. Although she qualified for her second CDX leg she didn't want to be there because of yesterday.<br />
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<br />Aragon greyhoundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624979711235036494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3472391306314105386.post-71418645640349963252013-12-30T19:20:00.001-08:002013-12-30T19:20:39.729-08:00Christmas Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Years ago I used to hike my dogs a lot-several times a week. Over time I have gotten out of the habit of hiking and letting them free run. Christmas Day I decided to change this, I contacted a few friends and off we went hiking. We had a pack of 6 greyhounds, one golden retriever and 3 people.<br />
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It was a lovely walk until we met up with some fresh cow manure. Darby investigated it first-rolled and then proceeded to shake, flinging it everywhere.<br />
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Lisa had a great attitude about it saying all she had to do was walk across the road to go home and hose him off, Terry and I were secretly happy it wasn't our dogs. I looked over in horror and realized Echo was doing the same thing. It didn't show as well on her since she is a dark brindle. But she was covered as thoughly....and I did have to put her in the car to take her home! It smelled bad.<br />
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The rest of the walk was lovely and the dogs went home and slept the rest of the day. A good dog is a tired dog. I will have to add hiking back into our routine.<br />
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”BAD day GOOD day” event.</div>
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Saturday, Riser could be described as a “bug on a hot
griddle”! He was not a happy camper. He took the Breed and went to the Regular
group with a Junior (Sydney) handling him. I hope she still wants to show dogs
after that experience!! I had to take him in the Owner-handled group and I was
wondering why!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He never calmed down. </div>
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I was reluctant to go back on Sunday. We showed at 0830 and
it was cold and the grass was still wet. But, he must have decided to give up
and just go with it. When the Judge approached him with a “Well, Hello Big
Boy”, he just held his free stack like a PRO!</div>
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He took the Breed with a 4 point major toward his Grand
Champion title and was qualified to go to Groups again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Hound group wasn’t until after 6PM. We
went home, rested, played, and returned around 530.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did nothing in the regular group, but
managed to hold his free stack throughout the Owner-Handled Group and was placed
4<sup>th</sup> in the group.</div>
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I think the key to his performance is the old adage “a Tired
dog is a Good Dog”</div>
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That worked for him. (and ME)</div>
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