does this look like a border collie?

"I'm ready for my photoshoot! You know, the camera loves me just as much as EVERYONE in the WHOLE WORLD loves me!"

Sparrow, this isn't about being cute. It's about looking like a capital B capital C Border Collie.


"What? Of course I'm capital C Cute! People I don't even know tell me I have the cutest face in the WHOLE WORLD! And then I snuggle them! And they love it! OMG, was that a squirrel? O.M.G."



Yeah, so we are considering applying for PAL numbers for Sparrow and Reuben. Now that the AKC is officially letting dogs of all backgrounds play their games (kinda sorta), it's like a big group hug out there in AKC-land, right?


Does this look like a coonhound?


What?

some days

Some days

we are best

at doing this.

party in the basement

This is the time of the year when I start doing magical math in my head, adding up the weeks of winter left, and pretending that it doesn't snow in March. Or April.

This is the time of the year for an agility party in the basement.

Yee Haw?

sparrow and a king and a queen from prudence rabbit on Vimeo.

because I'm cool like that

I take videos of my dogs and set them to music. Then I post them on the internet.

the loaner

While we're still conditioning Reuben and building him back up for his big re-debut to agility class, we've been sharing the little Sparrow bean in agility class.

That's right, it's a dogshare. Like a timeshare, but more fun and less other people's country kitsch furniture.

Sparrow is busy trying to teach us to be decent handlers of sporty little jumping beans. She is patient. "Never give up. Never surrender!"

sparrow class 12.22.10 from prudence rabbit on Vimeo.

PS: Dave just came into the room and said, "OMG I love my dog."
"Wag wag wag wag." (Reuben's tail)
I think the feeling's mutual.

back in the saddle

AgilityHound rides again.

reuben 12.15.10 from prudence rabbit on Vimeo.

Agility + treats + daily wreslin' with his favorite border collie = one content and happy American Black & Tan Coonhound.

the running of the contacts

There is a small glitch in project running contacts. Snow. Phhhphttt.

Fortunately, we have a matted space in the basement big enough to practice six weavepoles, or one teeter, or one dogwalk downramp propped up on a chair. Or two jumps and a tunnel. Kind of.

OK, it's pretty small, but it's something.

Sparrow was looking pretty good on the dogwalk before I had to take it down. Well, pretty good when her brain was not being controlled by the Pod People . . . erm, I mean, squirrels.

Did you know that squirrels go to sleep approximately 23 minutes before sundown?

Also, Sparrow's full height a-frame was looking good as well (holding breath, knocking on wood). However, she is the little eager beaver on a turn back into the tunnel under the a-frame. I will have to work on that when: a) the Pod People are sleeping and b) the forecast looks clear for a few days.

Note Dave's surprise and amazement at the supersonic leap into the tunnel.

sparrow dogwalk 11.29.10 from prudence rabbit on Vimeo.

sparrow and dave agility 11.29.10 from prudence rabbit on Vimeo.