tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15099805160524041882024-03-04T21:14:54.342-08:00The Brews BrothersThe Adventures of Porter & StoutMerindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.comBlogger512125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-28393955415565365612015-07-26T13:00:00.000-07:002015-07-26T13:00:03.389-07:00CWCCA National Specialty! Stout & Agility - Day 2On day 2, Stout pulled out his first ever Q in Open Standard!<div>
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I have to admit that I have not trained his contacts all that well, so I didn't run him in standard for a very long time. Actually, that's not true :) I spent quite a bit of time in the beginning training a running contact... But Stout never made the connection. So now we kind of stop. Mostly. Or at least slow down. Well, I say the words & do the dance, and he may or may not touch the yellow.</div>
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But anyway, all weekend he got all his contacts! And this run was clean so earned him his first leg!</div>
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<i>This is what I try to teach students: notice me leaning & turning? And notice where he is looking? Subtle, but he knows exactly where we are going.</i></div>
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<i>Now that's the look I like to see on his face! Happy & engaged!</i></div>
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<i>"Wheeeeee!"</i></div>
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<i>See? Heavily managed contacts :)</i></div>
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<i>Super Snout!</i></div>
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Our last run of the weekend was Excellent JWW. I had considered skipping it & heading out for herding (3 hours away). But we were still ahead of schedule, and I was happy with the fact that he qualified, and I went against my gut instinct...</div>
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We had a total Snouters Meltdown.</div>
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He humped me on the start-line. He ran around some things. He couldn't weave. He visited the judge. </div>
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It was just too much. I was so mad at myself for ignoring my gut. I'm sorry Stout :(</div>
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But I am learning to see the signs & listen to what he's trying to tell me.</div>
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Here are the photos:</div>
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<i>This was post-humping :)</i></div>
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At this year's <a href="http://cardigancorgis.com/NS2015/default.asp" target="_blank">National Specialty</a>, things were done a little differently in the scheduling. Instead of having 2 days of herding on the weekend, followed by 2 days of agility & rally & obedience all together, we had 2 days of agility first (Saturday & Sunday). Then we had a day of herding (2 trials in one day), then obedience & rally (2 trials in one day). </div>
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I don't really have a preference either way, but I think we had a lot more relaxed & fun atmosphere at agility since no one was rushing to get over to the obedience & rally rings. I know I got to watch a lot more runs than I usually do!</div>
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We were at <a href="http://www.playdogexcellent.com/" target="_blank">Play Dog Excellent</a> in Chattanooga. Stout ran both days in Excellent Jumpers & Open Standard. He actually did pretty well :) He didn't qualify at all on Saturday, but his mistakes were normal mistakes, not epic Snouters meltdowns (although we were getting closer...)</div>
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Here are some photos from Saturday (thank you again to <a href="http://phyllisensleyphotography.com/" target="_blank">Phyllis Ensley</a> for these!):</div>
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<i>He had plenty of air over this jump...</i></div>
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<i>I don't know why he does this occasionally.</i></div>
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<i>So here he is coming over the last jump. Check out those eyes...</i></div>
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<i>This is how I know we are on the verge of a meltdown. He gets this look. And everything falls apart :(</i></div>
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<i>He did get all his contacts all weekend! Even if he looked a little deranged while doing so!</i></div>
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I realize I haven't really blogged much about how Stout's been doing in agility (well, I haven't blogged much in general!). I touched on some things here, but it's been a long, complicated journey :) We're talking at least 3 blog posts worth!<br />
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More photos will be coming soon!Merindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-78926377415922295142015-07-12T19:04:00.002-07:002015-07-12T19:07:12.354-07:00CWCCA National Specialty! Porter & Rally!Thanks Mom, for reminding me that I haven't blogged in awhile! :)<br />
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Way back in May, Porter, Stout, & I traveled down South for the <a href="http://www.cardigancorgis.com/" target="_blank">CWCCA</a> National Specialty. We started in Chattanooga, traveled down to Georgia for herding, then back to Chattanooga for the obedience & rally.<br />
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We'll start with Porter's Rally adventure first :)<br />
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It was in this cool hotel called the <a href="http://www.choochoo.com/" target="_blank">Choo-Choo</a>. It was a remodeled train station. I'll save those photos for last...<br />
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Porter competed again in Rally Excellent. He had one leg already from his first try, <a href="http://porterandstout.blogspot.com/2015/03/wordless-wednesday-keeping-me-humble.html" target="_blank">totally bombed the 2nd attempt</a>, and here I had entered him twice... Stout had already had a disastrous attempt at Beginner Novice (we may never discuss that) so my confidence was not real high.<br />
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But Porter rocked it! Well, for Porter anyway :) We placed last in both runs, but we qualified! I don't think we even failed a sign (because there wasn't any "3 steps backing up").<br />
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Here are some photos from the awesome <a href="http://phyllisensleyphotography.com/" target="_blank">Phyllis Ensley</a>:<br />
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<br />Merindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-3913637373385139362015-05-17T13:57:00.000-07:002015-05-17T13:57:05.175-07:00It's A TraditionWay back, at the <a href="http://www.cardigancorgis.com/" target="_blank">CWCCA</a> National Specialty in 2012, Porter trialed on ducks for the first time. We had only even practiced on ducks a handful of times.<br />
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But yet he did the impossible - he took <a href="http://porterandstout.blogspot.com/2012/04/cwcca-national-specialty.html" target="_blank">Reserve High in Trial</a> out of the Started A Duck class!<br />
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Well, flash forward to the CWCCA National Specialty in 2015...<br />
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It is Stout's 1st trial on ducks. He has a little more duck practice than Porter, but not much. And what happens?<br />
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Stout also goes Reserve High in Trial out of the Started A Duck class!<br />
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Yes, I tried to recreate the photo :)<br />
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I just hope Stout can finish his title a little more quickly... We are still working on getting that last leg for Porter!<br />
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More details coming soon!Merindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-60478367579755778512015-04-01T19:36:00.000-07:002015-04-01T19:36:19.005-07:00No Joke. Stout Actually Qualified :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stout finally qualified in Excellent JWW the other weekend. It was shocking for me, maybe he's finally growing up! :)</div>
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It wasn't as pretty as I would like, nor as fast, but at least he didn't run off! Baby steps...<br />
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<i>Good boy, Stout!</i></div>
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Here are his runs from the day before:<br />
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<i>And 1 dropped bar away from a qualifying run!</i></div>
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I really do adore this dog... :)</div>
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<br />Merindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-24452723598854123812015-01-30T09:28:00.000-08:002015-01-30T09:28:00.072-08:00Rally PracticeI entered the dogs in a rally trial tomorrow. Actually, there are 2 trials in one day, so Stout is doing both trials & Porter is doing only one.<br />
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I'm beginning to freak out though. This will be Stout's first time in Advanced (off-leash!) & Porter's first time in Excellent. A LOT of things have changed since Porter last did rally... those signs are hard now!<br />
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I gave myself plenty of time, and we have been practicing, but I foresee some problems. Stout rocks all the signs, his problem will be the off-leash issue. <br />
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Porter is just a weirdo. I kind of take for granted all the shaping & clicker work that Stout has done... Porter doesn't understand that very well. So it's been hard to teach a lot of these signs to him. And he just gets frustrated at the lack of food delivery if my schedule is slightly off what he feels he deserves...<br />
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Here is Stout doing a little practice.<br />
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I have to get a lot of snow photos... because we don't have snow for long here in Kentucky! (Although I probably just jinxed us)<br />
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One day later & it's almost all gone!<br />
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Last night we cheered on more Champions: the Ohio State Buckeyes! :)</div>
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Never satisfied with just one photo op, I staged some more!<br />
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John's family attended the Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama & sent us some props. I mean, mementos.<br />
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<i>Pure mayhem right here!</i></div>
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<i>His brother also sent us the cool foam helmet! Stout does not think it's that cool...</i></div>
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We had our annual holiday party for the <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ky/bestfriendsobedience/" target="_blank">Best Friends Obedience</a> instructor group last weekend.<br />
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Mary Ann outdid herself with not only certificates for titles earned in 2014, but special wooden ribbons for championships! Oh, and awesome chocolate martinis.<br />
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<i>The dual champion: Both a PACH & a PNAC in 2014!</i></div>
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Two of them were herding titles, and let's not forget those 2 Started legs! The last 6 months have been pretty darn good for him. Well, except for that time in Excellent JWW back in October when he jumped into Diane's lap...</div>
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<br />Merindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-54727220225696331542014-12-24T08:16:00.000-08:002014-12-24T08:16:00.050-08:00Santa Photo Countdown: Christmas Eve!Here are the photos that didn't quite make the cut for the card this year...<br />
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Check back tomorrow for the photos that did make the cut! I'll be posting this year's Christmas cards (yes, plural. How could I do just one?)</div>
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<em>Porter had a couple verses too.</em></div>
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<em>Finally John had had enough!</em></div>
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Day 5. I think we could all use a break from the barking. I mean, singing.</div>
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So how do we keep Stout quiet?</div>
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We shove his mouth full of cookies.</div>
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<em>Porter: "Did I hear crunching? Did he get a cookie? Do you want me to start barking?"</em></div>
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Never mind, it's still all Stout. Merindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-81041888379342202432014-12-19T10:18:00.001-08:002014-12-19T10:18:34.386-08:00Santa Photo Countdown: Day 2Yesterday we had a little sassiness from Porter. Today, we have a little singing from Stout!<br />
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<em>I like to think that Stout & Santa are singing a particularly joyous (& loud) rendition of "Jingle Bells."</em></div>
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<em>"Jingle bells! Porter smells!"</em></div>
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<em>Santa says - "You know I can hear you being naughty, right? Be nice to your brother!" </em></div>
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<em>"Jingle bells! Santa smells!"</em></div>
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<em>"Tee hee hee!"</em></div>
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<em>"Oh what fun it is to ride..."</em></div>
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Merindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06084422735540499496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509980516052404188.post-19958486140133004002014-12-18T10:32:00.001-08:002014-12-18T10:32:07.084-08:00Santa Photo Countdown... Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
While not nearly as epic as Stout's infamous Santa photo, Porter did have an ill-timed camera-click of his own this year...</div>
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<em>(It's an oldie, but a goody! I'll be rolling out this year's Santa photos starting tomorrow!)</em></div>
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