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Sowagla Trace of Quick Silver – 15 months

Wendy — Thu, 12 May 2011 00:14:54 +0000

WD/BOS in Elkton, FL

Wendy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:30:00 +0000

Lemmy went WD/BOS in Elkton, FL under judge Karin Ashe on 4/10/11. She commented that I’m going to have a lot of fun with him, which of course, I always do. Our next shows are in Fort Myers 5/14 and 5/15. Here’s a photo of him in the back yard from last week.

Training Break Through – Crate Games

Wendy — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:31:50 +0000

Lemmy and I are taking Susan Garrett’s 5 Minute Formula for a Brilliant Recall, a 5 week online course. One of the core exercises of the course is Crate Games, which I was concerned about. I bought the DVD a month or two ago and was never able to get past “Yer Out Yer In” Lemmy never wanted to go back in the crate and when he did it was slow and sullen. Yesterday I watched the DVD again and geared up to give it another try. The one thing that I think made the difference this time is that I used a neutral crate. The last time I tried it I was using one of the 2 crates I had set up already, the one he slept in at night and the one he went in when I left the house. This time I brought in his travel crate and set it up in the family room, a place he had never been crated before. It went much smoother and he actually went back in the crate. Today when I was working the collar grab game as I released him to go back in the crate the cat chose that moment to jump the gate and run past him. Lemmy veered towards the cat and pounced on him, then immediately broke off and ran back in to the crate without any direction from me. I am so proud of him!

Celtic Classic – Eastern Whippet Specialty 2011

Wendy — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:13:23 +0000

Last weekend we attended the Eastern Whippet Specialty in York, PA. Lemmy did well although it was a long stressful week for both of us. The crowning achievement for the weekend was getting 1st place in the 12-15 month class under Iva Kimmelman on Friday’s supported entry. I got a lot of nice compliments from breeders and exhibitors and ... Click here to read more.

Lemmy’s first AKC point

Wendy — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:28:57 +0000

Today at the Greater Daytona Dog Fanciers Assoc. show in Daytona, FL under judge Pete Dawkins Lemmy went WD/BW for his first point.

Targeting

Wendy — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:07:34 +0000

Who said whippets are hard to train? Check out Lemmy demonstrating targeting in the video below.

This is thanks to Marge Rogers, who is teaching us a lot in our Clicker Foundations class.

Lemmy – 9.5 months

Wendy — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:48:25 +0000

Clicker Foundations

Wendy — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:33:30 +0000

Lemmy had his first Clicker Foundations class on Wednesday the 24th. He did very well, although the class is more about training me than him. We are working on the target stick, food zen, touch and eye contact.

Ocala Shows

Wendy — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:52:12 +0000

We showed in Ocala Friday and Saturday. Second in his class Friday (2 dogs) and first Saturday (only dog) but nothing else. He injured himself last weekend and was on crate rest/leash walks all week. His movement was still a little choppy and short up front. The most important thing is that he had a wonderful time, loved on everyone he met and took all the new experiences (a hotel stay, elevators, stairs, sleeping in bed with me) in stride. I even got some comments on how absolutely wonderful his temperament is.

He also got a chiropractic adjustment from Dr. Gerald Johnson and it was amazing to watch. He was very sensitive in his mid-back area and was flinching and twitching the skin. He adjusted his ribs and instantly the twitching and flinching stopped. I will definitely look up Dr. Johnson at future shows.