April 24, 2007
Living a dog’s life
Nah, it’s not a bad thing. Y’all know that I used to work with a canine partner who had a very special talent. It’s been over ten years and I still miss that. I still find myself reaching over to the passenger seat sometimes as I’m driving between jobs, expecting to find a furry head to rest my hand on. I’ve got my boys at home and I love them fiercely, but I miss having a dog with me during the work day.
My friend Cynthia Blue found a way to fill that need for herself. She works a straight job, too, but when she’s not working for a living, she’s working for and with her dogs. I found her blog a couple of weeks ago when I was stumbling around the net. She had written a post about Drive Shaping, a control method I had never heard of before. My own Lance gets excited too easily and I think I’d like to try the method with him. It looks likes it’s easy to learn but would take time to master. Cynthia also blogs a lot about how her dogs are doing in competition. If you look at the top of her sidebar you’ll see her four dogs listed: Lucy, Levi, Angel and Chase. Each has a series of letters after their names that have something to do with their qualifications and all of the accolades they’ve won. I don’t know what those letters mean, except that Cynthia and her dogs have worked hard and it’s brought them all some honors. I do know what CH before Levi’s name means: he’s a champion! There’s a picture of him right there, too, sitting among some of his ribbons. Go visit Cynthia and her very special friends at Tip Tail: From Agility to Zen. I’m looking forward to more stories about her and her dogs, and maybe to learning a few things, too!
[tags]blogs, dogs, dog training, dog competitions, friends[/tags]
Posted by skeet @ 11:42 pm • Blogs
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April 25th, 2007 at 3:12 am, Cynthia Blue Says:
Hey Skeet thanks so much for the review!
I appreciate it!
April 25th, 2007 at 5:57 am, Amy Says:
I’d love to have a dog by my side all day long while working, too. I just love them!
April 25th, 2007 at 8:27 am, skeet Says:
Your quite welcome, Cynthia! That’s what you get for saying you wanted to swap linkie love,lol!
April 25th, 2007 at 8:28 am, skeet Says:
The one good thing about not having enough real-world work just lately, Amy, is that I do get to spend a lot of extra time with my dogs!