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Our once every 3 years trip to AKC, and puppy staring.

Every three years, we try an AKC trial! Here’s Gooey trying out Fast. He’s in starters.…

Jun, 20, 2014

Training distractions with your puppy, how about naked homeless guys and their electric grooming tools?

Distractions are probably our biggest training challenge right now. Along with everything else about training a…

Jun, 19, 2014

No staring allowed.

Gustavo used to stare all the time. At the doornob, at a spot on the floor,…

Jun, 16, 2014

We sure are lucky to have a Banksy.

Banksy is 4 months old and then some. We count her in months, not weeks now.…

Jun, 14, 2014

I wanna be as cool as Kim Deal.

Banksy’s middle name might be Kim. As in Kim Gordon. As in Kim Deal. Kims that…

Jun, 9, 2014

A Sunday that looked like this.

We wish every Sunday was like this. Even if there’s poison oak and it was too…

Jun, 9, 2014

Gustavo has a new job.

Gustavo is now a couch dog at work. At home, his new job is puppy’s best…

Jun, 5, 2014

Banksy is four months old.

My little puppy’s growing up too fast. She has long legs and drags a long line…

Jun, 5, 2014

Super organized method of puppy training success.

Click for the Print Yer Own Fer Free version for your own frig so you can…

Jun, 4, 2014

Gustavo and his new BFF for at least a day, Teeter Totter.

Gustavo is 7 years old. In agility years, this is an old guy. Maybe it’s time…

Jun, 2, 2014

She also finally won over Gustavo this weekend. He has finally decided that puppies have some use. This is a very good thing. I think. I hope we have furniture left by the time Banksy grows up. More chewies for everyone!

Bay Team USDAA Palo Alto, at a non ghostie park in a swanky Eichler subdivision.

Photo Credit: Channan Fosty First of all, there was way too much puppy cuteness. This is…

Jun, 2, 2014

Banksy’s Boss Two/Handler/Mentor/Agent and the volume deficit.

Otterpop is not a quiet dog. Otterpop is a very, very, very loud dog. She isn’t…

May, 29, 2014

There’s still a border collie in my kitchen.

Banksy still lives most of her time in the kitchen. This is because she is like…

May, 26, 2014

Living on border collie time.

We’ve been waiting-waiting-waiting for Banksy’s immune system to kick in all the way, so she’s safe…

May, 26, 2014

Training the team puppy, some stuff we’re doing.

This week’s big training goal was no more biting me instead of a toy. My hands…

May, 23, 2014

Gustavo doesn’t play ball.

Gustavo has never liked to play ball. He likes chasing Otterpop when she brings back sticks…

May, 20, 2014

Razor sharp puppy fangs

Here are some tiny sharks. There are teensy, tiny, razor sharp shark fangs embedded into cuddly…

May, 19, 2014

Places to socialize your puppy-college graduation ceremonies!

Now that we have 4 dogs, we can have Home and Away teams. This weekend we…

May, 18, 2014

Knife box laser beam eyes.

My puppy is showing me things about herself in the future sometimes. She’ll do things that…

May, 16, 2014

Hot hot hot hot hot hot hot.

Hot day at work. Hot hot hot. Otterpop now realizes there are useful things that border…

May, 15, 2014

One of the family.

So right. This is kind of a creepy dog family photo. All it needs is a…

May, 12, 2014

Things we take for granted. Like the Adventure Walk.

Forest Banksy is earning her forest credentials. Normally, I would take her to our regular forest.…

May, 11, 2014

Common ground, between the team and the border collie.

Gustavo has decided that Banksy isn’t so bad. Sometimes. They made friends when I started bringing…

May, 9, 2014

Crate Games=Startline=Photoshoot, all equally important.

Banksy likes to move, move, move. We are doing much Susan Garrett Crate Games and me…

May, 7, 2014

laura hartwick

visual generalist • friend to animals • somewhat fast runner