laura hartwick

visual generalist • friend to animals • somewhat fast runner

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Ruby’s day out.

This past weekend was the 10th Anniversary of SMART, one of our local dog clubs. To…

  • Aug, 28, 2012

Getting ready for the Regionals.

This was our last weekend of USDAA before the Regionals. Gustavo. WHAT A GOOD BOY! Check.…

  • Aug, 27, 2012

You probably have already seen this but just in case you live under a rock in a cave far away from facebook.

I may make a cameo appearance in this.…

  • Aug, 22, 2012

2012 AKC World Team Practice in San Jose, California.

I went over to San Jose on Sunday to give the USA World Team a hand…

  • Aug, 20, 2012

Team Small Dog Super Spiffy Training Tutorial-How to Ketscher.

Pretty much self explanatory from here.…

  • Aug, 14, 2012

Masters Handling Seminar with Tori Self.

This is one of my favorite new agility pals, Tori. She has been having an amazing…

  • Aug, 13, 2012

You should probably have one of these.

Doesn’t everybody need one of these? A fanged cowboy monkey riding my favorite border collie to…

  • Aug, 9, 2012

The perils of alt handling.

Sometimes, little girls take a spin at agility with my dogs. I set up a baby…

  • Aug, 8, 2012

Team Small Dog Trick-o-rama-Useful tricks for covert operations.

In most instances, me and the team keep our noses clean. We don’t run a meth…

  • Aug, 6, 2012

Hiking the creek to the sea, part epic adventure, part covert mission, part a hike for only one dog. Otterpop.

Because of the various factors involved in the complexities of today’s hike, only one dog got…

  • Aug, 6, 2012

Hello from your old friends, team small dog.

I’m not sure why I never noticed this before, but summer has vanished into the same…

  • Aug, 5, 2012

Sneak Peak at USDAA’s newest controversy dujour-Gamblers now to feature hula hoops instead of boring old tape lines strapped across the grass, hopefully to be featured in the next Olympics instead of synchronized diving.

Here’s the rules. You have 25 seconds for your opening on a 1-3-5-7 course. Weave poles…

  • Jul, 31, 2012

We had a dream and the dream was real.

This weekend was a campout. Not just any campout, but the Dream of the ’90’s Dog…

  • Jul, 30, 2012

See you there!

Well, my birthday didn’t bring any new puppies or Scotty HiLander travel trailers or 2 months…

  • Jul, 27, 2012

Gustavo swings upwardly, right into the skillet.

Gustavo has been practicing agility about as good as he’s ever been. I don’t know why.…

  • Jul, 24, 2012

Ruby’s dark cloud.

Ruby got shortchanged in life. She got the crummy eyes. The crummy ears. Crummy tendons, crummy…

  • Jul, 23, 2012

Some rules to live by, according to Otterpop, which she will act out dramatically for you today while walking in the forest.

This is life. Otterpop’s life. HERS. Yours probably isn’t that different. When there is a hill,…

  • Jul, 19, 2012

Everything is a gamble.

Otterpop may want to privatize her agility, but I thought I would show you one of…

  • Jul, 18, 2012

Today’s hike with the team.

We felt like having a nice walk in the forest yesterday morning. Also because, hello new…

  • Jul, 17, 2012

Occupy Dog Show

We went to the USDAA show in Monterey on Sunday. My thought being, to eek out…

  • Jul, 16, 2012

Walking where it’s hot.

By the time we get off work, it’s late, and the sun is almost down. So…

  • Jul, 12, 2012

My husband bought a new bike.

He has a bunch of these, we had to build a shed on the back of…

  • Jul, 10, 2012

And how did you celebrate Fourth of July?

Here is where Gustavo is pretending to have a parade for 4th of July! He is…

  • Jul, 5, 2012

Say hi to Ruby.

Ruby never has liked a spotlight on her. She flies under the radar. Even more so…

  • Jul, 4, 2012
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