laura hartwick

visual generalist • friend to animals • somewhat fast runner

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How the Thanksgiving Pilgrims invented government and shopping in the context of dog agility starring your pals Team Small Dog as Everyman’s Society.

So right, Thanksgiving marks when the United States of America’s Founding Boat Fathers came across the…

  • Nov, 25, 2011

And what is Team Small Dog thankful for today?

You would probably have to click on this to find out. If you don’t want to,…

  • Nov, 24, 2011

Shouldn’t be a quitter because it’s all in your head.

Last night in class, we had many time World Champ Karen Hollick as a guest student.…

  • Nov, 23, 2011

Monday is always team practice day.

The weirdest thing about Gustavo is, as rotten as it is to have days where he…

  • Nov, 22, 2011

A very special Team Small Dog movie review of The Skin I Live In, by Pedro Almodovar.

So let’s say it’s a rainy, no agility day? What better thing to do with your…

  • Nov, 21, 2011

Horrendously boring dog training information, so all my non dog friends, don’t even keep reading, really, off you go, on to your next stop.

As dog agility teachers go, I’m probably not your first choice of who to go to.…

  • Nov, 17, 2011

A day in which many of Gustavo’s dreams really do come true.

It has been my experience in dog training that the more I train my dogs, the…

  • Nov, 15, 2011

Everything you ever wanted to know about Team Small Dog but were afraid to ask except actually, only a few things, but those are probably enough.

I was interviewed about having coffee with my dogs. What more can I say? Find the…

  • Nov, 14, 2011

Turlock USDAA in the November sun.

So the useful thing about having your dog freak out at the third jump in Steeplechase…

  • Nov, 14, 2011

In honor of this historic day Eleven Eleven Eleven.

Yesterday, two out of three members of Team Small Dog came down with the violent barfs…

  • Nov, 11, 2011

Gustavo and the Stress.

It’s not that Gustavo can’t do agility. He does pretty well. Every Tuesday night he runs…

  • Nov, 9, 2011

Gustavo and the Table.

Gustavo is one of those dogs that has a hard time with tables. Laying down in…

  • Nov, 8, 2011

Team Small Dog Good Manners for Good Dogs-These are important because Why?

Click-n-print so you don’t forget So there’s bark collars, hate the idea of that. Those citronella…

  • Nov, 7, 2011

A short poem re. Daylight Savings Time.

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  • Nov, 7, 2011

Here’s where I’d like to have USDAA Nationals.

If I was Mr. Ken, Big Boss of USDAA, I’d put my foot down and have…

  • Nov, 6, 2011

All the time I used to write about agility and then I didn’t and so I thought today, how about if I do again?

You know we still do agility, right? We practice, I try to train better. I work…

  • Nov, 1, 2011

Oh right, Halloween.

Procrastinated on making your dog costumes? Here’s a print-n-clip tutorial in the nick of time, just…

  • Oct, 31, 2011

Team Small Dog doesn’t get to go away to camp.

Lots of our friends went away to camp last weekend. These are grown up friends who…

  • Oct, 31, 2011

Team Small Dog on a great big bucket.

The Annie’s Blankets barrel is ready to go collect blankets. This one will be at a…

  • Oct, 28, 2011

We hope that you have a beach.

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  • Oct, 27, 2011

This is sort of like an ad for dog agility so hopefully, it works and everybody signs up for peace, love and dog agility.

Once she gets started, you might as well let her finish.…

  • Oct, 26, 2011

Coffee click-n-print, Fair Trade Edition.

Click on it and print the big one. Then tape it to your frig. Or use…

  • Oct, 25, 2011

Stuff we’ve been doing, like picking up punkins at the punkin patch.

Yesterday I ran into this guy I used to see walking around in my neighborhood. He…

  • Oct, 24, 2011

Everybody’s a critic.

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  • Oct, 12, 2011
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