laura hartwick

visual generalist • friend to animals • somewhat fast runner

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Why my hatred of Tina Fey ruins my front cross timing and footwork.

I love Tina Fey. I love her recent New Yorker article so much that I wadded…

  • Mar, 17, 2011

At least one practice, even if it’s raining.

Uh oh, the rain returned. A lot more sitting inside, and less practicing for Gustavo. His…

  • Mar, 16, 2011

Invisibles.

Gustavo led the charge of the invisibles last week. Hours of barking at unseen forces outside…

  • Mar, 15, 2011

They’re standing in the Tree Boat.

There’s a part of the forest where the trees are witchy and don’t look nice. In…

  • Mar, 14, 2011

The time Team Small Dog visited the tsunami.

When we got the tsunami warning first thing in the morning, at first we were all,…

  • Mar, 12, 2011

A dull little agility update without photos or nothing.

Gustavo did agility for 3 days in a row this week. We practiced on Monday by…

  • Mar, 10, 2011

If you love spirit fingers, you will not want to jazzercise the Team Small Dog way.

As a full disclosure, there are no jazz hands in this GDHS based jazzercise workout. If…

  • Mar, 8, 2011

Team Small Dog takes a rainy day walk with their pals which should teach all of us a lesson about how dog agility totally keeps us out of jail.

It was too rainy for us to practice yesterday, so my agility pals Mary and Ashley…

  • Mar, 7, 2011

Dangerous, treacherous, most horrifying agility.

The last 2 nights were agility nights. I could have stayed at home, cutting out little…

  • Mar, 3, 2011

Leisure activities of the rich and famous.

Every Monday, I practice something, say threadles and gambles, for a while, then go sit in…

  • Mar, 2, 2011

Otterpop’s Gamble of the week-Do the poles twice and you don’t have to think about the oil.

Otterpop has various things to gamble on this week. Like, how much oil is left in…

  • Mar, 1, 2011

Team Small Dog and the great Oscar grand slam.

Oscar night is nerve wracking. You sit there, and wait for the presenter to call out…

  • Feb, 28, 2011

Some days are for big dogs.

Some days, after work on Saturdays, we run Tervs. Do you know what these are? Big…

  • Feb, 27, 2011

Where is our snow?

Ruby has been waiting very patiently. Otterpop, waiting but I couldn’t say she has been patient.…

  • Feb, 26, 2011

This post is pretty much like, not even a post, but some days, I play the lame card.

It’s been a busy week. Leave early, get home late. Today, I bring you list items.…

  • Feb, 25, 2011

Greg Derrett Handling System for people who flick as explained in masterful explaintivities by Team Small Dog.

So let’s say that I was having dinner this weekend with my dog agility boyfriend Robert…

  • Feb, 22, 2011

Some behind the scenes secrets about Team Small Dog.

Sometimes when it’s Gary’s day off and I go to work, I leave the dogs with…

  • Feb, 21, 2011

People who actually live with snow and ice, please begin sadly shaking your heads now at the pathetic tale I will tell.

We live by the beach. There’s palm trees on every corner, and people wear flip flops…

  • Feb, 20, 2011

What makes sitting ringside at the dog agility trial different than sitting in the front row at New York Fashion Week.

This is the ringside chair row at a dog show this week. This week also happens…

  • Feb, 16, 2011

This is a love fest, but like the kind they had at Woodstock when it rained and everybody flipped out on the brown acid.

All right, we will begin today’s lesson with a video from a July trial, where Gustavo…

  • Feb, 15, 2011

Top Ten things actual remarks made to Laura at the dog show Sunday.

10. What’s the matter with Otterpop? 9. What’s the matter with Gustavo? 8. Maybe you should…

  • Feb, 14, 2011

A dramatic re-enactment of a typical running dowalk training session, brought to you by Otterpop and the Magic Number 5.

I was emailing with someone the other day, moaning and groaning about how we don’t have…

  • Feb, 12, 2011

Otterpop’s Gamble of the week-If you Point at it, Ima Gonna Go In.

So when we do a gamble in class, we always do it at the very end,…

  • Feb, 11, 2011

Nightlife, as defined by a dog agility lifestyle.

I used to like to hang out in bars. Or work late in my studio. Go…

  • Feb, 10, 2011
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