laura hartwick

visual generalist • friend to animals • somewhat fast runner

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Dirt Nite reveals a short little thing to remember for a short little dog.

I ran Otterpop a bit at Dirt Nite last night. I figured we should be practicing,…

  • Sep, 23, 2010

Why I would never, ever, ever trade in Gustavo for the fancier model.

The very first time I saw Gustavo, he was with the dog rescue lady on a…

  • Sep, 22, 2010

The power of apoplectic thinking.

There is a part of the forest that I’ve known for a long time we could…

  • Sep, 21, 2010

Shameless promotion-if you enjoy wearing clothing, you just might like to have one of these shirts. Or even two.

All right, all you Team Small Dog fans. You have been sending me warning emails about…

  • Sep, 20, 2010

What we really like to do is just walk around.

We were walking around before work, up by the mission. In the 1700’s, priests captured tiny…

  • Sep, 18, 2010

Everything is starting to happen in the dark.

You know what dark is good for? Rock star activities, burglary, people whose boyfriends are vampires,…

  • Sep, 17, 2010

Otterpop’s fancy new skill of tote bag riding, which is eerily like Susan Garrett Crate Games except in a airline compatible pleather purse.

Otterpop is getting all this extra attention. Like learning to ride around in a tote bag.…

  • Sep, 15, 2010

Here are some fascinating facts about Gustavo’s weave poles but if that’s too boring, how about Trixie’s Gold Room?

Wait, come back? Have you ever been to Trixie’s Gold Room? It’s a strip club in…

  • Sep, 14, 2010

Another day of USDAA.

We had a great day at the Turlock USDAA on Sunday. Most of us at least.…

  • Sep, 13, 2010

The Fiasco Officially Begins, otherwise known as the day I begin flushing the money down the crazy toilet.

So it looks like I need to buy a ticket on an aeroplane for Otterpop. Because…

  • Sep, 10, 2010

Otterpop’s Grand Prix rounds…does this look like a dog who should run in Kentucky? Where there’s bourbon?

Grand Prix second round at the Regionals. Listen to her fans! The agony of defeat when…

  • Sep, 9, 2010

An important question for all of you Team Small Dog readers out there. Yes, you. Exactly. I mean you.

Esteemed council, confidantes, friends, family, and lurkers alike. I have an important question for you, one…

  • Sep, 8, 2010

Even champions lose their keys-A Team Small Dog update from Day 3 of the Southwest USDAA Regionals!

The night before the last day of the Regionals, I had this horrible dream about my…

  • Sep, 7, 2010

We could have been contenders-A Team Small Dog update from Day 2 of the Southwest USDAA Regionals!

So there’s this little thing called Steeplechase Finals where a big crowd gathers round the ring…

  • Sep, 6, 2010

Squarely in the middle-A Team Small Dog update from Day 1 of the Southwest USDAA Regionals.

Gustavo’s team did not come in last! In fact, they came in right in the middle.…

  • Sep, 5, 2010

Extremem dog race game determines Otterpop’s sore foot a thing of the past.

So it’s my belief that if you have 3 dogs, you keep 4 dog bones around…

  • Sep, 3, 2010

A fine Dirt Nite.

Otterpop-much better! Barely limpy! Hates my guts for holding her hostage with no running but we…

  • Sep, 2, 2010

Oh No Otterpop!

Uh oh. We were on a run/walk/run at the whale skeletons after work and Otterpop mysteriously…

  • Sep, 1, 2010

Team Small Dog official report on rubberized contact equipment.

My non dog agilty friends, a craze has swept the dog agility world. Sort of like…

  • Aug, 31, 2010

The time Team Small Dog went to all the days of the SMART USDAA dog show, Part 2.

Two days in a row of running as fast as we can with our dogs? Trying…

  • Aug, 30, 2010

The time Team Small Dog went to all the days of the SMART USDAA dog show, Part 1.

There are a lot of outfits to select for 5 days of dog showing. Today’s fashion…

  • Aug, 29, 2010

Just some of the things I saw today that may be important for some reason, some day.

I saw an old guy driving a sedan full of schnauzers. A schnitzel of schnauzers sitting…

  • Aug, 27, 2010

Oh, hi readers, you can come back now because today we’re talking about dog agility with a side of dog agility.

We have 2 weekends of dog shows coming up. Whole, entire weekends. Since I had no…

  • Aug, 25, 2010

Bidding a cheerful welcome to the Autumn.

Otterpop is poised above the poison oak patch. Pretty much to go on a walk right…

  • Aug, 24, 2010
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