Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Woodrow Blood Splatter Track So as I’m walking the dogs down to the beach yesterday morning, I notice these drops… Aug, 3, 2009
Team Small Dog hangs out with their friendly neighbors. Preface: Laura doesn’t condone having dogs that run out and bark at dogs that go by… Aug, 2, 2009
Useful tips for dog exercise during pony camp. When there is a plethora of small children, ponies and dogs, one must exercise great creativity… Aug, 1, 2009
You will read this and feel like, super wow! I am in the boring pen too! Let’s pretend you have dogs that are used to going on a long, fast run every… Jul, 31, 2009
Westside is the best side. Westside Santa Cruz is know for many things. Surfing. Skateboarding. City Council meetings featuring citizens of… Jul, 30, 2009
The time that the Team’s agility got taken over by the ponies. Usually, you do not hear about work here. Because I like to cultivate the image of… Jul, 29, 2009
Everybody’s birthday is complete and they are older and is it ok for dogs to have mai tais? The one thing I wanted to do for my birthday was take the dogs out on… Jul, 27, 2009
Welcome to Much of Team Small Dog’s Birthday. Some (uh, relatively speaking, because, you know, Universal Healthcare!) important facts about my birthday: It is… Jul, 26, 2009
Agility homework exercise, except maybe don’t try this at home. So I am an unapologetic follower of the Greg Derrett agility handling system. I also am… Jul, 24, 2009
Today, Nancy Drew tries to solve the mystery of the furry purse. The other night, all the dogs were left alone for a couple hours while the humans… Jul, 23, 2009
Hola Gustavo! We caught Gustavo in a rare moment of standing still last night. It happens. Just not… Jul, 22, 2009
Practice makes perfect-a primer. So first of all. I am not sure why I wore this. It was on top… Jul, 21, 2009
When the Team visited the super classy, in an understated kind of way, USDAA trial. On Sunday, off we went for a day of USDAA. This one was a fancy, shmancy,… Jul, 20, 2009
Q and A with Ruby, we think. Laura: Ruby, you are a complicated and mysterious dog. A dog of great beauty, and bravery,… Jul, 17, 2009
Guess who went to Dirt Nite? Someone ran courses with a teeter totter and poles in them. Like just totally ran them… Jul, 16, 2009
When once again, Laura proves to be somewhat of a crummy citizen. You know, I try to be a good citizen. It was my week for jury duty.… Jul, 15, 2009
Ask Otterpop. Which is always a scarey proposition. Laura: Hello Otterpop. Today we walked to the beach at low tide, where you ran and… Jul, 14, 2009
How it would go if we used laser beams in dog agility. Some of my dog agility friends graciously accepted my requests to model the hypothetical outcome of… Jul, 13, 2009
The time Team Small Dog had to pull a golf cart. Dog sled. Golf cart. So there were these eskimos. They needed a dog team. For their dog sled. Say the… Jul, 12, 2009
She speaks briefly, without sarcasm, but don’t worry, it will likely come back within moments. From his only class last weekend, Advanced Gamblers. It was really a super run. Made me… Jul, 10, 2009
Dirt Nite Haiku Fest Does the sick persontaking shuffly little stepshave to lift the a-frame I teach class seatedacross the… Jul, 9, 2009
Just in case you missed this little news item from yesterday. Much to the total freaking out chagrin of the dogs, I stayed home from work yesterday.… Jul, 8, 2009
Closed due to disease. Somehow the little cold I had over the weekend turned into some kind of swine flu… Jul, 7, 2009
If things get any more festive than this, I just might explode. Pretty much, we celebrated Fourth of July in our traditional fashion. If by celebrating, you mean… Jul, 6, 2009