A few years ago we were able to add another dog to our family. This dog's job was going to be my oldest daughter's agility dog. We went through a great rescue organization, Houston Sheltie Sanctuary, and picked Roxie. We took her home and started dreaming of a long lasting,... Continue reading

A few weeks ago I attended a Greg and Laura Derrett seminar. I use and teach his handling system and have to say that his seminar was well worth the money and juggling I had to do in order to attend. It didn't take long (maybe the first sequence) before... Continue reading

Trim your dogs nails! Many folks recoil at the thought of having to do this to their dogs. But, just like any husbandry behavior, we can train our dogs to enjoy this experience. There are several different tools out there to achieve the goal of having nicely trimmed nails -... Continue reading

Many of you have been in class with Amy and her lovely red dog, Butler. He's the one that seems to wear a smile all over his wiggly body. This past weekend he debuted in conformation and earned his first point going Best of Winners in San Marcos. A hearty... Continue reading

Things are looking better for us! The junior handler class was held in Santa Fe this afternoon. Great group of kids and dogs with a couple of them getting ready to start showing soon. Can't wait to see these teams blossom! Monday night classes (7:00 Rally, 8:00 Agility) will be... Continue reading

A big Congratulations goes out to Dr. Sherry Dodson and her amazing dog, Mo. He competed this week at Westminster and brings home an Award of Merit. If you have a chance, watch the video of the Australian Cattle Dog breed judging online (http://video.westminsterkennelclub.org/player/?id=1201690#videoid=1201635). I guarantee those of you that... Continue reading

Afraid of sounding like a broken record, but here it goes. Classes are canceled on Sunday (Junior Handler), Monday (Rally/Obedience, Agility), and Tuesday (Agility). Pawsitive is working on their parking area on Tuesday morning so let's hope this gets us back to classes soon. Thursday night (the 18th) will be... Continue reading

The rain has kept most of us inside a lot lately. Which can be a good thing! It gives us a great opportunity to train new behaviors in our dogs. So many foundation behaviors get passed over when we are headed down the path to getting our new agility dogs... Continue reading

The rain has kept most of us inside a lot lately. Which can be a good thing! It gives us a great opportunity to train new behaviors in our dogs. So many foundation behaviors get passed over when we are headed down the path to getting our new agility dogs... Continue reading