Quincy is now a Canine Good Citizen!

Heather, foster mom to our Quincy “Anutta Commander and Chief” from our President’s Day litter last year contacted me.  Quincy passed his Canine Good Citizen test (CGC) with AKC!  He will be starting Rally class soon and only need one competition win...

Dog Parks

Dog parks are becoming more popular across the country.  Are they a good thing? It really depends on a few factors.  Is your dog easy going?  Can you read your dog and other dogs to know if a problem might be right around the corner?  Are you confident in your own...

Mocha’s New “Do”

As most of you know, I’m growing out Mocha for AKC Conformation shows.  She is unofficially a UKC Champion, but I promised her breeder I would give it a fair attempt at AKC, though it is not my preferred sport.  I’m more of an Agility, Obedience, Tracking...

Mocha ~ 9 Months old!

Mocha took a trip to my fellow poodle lover, Kathryn Bolin of Aurak Poodles, to get her hair trimmed.  She was looking pretty rough, but now she is simply GORGEOUS!!  Thanks Kathryn! Mocha is a very interesting dog.  She is different than my other poodles and a bit of...

Obedience Training- Jazz and Mocha update

Last weekend, I took Jazz out to Petco for the first time in about 2 month.  I found out what a bad idea it is to assume your 10 month old puppy can remember how to walk on a leash after 2 months of ‘free time’.  I was sick most of December and January has...