Thursday, July 29, 2010

Dahlia videos

Today my little sister had her second Rally class!  Her teacher took a video with mom's fancy new phone!


Then she got to play with a little Aussie pup called Red!  Mom filmed that on her fancy phone too!  She calls it a Droid X!


Well, they had all the fun and then mom came home and gave me, Dally, Aunties Sparkle and Firefox, and foster uncle Roosevelt BATHS!  Blah.  She says we have a photo shoot tomorrow.  Like we don't have that every day!  Lacy and Saga went to the groomers for their baths, though.

WOOF!
ArthurGOOD!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

More Rally practice

Mom gave us some more exercises to do this time!  If you are interested, please feel free to take a look and tell mom what you think she needs to work on!


This was our course:
Start
1. 360^ Right
2. Halt - Sit - Down
3. About Turn Right
4. Halt - Sit - Down - Walk Around
5. 360^ Left
6. About "U" Turn
7. Halt - Sit - Stand
8. Fast Pace
9. Normal Pace
10. Right Turn
11. Right Turn
12. Serpentine Weave Once
13. Halt - Sit - Down - Sit
14. Left Turn
15. Halt - Sit
16. Left Turn
17. Halt - Sit - Walk Around
Finish



Sorry ya gotta listen to bad Auntie Sparkle barking and the parrots hollering and the cars driving by . . . so much noise!


Me first!  (My name starts with A, so I gotta be first!)



Then Dahlia (Caper was supposed to be second but Dally dashed out the gate before her!)



After that GrandPAW didn't want to video anymore in the rain, so mom had to put the camera on a table.  Here's Caper!



And here is Miss Lacy:



Saga had a turn too but didn't get video'd.


So, whadda think?!
WOOF!
ArthurGOOD!

Friday, July 23, 2010

We're all learning Rally!

Hi everybody!
My Auntie Tara gave my mom something called "Motivation" and mom decided we could all be Rally dogs.  Rally is like obedience and agility combined.  You have a course numbered like agility, but at each number there are directions for a specific thing you have to do.

So, mom set up a little course in our yard of just the most basic signs, and she took us each through, one-by-one.  She had GrandPaw video us so she would have a baseline against which to measure our progress!!

I was having lots of fun!  Don't you think I'm clever?  (I was so excited I had trouble lying down all the way!  Opps!)


Lacy is really clever as well.  Sometimes she has trouble staying parallel to mom when she isn't along the fence, but she should get better with practice.


Dahlia needs some work on her heeling, but mom says that's her fault 'cause she has to spend some time to teach her!  She also needs to work on lying down next to mom.


Caper is pretty good too.  Sometimes she's not parallel either, though.  Naughty!  Mom says she just needs practice.


Finally, is Saga also doing pretty good, for not knowing how to heel, mom says.  She has to work on a sign for him to know he's supposed to be following her around.  He might need some touch sighs but mom's not sure they are allowed in Rally competition.


Well, hopefully you enjoyed watching us all.  We'll see if we can't get mom trained up right and report back!

WOOF!
ArthurGOOD!!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Faces


Saga
Adopted from Buckeye Border Collie Rescue in 2002, at 3 years of age.  Originally a stray in Ohio: Saga Bode

Lacy
Adopted from Glen Highland Farm in 2005, at 18 months of age.  Originally from a puppy mill in NJ that was closed down: Blue Lace Legacy (Lacy)

Caper
Adopted from a private party in 2006, at 1 year of age.  Given up due to allergies: Reel Life's Caper in Curls

Arthur
Adopted from New England Border Collie Rescue in 2007 at 10 weeks of age, born in rescue: ArthurGOOD!!

Dahlia
Adopted from New England Border Collie Rescue in 2010 at 9.5 weeks of age, born in rescue: Dahlia DoRight!

Sparkle
My father's dog, adopted from New England Border Collie Rescue in 2009 at 8 months of age.  Part of an unplanned litter in Maine: Sparkle

Firefox
My father's dog, adopted from New England Border Collie Rescue 2009 at 1.5 years of age.  Originally a stray in CT: Firefox

Roosevelt
Available for adoption through New England Border Collie Rescue: Roosevelt

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Kayaking with Auntie Barb and cousin Roo

Hi everyone!  Today my Auntie Barb and my cousin Roo came over, and we went kayaking with them at Carter's Pond!
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Here is silly Dahlia after she stuck her face in the mud!!!

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We are havign a conference about being good kayaking dogs/

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Auntie Barb is all PFD'd up and ready to go!

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My mom is too!!

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Left to right it's Roo, Me, and Dahlia!

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Dahlia takes the bow!

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My mom and me, concentrating on getting the self portrait done properly!

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Auntie Barb and Roo in his first Kayaking trip ever!

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You can see mom's feet here so you really know that Dally is in the front of the kayak!

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Silly Roo and Auntie Barb

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Dahlia, mom's feet, and Auntie Barb and Roo in the background!

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Now mom is smiling but I'm watching Auntie.  My PFD has a loop around my neck that helps to keep my head above water!

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Roo fell asleep in the kayak!!  You can barely see him.

Well, that's all for now!  Poor Caper had to stay home 'cause mom wasn't sure if Roo would have to ride in our kayak.  Next time, she will get to come, though!

See ya later!
WOOF!
ArthurGOOD!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Fun at Sugarbush Farm

This weekend we had a lot of fun!  Mom loaded up me, Caper, Dahlia, and Bonnie and we headed off down the road for adventure!
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Bonnie and Dally curled up and looking cute on the way.

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 . . . and me too!

Bonnie
The main reason we went was so Bonnie could go home with the nice people we visited last week.  Bonnie was silly in the photos.  Here you can see her she perfectly posed with a nice smile on her face.

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Here is is giving her new mom a big kiss.

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and here she has a silly grin plastered on.  She's happy, we think!

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Here is silly Caper in need of a haircut!

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This is Lucy a sight impaired golden retriever pup!  Caper used to take agility classes with her sister Rissa.

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She's very cute!

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Hawthorne and Ramsey look down . . .

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Dru poses

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Dru with Lucy

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Here I am leaping off the dock!  Caper and Dally are wimps!

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Here's Dally floating . . .

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Ramsey watches Dally swim.
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Dru fetches while Lucy and Risa swim.

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Handsome Ramsey is a big puppy!

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He is 4.5 months and Lucy behind him is 9 months!  She's pretty little though!

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Swimming fools.

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Dally looks down at Dru

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Dally LEAPS!  She only did it once, though.

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Dally and i swimming.

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Dally doesn't want to jump again, even though her toy is right there . . .

Well, that's all for now!
Hope you enjoyed all the pics.
WOOF!
ArthurGOOD!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

My little sister . . .

graduated from puppy class!  Mom didn't get any pics, but you can just imagine her with a cap . . . 


If you need help imagining, here's what I looked like in mine, when I graduated puppy class with the same teacher!
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Wasn't I a cute puppy?!
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WOOF!
ArthurGOOD!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Carter's Pond today, and Sugarbush Farm yesterday

Here are lots and lots of photos from our trip to Carter's Pond today!  Mom left my little sister home and brought my big sister Caper instead.  My GrandPaw and Auntie Sparkle came as well!
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Me, Caper, and Sparkle swim after mom on the kayak!

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She can't get away from us!

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We got her to come back to shore!

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Me and Caper watch as mom pulls Sparkle up and in by the handlers on her lifecoat.

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Me and Sparkle in the front, Caper in the back.

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Silly Caper sitting on the side . . . I did that too, though!

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Now we are all sitting in the kayak.


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I even lied down!

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Here I am sitting on the side!

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My GrandPaw with Sparkle in front and Caper in the rear!

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They were being good passengers for him.

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They Caper stood up with her paws on the side and made him nervous!!

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"Caper is being silly out there."

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Carter's Pond is real pretty.

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But I'm even more handsome!

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Even when I'm s swamp monster!

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Here they come!

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Then *I* got a turn with GrandPaw!

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We're off!  Bye mom!

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Caper looking like a wild thing.

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Ahhhhhhhh!

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What's Caper looking at?

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It's Sparkle and GrandPaw and me!

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She's jealous!

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She wants us to come back.

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Here we come!

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Now mom took all three od us out again, but this time she made Sparky ride in the back with Caper!

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Plenty of room - even if the little sister had come!

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Darn Caper standing on the edge again!  Doesn't she know that makes the kayak tippy?!

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We didn't care though!

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Here I am about to jump off and swim to shore!

We had a fun time at Carter's Pond, it's real close to home and no one else was there.  Lots of neat places to explore, that we didn't, so mom says we will go back for sure!



Yesterday was the 4th of July!  First, me and mom went kayaking at Cossayuna Lake - here I am looking handsome there!
Cossayuna Lake

Then, mom took me, Caper, Lacy, and Dahlia to Sugarbush Farm!!
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Here's Lazy Lacy enjoying the shade!

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This is auntie Em's Meara, having a run!

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Dahlia looking cute.

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Dahlia running!!!!
ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
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Dahlia with silly ears and a serious face!
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Me with the great blue jolly!

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Dahlia's ears are opposites of Clint's!

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Me, Dally, and Clint

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Handsome Clint

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Here I am with the great blue Jolly again!

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Dally watching me with the jolly!

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It's me, Lacy, and Dally all in one shot!

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Caper was being a *total* nut!

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Mom says Dally is tooooooo cute in this pic!

Sugarbush FarmMe and my little sis!
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Caper trying to steal my tennis stick!

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Tuuuuuuuuuuuugg!

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Now I am tugging with mom!

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It's Caper, Dally, and me, all in one shot!

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Caper, Dahlia, and me!!

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Dahlia trying to catch the tennis stick while I look on!  (She missed.)

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Me tugging with mom again!

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Dahlia with the tennis donut.

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Serious cute puppy.

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Me having a roll in the grass.

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Ahhhhhhhhhh!

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What a nice place this is.

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Dru's swimming lesson!

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Dru and Dahlia

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Dru getting the stick!

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Dru getting the donut!

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Dahlia and Moss

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Moss

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Moss and Dahlia play

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Silly pups

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Off to swim!

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Mom says she is in the lanky stage . . . ya think?

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Moss places with the german pincher dog.

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Silly dogs!

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My sis chasing me!
OK, I know that prolly wasn't enoguh photos for you, but it'll have to do for now!

WOOF!
ArthurGOOD!