tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post2102531942846408124..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Follow-UpsElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-52045170126331743622010-07-23T12:22:43.899-07:002010-07-23T12:22:43.899-07:00Some people I know have dogs that never stop eatin...Some people I know have dogs that never stop eating weird things. Like they're missing the wire in their head that says "not actually nourishing." At least Tika swallowed the plastic only because it was inextricably wrapped around a sandwich, not because it just had juice on it or merely looked interesting.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-43654318626212496242010-07-23T08:38:57.850-07:002010-07-23T08:38:57.850-07:00Is it possible that Tika and Lucy are long-lost co...Is it possible that Tika and Lucy are long-lost cousins? That Tika-and-the-plastic-sandwich episode sounded exactly like something Lucy would do. Your description was quite amusing (only because it "ended" fine, of course). I especially related to the yelling of "various useless things" -- haven't we all been there, eh... Anyway, thanks for the good laugh.Muttsandaklutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551047401085562752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-10311832097167865032010-07-20T12:51:31.244-07:002010-07-20T12:51:31.244-07:00It's weird that we feel weird about it. USDAA ...It's weird that we feel weird about it. USDAA tried hard to keep Performance dogs as 2nd-class citizens, but that has been changing gradually. Those of us who have been doing it for a long time I think will just feel weird about having a healthy and/or young dog in Performance, no matter what. But there are a lot of top competitors who try to shape our thinking about it: One repeat national finalist always leaps on us if we say we moved the dog "down" to performance rather than "over" to performance. :-)Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-71870586671186364422010-07-20T12:26:21.974-07:002010-07-20T12:26:21.974-07:00Strum eats plastic all the time, drives me crazy b...Strum eats plastic all the time, drives me crazy because think about the task of 'plastic proofing' your house. It's so common and it's hard to remember that an empty plastic ziploc bag is a tasty treat to him. He's never had a problem and it seems like I see a fair amount of it come out the other end but I hate to think what the inside of his gut looks like.<br /><br />I think with recall training the important thing is practice in lots of different places. You don't need an expensive course, I'm sure you know what to do, the hard part is making the time to do it.<br /><br />Don't know why you'd feel weird about putting your vet dog in Performance. Sounds like the perfect place for her and you guys are doing awesome. I feel stupid putting Strummer in Performance but I flat out don't want him jumping 26" and if he doesn't end up getting the measurements he needs to go to 22" that's where he'll stay. I'm not having him jump 5" over his shoulder height, it's especially hard on the bigger dogs. I feel stupid competing him against vet dogs but until USDAA does something about their jump heights it's my only option.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.com