If you’ve been following our tracking adventure you will have noticed by now that there hasn’t been a report for a few weeks. That’s because we’ve hit a few snags. Snag One – Life Business at Prairie Dog Daycare has been steadily ramping up. It’s that time of year when parents are busy getting kidsContinue reading “Bear Tracks! Trouble in Paradise”
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Rally Course of the Week – August 29, 2011
Course Details Level: Novice (CARO) Space Required: 50’x50′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Comments: Here is another course with a lot of sits (I count 14) and also three time-consuming exercises, the spiral, the weave and of course 1,2,3, steps forward. This means that even with 4 minutes to complete the course at the novice level, you and yourContinue reading “Rally Course of the Week – August 29, 2011”
Rally Course of the Week – August 22, 2011
Course Details Level: Excellent (CARO) Space Required: 50’x70′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Comments: At the Excellent level, there are always two obstacles for teams to perform. In this course the obstacles are weave poles and the tunnel. The main challenge of this course, aside from the excellent level exercises, is the fact that teams are working in closeContinue reading “Rally Course of the Week – August 22, 2011”
Rally Course of the Week – August 15, 2011
Course Details Level: Advanced (CARO) Space Required: 50’x50′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Comments: Distance work is one of the key differences between novice and advanced levels in CARO rally. This advanced course might appear easy (no food bowls!) however it does require a dog that is comfortable in a stay while you move about (moving down, stand forContinue reading “Rally Course of the Week – August 15, 2011”
Bear Tracks! Week Four
This week was a week of distractions. Our first distraction was a thunderstorm rolling in. Bear isn’t afraid of thunder but he does bark at loud noises outside the house (when he’s inside) and this goes for motor bikes, loud trucks, fire works and…thunder. The great thing about prairie thunderstorms is you can see themContinue reading “Bear Tracks! Week Four”
Rally Course of the Week – August 8, 2011
Course Details Level: Novice Team (CARO) Space Required: 50’x50′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Comments: This is a fairly basic team course which is set up so that each team has their own half of the course to work on. Some courses involve more path crossing or one dog working around the other but this one, as it happens,Continue reading “Rally Course of the Week – August 8, 2011”
Woodworking Weekend – Making a Cart (Part 1)
Ever since I attended a drafting seminar in New Brunswick way back in 2007 (put on by the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Canada I think), I have been meaning to make a cart for Bear…I mean how hard can it be right? I found some cart plans that made sense to me on-line atContinue reading “Woodworking Weekend – Making a Cart (Part 1)”
Bear Tracks! Week Three
I learned two very important things this week that will help me on blind tracks. And both items relate to… Body Language & Handling Very Important Thing #1: Bear works better when the track is down wind. I accidentally set a track with a leg up wind and he did lots of drifting back andContinue reading “Bear Tracks! Week Three”
Rally Course of the Week – August 1, 2011
Course Details Level: Novice (CARO) Space Required: 50’x50′ Designer: Ayoka Bubar Comments: This is what I like to call a ‘moving’ course! This course features only 5 stationary stations which means limited opportunities to reward your dog. This is a great course to try if you need to figure out how to keep your dog motivated during longer heeling stretches. ThisContinue reading “Rally Course of the Week – August 1, 2011”
Ayoka Bubar BA, CPDT-KA 