Here you will view each current guest and learn what they are up to as well as viewing pics and videos of the current month's dog games. We also post pictures and videos on our Facebook page.

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Note: We will only be posting blogs and pics of dogs we're training, or are otherwise involved in activities such as swimming, hiking or showing. If you want pics of dogs who are here for only boarding there will be an additional fee of $15 per picture session as it's time consuming. Note: Often, however, our play yard videos (on Facebook) will feature all of our K9 guests; even those who are not scheduled for additional activities.

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March 2025
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Hazel Dickerson

Hazel, an Aussie, spent this Autumn showing for the first time. We worked 3 times each week on her Rally exercises, her peeps driving her here in the evenings after work. It paid off! Yesterday, she earned her first title - Rally Novice B, with 2 second and 1 first place in the 3 shows. (Note: Novice B is for handlers who've been through the class previously, even if the dogs have never shown before, so it's far more competitive.)
2/3: Training begins for the next level - intermediate. Hazel is already signed up for some shows this spring. Meanwhile, we work on Rally Advanced exercises which will be in the ring during her next shows.
3/7: Hazel is back in training mode, with 3 sessions/week. We have our next show scheduled for March 30.
​3/18: We're gearing up for our first showing in Rally Intermediate the end of this month. Hazel tends to start her lessons in slo-mode, but quickly perks up and gets behind the ball, showing what she's made of when she "wakes up."
3/24: Hazel still lags a bit but we're working on lots of exercises to cure that problem. She is also still slow to sit sometimes. She has a good understanding of all the Rally exercises, though.

Layla

3/24: Layla has returned! She's a beautiful and sweet light-yellow Lab. She spent some time with us last year for a board and train program and proved easy to train and fun to work with. Her attitude is spectacular. After a few hours to acclimate we did a training session. She was so excited she could barely hold a stay. By the end of the session I got some short stays, comes and heeling. She really wanted to show off her trick skills, though. And performed them every chance she got.
3/25: We did a lot of work on stays at gates and doors, then went to the grassy training area for her regular exercises. She was filled with antics, as usual, but still got the job done.

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