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first time i’ve ever seen someone use a mouth-to-mouth treat delivery method. i know people will spit treats for their dogs, but this was straight up baby birding.
#this was in somebody’s homework submission for an online class#what a fucking jumpscare let me tell you
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#i feel such a sense of relief that kaija being in heat means we can/have to take a break from classes#no BIS allowed#so it takes that choice out of my hands#this break could not have come at a better time
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decided to snack on what used to be a staple for me in my 1st year of university - banana w/ peanut butter. i forgot however that life has changed since then, and so my snacking experience had one rather major difference.


#she was looking#and drooling#there was a time when i could have my banana and peanut butter in peace#but that time has passed#thank god <3#dogblr#australian shepherd#3 years#(she got to have some of course)
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let’s all put our hands together for Kaija who started her heat today
#i was really hoping she might around this time since we’re still restricted in what we can do#because of her paw pad injury#so this is pretty good timing i think#‘‘multitasking’’#if you will
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Tried out a new food puzzle toy (Lickin' Layers from Nina Ottosson / Outward Hound) today, and I thought it was pretty solid.
I filled it with a mix of yoghurt, kibble, and wet food, and then froze it. It took Kaija something like 40 min to finish it (with the lower levels only partially filled this time to make it a bit easier), which is quite good. 40-ish minutes is about as long as out longest-lasting food toys have taken her in the past.
#it can hold a lot of food too#the only thing that i don't like (so far) is that you're not supposed to wash it in the dishwasher
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@hazard-and-friends to be completely honest i didn't have a particularly strong opinion about him one way or the other 🤷
to my [very untrained] eye his angulation seemed fairly unexaggerated and in balance. maybe could do with a touch more return of upper arm?
he also didn't have the over-pronounced stop or domed topskull that can sometimes be seen. also not too flewy.
he looked to have more bone than would perhaps be my personal preference (i'm not sure how much of that was due to grooming tho), but i don't think he was so heavy as to be incorrect, and i've definitely seen way worse before.
overall assessment from someone who has showed a dog exactly three times in her life - he was alright. that’s pretty much all i got 😆
what did you think about him?
#some people also commented that his head looked disproportionately small which idk maybe#crufts25#he’s just overall not a style that i would go crazy over#but that doesn’t mean he’s not correct or a good breed representative
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have you ever felt so shitty after a class that it made you consider just giving up and leaving the sport for good?
#maybe i don't want or need to do obedience sports actually 🙂#plus this is all compounded by something i've been mulling over for a little while now#we've started going to non-competitive mantrailing classes recently#(mostly - at least initially - as an opportunity for kaija to practice being chill in an exciting new place)#and i've never before seen her respond to “work” like she does at these classes.#when it's our turn to search she will pull me full steam to the starting point completely ignoring everything along the way#e.g. there was a friendly vizsla in the group who really wanted to meet kaija#which normally she would 100% be into#but she just plowed past him like he was nothing more than an inconveniently placed obstacle to get to the start quicker.#and then when we get to searching she is completely in it and totally focused#to the point where i can't let her off leash (which i normally can with no problem) because she won't recall off the track.#and it's so incredibly cool seeing her that focused on her task#but it does also bring this contrast#because she's never (or at least not in a long time) been like that at our rally classes.#and it's not that i don't think she enjoys training obedience - i absolutely think she does and i've always thought so#it's just never been anywhere close to *this* level of enjoyment / buy-in.#so i've been wondering if there's any way to get her more excited by my sport of choice#whether it's me who kinda ruined it for her or if she was never going to enjoy it as much as she does mantrailing.#but after today i'm now wondering whether i even want to keep trying...#if i'm burned out and she prefers something else anyway then what are we even doing here? you know?#anyway.#i'll probably feel better about all this tomorrow or next week or whatever. but specifically tonight i want to wallow.
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connoisseur of zoo scents
#feat. pony and cassowaries#i don’t think she could see them but she certainly had a great time air scenting#also not to brag or anything#but it was 15C out here today and i am THRIVING#ideal temperature#it’s going to drop down to the negatives again by the end of the week but we don’t need to talk about that#dogblr#australian shepherd#3 years
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well shit
one whole year til next time
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i wish someone would say that to me one day with just as much sincerity.
#what do the dogs get if they win? this :)#i just had to clip this moment it was so damn funny to me#she's so serious as she says it#crufts25
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omg looking the dog in the eye and telling it “you’ve done the most terrific job” in the most serious voice
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JRT still the winner of my heart, but Tibetan in close second, cocker in third. Whippet or pap would be lovely too!
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touching back on the tibetan mastiff - i really have no problem with that dog “not liking strangers”. presumably that’s a pretty standard characteristic for his breed, and the dog was clearly entirely under control in the BIG ring, in fact it dealt with the environment far better than the rough collie(!) and many others.
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Pastoral Group winner!
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