Winter Holly / Summer Holly

We got a variety show.

NEWSFLASH!!!

THIS JUST IN! Kirby's New Rules of Hoardership have been established.

As it turns out, I am not even allowed to take pictures of other dogs anymore! *sigh*

There are no bad hair days.

Well... Okay... Maybe sometimes.

I Just Hiked.

"I just hiked for an hour and a half, on giant rocks, and 18" tall wooden stairs!"

"So did I."

Long Weekend

Dear Human,
This is boring, please instead let us loose in one of the below highlighted areas.
Thanks,
Dogs

HERE

Or HERE

Closing the Door

More Free-Shaping with Kirby

After I did this video (I have a new Sony, by the way, but it was out of batteries, and I was REALLY IN THE MOOD to do a Free Shape, so I had to settle with my piece of junk Flip), I realized how much I hate people who use a clicker poorly.

Granted, I am a little bit out of practice in clicker timing. I haven't working a Free Shape in a long time, and Kirby really enjoyed this session. [Free Shaping/Clicker Training uses the dog's drive and free-thinking mind to develop the behavior that you have in mind- in this case, closing the kennel door from the inside. There is no luring, or verbal hinting, or doing anything that you would otherwise have to later phase out]

There were about eight clicks prior to the camera turning on, which went a little like this: Kirby looks at the door, click, Kirby noses the door, click, Kirby rubs his face on the side of the kennel, no click, Kirby noses the door, click, Kirby digs a hole in his bed, no click, Kirby puts his foot on the door, click.

During the course of this two-minutes-and-fifty-seconds, I convey to Kirby (NOT PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY) to first touch the door with his paw, then specify his right paw only, then to moderate the force of his touch, then to pull the door towards himself, and eventually to cause the door to make contact with the kennel. :)

Please click Here if you cannot see the video embed.

Shadow Man

Sunny Day, Sweepin' those Clouds Away,
Ony my way, to where the air is sweet!

Ummm..

Excuse us, but you left the gate open. We are not allowed to come out, so perhaps you should close that behind you.

You figure this out.

Yeah, okay, good luck with that.

I almost Forgot!!!

I almost forgot, it's May! That means that it's time to open up your Kirby Dog Calendar and give the featured photo a big kiss. Because the world just wouldn't be the same without Dwarfy Meow Meow Dogs. :)

But I don't want to open up the Calendar...

Ask Not

Coton Chameleon