Does anybody out there have the illusion that having a working dog will help pick up some of the slack around your house? Think again!
Nov 292011
Dec 162010
Oddly with a title like that, this post is not about Juno! It’s about Loki. Mr. Wild Dingo often comments that I portray Loki as dumb. Then I remind him that it was he who nicknamed him Retardo Montalban. And as much as I’d love to use that name on this blog, I know it [...]
Jun 082010
Astute readers will notice a decrease in postings last week. My brand new computer, which did not have a back up system installed, had a melt down. And while I got it back last weekend, it’s taking a while to get all the systems in place and recover what I can off of my old [...]
May 182010
“He’s mental,” said my trainer, Lance, about Loki during SAR training on Sunday. Images of Loki’s cracker-insane behavior flooded my mind: the motor mouth in class, jumping wildly in the air for a tug or the panic attacks. “Yeah, he’s mental,” I agreed. “No, not that kind of mental,” Lance laughed.
Apr 262010
It was a busy weekend at Wild Dingo. Our Saturday obedience class with Loki & Juno was was pretty much a disastor and made me want to crawl into a hole. But that’s another story. By Sunday, I was seriously wondering if Loki was going to be in a working mindset for SAR practice. We haven’t [...]
Feb 052010
Last Sunday was a Search working day for Loki. The trainer set up a bunch of hiding places on a school grounds that included tents, blinds, kiddie pools, and even dog crates. We’re now in the second level program and prior to this, Loki did fairly well in his first level of search. On the [...]
Dec 082009
Yahoo!, Google, Alta Vista: Look out. There are new and improved search engines in town. And they are a lot cozier than a keyboard and a mouse! “Hey Rolf, I heard it was your birthday today! Happy 4th dude.” “Thanks Loki.”
