We’re moving….

over to Blogspot. I may come back here in the future, but right now, I’m enjoying Blogspot’s ability to integrate with my Gmail account too much.

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Bad blogger update

It’s HOT here in Texas. We’ve been having temperatures of 100+ for the past week or so, and it’s just been too hot to do anything, including have classes. I was planning to get back to blogging this week since it had calmed down some, and on Saturday night, my laptop (The Kayleeputer) promptly committed suicide by colliehair. (Really- it’s actually a motherboard problem, and I *DO* use canned air on it regularly, but I suspect it just was tired of it’s sad, sad existance in a house full of things bad for computers.) I’ve ordered a replacement (IBM T50, 15″ 60GB HDD 1GB RAM) but it won’t come till Thursday.The new computer is currently in Memphis. FedEx tracking is ADDICTIVE. I keep checking to see if it’s gotten loaded on the truck yet- it may get here TOMORROW instead of Thursday, if I’m lucky!

I still have internet access from work (THANK GOD) and will try and get better about updating this week! Coming down the pipe – thoughts on approximation, balanced training, timing, and how to demand perfection without driving your dog* or yourself insane.

*Unless your dog is a border collie and LIKES that sort of OCD thing.

I’m such a geek…

I’ve created a webcam for our baby chickens…

Check it out here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/peepvision

I haven’t figured out how to embed it, though.

Gourdo update….

Although Kaylee has decided the Gourdo is not actually interesting,  Lizzie and RITTIE have decided that it is Made of Awesome. Photos forthcoming.

I broke something….

If you’re looking for the forum, it should be back tomorrow. I broked it trying to add a chat.

Forum is live again; however, we still don’t have a chat.

Quick note!

Dogstar Academy now has forums!

I’ve been meaning to set this up for a while, but with the recent demise of the CU list, I wanted to set up an alternative place for discussion. So go check them out!

Goodbye, CU list!

Leslie McDevitt closed down her CU list today. It was really great to have access to the author of such a fantastic book for asking questions of. The list archives are still available, though.

I’ve created a forum for ongoing discussion of the book (and DVD) & exercises here for anyone who is interested in joining. Pass it on!

Headsup – Mandatory spay/neuter in Plano!

Last week, draft revisions of Plano’s animal ordinances were published on Wednesday – I meant to post here but I wasn’t really up to posting for various reasons. Tonight was the city council meeting in Plano, which I attended with my friend Jessica and her husband Colin.

The short version is, for now, the mandatory spay/neuter amendment is tabled but the other sections were passed. The MSN amendement has gone to a committee including two members of the dog fancy, the head of the animal shelter commission, and two members of the city council for study and discussion.

If you live in Plano (or even if you don’t!), please continue to write to the Plano City Council and express your support for a humane, enforcable, and SANE animal ordianance.

New session of Unleashed!

Our next session of Unleashed (Based on the book Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt) begins Friday, March 6th. This class meets from 8-9PM at Best Friends Fun Farm in McKinney, Texas. At this time, it looks like we will have spaces available – contact us if you’re interested!