Run Forest... Run!!

Frank and I went to the Quad Cities Sunday for a NADAC trial and were lucky enough to have Michele to video us (thanks Michele!!). His first run was jumpers and he ran REALLY well (5.22 yps). He ran well in both regular runs, but had a little misdirection by me (oops!). I think by tunnelers, he was ready to go home!

Grooming... AGAIN!

I thought it would be fun to take some photos (not good ones for sure!!) of Vinnie as I groomed him yesterday. He was NOT amused and thought we should just get on with it so as we were wasting a perfectly good sunny day.

1:45pm - Scruffy Dog:

1:52pm - all brushed out:

2:19pm - bathed, conditioned and towel dried:

2:47pm - dried and brushed (his big hair look!):

4:00pm - All done!

I took a couple of head shots and had some fun with them:

Scruffy:
Groomed:

Eggs... revisited...

Remember the eggs that Vinnie loves so much? Martha gave them to him waaaaaay back over the summer for a puppy present. He absolutely adores his eggs. There are five of them that pop up at random around the house - usually when I am moving furniture. Most of his stuffies only last a day or so, but all five of these eggs are still intact - they may not squeak, but Vinnie loves each and every one!

It's very rare that I cook - I am NOT, repeat NOT, Martha Stewart, Paula Dean, Rachel Ray, Cat Cora, or any of those other brilliant TV chefs. I enjoy watching THEM cook very much (usually while munching on some non healthy, pre-made snack food!). Today was one of those rare days. I got this recipe from a co-worker and since it sounded, well, me-proof, I gave it a shot. The dish starts with BBQ chips (seriously!)

Two boneless chicken breasts, split and trimmed:

and some melted butter:

Crush up the chips - Next time I do this, I will crush them up a bit more - they were a bit coarse and didn't stick to the chicken as well as I would have liked.

Coat the chicken in butter and roll in the chips - note there are only three pieces here to head for the oven... There was not much room in the pan for the last piece, so it got cut up for the dogs... YUMMY!!

After an hour in the oven at 350 degrees: It was pretty moist and very tasty. You could also try this with regular chips and add some different seasonings to them. Martha will probably try this with her weird vinegar chips!! Ewwwwww!!!

Bad to the Nylabone...

I wanted a Flip to use for training - watching my agility runs and all that, but... I have been having more fun just filming the every day stuff these guys do.

What NOT to do... don't teach your puppy that slippers are a fun toy. Vinnie LOVES these slippers. I would feel more inclined to put a stop to the behavior if it carried over to other shoes or he did it when I was actually walking, but he only shows interest in them if I am sitting down or if I am not wearing them. Really, a behavior like this could turn into a very bad thing... Tammy, you know which dog I am thinking of... I'd have to keep treats in my pockets :-)

From yesterday... another fun time was had by all (well... Vinnie) in the snow:

Thanks for the toy Auntie Michele!!

Gotta luv the Wubba! Thanks Melissa - it doesn't squeak!

Fetch It!!

This Flip has been way too much fun!

Vinnie loves loves loves his Wubba and his Cuz, but does NOT like to get cold things in his mouth. He doesn't like it when his food is partially frozen or cold and as you can see from this video, he really doesn't like his Wubba or his Cuz to get cold. He really takes his time picking them up out of the snow. Sometimes he'll roll them over a bit in the snow to get the best spot to pick them up. Also... you can see that it is NOT easy to hold the camera steady and throw a toy at the same time! Sorry!!

Flip!

Yipeeeee!!! Santa brought me a Flip video camera for Christmas!! Of course, I had to try it out on the dogs (what else would I shoot, right?) So here is a really short video - I finally figured out how to load the music - THANKS Tammy!!! So here it is with "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" by the Muppets: