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I've run from a rubber floor mat used from someone's truck. Chris's advise to use varying textures of mats is good.
-Trudie

Way to go Maddie and Kellee! Congratulations to you and your dogs! -trudie

David- Congratulations on your Q win! It was fun watching Weezie run! Also, thanks for your patience with the changes in running order to accomodate the Open!
trudie

AM Placements:
1st: #1 Blue / Bill Goldstein
2nd: #35 Sky / Tommy Parrish
3rd: #24 Streak / Bill Goldstein
4th: #43 Jerrylee / Lynne DuBose
RJ: #38 Willie / Jim Pickering
Jams: 7, 17, 18, 31,...

We use the 18x24 white plastic signs that slide over the metal stake/frame. Arrows pointed the same way on both sides of the sign. Taken care of, the signs will last for a long time, the stake/frame,...

Denise-
We keep the following in ours: AKC misconduct booklet, AKC Rule book for FT or HT depending on the event running, pencils, pencil sharpener, sunscreen, bug spray, a bottle of rubbing...

Tuck nailed the go bird, taking the corner on the first piece of water and back in over the first levy. He held his initial line on the memory bird fighting the wind for about 250-300 yards. Sloppy...

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Nice pictures Chris. Here is the fourth series water marks at a trial this spring. The left bird is the go bird, thrown to the right landing at the base of the tree. The memory bird is...

Grady won the Am, and qualifies for the National Am. I don't have any of the other placements.

Gwen, I enjoyed meeting you this weekend! Look forward to seeing you soon.
Trudie

Congratulations FC AFC Kate! And to Joe and James as well!
-Trudie and Tuck (my Kate pup!)

Hahaha Brad! If we were running Booty, her song would be 'Milkshake' by Kelis! That girl's got swagger!

Renee,
We use Home Again because that's what our vet recommends. We may be insane for paying the annual fee, but have done so. It's an $18 piece of mind that we can alert area vets if a dog goes...

Tony's may well be "One Bourbon, one Scotch, and one beer" ;)

Thanks for the entertainment! Things are looking up! Flu meds, respiratory infection meds, good cough syrup! Everyone have a good evening.
Trudie

Killing time in the ER this afternoon while Tony gets a breathing treatment, and I'm daydreaming of training/running our dogs! I often imagine walking to the line and hearing an announcer tout the...

x5! for Labs you can check out this site: http://www.lifeislabs.org/
Good Luck.
Trudie

I second that, Brad! Congratulations Penn and Reaper! Way to go!
-Trudie

I like the way your wife thinks! You and Tony are fortunate to have wive's who have been bitten by this game too! Good luck with the pup, look forward to seeing him and ya'll soon!
~trudie :)

Congratulations and thanks for sharing the pictures! Looks like your son had a great time! -trudie

Christopher,
My husband, Tony, and I are volunteer puppy raisers for Leader Dogs for the Blind. They provide orientation and mobility training as well as dog guides for people who are blind and deaf...

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Here's a link to the PPP options available.

-trudie

...your friends ask what the metal contraption is on the back of the truck.
...you have to warn your family not to use the garage freezer during the holidays, it's for the training ducks.
...you...

Evernote is good. So is Note Taker HD. You can create templates with a picture of the training/test setup, and then mark how the dog performed with your stylus. Like Evernote you can create folders...

Mack's Prairie Wing has the Kent ProTrial Cartridges for $79.90/case plus $6.00 shipping. You have to call to order by the case.
http://www.mackspw.com/Item--i-KEN1225PTFB
- Trudie

10420 Our herd one winter night watching Star Wars! This is their best impersonation of the 'jawa' eyes. And ours have horrendous water bowl manners!
Trudie