Last Friday I drove up to Redding with the two Labs, Splash and Jewel, and Ki-Ki. We stayed with our friend Beth and her two mini-Aussies, her Border Collie Paige, and her foster dog Retta. The next morning we loaded up my crew and Retta and drove to Bend. It's a lot further than I thought! It took almost five hours each way.
Ping breeder lives in Smith Rock State Park. Like, right in the park. Here's what it looks like there. Beautiful area.
We got the new girl and started the long drive home. We didn't get back to Redding until after 10 pm. Beth's dogs were very happy to see her!
We slept in a bit the next morning, then I loaded all FOUR dogs up and we hit the road to Sacramento. Go in about 2pm and went straight out to the yard with all the dogs to get used to one another.
I did some clicker loading Sunday night, and on Monday started working on free shaping. I got a sit and a down. We worked in the yard on some weeding and just spending time together.
Starting early Monday morning, Ping had some problems with diarrhea. It got progressively worse through Monday early afternoon, and then she starting vomiting. We headed off to the vet and she got fluids, Lomotile and Flaygal. We did a full screening including culture. Preliminary results show giardia, which makes sense since Ping was a country dog.
Today, I re-watched the crate games video. We did stage 1 and 2. I was unable to use the leash, as Ping is in no way leash trained. She thought the leash was a toy and a reward. Since she's so good off leash (country dog!), I took the leash out of the picture for now. I have to work on walking on a leash as a separate trick. Once we have that, I'll add the leash back into the crate game.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Friday, April 05, 2013
Another one!!!
We are all loading up in the car in a few minutes to go get our new puppy, Ping. Ping is an almost 5 month old Border Collie female.
Splash will be TEN YEARS OLD on May 13! It's hard to believe I've had him that long, and that I've had a blog almost as long. I remember the old Dogs With Blogs group, we were one of the first. Our first great friends were Cal the WonderDog, and Johann The Dog. How time flies.
Ki is now 4 1/2 and he is doing well in agility. He would be doing much better if he wasn't saddled with a crappy handler. We are working hard to become a smooth team. Ki is very sensitive to the least motion, and I think his job in life is to force me to be a smooth, consistent, and reliable teammate.
However, it's time to get a new pup going.
In class just two weeks ago, I mentioned to my instructor, Kathie Leggett, that I was starting the search for my next pup. She said she'd look for me and see if there was any litters upcoming. The next day, she emailed me about a lone pup left from a litter born last November! The litter was bred by an old friend who did agility at one time. Nowadays she uses her Border Collies on sheep and cattle.
The little girl pup with the panda markings was spoken for, but the woman had some medical problems and in the end it just didn't work out.
We haven't even met Ping yet...we are heading out today to go meet her! So exciting! Except for Ki who will Not Be Pleased.
I'll post photos soon!
Splash will be TEN YEARS OLD on May 13! It's hard to believe I've had him that long, and that I've had a blog almost as long. I remember the old Dogs With Blogs group, we were one of the first. Our first great friends were Cal the WonderDog, and Johann The Dog. How time flies.
Ki is now 4 1/2 and he is doing well in agility. He would be doing much better if he wasn't saddled with a crappy handler. We are working hard to become a smooth team. Ki is very sensitive to the least motion, and I think his job in life is to force me to be a smooth, consistent, and reliable teammate.
However, it's time to get a new pup going.
In class just two weeks ago, I mentioned to my instructor, Kathie Leggett, that I was starting the search for my next pup. She said she'd look for me and see if there was any litters upcoming. The next day, she emailed me about a lone pup left from a litter born last November! The litter was bred by an old friend who did agility at one time. Nowadays she uses her Border Collies on sheep and cattle.
The little girl pup with the panda markings was spoken for, but the woman had some medical problems and in the end it just didn't work out.
We haven't even met Ping yet...we are heading out today to go meet her! So exciting! Except for Ki who will Not Be Pleased.
I'll post photos soon!
Monday, June 18, 2012
How to watch and record HDTV for free
This past weekend I set up my Windows 7 computer to record TV shows for free. Using an antenna. Actually, rabbit ears. Very old school!
The picture is far superior to what I was getting via cable.
Want to know more? Here's a how-to:
Step 1)
Review the "Geek Your Rig" how-to from Microsoft. and the shopping list "Dave's look for less". http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/videos/geek-your-rig
Step 2)
If you don't have one already, you'll need either a good rooftop antenna, or the modern day equivalent of rabbit ears. Visit antennaweb.com to figure out the best option and where you need to point it. Radio Shack is the absolute best place to go for this. They will let you try one and return it for a different on if it doesn't work out. Sometimes you have to try several different ones to get the best reception. I got this one at Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3730720 My picture is far better than Comcast provided.
Step 3)
You will also need a coax to USB stick, which you can get at Fry's. Here's the manufacturer's website: http://www.pctvsystems.com/USHome/tabid/206/language/en-US/Default.aspx This supports HDTV, which you'll be getting for free from now on over the air. Plug this baby in and wait. DON'T load their software, you don't need it. Just wait for Windows to find the device and download the right driver.
Step 4).
The easiest part is this. In windows 7 (and you'll need 7 or higher to do this), go to Start > Programs > Windows Media Center. Follow the instructions.
Step 5)
There is no step 5. Boom you are done.
Optional: Use an xbox360 as a streaming device: Go to apps > my apps > windows media center. Done. It will take it a while to grab your libraries from your pc. I have some web info saved in a library here for more reading: http://pear.ly/brlHD
Want to know more? Here's a how-to:
Step 1)
Review the "Geek Your Rig" how-to from Microsoft. and the shopping list "Dave's look for less". http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/videos/geek-your-rig
Step 2)
If you don't have one already, you'll need either a good rooftop antenna, or the modern day equivalent of rabbit ears. Visit antennaweb.com to figure out the best option and where you need to point it. Radio Shack is the absolute best place to go for this. They will let you try one and return it for a different on if it doesn't work out. Sometimes you have to try several different ones to get the best reception. I got this one at Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3730720 My picture is far better than Comcast provided.
Step 3)
You will also need a coax to USB stick, which you can get at Fry's. Here's the manufacturer's website: http://www.pctvsystems.com/USHome/tabid/206/language/en-US/Default.aspx This supports HDTV, which you'll be getting for free from now on over the air. Plug this baby in and wait. DON'T load their software, you don't need it. Just wait for Windows to find the device and download the right driver.
Step 4).
The easiest part is this. In windows 7 (and you'll need 7 or higher to do this), go to Start > Programs > Windows Media Center. Follow the instructions.
Step 5)
There is no step 5. Boom you are done.
Optional: Use an xbox360 as a streaming device: Go to apps > my apps > windows media center. Done. It will take it a while to grab your libraries from your pc. I have some web info saved in a library here for more reading: http://pear.ly/brlHD
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Dear spammers
I am just going to delete your comment, immediately, BEFORE Google can index that link you are going to leave. So, don't bother. Seriously. Don't bother.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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