All About Agility

Recently Maverick came to visit and over Memorial Day I had gone to pick up the new agility training equipment that I had ordered.  This is a contact trainer which is half dog walk and half mini a-frame and the idea is to use a home sized piece of equipment to train your dog on their contacts.  Well, I had been working Sage on this for a couple days and with Maverick over I decided to play.  After just a few attempts he was getting the idea.  Such a smartie pants!  He sat down as I took this picture but I thought it was fun for both dogs to show how awesome they are!  And, they really are!  :) 

Of course, once we went inside both dogs totally passed out.  This is just one of the things I love about doing agility with Sage, it wears her out both mentally and physically!

Sage and I are going to attend an agility clinic to work on our skills and thoroughly wear both of us out.  It's mandatory to have a crate so the dogs get some down time during the breaks and at lunch.  Well, all I have at home is a wire crate that isn't even mine and that's heavy to bring to something like this.  So, my instructor recommended that I go pick up this lightweight, portable crate at Walmart for use at the clinic.  I got her the X-Large size for the low price of $26.88 and even better it's pink!!  Here's a picture of the cat getting crate trained... he is always the first to try any sort of crate!

Maverick Shows 'em how it's Done!

Maverick, what do you do in case of a fire??

Maverick perfected his Stop Drop and Roll and won 2nd place at a tricks contest at Zoom Room Longmont!

Maverick - Certified Therapy Dog

Introducing - Maverick!  Maverick is a 4 year old male blue merle Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie).  Recently, Maverick became a therapy dog so he can go to hospitals, retirement centers, and other places to visit people in need of a doggie pick-me-up.  Currently he goes to the Longmont United Hospital to visit patients in the orthopedic area.  We've just started, so stay tuned for more updates to come. 

Welcome to Merle Mayhem...

Welcome to Merle Mayhem...

And to the adventures of these two silly blue merle pups!  Maverick, a sheltie is on the left and Sage, an Aussie is on the right.  Stay tuned to see what kind of trouble these two are getting into!