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Lindsay
28, Female
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Lindsay's Groups
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Books and Good Reading About Dogs
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Parents of "Vicious" Breeds
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Dog Powered Sports
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Snow Bunnies!
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Lindsay's discussions
Halloween Events?
Replied Sep 17
24 hour Doggy Daycare
Replied Aug 18
Lindsay's Events
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Doggie Palooza
October 19, 2008 from 10am to 5pm – World Forestry Center Washington Park
Lindsay, Heffner, and Bess' Page!
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- About Me: It's fun to know our members a little bit.
- I work as a research assistant in the Beaverton area. I LOVE doing things outside like hiking, swimming, running, and pretty much anything (not a big fan of gardening though). Aside from my dogs my interests are triathlon, running, skiing (cross country and downhill), snowshoeing, hiking, and just anything that gets me up and going outside! More recently I got a sewing machine and have started messing around with it by making things for the dogs. And I'm actually really enjoying it!
I'm also a HUGE Christmas freak!! Hands down it's my favorite time of the year! I basically start looking forward to each Christmas on Dec. 26. I've got all sorts of traditions already. My favorite so far is one that I actually started doing at our house once we got our whole theater system up and running (it's a projector on a HUGE screen with surround sound and all that jazz). It's our annual Christmas Movie Marathon. We watch Christmas movies all day from about 8am (I start breakfast at 7am) until about 11:30pm, with a couple of breaks for lunch and dinner. I just love the warm fuzziness of Christmas!
Right now with the dogs my interests lie in agility, tracking, and pulling sports like skijoring and dog scootering. More recently I got a Diggler dog scooter and it's been so much fun! Gives me a way to do some dryland training with the dogs. I'm hoping to add weight pulling and possibly something else to the roster next year.:)
I'm also the vice president of our local great dane group. It's not a fanciers club, but more a group for people who love their danes but aren't as much into showing or competing with them. We have four monthly romps at different dog parks. When the weather is good we usually have monthly hikes. And we also have monthly walk-abouts, which we use to bring in people who have dogs that they don't necessarily want interacting off leash with other dogs. It's more of a social event to work on on-leash skills and still be able to include as many people as possible! We also have an assortment of other activities that we do.
- What Kind of Dog(s) Do You Have? What are their name(s)? It's nice to know.
- We've got two wonderful great danes! Heffner is the older of the two. He's a natural eared mantle merle. I currently do skijoring with him and we've been taking agility classes for a little over a year now and have started doing some fun matches to get ready for competition. We've also been taking some tracking classes, and because I always have to have a goal in mind, I'm hoping to enter him in a tracking trial by the end of year. We'll see if my schedule allows me to work that in! He's a wonderful boy who does have some issues with some dogs, but we're working through that and I'm pleased with the progress he's made. Other than that he's totally willing to try pretty much anything I throw at him!
Our second dane is Bess, a natural eared fawn female. She's my little show girl! Right now we're doing the conformation thing and she's really starting to come into her own! More recently we've started into some agility classes and although she started out a little hesitant, she's proving to have excellent focus and is just having a blast with what we've done so far! I've also just started her up in some tracking classes. While she hasn't taken right to it like Heffner has, she's slowly catching on to what I want from her. She's also probably the loviest, most energetic dane that you will meet! She has an enthusiasm for life in general that's so fun to be around!
- When is your dog(s) birthday?
- Heffner - Jan. 23, 2006 Bess - April 25, 2007
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Bess and Gracie playing!
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Lindsay's Blog
Agility Fun Match!
Yesterday Heffner and I did an agility fun match put on by the Columbia Agility Team (CAT)! This is the second one that we've been to and it's been a really great experience both times! Since we haven't entered a trial as of yet, I figured this would be great for us to both get a more laid back feel for what a trial is actually going to be like. It's definitely a lot different walking the course myself and trying to figure out where I need to be, how I need to cue Heffner, and what speed I need… Continue
Posted on October 5th, 2008 at 11:09am —
Gresham Teddy Bear Parade!
This morning Heffner, Bess, and I were part of the Teddy Bear Parade in Gresham! We went to support the Willamette Valley Great Dane Rescue. It was a lot of fun! There were a lot of people and dogs there as well as plenty of horses. Thankfully Heffner was on leash, so there were no horse chasing incidents! Our little group of danes were decked out with their teddy bears and proudly marched along the parade route. Unfortunately Bess had to go #2 about half way through. Nothing like going to the b… Continue
Posted on September 27th, 2008 at 9:23pm — 2 Comments
Busy, busy weekend!
Holy mackrel! Somehow I managed to make it through this weekend in one piece! Albeit quite tired, but in one piece! Thur. and Fri. were actually really nice. Bess and I travelled up to Shelton, WA for the Great Dane Club of Western Washington's two day specialty. It was a TON of fun! We got to hang out with a bunch of other dane people, talk dogs, I got to learn more about structure and faults, and we got to hang out and spend time with her breeder who is an AWESOME lady! Bess went second in he… Continue
Posted on September 21st, 2008 at 8:34pm —
Mt. Angel Oktoberfest fun run!
This morning Heffner, Bess and I did the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest fun run! We did the 5K because I was worried about it being too hot to do the 10K with the dogs. But first, we had a fun filled night!:P Not really. We went down to Silverton to spend the night at my parents' because my mom and dad were going to do the run as well. They live on 5 acres and the dogs like to run around their place and have fun. When it came time to go to sleep, that's where the problems started! First of all, they tho… Continue
Posted on September 13th, 2008 at 4:31pm — 1 Comment
Vernonia Bear Creek 10K/5K
This morning Heffner and I went out to Anderson Park in Vernonia for a 5K race benefitting their local food bank (Bess tweaked her shoulder and was home getting some unwanted rest). This past Dec. the town flooded and the food bank was there to help all the people in need. Anderson Park is a really cute little park that has a few camp sites, a creek, and a corral for horses. There are trails leading away from the main camping area into other areas. The 5K route followed one of these trails towa… Continue
Posted on August 16th, 2008 at 3:22pm — 1 Comment
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where are you taking your agility classes? I'm hoping to get my dogs into agility but I'm having trouble finding a place and/or instructors. Thanks!
Jill, Riley and Bubba
I do think there is a way to communicate to a pet about aggression. In fact, I talked with a dog on Saturday with aggression issues about how the world isn't really as scary as she thinks, and how her mom expects her to look to her to assess how serious a situation is. Also, that her mom would take her more places if she didn't think she'd completely freak out.
In general, it's not hard for folks to introduce the idea of purpose to a dog, whether they are consciously intuitive or not. Dogs understand language well, and intuit the thought behind it naturally. So if you say to your dog, "I think your purpose is to sit with me as I read, and keep me company," they may settle in, even if it's not in their nature.
It's even better when they come up with a purpose on their own. That's the sweet spot. My dog Benny's purpose is to love me, and to protect me when protection is required. But his real purpose, where he's happiest, is when he gets to round up the goats at my friend's ranch. Unfortunately for Benny, that's a twice-a-year opportunity.
Dr. Wood @ Cardiology NW (www.heartvet.com)
Dr. Rausch @ Portland Cardiology (www.portlandcardio.com)
They both looked great, and I have an appointment with the first later this month (I picked him for no particular reason other than he's had more years of experience and the other seemed to be really focused on helping pets live with heart disease, and I'm still not quite sure what's exactly causing Atlas'). I'll let you know how I like him.
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