Category Archives: dog

Time for school!

Posted on April 15, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

It’s April! You know what that means? Time for school; dog school that is. 😉 Our local dog trainer starts her spring classes each April. I try to take at least one dog through class each year. Sometimes I sign … Continue reading →

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Little and big

Posted on April 12, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

On Wednesday, Casanova had his vet check-up. He was going to be the only passenger with me, but we ended up adding another animal. On Monday, I noticed that Ben’s right eye looked red. But he has very hooded eyes … Continue reading →

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At the beauty parlor

Posted on February 28, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

Cami had her spa day in preparation for her puppy delivery. We kind of have a big window of possible delivery dates because of how many times she and Bo “dated”. *wink, wink* Average gestation for a dog is 63 … Continue reading →

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Good ol’ Jack

Posted on February 21, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

Let me tell you a story about a special dog we had. He’s been gone over ten years now, but he was brought to mind recently when my #2 son and his wife were planning a move. As they were … Continue reading →

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A few firsts!

Posted on February 7, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

Yesterday was the day! Was it warm? No. Was the ground nice and dry? No. Was the sun shining? No. But we decided to venture outside anyway! I love taking puppies out into the garden because it’s a large, fenced-in … Continue reading →

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Saturday snapshots

Posted on October 7, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

A few pictures from out day 😀 I forgot I had this pen set up. It was perfect to plop them in while I got their big pen ready. Zuma stays close to the puppies All clean and ready for … Continue reading →

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She passed!

Posted on October 1, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

Thursday was our last class day. Or actually it was testing day. We basically went through the exercises that we’d been practicing to see if each dog was competent and steady in each exercise. If so, they passed and earned … Continue reading →

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Training for the test

Posted on September 26, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Cajsa went with me to Spokane to deliver puppies on Sunday. I’m trying to get more practice sessions in on her for her upcoming test on Thursday. We practiced a bit of basic obedience … Continue reading →

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Another class

Posted on September 15, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

Cajsa and I went to our second Community CGC class in town on Thursday. We met at our local North 40 with the other class members. The instructor always starts out with a warm-up session of just the basics to … Continue reading →

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More classes

Posted on September 10, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

In the spring our local obedience trainer offers basic obedience classes to prepare dogs and owners for the CGC test. (Canine Good Citizenship certificate) Here is a link from AKC that describes more about it if you need information. https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/ … Continue reading →

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