tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.comments2023-09-19T12:08:53.467-04:00Field Training Test SeriesLindsay, with Lumi & Laddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11925343533243628039noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-537879473370817062016-08-14T09:47:29.703-04:002016-08-14T09:47:29.703-04:00In those conditions, my Toller always makes that s...In those conditions, my Toller always makes that same choice!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216867235033328764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-70620019927563673802016-08-13T11:56:02.384-04:002016-08-13T11:56:02.384-04:00Can't blame him. And I've seen many dogs t...Can't blame him. And I've seen many dogs trained with ecollar still do things like that. Dogs will be dogs.Clikfordogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480124269331724542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-89515834505778035982015-11-04T06:09:31.575-05:002015-11-04T06:09:31.575-05:00Among those posts I've seen, this is the most ...Among those posts I've seen, this is the most particular one, and I think the blogger must have spent lots of time on it, thank you so much!<br /><br /><a href="http://redwcreations.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=60_63" rel="nofollow">windows blinds suppliers in india</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123470577402419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-86506584185125404932015-10-04T07:45:47.308-04:002015-10-04T07:45:47.308-04:00Thanks so much, Kristen. It's a lot of work, s...Thanks so much, Kristen. It's a lot of work, so I'm glad if it was interesting to anyone.Lindsay, with Lumi & Laddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990699223221844584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-52757541783737710332015-10-02T14:27:32.794-04:002015-10-02T14:27:32.794-04:00We're so happy for your trial accomplishments ...We're so happy for your trial accomplishments and training. Your notes are great.<br /><br />Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500652686807039501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-11125427634453511772015-05-08T09:09:50.184-04:002015-05-08T09:09:50.184-04:00Glad you made it in to Carol with Laddie, and have...Glad you made it in to Carol with Laddie, and have a program to follow. Hopefully he'll be fine and ready to go to the seminar and upcoming trial. I'm sending you the best of everything.<br /><br />JodyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523522338354938593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-18061105502100391052015-05-08T06:48:36.686-04:002015-05-08T06:48:36.686-04:00Hi, Jody. The orthopedist probably used the term &...Hi, Jody. The orthopedist probably used the term "iliopsoas strain" during our talk but I didn't understand it nor remember it. But I saw it later in some of the paperwork that he provided.<br /><br />I brought Laddie to our holistic vet again yesterday. She manipulated his joints the same way as the orthopedist had, and found no pain whatever in Laddie's rear quarters. Apparently the iliopsoas attaches high on the dog's back, and as she continued her exam, she found he needed an adjustment at that attachment. After the adjustment, Laddie had no pain anywhere.<br /><br />She wants Laddie to rest for another few days, then begin light land training, but no water work at this time. She reduced the muscle relaxant to 50% and wants Laddie to continue that for another week. She'll see him again a few days after that. According to that schedule, when she sees him, he'll have had a small number of light training sessions on land (we don't usually train on successive days and haven't for years) and will have been off the muscle relaxants for a few days.<br /><br />If at that time she sees no issues, we'll attend a three-day seminar the end of the following week, possibly followed by a competition on Saturday, and she would like us to resume use of the muscle-relaxants during that period. <br /><br />The current plan is for Laddie to have no water work until the seminar, so if the seminar includes long swims, I plan to modify Laddie's participation. I now think that this injury probably occurred because of the very long swims during the first seminar we took, after going many months with no swimming at all followed only by a little swimming in the early spring before the seminar. Swimming involves the dog pushing back hard into the same extension where Laddie's injury occurred, and I guess those muscles weren't quite ready for the demands of the first seminar.<br /><br />The holistic vet also wants me to give Laddie T-Relief (previously known as Traumeel) three times a day. She knows I don't believe in homeopathy but urged me to give it to Laddie at this time anyway, as a favor to her. :0)<br />Lindsay, with Lumi & Laddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990699223221844584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-21998368353995052442015-05-04T20:59:17.253-04:002015-05-04T20:59:17.253-04:00Had an interesting conversation this past weekend ...Had an interesting conversation this past weekend about injuries to dogs. Right now in the Agility world in the US it seems everything that goes wrong with a dog is illopsoas strain. Lots of articles have been written about this.<br /><br />It's probably true in many cases, that this is what's wrong. And the majority of the dogs seem to be Border Collies (this is just from reading, have no idea if it's true or not).<br /><br />What made the conversation so interesting to me, is what someone from England wrote. She/he was wanting to know what on earth an illopsoas strain was, ro this person's knowledge dogs in England didn't get them.<br /><br />When did you learn this is what it's called? Have you been back to your regular vet?<br />JodyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523522338354938593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-82055488575215616872015-05-04T18:20:46.779-04:002015-05-04T18:20:46.779-04:00I'm sure everything you say is true, Jody. Of ...I'm sure everything you say is true, Jody. Of course you have much more experience than I do with dogs and dog sports. Certainly Laddie is stoic, and certainly I am anxious to get Laddie training and competing again.<br /><br />However, Laddie's type of injury (iliopsoas strain) has an extremely wide range, from very mild, requiring a few days rest, to very serious, requiring months of rest and PT. The fact that Laddie has this type of injury does not of itself indicate that it's automatically in the very serious category.<br /><br />A reasonable question is, if Laddie has some underlying condition that caused it, as the orthopedist is prescribing expensive testing to discover, how did Laddie get thru eight years of continuous year-round training and competition without ever having any symptoms before, despite being thoroughly examined by a sports-oriented holistic vet every six weeks his entire life?<br /><br />So even though SOME iliopsoas strains do require a great deal of rest and therapy, that doesn't mean necessarily that Laddie's injury does in this case.<br /><br />Since the doctor who has seen Laddie only once immediately decided that we needed to spend hundreds, and possibly thousands, of dollars at his facility, and a different highly respected doctor who has seen Laddie all his life thinks that's overkill based on what we know right now, I have to make a choice as to which doctor's advice to follow. <br /><br />Given the fact that the two doctors have reached opposite conclusions, I can't help having lost some confidence in the doctor who's seen Laddie only once and stands to bring in hundreds or thousands of dollars in fees with his recommendation, and will therefore put my faith in the doctor who's known him all his life.<br /><br />It would be easier if both doctors had given the same recommendation, and I realize some people would go with the doctor who had seen Laddie only once rather than the one who has seen Laddie all his life. But I don't think my decision is entirely unreasonable.Lindsay, with Lumi & Laddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990699223221844584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-73829325092128499872015-05-02T18:51:15.142-04:002015-05-02T18:51:15.142-04:00Personally I don't believe you were told overk...Personally I don't believe you were told overkill. It's been my experience and what I've seen that way too often people do under kill for various reasons, usually the person is anxious to be playing the "game" with the dog. They seem well, yet something is still not right. Dogs hide things well.JodyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523522338354938593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-77810901473227086512014-03-08T16:07:37.494-05:002014-03-08T16:07:37.494-05:00From a good friend, You are going to get that MH, ...From a good friend, You are going to get that MH, hope we are there with you!! Byron & Kathy MusickAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302018122277699677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-49747939476241813182013-09-23T16:02:49.560-04:002013-09-23T16:02:49.560-04:00Congrats, that's awesome! :)Congrats, that's awesome! :)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197638620155711291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-32444466757077442712012-12-26T09:21:22.522-05:002012-12-26T09:21:22.522-05:00Hi, I thought this article was very interestingHi, I thought this article was very interestingducks and bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754051857160767993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-16937122239548813192012-12-26T09:19:50.198-05:002012-12-26T09:19:50.198-05:00Hi, I thought this article was very interestingHi, I thought this article was very interestingducks and bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754051857160767993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-51366716783637265992012-12-06T14:08:19.048-05:002012-12-06T14:08:19.048-05:00Hi, Denise. This isn't a great way to communic...Hi, Denise. This isn't a great way to communicate, is it? Please feel free to send email: LDRidgeway at gmail dot com. Anyway, in reply to what you've written:<br /><br />* "Fellow geek" - I guess you mean that you're also a software developer?<br /><br />* "Contacted a few years back" - Sorry, I've searched for your name in my email system, can't find the contact. No offense, I hope, my memory isn't as good as I'd like.<br /><br />* "people wanting a book or a video using the Lardy method" - Please clarify what you're talking about in this sentence. I'm particularly interested in your reference to Lardy.<br /><br />* "same sport" - I'm mixed up about whether you are doing musical freestyle with Kodi and Cookie, or you are doing field work, or both. I'd be interested to hear!<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the note.Lindsay, with Lumi & Laddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990699223221844584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-67603908515335547692012-12-05T18:04:43.427-05:002012-12-05T18:04:43.427-05:00Good to see a fellow geek training with no force m...Good to see a fellow geek training with no force methods. I contacted you a few years back when I saw your video about dancing with the golden. I have taken up the same sport with Kodi and Cookie who now are both 6. I think the no force methods work. I saw this on RTF. They are shaking their heads which is wonderful!! They have no idea about the blog. I shared it with my 1500 golden friends on facebook. You will be popular with many people wanting a book or a video using the Lardy methods. I have been yelled at by the pros. Kodi is a Boomer son. I switched to no force and almost got a WCX last year. I think the "dance" is the first step in connecting with your goldens ;) Great Job!t 2149-59Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-49884788649808698952012-07-22T16:53:55.537-04:002012-07-22T16:53:55.537-04:00great!! I'm sure Laddie will get a Q this year...great!! I'm sure Laddie will get a Q this year!ducks and bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754051857160767993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-82593534001135624862012-06-12T19:45:25.253-04:002012-06-12T19:45:25.253-04:00Coool Coool Coool!Coool Coool Coool!ducks and bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754051857160767993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-65644235098153480422012-06-03T22:53:57.224-04:002012-06-03T22:53:57.224-04:00congrats to you and laddie....well donecongrats to you and laddie....well doneducks and bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754051857160767993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-59576125556535095452012-05-23T11:11:45.931-04:002012-05-23T11:11:45.931-04:00Hi, "ducks and bumpers". Thanks so much...Hi, "ducks and bumpers". Thanks so much for your comment. I don't recognize your name, but it's great to hear from you. Please feel free to write to me via email if you wish: LDRidgeway at gmail.<br /><br />To answer your question, no, I don't think the judges were nitpicking at all. I think they wanted to see some control that Laddie and I didn't show them because I played it too safe.<br /><br />After reading this post, my mentor, Alice Woodyard, sent me an extensive discussion on the subject of challenging the line, which I hope to include in a future post either on this blog or on my reference blog, "2Q Retriever".<br /><br />In summary, Alice explained that if the handler keeps the dog "safe" (away from areas where the dog might go out of control), the dog is likely to be dropped if enough other handlers demonstrate that they are able to send their dogs into those areas without losing control of their dogs. Examples of how to avoid being dropped include maintaining a narrow corridor, identifying principle hazards the judges might expect you to be either close to or in contact with, identifying which of those hazards are mandatory and which are merely preferred, and identifying which of the preferred hazards may be too difficult, preventing your dog from being able to complete the blind ("survive") if you attempt them. <br /><br />Alice also confirmed the simple rule "be sure to cross the line at least once", since some judges consider that mandatory, as was apparently the case with the judges in this trial, based on what the guy said to me.<br /><br />By the way, all of this is in addition to the usual training objectives of having the dog get in the water when cast there, holding a cross wind, not losing the dog over a dike at the end, etc. These are all important, but they're more obvious to those of us who are new to field work, whereas the earlier points are not necessarily so obvious.<br /><br />For making the kind of judgments Alice described, it's quite helpful to watch other dogs run the blind before your turn. In this case, I only got to watch one dog run the blind, and that dog (the test dog) was unable to get past the point at about 70y. I was also cognizant of the last competition water blind Laddie ran, almost a year ago, in which the first four dogs passed, and the next eight (including Laddie) all failed, thanks to a major change in weather conditions between the fourth and fifth dogs.<br /><br />As a result, I was most concerned with "survival" on this blind. But perhaps if I had seen several dogs run the blind without going out of control near the point -- nine dogs were ultimately called back -- I'd have been less concerned about sending Laddie over there. On the other hand, it's also possible that even seeing that, given that at that time I had not yet had Alice's explanation of this subject, I still might have failed to challenge the line and Laddie might still have been dropped.<br /><br />LL&LLindsay, with Lumi & Laddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990699223221844584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-90889449370158941792012-05-23T10:35:32.427-04:002012-05-23T10:35:32.427-04:00sounds like you and laddie are doing really well m...sounds like you and laddie are doing really well making it to the water blind. do you think judge was nitpicking or should we be aware of this in our next trialducks and bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754051857160767993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-61433732530538199802012-04-15T04:47:09.254-04:002012-04-15T04:47:09.254-04:00Hi, Ducks and Bumpers. Who are you?
I wanted to ...Hi, Ducks and Bumpers. Who are you?<br /><br />I wanted to thank you for your thoughts. Please see follow up post for my experience trying the idea with Laddie.<br /><br />-- LindsayLindsay, with Lumi & Laddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990699223221844584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-1153099469925258902012-04-14T15:23:18.547-04:002012-04-14T15:23:18.547-04:00Let me know how u make out with this exercise so...Let me know how u make out with this exercise sounds like an idea that may work.ducks and bumpershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754051857160767993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-23410786575651458612012-02-10T08:40:10.215-05:002012-02-10T08:40:10.215-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298819907137431538.post-20841045484467104122011-12-04T00:23:37.005-05:002011-12-04T00:23:37.005-05:00I got into tracking as a retirement activity for m...I got into tracking as a retirement activity for my first agility & flyball dog. Dogs do not seem to loose their sense of smell [unlike hearing and sight] as they age. As an AKC-style tracker [as opposed to Search & Rescue or Schutzhund] I would comment that tracking, like many dog activities, is all about motivation! Particularily with an activity where we are "blind" and not fully aware of what the dog is actually doing. From my experience teaching tracking to my 5 dogs and other people's dogs, I would encourage you to use a line and, rather than verbally cue your dog on turns/corners, use increased tension on the line & your lack of movement to suggest to the dog to cast around to find the track. Many handlers try to keep a light tension on the tracking line to keep a connection with the dog, increasing the tension when the dog is off track and going with the dog when it is on the track. You can probabily reduce the number of food drops on the track. You could have additional articles on the track which gives you opportunities to reward your dog. The glove can hold a beloved tennis ball or other object. Clicker-train an article indication [away from a track]. Just some ideas.<br />one other idea to to add fish oil to Lumi's diet, if you haven't aleady. Fish oil [Omega 3 Fatty Acid] is anti-inflammatory. It really helped my first Dalmatian [who lived life intensely & got stiff at age 11]. And fish oil helps my car-accident-damaged ankle's stiffness. Few side effects to worry about in trying fish oil. Can use capsules from Costco/Walgreens/Target -- pierce with a pin & squeeze on food -- or liquid with a pump to add to dog's bowl. [Most dogs like the flavor.]<br />Happy training --<br />Lynnda L in Minneapolis, MNLynnda L in Mplshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828294382162626789noreply@blogger.com