On Saturday Cooper and I hiked to the Summit of the highest Mountain of New Hampshire. We came down the Tuckerman Trail, which was so crowded I was thinking that people could link up arms as they climbed up the trail. “Did he actually summit?” “Do you think that was a full poodle or a [...]
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Cameras and dogs
Dear dog, I know you have spent your life from 8 weeks of age on with a high quality, fancy lens, high speed shutter camera in your face. How about an example: So when I’m trying to take a picture of you with a low pixel, built in lens, takes forever, cell phone camera can [...]
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Missing collar
Cooper has always been incredibly easy on toys. He still has a stuffed teddy bear that my friend Dawn picked out for him the day I picked him up. That was over a year ago. He plays with it regularly and it still looks great. He prefers to shred things he finds in the trash. [...]
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Life with a Naked Poodle
It was hot for New Hampshire during most of the month of May. Because Cooper was clearly being affected by the heat we had him sheared down from his normal teddy bear appearance. (Notice, he’s being bad. He’s sitting on the top of the back of the couch to look out that window in that [...]
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An anniversary
A year ago today I brought home my running buddy, my snuggly puppy, my happy clown. In a year Cooper (aka AKC registered French Fries and Gravy) went from a tiny little blonde puppy with a somewhat shy temperament to a 37 pound high energy goofball. In one year he has completed Basic I and [...]
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In-Laws Yorkie
My mother-in-law has wanted a small lap dog ever since they got their big Gordon Setter Callie. She recently got herself a real tiny little lap dog. She was told that it was a yorkie-poo (I’m not seeing the poo part). But I figured I would share some pictures of the wee thing. The puppy [...]
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Three Things Thursday
1. As long as it doesn’t get delayed again, Cooper starts Rally-O Obedience on Wednesday. I’m looking forward to learning one of the sports we can actually compete in. And he’s looking forward to burning some energy post neutering recovery. My only concern is the amount of time I will have to dedicate to working [...]
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My Poodle, the Spaghetti Head
I have a blonde standard Poodle. He is the inspiration for this site’s name. My constant companion and my best friend. Technically he’s a cream standard but that sounds pretentious to me so I just call him blonde. A poodle was not my first choice in breeds. My husband is severely allergic to dogs. After [...]
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Obedience Doggy
Cooper and I have started him on the path to higher puppy education. We started the Basic Manners Class I at Pet-Agree in Candia tonight. We’ve been doing basic obedience exercises with Cooper since he was 8 weeks old because I strongly believe that a trained dog is a happy dog. But we were having [...]
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