Champion of My Heart
Lessons in hard work, hope, and teamwork
Champion of My Heart: Category Archive for Musings

To Spray or Not to Spray

Where's Willy Wonka When You Need Him?

A sad (probably not true) realization

She's a Helper

Freedom, Freedom, Freedom

A Matter of Perspective

East of Eden, Seriously

Puppy Thefts in CO

2 Girls Hiking

The hair a-flying

Everyone is over-scheduled

The less you know about dogs, the more you like flexi-leashes

Mayor of Shutdown Town

Back Off, Baby. Back Off!

Derision & Dog Food

Lilly & Pitsch Train and Play

If dogs used clickers

Wish List -- Your Next Dog?

Lilly at Play Videos, Part 1

A Confluence of Fours

Missing My Penelope

Schwag? What schwag?

Tentative spring

What's your mantra?

Rox on total overload

Decisions, decisions

Whew! It's hard work being Lil

Lilly's first off-leash hike

Honey, how much does plywood cost?

When cereal bags attack

One for Lilly, One for Ginko

Don't mind if I do

The Daddy Factor

Lilly went missing

Snappy Comebacks, Part Deux

You can't get there from here

Maybe it's species-specific

Turning dogs pink?

Uh, I meant now?

Body slam!

Neighborhood Coyote

One of us is a B----

Gambling mood

Behind the scenes at dog shows

The first time I saw her face

Just what I need

The promise I would not make

The trick with tricks

The science of naming

Herding looks like hell

They call it worming

Bloop!

Hard work vs hard to train

Pup politico

Happy Try Again Day

The great pet insurance debate

A holiday song and photos for xmas eve 2007

What's enough?

Ginko's igloo and other tales

Ninja under foot

Counting our blessings

Disciplining other dogs

I spy ...

What do you say when ... ?

Round and round we go

What makes sense, what doesn't

My workout floor show

Dog theme songs

The wolf within

Lilly polices herself

There's a jellyfish on my sofa

Inside the BOX (or Bubble of LOVE)

More on mat training

Separated at birth?

Adventures in shaping

Nice clothes? Nah

When they don't think we're looking

The nibbler

Wishing for a TIVO life

On being flawed

I need a third hand

The rescue excuse?

Holster for whipped cream?

Focus training for handlers?

Happy news, sad news

Honor Stink Eye

If Lilly was ...

Mountain dog goes to town

Anatomy of a meltdown

Waxing literary

Hugging, Part 2

Oh, my dog does that too

Report: Speed & Motivation Class

Return the favor

Reminders of love

Sigh, Zip, Slip

No wrong ... no right

Productivity placebo effect

Green handler seeks experienced dog

Puppies coming in waves

Snappy come-backs

Lessons from my first dog

Citizen's arrest

Size and sensibility

The sport of dog training

Which came first?

Shifting expectations

The things people say

Snowflakes falling on my head …

My fetching monster