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Tucker’s Embark results! Full results: http://embk.me/tucker4829?utm_campaign=cns_ref_dog_pub_profile&utm_medium=other&utm_source=embark

The shelter listed him as a Border Collie mix (lol) and I was pretty sure he was a Golden Retriever/Border Collie/etc. mix so pretty surprised to find that he has neither. The Dachshund and Boston Terrier are pretty hilarious to me (he’s 48 pounds! and definitely not short!) but all the rest make sense/aren’t particularly surprising. His supermutt was Collie, Chow Chow, and Rottweiler. A little bit of everything! Sporting, herding (ish), bully/terrier, hounds, nonsporting, and working!

#embark results #wanted a herdy dog and instead i got.... all of the above. every kind of dog

tuckerposting

Sometimes hard to tell them apart if I’m being honest

aggiepython

couldn't resist merging ur dogs

tuckerposting

scary!!

#I would not choose the back end of either of these dogs if I had to pick a half #not one dog in this house with unproblematic anal glands

Tucker’s first time in AKC Open! He’s so cute when he’s agilitating I can’t even stand it.

📸: Crescent Canine Co

#tucker #agility #7 years #i am working very hard at managing his emotions during trials so that he can just do agility and not be worried or stressed #with mixed success. but god it’s fun when we can both get out of our heads

Ash’s first agility trial! He loves to party at the end of a run.

📸: Crescent Canine Co

#ash #agility #3 years

Sometimes hard to tell them apart if I’m being honest

#ash #3 years #tucker #7 years

Quite frankly captivated by this incredible Sheltie lamp

I wish I was a Sheltie person (or knew one) but I’m considering it anyway

seagulley

the little black lurcher on the Commandos team was soooo pretty <3

seagulley

perfect creature

#in my household we would call this a tuckerdog #because that is tucker’s breed and this is very obviously the same breed as him. perfectly in standard #breed standard: looks like tucker 👍

tucker sneeze too much

Starting on Wednesday Tucker has had several sneezing fits (2-6 sneezes in a row, multiple times per day). No coughing, discharge, or other signs of illness. I don’t think anything in our home environment has changed that could be an allergen.

Do I…

go to the vet bitch (have pet insurance & not a financial hardship for me)

you can’t take your dog to the vet for sneezing that’s ridiculous

i have other insight into this topic which i will helpfully share below

Voting ended onFeb 1

Sneezy the Dwarf and I thank you for your time and thoughts!

Clean standard run!

#tucker #7 years #agility

Living with Ash is excellent because I’ll be snuggling with him and he’s curled up to me so nicely that I find myself thinking “surely this is the best ever snuggle that’s happened between a person and a dog. I can’t imagine a better snuggle than this” and I have this thought two maybe three times a day. He’s Just That Good at snuggling. Professional cuddler. Stuffed animal that is warm and loves you. Definitely his top stat and probably his main ambition in life.

#Ash #3 years #luckily not an ambition that tucker shares except for sometimes when they become cuddle competitors.

3rd agility trial! CPE again. I learned a lot this trial that I’m going to try and keep in mind going forward. Rambling to myself:

3/3 Qs (one that shouldn’t have been a Q…. the judge didn’t see Tucker pop out of the weaves), 2 standard runs and one jumpers run. That makes our CPE Q rate 100% (gradeflation…….) and we earned our level one standard title. Don’t ask me what the letters are I have no idea.

I’m probably not going to focus on CPE or try to go to many more CPE trials in the immediate future. The games don’t really interest me right now and the trials and titling/leveling up are sort of set up assuming that people do all the games. I do like the more relaxed qualification requirements as it’s nice for building confidence/morale but my Q ribbons sort of feel like Monopoly money when I know that many of them wouldn’t even count in AKC. I do think I’ll start Ash out in CPE once he’s ready just to get low-pressure trial experience. Also the titles just confuse me idk.

Note to self: for the time being, don’t sign up for multiple trial days per weekend (one day is fun, two is a chore). Don’t sign up for runs that have a big time separation - waiting around all day or leaving and coming back are both lame. Only one run per day is also lame. Luckily the AKC trials I’m looking at are mostly organized better in terms of time and I should only have to spend a few hours at a trial to get my two runs in. I’d love to volunteer at trials but Tucker just can’t handle that.

Things that went well: 1. We nailed some handling sequences that I was concerned about and had some good front and rear crosses! 2. I lost engagement with Tucker early in one of our runs but got it back!! and the rest of the run went smoothly :) 3. I asked a lot of him and he gave me so much effort! Bonus: he’s so fast ! Not border collie fast but plenty fast for me.

Things to work on: 1. WEAVES! Every time we weave in a trial setting Tucker pops out early. Not sure if it’s because of the trial or because we’re doing 12 weaves at practice and only 6 in trials. Needs some attention in training. 2. Ring entries - once he’s with me he’s ON, but I’m having a slightly hard time getting him to focus before we begin a run. The routine at a trial is very different from practice and needs some troubleshooting. 3. Not being distracted by Father. My partner came and watched the trial for the first time and that was difficult for Tucker as a guy who struggles with separation and is very concerned with keeping track of his people. However I like having my partner with so we’ll have to get comfy with it.

I’m pretty agility-ed out right now but I’ve got about a month until our next trial and some great information about what we need to work on in the interim! Got emotional today thinking about what a great agility dog Tucker is and wishing I had more time with him. He’s so cool and special and I love him so much!!

#tucker #agility #7 years