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Note that items are in random order under each month before 2005 instead of reverse chronological order; I will eventually fix. Meanwhile, you can click the whole-month link and see them in the correct order together. (Last updated: May 11, 2010.)

May 2012 (12)

Knee Story - Not that it's inconsistent or anything. And it gets to do Black Mountain.
Super Moon - Wordless Wednesday
A Good Name For An Agility Dog - How Boost got her name.
The Stairs From Heck - Some uphill practice.
Another USDAA Day Two of Two - Everyone runs well, a surprise Steeplechase, and even a Q or two.
Another USDAA Day One of Two - Lots of news.
Brief Concerned Human Mom Post - Tika's Leg
Shoreline Park to Polehenge - Wednesday night hike with the Sierra Club.
Deaf Dog Training Day 2/3 - Not sure whether I'm making progress.
Anger! - Wordless Wednesday
Deaf Dog Training Day 1 - Some training notes.
A New Training Phase - Tika's vibrating collar arrived!

Apr 2012 - (21)

Semiretirement - Time to scale Tika back. Dunno about Boost.
Agility: The Sport of Manic Depression - In which Steeplechases are won, obscenities are spoken, miracles happen, more miracles are so close to happening that when they don't it's a like a sucker punch to the gut while simultaneously being thrilled, and a bunch of Q ribbons come home.
SMART USDAA Day 1 - Tika reliable and slow, Boost fast and, well...
Sports Photos - April theme gallery entries.
Here Comes USDAA Again - Injuries, class, weekends.
A Little Macro Photography - Wordless Wednesday.
Rarities and Treasures in the Coyote Hills - Native wildflower hike on Coyote Ridge via Kirby Landfill.
Miscellany Again - Vibrating collar, newspaper fetching, face plants, Border Collies, excellent agility dogs.
Silent World - Tika's deafness--and vision.
Visiting Parents - A brief Cupertino interlude.
Doggie Drugs and Magic Tongues - How do they do that?
Don't Use That Photo, It Looks Like I'm Giving Advice - As one agility friend responded, "And...?"
Boost Two-On Two-Off Aframe Intensity - Wordless Wednesday
Mat Matters - Goodbye to some old plastic friends, hello to the newest member.
Salmagundi - View and invasives, shoes, chairs, ribbons, peeps, oh my.
And a Shorter Summary of the USDAA Trial - Qs, titles, and like that.
The End of a Four--no, Three-Day Weekend - Some items accomplished, some not.
Boost's Mom at AKC Nationals - Tala is looking good.
Let's Hear It for Veteran Dogs and Mixed Breeds - I forgot to mention the AKC National Championships.
Four-Day Agility Extravadogaganza - Hopes and fears for the coming weekend.
Needy Knee - A morning at the physical therapy department.

Mar 2012 (18)

More Miscellany - Shoes, class, serpentines, spring, flowers, wind...
Training Notes - Because I do want to improve things.
Uncanny Coincidences - Lincoln and Taj MuttHall.
Then And Now - In honor of National Puppy Day.
Random Things Around Town - A lazy blogging day. (sprinkles, cheap labor, dragons, chairs, magic trees)
C-ATCH 48 Hours, C-ATE 2 Weeks - My Little Agility Champion! And My Good Ol' Agility Multichampion!
Weekend's End - The aftermath.
Yet Another CPE Saturday - In which Tika is definitely deaf and Boost tackles Colors--yet again--to try to complete her championship.
Evening Views of San Jose - Almost Phraseless Phriday.
The Knee - ...is wearing out.
Filling In the Blanks - CPE paperwork.
Fill In Unique Title Meaning "Another CPE Weekend"... - Ups and downs, no C-ATCHs.
Title Celebrations and the Blue Merle Cycle - Tika and T-Cam and Tala and Boost, oh my.
I Have This New Dog - Working on enthusiasm and basic agility skills.
Blogger Complaint - How come I can't subscribe to posts?
There's a Price To Pay for Going Over to the Dark Side - If I knew then what I know now.
Another Pretty Darned Good CPE Weekend. - In which we bring home a pretty darned big ribbon.
Can She Hear Me Now? - The old Craussie's hearing is pretty much confirmed as deficient now.

Feb 2012 (23)

Hiking in the Rain With Glass - Sierra Vista sunrise hike with spectacles and telephoto lens.
Treasures! - Photos from the weekend.
CPE Was Very Very Good To Us - A pretty good quantity of Qs.
Total Crazed CPE Agility - Thus starts multiple consecutive weekends.
Presidents' Weekend Monday - Big Sur and Monterey.
Presidents' Weekend Sunday - Climb Mission Peak
Presidents' Weekend Saturday - Cosumnes River Preserve
Agility Dogs and Life - Class and successes and misses and aging and all that.
Spring Has Sprung Yet Again - Garden Bloggers Bloom Day--what was blooming in my yard on Feb 15.
A Little Agility Levity - Something I whipped up in half an hour. (Dog Agility Competitor: What I really do.)
Cute Local Dogs - County photo contest.
Weekend Update - Title chase and summary.
USDAA Possible Titles - Addendum to earlier post.
USDAA Weekend Coming - Addendum to earlier post.
Some People Just Don't Ever Get The Memo - I blew it in the clothing arena again!
Cosumnes River Preserve: Search for Sandhill Cranes - Wordless Wednesday.
Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is - A step away from agility for today. (Donations, causes)
On Great Handlers and Good Runs - Am I a great handler? Did I have great runs?
Some Weekend Run Details - Pretty much for my own recollections.
A Good Weekend - Not perfect, but lots of Qs and those titles are now SO CLOSE!
The First of the Crazed Back-to-Back CPE Weekends - To Elk Grove--and beyond!
Photo Club: Stormy Weather - My photos displayed.
Me Got Tennis Ball. You Throw. Me Wait. - Wordless Wednesday.

Jan 2012 (17)

Almost 12 Miles - We did it! (Santa Teresa)
Testing the Waters - A little Calero Creek Trail hike.
Foggy Night at the Agility Field - Just some photos and notes.
Why Discouraged? - Thinking about Tika's weekends and gnawing on statistics.
Agility Trial Colors: Purple - Wordless Wednesday
Judgement Day Is Coming - My first date.
And In Conclusion - Weekend's attempt at attitude realignment.
Agility Up The Wazoo - Weekend's attempt at attitude realignment.
A Little Memory Trip - In the dawn of agility
2011 Top Ten Final - Tika in 3 categories; close in the other 2.
January: Winter in San Jose - Wordless Wednesday (and Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day).
Training Notes - Wordless Wednesday (and Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day).
Geocaching With Dogs at Neighborhood Danna Rock Park - Wordless Wednesday.
It's Cesar Milan Time Again - A link to a well-stated article
New Member - My brief agility bio.
The Cost of Vanity - The cost of "The Campaign"
Next Agility Blogger Action Day-- - If you're a blogger, read this.

Dec 2011 (22)

Christmas Redux - December Photo Challenge.
Noel - Wordless Wednesday.
The Hike From Hell Leads to True Happiness - Funny how the most unexpected things can have the best results.
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Switchbacks - Hike at Las Trampas.
Merry Christmas - Random Christmassy photos from recent years.
Speaking of Food Treats--Favorite Holiday Sugar - No-Cook Fondant recipe.
Food Rewards? - Me no eat, me run.
Taj MuttHall Year In Review: 2011 - Agility statistics and observations for the year.
Random Photos For First 4 Weeks of A Class I'm Taking - Wordless Wednesday
Top Ten Minus One - No Snooker for us.
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Side Teeth - Vanity, thy name is Money.
Updates to yesterday's post-- - FYI, I added more photos and text to yesterday's hiking post.
Cold and Sunny - Who could ask for anything more for a calorie-burning hike?
Here Is What Happened - When I behaved badly last weekend.
Making Myself Feel Better - Lifetime Achievements, Top Tens.
Foggy Sunrise In Silicon Valley - Wordless Wednesday.
Dear Santa - Please consider what I want:
A Bad Day At Black Rock - A mess.
After 2 Days Of USDAA-- - Agility: The manic-depressive simulator for those who don't come by it naturally.
Thanksgiving Morning at Santa Teresa park - Wordless Wednesday
USDAA Weekend Is Coming - What's going on.
Agility Dog Photos In Case You Haven't Seen Enough of Them - From NAF USDAA, early November.

Nov 2011 (10)

Oct 2011 (14)

Sep 2011 (20)

Aug 2011 (20)

Jul 2011 (26)

Jun 2011 (22)

May 2011 (21)

Apr 2011 (19)

Mar 2011 (28)

Feb 2011 (26)

Jan 2011 (24)

Dec 2010 (15)

Nov 2010 (27)

Tika Had a Busy 2007 -
Dog Agility in Today's Sunday Comics -
MUTT MOVER Owie -
Thanks Again -
Best-Laid Plans -
Happy Thanksgiving -
Busy! And Cold! -
She Flies Through the Air-- -
Evil Floors and Working Dogs -
Can You Still See Me? -
Sooooo What's Next? -
Knee, Bars, Class -
Apologies -
Here's Proof -
Here Comes The...Waffle -
Details of the Weekend -
Weekend Results with the Devil to Pay -
Walkies and This Weekend -
In and From Taj MuttHall's Yard -
How Many Points Does It Take? -
Autumn Hike -
The Water is Always Cooler on the Other Side-- -
The Month of Losing Dangerously -
Can You See Me *Now*? -
Wordless Wednesday Snooze -
PICK UP YOUR POOP! -
Dog Butt(on)s -

October, 2010 (25)

Maybe My Blog Should Be Like This -
Googility -
Give Me a Head with Hair -
Walk to the Park Near Dark -
Shopping and Dogs -
What It Costs for a Purse to Go Missing -
Where is My Purse? -
Agility Partners -
Post-USDAA National Championships Notes -
It's All About Whom You Know -
Water, Water Everywhere, But-- -
Wordless Wednesday part 2 -
Wordless Wednesday -
Of Mice and Men -
Tournament Silver and other Tournament Statistics -
Home Again -
No Excuse for Not Doing Agility This Weekend -
Who Says the Suburbs Are Boring? -
USDAA Titles by Breed--Fun! -
USDAA Titles by Breed -
Agility Comin' Right Up! - Weekend plans
Wordless Wednesday - Recent celestial displays.
I'm Givin'em Back - Top Ten Updated
Memorizing Numbers--Or Not - A little more from the judging clinic.
Course Design - Masters versus Advanced versus Novice, notes from the clinic.

September, 2010

Yes I Was Really There - Photos of me at the judging clinic.
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Scenes from the judging clinic as trainees learn to do what judges do.
Fourth Day of Judging Clinic - Done! Glad to be back to normal--probably--
Third Day of Judging Clinic - Thank the universe for showers! And what about that judge's path?
Second Day of Judging Clinic - Drooping...
First Day of Judging Clinic - Wow.
Judging/Course Building Clinic - I be gonna git me some larnin'.
NADAC Championships - Live streaming.
Dang Weave Pole Surprises - Broke Tika! Boost perfect!
And for Those of You in Merced County-- - VAST members doing dog agility demo.
So Many Clever Dogs In One Place at One Time - Fun music video.
You Know You're An Agility Addict When-- - New! Fun list; can you find a description that matches yourself?
Maintenance Costs and Built-In Obsolescence - Garden tools and dogs.
Simple Truths of the Universe: The Agility Version... - From a friend's facebook status:
Bitey Bitey Bitey - Open the door for your mystery bite.
Avast ye scurvy agility dogs! - Brush up on your piratical lingo.
Hurricane Katrina Dog Rescue - Stories of heartbreak, determination, delight, and the power of people who care.
Perhaps It's Time for a Break - Upcoming agility and current (if imaginary) tribulations.
Dogwalk speed - Timer built into the dogwalk.
Wordless Wednesday - Experiments with aperture and shutter speed.
Poo Power - A practical use for dog waste.
Thoughts from 9/11 - A friend's post about then and now. I don't often veer from dogs, agility, hiking, and life's little stories. But every line here had me saying, "Yes! Yes!! YES!" And so, herewith, my view of the events of 9/11 and the dismaying current reverberations from that day.
NOT about Tika Top Ten - Really, I'm not keeping track.
About Refunding Entry Fees - Some clubs do sometimes, some clubs don't.
A Few Minutes With Agility Rooney - Many random thoughts and maybe some results from this weekend.
Front Crosses Gone Wrong and One Good Run - Coupla videos from last weekend.
Many Many Runs This Weekend and an Iffy Dog - 7 runs saturday, 5 possible Sunday. And is Tika OK?
Nifty Blogger Feature: Static Pages - Note the "Home" and "USDAA Rules" links above.
Tika Not At Her Best - She's still sore. And we're trialing this weekend.
To Test Or Not To Test, That is The Question - Paranoid about dog health. And I guess no course design clinic, either.
These Are Not My Beautiful Contacts - Wordless Wednesday. (Thanks--I think--friend Sarah for photos.)
Oh, Right, Titles for Tika Plus Summary - Just remembered--
SouthWest Regional: Another 3-Day Weekend - Yup, we went, we agilitated, we got some Qs.
Comparing Dogs - When did who get what?
The Place I Thought I Wanted! - But alas, the time is not right.
Fixing the Danged Contacts - Boosts, once lovely, are broke. Tika's, always struggling, are broke. Plus some useful definitions.
Titles Schmitles - Current and for the rest of the year.

August, 2010

Southwest Regionals: A look back - It's small, for a big trial.
What's All That Itching? Oh, It's Her Genes! - Littermates itch, too.
Money money money--must be funny-- - Well, this weekend wasn't a total loss.
A Real Hot Dogger - Important acquisition at today's agility trial!
Saturday Musings - In which we discuss overmotivating and gradual deterioration of criteria.
Boost's Relatives - Dogs that look like Boost are everywhere!
Blasts from the Past - My faithful Dog Training Notebook, with fun recollections and tips from the experts.
National Dog Day - Every August 26. Adopt from a shelter! And other good dog things.
Trainin' For The Mad Rush of Agility Trials - Boost jumps and table, Tika dogwalk. Or--not--
More Heat - Tuesday's record heat in the Bay area.
Hot and then Hot Again, and Burning Some Rubber - Here's our heat spell; hope it's gone soon. Plus new contact surfaces.
Seven Things About Us and Then About Our Dogs --or maybe not-- ( plus list of agility blogs)
In Search of Fire Roads - An afternoon in Bonny Doon.
Boost in Flight - Photos from July USDAA.
Go! Go! Go! - Personal training part 2: Working on Boost's bar knocking, refusals, and go on.
Hiking Among Others' Dogs - Went on a hike with my dad, no Merle Girls.
And STAY Down! - Personal training part 1: Working on Boost's table down--also bar knocking, refusals, and go ahead.
Chatting With Your Dog... - ...and trying not to raise your voice...
Scratch Scratch Scratch Scratch STOP IT! - Boost allergies?
Quick Hike With Dogs - Wednesday afternoon hike with photos.
Activities for Weekends Without Dog Agility - Busy weekend planned
Loose End (Another One) - I can hear you now!
Loose Ends - Weekend away, Tika soreness, video camera, upcoming schedule.
Love Love LOVE Those Point Accumulating Games - Snooker, Gamblers, Full House--gimme gimme gimme!
Fast Jumpin' Boost - Video from last month's CPE trial.
Interview with Nancy Gyes-- --at Team Small Dog, which I'd be remiss if I didn't mention.
Top Ten Woo-Hoo - Mostly current results from USDAA site.
Feet and Footprints - Tika soreness and food thief in the dark.

July, 2010

More Notes from Tuesday Night's Class - Another student posted more than I did.
Brisk Morning Hike - 1000 feet up and back before 10 a.m. Woot!
Video: What Next? - To buy or fix or neither.
Handling: Setting Dog's Tunnel Exit Expectations - A little thing from class Tuesday night.
Ol' Sore-Foot Tika - Right front foot not happy.
We Coulda Been a Contenda - The successes and the almost-champion-of-the-universe-but-nots (from the weekend trial).
Went. Maybe good, maybe not. - Got in 6 runs today--agility, I mean; maybe a couple or 3 other runs--in 3 out of 5 classes.
Go or No? - At home, not at trial.
Oh Bother, Said Pooh - Or was that poo? (Can you say: Diarrhea? Can you even spell it without looking?)
CPE Trial This Weekend - Maybe my only CPE for this year.
The Good Kind of Paperwork - Title certs.
Part 4 of Packing for an Agility Weekend, Then and... - Fourth in a series comparing my 1996 gear to my 2010 gear, and transitions between.
A Modest Proposal to Solve Everything - Lots of trials, classes, and intense practice help one's weight and health, plus save unwanted dogs and improve the economy.
Follow-Ups - Plastic wrap:Yum! and amazing ADCH and PF vs Ch.
Tika Top Ten Update Again - Updating the table I published a while back.
Sunday at Day on the Green - USDAA trial second day.
Saturday at Day on the Green - USDAA trial first day.
Down in Cool Carmel - USDAA weekend again
Part 3 of Packing for an Agility Weekend, Then and... - Third in a series comparing my 1996 gear to my 2010 gear, and transitions between.
Part 2 of Packing for an Agility Weekend, Then and... - Second in a series comparing my 1996 gear to my 2010 gear, and transitions between.
Part 1 of Packing for an Agility Weekend, Then and... - First in a series comparing my 1996 gear to my 2010 gear, and transitions between.
Over the River and Through the Woods-- - To agility trials we go.
More on Car Emergency Labeling - Another source for tags
Published! - Wikipedia does it again.
Updates - Filling in on a couple of previous posts (last weekend and crate emergency info).
Pet Crate Emergency Info - Vital information in case of an auto accident.
Another Week Gone - More about last weekend's agility trial, and just stuff.
Performance Tournament Top Ten - OK, something that we're not even close to being competitive in.
Dull USDAA Class Results From This Weekend - In which I enumerate what happened in the various classes in a not particularly interesting way. But maybe the summary could be of vague interest to others.
One of THOSE Weekends - Not what I'd planned for, although not a disaster.
DANG Dew Claws! - Taj MuttHall Mom messed up again.
Can I Hear You Now? - No, I really can't.
Gearing Up For Agility - Mentally, at least.

June, 2010

USDAA Gets Around to 24" Weaves and Other It's About Times - New rules forthcoming!
Mario Brothers Agility - Life imitates art: Getting to agility class.
Giving Away Stuff - Giving it away is sometimes hard.
Fun Day in the Heat - Got some practice, exercise, socializing, and food!
About to Be Swamped By Dog Agility, Plus Drawings - My leisurely spring is coming to an end.
Ack! Finchester.org having troubles - Photos missing from blog sidebar, etc.
Party Done, Dogs Aren't - The advantage of having people over is that you clean up!
I Hope It's Out Of My System Now - Droppage and breakage.
Vacation Photo Teasers --because I'm completely photo-backlogged and it'll be a while before I get all the Arizona trip photos up.
Time to Get Buns In Gear - Work on those agility issues before the president comes and kicks my--er--butt!
From Hopeless to the Top - A Journey with Dylan video.
Watching the Top Ten - Watching the rankings rise and fall...
MUTT MVR aka Swagger Wagon - I never realized how cool I was for having a minivan, until now.
Home Again - Another whirlwind vacation to Arizona.

May, 2010

Goodbye, David - A good friend is gone.
Go east, young woman. - East, to Arizona.
USDAA Breaks Free - New logo
House of Hair - Furniture and dogs: Defensive maneuvers.
Mixed Breeds in AKC trials - Nice article on one persons's experience.
For dog gadget lovers - A friend begins a series of "Essential Tools for Dog Lovers" on her blog.
Free! - Yes, some of us like to take vacations FROM our dogs.
And Speaking of Entropic Tunnels - An exploration of the thermodynamic decay of cynological paraphernalia.
Testing a post by email -
Dogolio - : Socks, shoes, tunnel kludge, digging, ribbons, movies, calories, scary footing.
USDAA Nationals 2009Crap, they're "local" again. (post from early 2009)
Ghost Handlers in the Sky - From K-TMH, only the best in hijacked lyrics.
Disneyland Now and Then - Photos from last November--and 1959ish. (No dogs or agility in this whole post.)
Leash Walking - Been there.
Happy Mom's Day, Mom - Thanks for making me me.
Agility Photo Album - Photos from last weekend, and the thoughts that go with them.
Brag Treats! - Class ritual: Brags.
Tika Top Ten Updated Update - I take it all back.
Tika Top Ten Update - We've got 2 months to our next USDAA trial, so this is the last you'll have to hear about it for a while.
There is Some Joy in Muttville - Sunday at the Bay Team trial.
There Is No Joy in MuttVille - Everyone struck out.
Tika's Championship JourneyHow many runs does it take to earn Tika a championship?

April, 2010

Ready for the Weekend - : Tidbits.
And Today's Quiz-- - Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz: Dogs!
But Wait, There's More--Agility! - USDAA third weekend in a row.
Do I Give It Up? - Is Boost fixable, and should I even try?
Snooker Day! - General Snooker strategy for Super-Qs, plus, OK, what exactly IS a Super-Q?
Customer Service from Arco - A divergence from dog agility for a moment.
Bad Hair Day - Why I should never go to bed with my hair wet no matter how bone tired I am from a weekend of agility.
*#&@%! and Other Choice Words - Not now, Tika, no injuries!
Another Day, Another Ribbon - Tika hangs in there. Boost and Human Mom are iffy.
Should I Be Thrilled or Dismayed? - Saturday at the SMART trial.
The Truth About Boost's Jumpers Q - Just for the record.
Right, then. It Must Be Time For--MORE Agility! - Another USDAA trial this weekend.
Day 5 After Haute TRACS - Monday looking back.
Day 4 at Haute TRACS - SUMMARY: Sunday
A Few of Her Favorite Agility Things - K-TMH brings you the best of our friends' hijacked lyrics!
Day 3 at Haute TRACS - Saturday
Day 2 at Haute TRACS - Friday
Day 1 at Haute TRACS - Thursday
Day 0 at Haute TRACS - Wednesday
Long But Exciting Four Days - Just a note about our 4-day USDAA weekend before diving into bed.
So Much To Do--You Know the Drill--so little time.
And In Today's Garden-- - Flowers and things with no legs
Haute TRACS, Here We Come! - Gearing up for the four-day extravaganza.
Miscellany All Over Again - various subjects--
Slow But Busy - Not much to say about agility, but maybe about other assorted things.
First Things FirstNo more fooling around; quit now while the quitting's good. [April 1st post]

March, 2010

Killing Your Dog in an Auto Accident - (Repost from my Facebook page) Have I mentioned why you should find a good system for securing your dog in your car?
Running Dogwalk Calculator - Are you fast enough?
52 Weeks for Dogs Photos: Void - Ack it's Saturday evening already!
Sibling--Well, Probably Not Rivalry - Boost's brother starts out well at AKC Nationals.
Testing new location - Have migrated blog to meet Blogger's new limitations; now dinking around with things.
This blog has moved -
Checking in on Performance Top Ten - Must mean I'm thinking about competing again--
Some Photos from Taj MuttHall Yard - Spring! Sproing!
Happy Happy Happy - I'm still likin' this no-agility thing.
Some Things You Just Don't Take Photos Of - Not the best health week ever. (Carmel trip with dogs.)
No More Guilt About Fewer Training SessionsFor dogs, once a week may be better than 5 times a week.
A Few Carmel Photos - From among the hundreds I took.
Carmel-by-the-Sea and Carmel-Away-From-the-Sea - A vacation day with the dogs.
Vacation - A two-day doggie trip sans agility. Can you imagine?!
Class Should Be Interesting Tonight - We've had no class for two weeks due to rain. And--
Miscellany - Musings between agilities. (fur, weather, lyrics, training, class,
Cars Got Passwords? - How does it know I made the last payment? Looking at my bank statement?
Dogs Got Wednesdays? - How do they know what night it is?
Today's Chuckles - I love Dave Barry! (on dogs)
Now What? -

February, 2010

Trick Dog Titles (Part 2) - Obsessing about trick dog titles, because, why not?
Trick Dog Titles - Why don't I think of these things?
Quick Monterey Jaunt - : Photos photos photos
Spring - February 25 in south San Jose. (The rain is coming.)
Truest Birthday Card - At least, I hope it's true. Made me laugh, anyway.
Dog Trip with No Dogs but Dog People - John Nunes' funeral.
Life Outside the Agility Lane - Walking, photos, funeral--
Sometimes I Think I've Had It With Agility - A whining, self-pitying BUT post, move along now, nothing to see here, I doubt you'll want to read it.
The Snooker Video You've Been Waiting For - Bay Teamer Silvina and Maja demonstrate amazing calm in a difficult situation while earning a perfect score in Snooker.
Technology Fails Us Again - Loss to the agility community.
Danged Super-Qs! - New championships for fellow Bay Teamers from this weekend's VAST trial.
Video Fun - Nothing to do with me, but I enjoyed these.
Paperwork - USDAA catches up on title certificates.
Hopes for Titles Addendum - Lotta lifetime runs
Hopes for Titles - This weekend could help--
Training for the Weekend - Serps, bars, USDAA this weekend.
Agility the Sport of Submillionaires - Time to win the lottery.
Bad DogWho's the agility champion? (52 weeks photo)
Life in the Agility Lane - Dogs + class + car + yard + blahblahblah (dog cards, blankets, etc.)
This Training Thing Is Hard! - Thanks to my friend Sarah for these photos from Sunday's fun match.
Grab Bag Day - blog issues, sad week, funny list, d*d rats.

January, 2010

UKI Birthday Fun Match - A good time was had by all.
It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Bright blue skies, fluffy white clouds, sun sun sun!
Statistics and Patterns Lie. I Hope.I'd like to break this particular pattern among my dogs' lives.
Goodbye Little Black Dog - R.I.P. Scully
Agility Activity - Class, fun match.
Missed It By That Much! - Right, Chief, final USDAA Top Ten numbers are in--
Hey, Well, Qs and Titles are Overrated Anyway - One rainy day of USDAA agility doesn't have a lot of high points. But dogs were happy to be running!
Gotta Love Those Microclimates but How About Jump Bars? - How much did it rain in San Jose yesterday?
Canoas Creek Says No Agility Class (Big Surprise) - Sob! Dogs going nuts, need practice, oh well.
Close Call on Lightning Strike - I was spared!
Whether the Weather is Fair or-- - Whether the weather is not--
Le Deluge -- Part 2 - A wee bit o'rain and even loud noise from sky.
Special Delivery Dogs - More box work for 52 Weeks for Dogs
National Hat Day - As long as I'm talking about matters of great global import--
AKC Wises Up - Almost as if someone read my earlier post.
The Importance of the World Around Us - Haiti, civil rights, dog agility equality, me and the Merle Girls.
Rats 3, Me 1 - Rodents *again* dagnabbit.
Bark! Bark! Tika Fell Down A Well! - In which Boost saves the day.
Tricks for Balance and Body Awareness--Part 1 - Limp and handstand.
White Elephant Gift Exhange Isn't For Chickens. - Or maybe it is.
Good News/Bad News - To start the year running, I've got good news and bad news. And more good news. Etc. (health and finances)
And, Oh Yeah, Sunrise - Tuesday morning across the big field
Gotta Love January in San Jose - Photos from my yard.
52 Weeks for Dogs, week 1 - A photography challenge
Vacation in the Snow - Do we look happy, or what?
Tika's Happy Toe -

December, 2009

Taj MuttHall Year In Review: 2009 - Statistics and observations for the year.
PVP Silver Team - Photos from Labor Day USDAA Regional
Got Animal? Got Agility? - Agility is not speciesist.
Boxing Day Hike - A-hiking we will go, a-hiking we will go--
Photos of Holidays Past and Present - Those were the days, my friend--and so are these.
Who Eats Better? - In which we analyze our Christmas goodies.
Thanks, Santa! - Do you detect a theme among some of our gifts?
Christmas at Taj MuttHall - It's a beautiful morning.
Best Corgi Christmas Photo Ever - Just go look.
Holiday Music from Taj MuttHall - Only the best hijacked and misused lyrics from KTMH.
Soooo Close On Top Ten, But Noooo - Tika's injuries take us out of it.
Boost and Tika Just Because - A few gratuitous photos from earlier in December.
In Three Days It'll Be Christmas Eve - Welcome to winter in San Jose.
Candyland Agility - Best gingerbread house of the year.
Autumn - In my back yard. This morning.
Going To Agility Class - I love going to agility class and here's why.
Why Are There So Many Agility Organizations? - In some parts of the U.S., you have almost a dozen sanctioning organizations, or "flavors," to choose from. So--why?
nYAAO! Yet ANother Agility Organization - In case the umpteen variants currently available aren't enough for you, here's another one coming your way.
Boost Title Surprises! - Boost has two new titles! Sort of--
Gamblin' Boost - Q in Team, good and almost great in Gamblers, and... that's it.
Over the River and Through the Woods to Agility We GoTo Santa Rosa in near-freezing temps for a USDAA trial.
Dang and Tree - No agility for Tika. So we found ourselves a tree instead.
Silvia Trkman Tricks Seminar - We'll have fun fun fun till our human puts the goodies away.
How Do You Find Me? Let Me Count the Ways - Search phrases that got people to click somewhere on my web site.
Best Dog Quotes - Well put, from Roger Caras.
Purple Foot - In honor of Tika's sore toe.
Running With The Boost - More photos from Monday. Thanks, Rob.
Trkman Masters Handling Seminar - Good personalized help and some nice pointers.
Morning Update on Tika and Her Foot and Vet Bills - Not broken, but sore. Budget a little broken, though.
Tika Tika Tika - Dang sore toe.

November, 2009

Bronze Dog - Tika's Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA).
Seminars N Stuff - Sylvia Trkman this week, and just tired.
Mice and Men Got Nothing On Us - Sometimes things (let us say, just off the top of my head, CPE trials the day after Thanksgiving) don't go the way you planned, hoped, expected, or even imagined.
Big Eating Equals Big Shopping - Why maybe it's not such a good idea to go shopping at 5 p.m. the day before Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Weekend and Top Turkeys - A little agility, a lot of food, and who knows what else.
Friday Morning Thoughts - Top Ten, bored dogs, nifty dog stuff in nondog catalog, agility class and schedule and training and weaves, dog noses.
So What's Going On on Facebook? - A status cloud generated from (in theory) all of my status posts since I joined facebook.
And While Being Not At the Nationals-- - I *was* at the nationals! After a nice dogwalk--er, walk with the dogs.
Rueing the Day - OK, I knew it would hit sooner or later. About not being at the Nationals.
Meanwhile Back at the Not-At-The-Nationals Ranch--... - Just sitting here-- well, OK, busy--
Disneyland Photo Teaser - Just a couple. Don't have time for more at the moment.
Home! - I love Disneyland. I love being home.
Body Parts Not Getting With The Program - Ouch ouch ouch. But at least we're still at Disneyland. For another half a day.
Disneyland! - We've been here two full days now--
Disneyland Versus The World Championships - Me to Disneyland. Everyone else to Scottsdale. Musings.
USDAA in Turlock - An oddball weekend.

October, 2009

Easy Come, Easy $180 Go - Boost's toenail = vet visit.
Do Those Dewclaws That You Do So Well - Poor Booster's little toeie has an owie.
Ack! Is It That Time Already? - Wasn't it just a couple of days ago that I had a whole month until our next competition?
Compare and Contrast: Two Videos - Team Standard Videos from Labor Day Regional
And Another Day Bites the Dust - Rainbows, shopping, cameras, walkies, parks, bad lyrics--
Focusing In-- - Camera and weaves.
Competitive Dog Sports -- Another Pass-Around Than... - About me & my dog sports.
Bad Internet Connections Cause Sleepless Nights, or Spiders Got Ears! - In which damaged technology and neglected cynology don't mix. Plus spiders. (Fair warning. At the end.)
Autumn confidence - In which something about my true nature is revealed.
Earthquake! - Twenty years ago today.
Gratuitous photos - Just playing around in the yard with new camera and borrowed lens.
Tuesday's Storm--The Aftermath - Big storm indeed!
The Storm As Seen on FaceBook -
Fun Rain Facts and Sorry Kate Elliott's Books - An interesting first storm of the season, plus fun facts to know and share!
Favorite Dog Lyrics Redux: The Happy Suburban Wanderer - From K-TMEH, only the finest in hijacked lyrics.
Ex Pertinacia Victoria (We Can Only Hope) - (Translation: From persistence comes success.) Well, can't say I'm not persistent.
Why Can't We All Just Get Along-- - Like elephant and dog?
Joke - Stop me if you've heard this one before... oh, wait... you can't! Ha!
Sacrifices - Who would you save, and at what risk?
Thank Goodness For-- --many diverse things--
Silly Rabbit, Tricks are for Dog Kids - In which we start pursuing tricks real serious-like (or is that Sirius-like?).
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Head for the Hills - Short hike with the dogs instead of agility

September, 2009

Scully Retires - Scully--Verwende Prinses--treats her friends to ice cream and it's COLD out there plus going nuts with the camera
About Tika - May I brag? And list some statistics, too?
Aaaaaaand We're Home - An OK weekend. Some things to write home about and others to just hope they're better next time.
Weekend's Coming-- - USDAA trial in Turlock, will be hot.
Olio-li-oxen-free - Random things from the treat jar of dog thoughts and lifestyle issues that have been piling up, gathering dust.
Belay Them Contact Trainin's Fer a Wee While - Today be Saturdee, Septembree 19--Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Blogging Comments Update - Playing with the blog universe.
Nothing Is Happening Here - Here we are. Yes. [Twiddles thumbs.]
Crossword Results - I was right--ended up about in the middle.
Crossword Scoring - Compared to dog agility scoring--
No Cross Words at Crossword Tournament - Different kind of Saturday competition.
USDAA Qualifying and Titling Rules - Some of the arcanity of USDAA scoring.
Behind the Bay Team USDAA Southwest Regionals - What classes we offer, why, and how
It Was The Best of Times, It Was The--Not Best of ... - southwest regionals personal results
This Weekend--Hopes and Fears - USDAA Southwest Regional Championship/Qualifier
Black Mountain Hike Photos - Another hike sans dogs.
Focus Pocus - Nancy Gyes graciously allowed me to post her tribute to Focus. (I was going to excerpt from it, but there's nowhere to shorten.
Very Sad News - Focus, Geri Fernandez' world team dog, died today.
He Whispers So Quietly, No One Knows What He's Doi... - A review of Cesar Milan's book.
Last Weekend, This Week, This Weekend - Surviving in agility

August, 2009

Grumble grumble sighhhh - not the best weekend
Two New Dogs, Two Old Dogs - And by that I mean--I have two brand new dogs, AND I have two dogs who are doing the same old things.
Olio Again Because That's What Life is Like - Dog hair, jump knocking, class, agility trial, heat, titles, clouds, sunset, deer.
Yosemite point of view - Fellow hiker's posts.
Olio a la Canine - Dog Day, rats, computers, lawns, cameras, ballet, agility, and anything else I remember to stick in here
Mission Accomplished - Glacier Point hike done!
On Our Way - On to Glacier Point!
Weave Experiments - Timing 20" vs 24" and Boost is GREAT!
Special Dog on a Sunset Hike - Skyline Ridge Sierra Club hike and Rhubarb.
Are We Ready Yet? - Conditioning hikes...wellllll... plus Tika's butt and agility training...wellll...and about that camera.
24" Weave poles - Should USDAA change weave pole spacing?
Monday Recap and What's Next - Who's anal, who ate too much of the wrong things, who needs a camera, who's doing some real hikey-climbey thing.
Just Another Day - A little sore, a little agility, no conditioning hikes whatsoever.
Dogs Get To Use Their Four-Wheel Drive - Hiking up Coyote Peak.
The Insurance Thing is NOT Finished After All - Insurance companies are not your friends.
Keep Moving Those Legs - Dogs might not be climbing Glacier Point, but dangit if I'm moving my butt, they are, too!
Hiking Among Other People's Dogs - Blurry photos of the day, with exercise.
Weave pole fakeout - Who's doing the weaves well is not whom I expected.
Fair is Fair - TMH takes a break from the TMH dogs and visits the county fair.
Don't Get Me Wrong, I Love the Game --but sometimes--

July, 2009

So Far So Good - Even Boost does well in class.
Titles, tongues, trekking, tunes, with photos - Still practicing terseness with assorted updates.
Weaves. Terseness. - wha's'up?
Why Agility? - My sport of choice, but why?
Antithistle Crusaders Strike Again - What I do on nonagility weekends, number 33.
OK, Last Videos from Last Weekend, plus Standard A... - Three Masters Standard runs: Compare and contrast.
Obstacle Times - Are we competitive? Are we excellent? Or are we just dawdling along?
Videos Videos Videos! GP and Pairs - Grand Prix and Pairs Relay vids.
Boost Steeplechase Round 2 Video - Thanks, 3 Dog Video!
Boost Steeplechase Video - 3-Dog Video comes through again, thanks Steve.
Tika's Saturday Steeplechase Video - viewing online
Yessirree I Have Agility Dogs - Another fine weekend, all in all.
Cool Things - Day 1 of USDAA agility.
A Brief Moment of Fame - Remington's cast revisited--
We're Ready - Friday night thoughts for the weekend.
Training Progress - As usual, some things get better and some get worse.
It Was Like a Fairy Tale Come True - ...except the magic was the power of space flight and each hero's success was in coming back alive.
Bloomin' Yard - If you like flower photos, this is for you.
Hot and Stuff - Heat, hammers, walkies, training.
I Heart My Dog Heads and Fruit - All the misappropriated lyrics you could want at K-TMH, plus fruit news.
Cyborgification - Another pointless exercise.
Fun With Course Maps - Detailed comments on some courses from this past weekend's USDAA trial.
Groaning In So Many Ways - Waking up to dogs, groceries, and death, and groaning in a major way at the very end.
Updates - Random things, agility, blog, life, and a Boost shocker.
Are Some Things More Important Than Agility? - Weddings? Graduations? Death's Door? Amusement parks? Hmm.
Very Good Indeed - It wasn't a perfect weekend, but it was pretty darned close.
I Like the Way Things Are Going - Lots of good, not much bad, at this weekend's USDAA trial so far.
Shiny Happy Tika - Day 1: Team Tournament--we won, we won!
Exercise and preparation - How the dogs and I are preparing for our long agility weekend.
Dog Agility Goes Mainstream - We're in the funny papers!

June, 2009

Ooooh Noooo! - Agility trial angst.
Sister's Family and their Really Big Jumping Dogs - In which my nieces and sister do some fun stuff with their animals in the heat, and I watch.
We're Havin' A Heat Wave - In which we attempt to get the TMH dogs to go swimming in an actual swimming pool.
Dog-Food Eating Zombies! - In the dark, they come and steal our food.
No Training. But Walking. - Busy but active.
All the Agility Course Maps You Could Want--Eventu... - New site--visit, download, contribute.
CPE Trial Sunday The Natural Order Is Restored - Some quick (I hope) notes on results.
CPE Trial Saturday Surprises - Day 1 of Bay Team Palo Alto CPE trial.
Demo Today - A survey of demo dogs. Plus napping.
A Crisis of Conscience - I don't know what I'll do next time. Rats.
Brutalizing Your Dog Teaches Him the Wrong Lesson - Old dog-training methods are out. Dominance is out. Communication and learning are in.
Knock Off That Bar Knocking and Check Out That View - Working on Boost's main issue (of --um-- 2 or 3 main issues).
New Facebook URLs - It all gets more complicated and easier at the same time.
Buy These Albums Now! - In which I attempt to pull the musical wool over your eyes.
Ah, Me, Time Goes By - Remembering Jake courtesy of the postman.
All the News That's Fit To Blog--Plus Clothing - Boost jumps and dogwalk and weaves, Tika jumps, flying your dogs, Disneyland, Sylvia Trkman, facebook, insurance--whew! Anything else? Oh, yeah, it's all about the clothing!
Ex Pertinacia Victoria - Agility and the classics.
Remembering Weaving Poles, Flowers, Birds, and What Else Anyway? - A little yardwork, a little practice, new neighbors.
Gamblin' Tika, Why She Gambles, No One Knows - She's such a reliable, experienced dog.
We Live In A Fascinating World - Full of dogs and hills and grass and trees and light and colors and coyote poop.
Actual Agility Video Footage! - Videos and course maps.
Insurance Part 2 - Looks like things will turn out as OK as they can under the circumstances.
Entropy 3: Playground Equipment - Once I've bought all the agility equipment, it's supposed to last forever. Right? Am I right?

May, 2009

It's Never What I Expect - Nor necessarily what I want. USDAA trial results.
My Browser Life is Complete - Gotta love my browser's auto-completion feature: Easy access to all things dog agility! And--ahem, yes--important things like work.
A Tragic Loss - R.I.P. Risk Scannell.
Yes! I'm Going! - I'm off to Turlock for a day and a bit of agility.
Insurance - Settlement for car break-in gets complicated.
Bleahhhhhhh Part 2 - Cold? Flu? Aardvarks? And who is that other person in my bed?
Bleahhhhhhh - By dose is all stuffed up.
Stretching...or Not - Cramps, stretching, fruit in my very own yard.
A Memorial Day to Remember - Agility demo and complete exhaustion. A good time was had by all.
Don't Ever Do This Again - In which we offer to do an agility demo for a big event down the street.
We Don't Get No Respect - AKC and the public perception of agility.
No Dogs Tonight and Sore Legs - In which we realize why we shouldn't slack off on the uphill/downhills.
New Puppy Blog by Nancy Gyes - Enjoy puppy-training thoughts with a real pro.
Early Start on a Hot Day - Another 4-mile walk at dawn with dogs and camera.
TaJ MuttHall Yard and Local Deities - In which we take a camera tour in our very yard to prove that lacking an SLR doesn't mean that we can't take quick unartistic snapshots anyway. Plus an inventory of yard deities of many persuasions.
Aftermath - More on the break-in
Mixed Blessings - Sigh.
Boost Plays to the Max and Tika Has a Lot to Say - Small dogs come visiting.
No Thanks, No Puppy for Me - In which I continue to realize that I am content with my current dog population and that my current dog population has some agility issues.
Cutting Back On Agility - Where to cut? How? Why? When?
History Reappears - Comparing 2002 to now.
The Evil Devil Floor(s) - Boost's brain explodes over--flooring.
Old Age. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. - A scare, sadness, and relief.
Spring Color - Iris and roses in Taj MuttHall's yard.
From High to Low and In Between - We won! We lost! We learned! We exhausted ourselves!
USDAA Standard-Extravaganza Trial Day 1 - We have a good day.

April, 2009

Get Uncomfortable - Thoughts on moving out of your comfort zone.
Ambitions! - OK! Time to get serious about agility training!
Well, Here's What's What - Really, I love my dogs, I do. All them blue merles.
Platinum Dog! - Tika gets a big title! And Boost doesn't!
This Weekend - USDAA trial, here we come
Going To Your First Agility Trial? - Is this your first agility competition? You are new to the agility weekend thang? Here are some links to useful info.
CPE Weekend By The Clock: The Movie - You've read the blog, you've seen the trial, NOW in theaters near you: CPE Weekend By The Clock!
We Are All Unique - Google searches don't always come up with what you expect.
Random Things in April - The mind wanders. The life wanders.
She Swoons Because It's All About the Clothing - Agility is coming and we're not prepared. A Facebook experience, confirming that agility is all about the clothing.
AKC Confirms that Mixed-Breed Dogs Aren't Real Dog... - New program for mixed-breed dogs in AKC performance events segregates them from the "real" competitors.
Windy Day in California - What's all this blowing about?
California Natives--Flowers, Rocks, Birds, Butterf... - Photos galore, even if they are slightly out of focus.
Hiking Photos - Fun in the sun and in the cow plop.
Dog Health and Hiking - Both dogs seem fine. Did some nice hiking with dogs and wildflowers today.

March, 2009

Life - Taxes, earthquake, agility dangers, necks, bugs, computers...
Ellen's Computer is So Down - : Ellen is beside herself. (A neat trick.)
Tika Status - It's the neck. Now what?
Taj MuttHall in Redneck - Oh, man, this dialectizer is too much fun!
World Good. Facebook Good. - Tika gets a vet appointment through facebook.
Think First, Thow Toy Later - Of all the stupid--
Tika Is Fine Today - Only a little sore.
It Isn't Supposed to Work Like This - Tika and Boost both out for the count.
Tika Pops The Weaves - Video from two weeks ago.
Dogs Take Over the Roofs - Photos on a theme.
Off To Do Agility - CPE this weekend in Santa Rosa
Hiking With or Without Dogs - Brisk Sierra Club hike along lower Stevens Creek.
Still Life With Dogs. OK, Not So Still. - It's not the camera that's the challenge.
Choices Made - I make some progress with dogs but not much.
Who's Watching "Watchmen"? - Not much of a movie review. With dogs.
Boost Visits the Orthopedist and Tika Goes For a Hike - : Boost looks good but there's work to do.
Ribbons and Choices - Tika does well but is sore; Boost runs a lot; TMH can't make up its mind.
News and Notes - stuff..
New Toys - A selection of fun things for a rainy day.
Preparing for CPE Agility This Weekend - ...in the rain...with no practice... riding along with my train of thoughts this drizzly morning...

February, 2009

Things To Do When Not Doing Agility #83 - Go to the garden center.
Things To Do When Not Doing Agility #27 - Trimming Shrubbery
The Domestic Agility Mom - In which we learn why it's a bad idea for dogs to play tug of war on your bed on which your bed linens also reside. We then focus on our household trimming and ironing skills.
In Limbo - Not much agility training.
Dog Dreams, Boost Balance, and Just Tika - Where my mind goes at night, and what we're doing during the day.
Plastic Surgery and a Trim, with Flowers - My van is back, sans big dents, and I just mowed the lawn for the first time in 2009.
Best News On Food Labeling - Completely unrelated to dogs, but I think that the "Nuval" (Overall Nutritional Value Index) is the best nutritional aid to come along in a long time.
Favorite Dog Lyrics Part 6 - From KTMH (K-TajMuttHall), only the finest in foolish repurposed dog lyrics.
More About Boost - Orthopedist appointment in 3 weeks; pelvis comments.
A Break for Boost - Taking Boost out of agility for a while.
Tika/Boost 2016! - Election propaganda.
Walkin' In the Rain, We're Happy Again - Entertainments after 6 consecutive rainy days.
Dogs' Birthday Photos - Boost turned 4 on January 31; Tika turned 8 on Feb 14.
101 Ellenphant Jokes - Trimming the lemon tree. In the rain. Cold rain.
Four on the Floor - On hands and knees on the kitchen floor, making the world a better place to live.
Busy Weekend Again Even Without Agility - Friday and Saturday, dog playtime, then photo expedition.
Ellen Likes - Who knew?
Sense of Forboding -- Can We Hurry On Into March P... - This certain month has some bad juju.
A Little Good News on the Van - no side/frame damage
Teeny Rental Thing - Cute but not practical.
Health Myths Debunked Here - A public service announcement with an agility slant.
Accident Schmaccident - A busy, painful, and possibly expensive day.
Exercise Them Mini Dawgs - An interesting invention for smaller dogs.
I'm So Busy Memeing I Can Hardly Think Straight or... - Another Facebook tagging fantasy: "Ten things I learned from my dog(s)."
Favorite Dog Lyrics Part 5 - From K-TMH (K-TajMuttHall), only the finest in dog-related music and hijacked lyrics!
Random Things in February - new glasses, daylight, weave poles, deck training, rain vs. mud...
Thanks For the Cake -- Maybe Next Time Some Qs? - USDAA weekend summary.

January, 2009

Boost's Bars - The bar-knocking expert does it again. We look forward to the weekend--
Ribbon Wall - We earned 'em; we'd like to enjoy 'em.
25 Things About Me, and 25 More - Another homework assignment from Facebook.
Throw the Book At That Dog - Compare and contrast: Powell's City of Books vs Taj MuttHall's unincorporated village of books.
Build an Agility Jump--or Win One - Need jumps in your yard? Here are a couple of ways to do it.
One-Day USDAA - Not a bad day altogether.
Making the World Safe-- --for dogs and other living things.
Here and There in Portland - From the river to the hills.
From My Hotel Window - So much to see, from just one rectangular glass-filled hole in the wall 20 stories up.
Long Portland Walk in the Poo Capital - Hybrids everywhere. Of course that's what I meant.
In Portland - Just arrived and going for a walk.
Here I Am, Stylin' As Always - Guess the year.
Walking - Thoughts on the long walk last night with the dogs.
It's About Time! Saving Purebred Dogs - British Kennel Club makes it unacceptable to breed dogs whose features make them unhealthy.
Bars - My goodness gracious what an evening.
Agility Dogs Run Errands - Visiting the credit union and the grocery store.
Boost's First Herding Lesson - Maybe should be titled "My First Herding Lesson"
Scary Things In The Night - Do we have a sick dog or do we not?
Cold and Wet and Buster Cubes - When it's cold or wet (or both) outside, how to burn off some doggie ergs?
Dogz Yardz Dragonz Toyz - A busy afternoon out in the back 4. (Not enough space to be 40.)
Sunrise - This morning, out my back window.
Just Stuff To Start the New Year - Happy 2009 and some general training progress.

December, 2008

And Thus Endeth Another Year - Looking back. And forth.
6th Photo - An exercise from the "taggers" gamebook.
So Much To Do--You Know the Routine-- - Dogs got a little walk, a little play.
Good Thing There's Work So I Can Recover From the ... - Busy busy busy. - California Theater, friends, Monterey, gatherings, hiking, movies, photos
The Whole Family - Photo: Except 4-year-old Kate, who wanted to wander around looking at stuff instead.
Marley and Not Me - Why I won't watch this dog movie (and other movie notes)
Well, It's Christmas All Over Again - Santa Claus is coming to town. Tonight. I hope I've been good. Xmas Tree and decor, dogs with bones, etc.
Keeping Warm Last Weekend - Photos from a friend from the Dec 13-14 USDAA trial.
Autumn, Winter, Spring, and a Nice Brisk Walk - California's an odd place, season-wise, but we still love hiking the Guadalupe River Trail.
More Bored Dog - It's eleven at night, we should either be playing or going to bed.
ME WANT MORE PLAY - How I can tell that I haven't given the dogs what they need yet for the day.
Dang Jumpers Legs - Comparing Boost's and Tika's Jumpers histories
Clarifying DAM Team Bonus Qs - Just a little more on how well Tika did but still didn't earn those new Qs.
Saturday Good, Sunday Not So Hot--Literally and Figuratively - Got a couple of Qs but there's work to do.
Jules Verne Invented the Internet in 1891 - Check it out in my other blog, Word Whirled.
Working On Keeping Spirits Up - Because those spirits sometimes sink more than one would like. (Mom, Boost/bars/serpentines, weather, computers, Christmas)
Strategic Pairs - What chaos looks like on a course map.
Experiment from Slide.Com - Turned my Lexington Reservoir photos into a slide show to see what it looks like.
Can We Go Platinum? - USDAA trial this weekend.
Boost Almost Does Standard - Video of one of Boost's better runs.
Dogs Take Over the World - Do I know this driver?
Christmas Tree, No Beast - Some lights are up.
At the Bottom of the Lake - Exploring the drained Lexington Reservoir and 55-year-submerged structures.
Rear Crossing Tunnels - Trying to fix Boost's problem again.
Poll: Digital Photography at Agility Trials - Curious what other people think about digital photographers who server dog agility events.
Trimming the Tree - Of course I mean literally.
The Agility Blob That Ate the Universe - Compare and contrast 1996 to 2008.
Weird Weather and Whatnot - Dogs are playing, dogs love agility, what's with the lemon tree?, what's with xmas?, and whatever else.
Boost Claims To Be A Master-Level Dog - In which Ellen is surprised by where we are.
Digital Photography at Agility Trials - Here's what I hate about digital photography.
Of Christmas Trees and Grocery Clerks - The dogs helped me get a tree.
The Curse of the Baskervilles - In which Holmes follows a 12-hours-old trail and discovers the culprit.
Chewing - I've been a little stressed lately and needed a constructive way to channel my gnashing of teeth.

November, 2008

Training - Winter doesn't stop agility in California--but it might stop me.
Thankful - I'm just glad. (Family photos.)
Missed the Rainbow - Just a touch of color in the sky
Agility on Facebook - Another addictive online time-wasting thing.
Recidivism - Dang Boost at night.
Hiking Today - Took photos among the redwoods.
The Dog In The Night Party Umpty-Ump - Boost's nights seem to be back to normal.
USDAA Rules Change to Qualify in Team Individual Events - Now your individual events in DAM tournaments can count as Qualifying scores (Qs) towards your LAAs. Maybe.
Boost's Speed and some Gambling Strategies - Boost is very fast. Very. But does it ever show? And Snooker and Gamblers course maps.
Flea Fly Flo Flum - Boost might have fleas. So much cleanup to do!
Mom is Home and Improving - Sounds so much better. Still things to follow up on.
Move Tika to Performance? - Do I need to move Tika to the lower jump height division? What are my criteria?
Did Tika Think This Was CPE? - Tika had a good weekend. Boost is a work in progress. Still.
Mom's Getting Better - Being off drugs helps; being in hospital helps.
Competition This Weekend - USDAA trial, and it's going to be warm.
Moving the Cynosports Games - Should the USDAA Nationals be held in different locations?
Divesting - Trying to have Less Stuff
Uninspired and Still Reliving Scottsdale - Postnationals Tropical Depression
Family Resemblance - Some features pass through generations...
Random Thoughts from Scottsdale Trip - All kinds of experiences, thoughts, and rumors.
Mixed Breed Agility Calendar - Starring Tika.
Home From Scottsdale - Uneventful trip.
Sunday Night Somewhere Near the Ontario Airport - That would be Ontario, California, not the other one.
Friday and Saturday morning at Scottsdale - Not at my best; some personal notes.

October, 2008

Thursday at Scottsdale - Boost crashes and burns, Tika feels good.
Wednesday at Scottsdale - A busy day and I didn't actually do anything.
The Trip To Scottsdale 2008 - Mostly hunky dory. With a blip or two.
Woo Hoo! We're Here and We're Connected! - IN Scottsdale with Wifi.
Off to Nationals to Create More Unsorted Photos! - Have skimmed through some photos from the weekend, but mostly it's been getting ready to go to Scottsdale.
Fun with Photos - Some photography at the end of the day in Monterey.
Really Prepping for Nationals - Trying to clean up the small list of things that it's good to review.
Scottsdale Actual Walking and Running Schedules - Imagine yourself at Scottsdale. With site layout map.
World Cynosports Info Available - Woo hoo, running orders and teammates and everything are available, plus my walk/run schedule.
Yum, Buried Muddy Treats - Tika finds a rawhide that Boost buried. Buries it somewhere else, then licks the dirt off her nose. Tasteee!
Nationals Online - Where you can find info next week.
Nationals Musings - Thoughts, updates, team shirts.
Last Week's Results Table - Fun with database exports so revisiting Oct 11/12 Haute Dawgs USDAA results.
Well Things Are Interesting - Another Tika title, some soreness, some progress, weekend results, photos, misc weekend notes.
Interesting Lesson On Running Fast - What I learned today about keeping up with Boost.
Sore Points: 270s and Tika's Neck - This week's training and Tika's sore, again.
Sing Your Puppies to Sleep - Cute names and the amazing power of lullabyes.
Lessons From The Weekend - Thoughts on achievements and challenges.
Too Much Wind - The wind blew blew blew all weekend. That must explain the dropped bars. And other weekend results.
Getting Ready for Competition - What we're working on.
Erikson v. Columbus - History ain't what it used to be.
Escaping Dogs - Our Siberian Husky had nuthin' on this beagle.
Dog Photos - Updated blog photos
Bars! Argh! No time! Argh! - The work never ends. Upcoming weekends.
It's San Andreas' Fault - Today's hike: An educational experience along the famous fault line at Los Trancos Open Space Preserve. Link to photos.
Team Troubles for Nationals - Losing a team member hurts.
Teague Hill Hike Photos - Link to photos.
Rain. And Phone Books. - Boost does some surprising fetching and is surprised by water from the sky.
Tiring Out the Dogs--Ha! - OK, an 8-mile hike is good for half a day.
Subscribe to Taj MuttHall by email - For your visiting convenience.
Tiring Out the Dogs - Longggggg walk.
Goals and the Iditarod - A former Bay Teamer completes the 2008 Iditarod.

September, 2008

Preparing for the Nationals - Mentally, physically, agilitally, are we ready?
Random Things - Assorted photos and images with no cohesive reason for being in the same post.
Home Again, Home Again, Diggity DOG! - Back in Californ-I-A.
My Heart Is Torn Asunder - Paul Newman has died.
A Day in Old Montreal - Another 8 miles, another 10 hours, and what a cool city!
Thursday in Montreal: The Search For Dogs - More work, more walking, a few dogs.
Wednesday In Montréal - More work and a little more wandering around.
Another Busy Day - Mostly business today.
Montreal Photos - Photos from my Sunday 7-mile hike are available, including more dogs.
Famous Last Words - Stop me if you've heard this one before: "I don't need to charge my camera's battery ..."
Aloneness - Being alone is not the same as being lonely.
In Montréal - Je suis arrivé! (Arrivée? Arriver? Crud... I am here!)
Leaving My Dogs Behind--Je Vais Aller au Montréal - Business and pleasure. And no agility.
Talk Like a Pirate, Ya Scurvy Dogs - Just practicing for tomorrow. Long Rem Silver's ghost reminds you to be prepared.
How To Play Agility Snooker - The rules of Snooker in dog agility.
How Many Trials? - How many trials I've competed in, of why variety, and with which dogs.
Some USDAA Weekend Classes - Maps, videos, and brief discussions from this last weekend.
The Dog In The Night Part ?? - Another trip to the emergency room. Is it a bladder infection?
Achievements - Lots of good stuff this weekend. But handler needs more training.
What The Weekend Could Bring - Titles and successes looming.
Self Improvement (Or Is That Elf Improvement?) - Got to stop talking to myself. Keep telling myself that.
Why I Am Going to Nationals - Why I am going to USDAA Nationals (excuse me, Cynosports World Games) . (Is there an echo in here?) An analysis of previous tournament and nationals appearances.
No Dog In The Night (and Other Gratitudes) - Boost sleeps through the night, and otherwise also a good week.
A Lifetime of Weekend Stupidity - What IS it about me and getting up early on weekends? A trip through earlier decades.
Border Collie to the Rescue - A video with a surprise ending.
Road Trip Report - Fun match, beach, fun match. Lots of driving
Earthquake Reporting - Fun dynamic data. In color! Dogs are useless!
Busy Dog Day Ahead - Practice, walking, hiking, practice, and lots of driving.
Got Video? - Selected videos and course maps from regionals.
Weight Just A Minute - Everyone's now on a diet.
Southwest Regional Results - Results are available online.
Two Legs? Works for Humans--Dogs with no front legs.
Favorite Dog Agility LyricsFrom K-TMH (K-TajMuttHall), only the finest in dog-related music and hijacked lyrics!

August, 2008

Mixed Bag But Mostly Good - Tika Qs, Boost back to the drawing board.
The World's Most Expensive Polo Shirt - I'm out of excuses. Guess I'm going to Nationals. Besides, I want that shirt.
OK, We'll Take It - In which we get some Qs the hard way.
A Good Start - Good, good, everything's good, except there's no gas in my car.
Good News and Bad News - DAM Team changes; Boost changes.
Hot - I repeat. Hot.
Is It Nationals or Is It Not? - Maybe the Regionals will decide for me. Or maybe I'll decide whatever I want to decide.
Preparing to Compete - Working on Boost's lead-out pivot, go-on, bar knocking, runouts, and refusals. Is that enough?
Number 9... Number 9... - In which our agility sequence is rudely interrupted.
Shouldn't Complain Too Much - Tika vs Boost as younger dogs.
Runs from this weekend - Course maps, videos, and a list of our mistakes.
Sunday Results - Generally had a good time. But pretty awful in the Q department. And lots of random photos.
Saturday Results - Not the way I had expected the day to go, exactly--
Coming Right Up: Agility Weekends! Plus Puppies! - Four USDAA trials in the next 5 weeks. What we need for more titles.
Why Dogs Should Not Be Loose in Your Vehicle - Save their lives, and maybe yours, too.
We Interrupt Dog Agility and Hiking for a Sleepove... - An annual birthday party in Visalia. A photo story w/out dogs.
Joy and Grief - Puppies and another tragedy.
The Dog in the Night Follow-Up - Boost is fine probably.
The Dog In The Night - Boost and her potty habits. Or what.
Birthday Party With Relatives - Boost's breeder's 40th birthday.
Getting In Shape For Fast Dog Agility - If hiking gives me energy and stamina, and if that makes me faster, will it make my dogs faster and more accurate?
Clipping - Boost resorts to body bashing, for everything.
My Photos In Ebook - Dog-breed book available online
In Which Perfection Is Reversed - Tika does contacts; Boost does weaves.
Tired of Sleeping WITH Dogs? Sleep IN one! - Americana in Idaho.

July, 2008

Photos Photos Everywhere and Not a Dog In Sight - Sunday trip to Monterey, and also Havasu inside out.
Favorite Dog Lyrics Part 4 - From K-TMH (K-TajMuttHall), only the finest in dog-related music and hijacked lyrics!
I Hate Computers -
Boost is an Auntie - More fast puppies. (littermate Gina)
Time Goes On - Double sad news outside my dog world.
My Credentials - Ahem. May I present myself? (agility achievements, such as they are)
Hiking with Other People's Dogs - A brisk hike through poison oak without my beasites.
Zero-Fault Grand Prixs - USDAA rule change--You just knew it was going to happen sooner or later.
A Sunday Diary - Notes about my CPE weekend by time of day. Part 2.
A Saturday Diary - Notes about my CPE weekend by time of day. Part 1.
Last of the Grand Canyon Photos - At last, I'm done with Day 7!
Who Are You and Why Are You Paying All That Money?... - Who we (agility people) are and how much money we're paying. (Duh!)
Charity Vote - From Wishy the Writer, an online vote.
Trial Statistics Because I Can - I love it when trial secretaries extract interesting info from the trial database!
No Practice Makes--What? - Lack of classes, lack of practice, but Tika's fine.
What It's All About - Blogging, of course.
No Dogs, But Houses, Flowers, and Ships - What I did today in Alameda and Oakland.
Sometimes It's Just Nothing - Snooker: It's not about the points, it's about the clothing.
It Sucks or It Soars - Why some classes I like better than others for some dogs (with details from Rem's standard and Tika's full house histories)
Complete List of Labels - Blog labels list, created manually.
Tika Progresses - Status on anal gland.
Tika Status and Chasing That Steeple - Commentary on improving runs with Steeplechase video.
Boost Jumpers Disaster - Commentary with video.
Where We Did What We Did - USDAA weekend course maps with brief discussions.
Things Become Clearer - Boost is not ready for prime time. Tika's backside is why she's been pissy and clingy. Probably
Another One of Those Team Days - either dog's team qualified.
Smallish USDAA Trial This Weekend - Some trial stats for your browsing entertainment.
The Sad Thing About Dogs - They're not here long enough.
Bummer and Coolness - Tika has a team for this weekend.
Really Really Bored Dogs and Agility Schedule - Pesterful dogs and agility coming right up.
Hiking Photo Links - Now all hiking photo links in one place.

June, 2008

Washcloth Lust - Video of dogs and a used washcloth.
Box Work - Video poking fun at "box work".
Photos from Black Mountain Hike - Link to photos.
The Great Outdoors - Ticks and Fires and Heat, Oh my!
What a Waste - Recycling and doggie droppings.
Husky - Oh, yeah, and we dog-sat this husky last night.
Leader of the Pack - Hiking with the dogs among the rhus diversiloba so green-o.
No Fruit Dogs To Help In This Heat - Plums are ripe; where's Jake when you need him? Mighty hot for these here parts.
Day 6 of Havasu/Grand Canyon Trip - Day 6 photos are done! Just one more half a day at the Grand Canyon to go.
Various Views - The view from Tika. The view from ringside. The view from class.
Let Lying Dogs Lie - In which I work and they don't.
Wednesday Night Hike - The usual brisk hike with the Sierra Club group.
Day 5 of Havasu/Grand Canyon Trip - Photos are up.
How to Win At The Nationals - In which I explain my strategy for not being at the top of the game and whining about it.
Work Those Doggie Legs - Finally, hiking WITH the Taj MuttHall beasties.
Not Going To Nationals - (The big decision has been made. Probably. Things Boost had trouble with in class.)
Is it A Cute Angle? Am I Obtuse? Test My Reflexes!... - (Practicing 270-degree turns.)
Caffeine, Chemicals, and Coneage - (Musings upon the effects of assorted chemicals on human and canine consumers; plus coneage.)
Hiking Schmiking - (But what about agility? A silly post with photos)
Havasu Falls Photos Are up - (Day 4 photos are uploaded and labeled. Some highlights.)
More Hiking and Pigging Out - (Henry Coe's Backside, plus Casa de Fruta.)
Wednesday Night Brisk Hike - (In Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve, the usual brisk hike without much time for photos.)
Agility Music and Videos - (Agility goes music mainstream.)
Steeplechase and Team Courses - (Several courses were interesting in their challenges this weekend. Here are some.)
Bummed About the Weekend - (Results weren't what I'd hoped for. Not feeling good about agility at the moment.)

May, 2008

Things That Boost Doesn't Know - ( Things I learned in class last night about rear crosses and bar knocking.)
A Little Bit of Everything(Havasu Falls, hiking Monte Bello, blackberries, nephew graduating, weekend trial plans, tired)
Some Trip Photos Available - (Havasu Falls Days 1, 2, and 3 are up, with summaries of each day.)
Havasu Trip Summary - (brief statistics)
Home! - (Back from Arizona)
On the Road--Or Trail - (Post from the road: I've been to Havasu Falls!)
Workout Hike With Pack - (hiking: The canyon trip will be a challenge)
Hiking and Topo Maps - (I'm almost on my way to Havasu Falls! Trip preparation)
Naming Names--Or Not - (Trying to decide on a Taj MuttHall policy for mentioning people)
Hiking to the Mall - (In which TMH, sans dogs, strikes out across the suburban wilderness to see a film, taking photos all the way.)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game - (Friday night at San Jose Giants)
Entropy 1: Moisture Removal Machine - (The old dryer died.)
Does Your Dog Bite? - (Responding to strangers in the Real World.)
Compost Happens - (An award from one of my other lives.)
Favorite Dog Lyrics Part 3 - (From K-TMH (K-TajMuttHall), only the finest in dog-related music and hijacked lyrics!)
Handling a Sore Dog - (How I handle my own injuries, how I deal with my dogs' injuries)
Things Is Looking Pretty Good Here - (USDAA weekend results)
Catching Up - (Wednesday night hike around Stanford, Tika's looking good, Boost's weaves, trial schedule insanity)

April, 2008

Soreness and Weaves and Miscellany - (Tika gets better, Boost practices weaves, Buster Cubes, flowers
Fiction Break - (A friend's Hugo-nominated story)
Poor Tika, Dumb Mom - (Tika very sore)
Photos in Clean Run - (My photos of Rachel's seminar)
Tika is Qualified in Grand Prix - (A surprise ribbon discovery)
It All Turns Out OK - (USDAA weekend results pretty good, Tika sore)
When You Wish Upon A Star - (Tika earned everything I asked for, and not much else; Boost's weaves; silly dog names)
One Dog, Two Dog, No Dog, Three Dog - (what's the right number of dogs?)
Wednesday Night Workout Hike - (brief description with photos)
Proofing Weaves Update - (Proofing weaves in class)
Proofing Weaves - (Strategies for having strong weave stickiness)
Wildflower Identification--And Not - (Link to my wildflower hike photos)
Whine. Pause. Whine. Pause. Whine. - (Boost's bored strategy)
The Yard Has Gone To The Dogs - (Link to my photo essay about my back yard)
Phun With Photography - (Action photos of dogs in yard)
Hiking Without the Dogs - (Photos of hike with other people's dogs)
Dang Steeplechase - (Data on how Tika fails to Q)
Boring Notes To Self From Weekend - (Mostly uninteresting commentary about our successes and challenges)
Weekend Courses - (USDAA team snooker, team gamble, steeplechase, and grand prix courses from the weekend)
Haute TRACS Is Almost Done - (summary of three days and some random photos)
Haute TRACS Is Almost Here - (finished the scribe sheets; not working on agility skills; yard)
Contact Consult and Commuting - (trip to Rachel's for contact work and touristing along the way)
Big Show Statistics - (comparing some numbers from local big and small trials)
How Credit Card Companies Mess With You - (nothing to do with dogs--just griping)

March, 2008

On The Road to Power Paws - (What you'll see)
Truckee Weekend - (hiking in the Sierras, dogs in the snow, staying at the cabin)
AKC Nationals Ongoing - (some results from some people I know)
I've Got the Weave Pole Blue(Merle)s/Mountains - (Boost's weaves, and off for a hiking weekend)
How Danged Refusals Killed Our Snooker Run - (Boost's refusals while looking at me)
It's All About the Titles (2007) - (2007 agility titles earned by my dogs)
CPE Weekend Wrap-Up - (Detailed notes about all 20 runs)
CPE Weekend Photos - (Fun photos)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - (Boost needs to go potty during the night)
Busy CPE Day 1 - (Narrative discussion of the day's results)
My Email Going Astray - (Email is disappearing)
Nondog People - (What other people think about training, behavior, and so on)
From My Writing Life - (Classmates are successful)
Phone, Conditioning, This Weekend, Teams - (Phone is out, getting ready for the Grand Canyon, CPE coming up, still trying to figure out DAM teams)
LoveYerDog AKA Bath Day - ("Saturday" means bath day; we all get wet but clean)
There Is Nothing Like A Frame - (Fun lyrics)
More Photos Than You Can Shake A Rope Toy At - (Taj MuttHall photo album link)
Wendy Does Tie Dye - (Photos of tie dye done by my favorite, Wendy, and her contact info)
Tie Dye Rules the Nose - (Expounding upon white things and enjoying tie-dyed hankies)
Doggie Junk Food - (What treats I feed my dogs and why)
CPE Weekend Results - (The usual whining about bars, contacts, weaves, but also a lot of firsts)
Updates and Bits - (CPE coming up, what Qs we need, car dent, knee OK, practicing gamblers, RIP Kevin Gast)
Spring and Easter - (plum tree, Easter facts)
My Dogs' Names In Wikipedia - (fun with the Internet)

February, 2008

Google Maps - (Which is my back yard?)
Knee Bounces Back and So Does the Other Car - (Knee improves; car gets a bump)
Iroknee - (Owwwww! Poor knee!)
Rachel's Running A-Frame Part 2 - (Finally!)
Walking Into A Big Hole In The Ground - (Preparing for Havasu Falls; walking with Tika; photography bug; bucket list)
Alternative Construction Materials - (link to agility in the snow)
Are Border Collies Really All That Smart? - (link to funny video)
Border Collie Intelligence and Fame - (BCs in National Geographic)
Foggy Agility Practice - (photos mostly of fog and livestock)
Hiking With the Dogs - (short walk with photos)
DAM(n) Teams - (yet another permutation)
Another Fun URL - (link to funny video: Dreams of Future Agility Champion)
Assorted Fun URLs - (random doggie stuff, only some sort of agility related)
Closer Foxie - (nature photos)
Friend at Westminster - (French Bulldog Elliott at Westminster; fat Border Collies)
More Family Resemblances - (Photos of Boost, Tala, Rowdy)
Chains (continued) - (Teaching Boost and Tika tricks)
Chains - (Tire chain, key chain, food chain(foxes), DNA chain (Tala and Boost), chain of thought (Cirque du Soleil and silver lame), hair chainge (Mr. Chia Head))
A Busy Weekend - (Henry Coe Hike, Cirque du Soleil, Elephant Bar, SMART practice and meeting, family birthday)
The End of A Wednesday Night Era - (Ellen and Tika drop out of class)
Nose Touches - (external extreme nose-touch video)
Team, Team, Who's Got the Team? - (Trying to keep track of 3-dog teams for both dogs for 4 trials)
Weekend Photos - (Photos at sunset along Hwy 132, Mr. Chia Head)
Weekend Videos - (USDAA weekend videos for Masters Standard and Gamblers, both dogs)
Birthday Girls - (photo and text about Boost and siblings)
The Vet Bill - (for Tika's tooth and other x-rays)
Home From A Cold USDAA Weekend - (It was cold and rainy, Tika and Boost results summary)