234 Posts Tagged With "journal"
Celebrating Our ISC Finals Win
18 Oct 2024
Reflecting on our thrilling ISC finals experience, overcoming challenges and celebrating Snap!'s incredible performance at 8.5 years old.
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A New Puppy for Rufus
25 Aug 2024
After losing Petey, Rufus finds a new friend in an adorable rescue puppy.
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Virtual Coffee for AgilityNerd
15 Apr 2020
If you really enjoy an article, training tip, or practice course I post you can help support my efforts with a virtual cup of coffee! Thank you!
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2019 Readers' Favorites
30 Dec 2019
Looking back at readers' favorite dog agility articles and courses for 2019.
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Backyard Mastery: Turning the "Wrong Way" now in Clean Run
10 Nov 2019
The first article in my Clean Run magazine mini-series: "Backyard Mastery" called "Turning the Wrong Way" has been published!
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Photogenic Snap!
07 Nov 2019
Here are a couple amazing photos of Snap! captured by Whitney Rupp of Chops Photography along with others that I'll be posting throughout the website.
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AgilityNerd Blog's New Look
02 Nov 2019
The AgilityNerd blog has been dramatically updated with a fresh new look, super fast page loading, instant search, and all in a mobile friendly package.
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Happy Holiday Wishes!
18 Dec 2016
I hope you have a happy and safe holiday season with all the naughty and nice ones you love!
Naughty and Nice Holiday Wishes
07 Dec 2015
I hope you have a happy holiday season with all the naughty and nice ones you love!
Happy Holidays!
19 Dec 2014
Hoping you have a happy holiday season with the ones you love! Run Clean! Run Fast! Run As One!
Flyer's Third Birthday and First AKC Trial - Video
14 Jul 2014
Flyer was born on 7/11 and I always say I should have called him "Little Gulp" or "Slurpee". We celebrated by going to our first AKC trial…
Thanks Again Meeker's Pals!
09 May 2014
So many people supported us emotionally and financially while we fought Meeker's lymphoma and we will always be thankful. I've tried to…
Farewell Sweet Milo
25 Feb 2014
This past Sunday night was Milo's last night. We think he was around 15 1/2 years old and in the end he told us he was ready. He'd had a…
Awesome Petey
22 Jan 2014
Don't Judge a Run by the Score!
17 Jan 2014
Here's the video: One of the best parts was missing the second jump after the A Frame. I was too close to the A Frame with my Front Cross…
Happy Holidays!
19 Dec 2013
Here are the four boys back in the summer, in a happier time when all was warm and wonderful. I like to think back to then when they were…
AgilityNerd Dog Agility on Social Networks
02 Dec 2013
Due to some recent improvements I thought I'd pass along all the different ways you can get the latest AgilityNerd dog agility info. So to…
Dog Agility News/Links: Jun-Nov
26 Nov 2013
Since Meeker 's diagnosis with lymphoma back in July I had been updating the AgilityNerd Facebook page more than posting here on my blog…
Sweet Dreams Meeker
13 Nov 2013
Yesterday Meeker lost his fight against lymphoma . To me his life won't be defined by the last five months of his too short eight years…
Flyer Trialing Firsts - Video
23 Sep 2013
This month marked two firsts for Flyer : his first CPE trial and his first Starters USDAA trial. There were a lot of good moments and…
Aging in Agility - Choosing Retirement?
04 Sep 2013
I always thought that our dogs' age would determine when they should retire from agility. I figured, like any sport and any aging athlete…
June in August: AgilityNerd Elsewhere
04 Aug 2013
Yep it's August already, but here are all the links of AgilityNerd cool stuff I posted elsewhere on the web back in June: Hope you found…
Fuck You Canine Lymphoma!
19 Jul 2013
I'm not one for a lot of cursing, but I think this calls for it. For those of you following Agility Nerd on Facebook you'll have seen…
Our 2013 USDAA NC Regionals: Bah Bye - Videos
25 Jun 2013
Well it's been a month now and I hadn't yet posted any details on our adventures! I had two goals for this regional competition: earn "byes…
May Days: Elsewhere in May
18 Jun 2013
So much agility going on and not enough time to blog about it all! Here's some cool stuff I've posted elsewhere back in May:
Let's Open Source Dog Agility!
05 Jun 2013
For today's Dog Agility Blogger Action Day on Improving Dog Agility Organizations I'm proposing that adopting Open Source Software…
Elsewhere in April
28 May 2013
Looks like April sped past and I didn't update you on AgilityNerd stuff elsewhere on the web; a lot of interesting links so let's get right…
March Madness
02 Apr 2013
Most of my non-AgilityNerd blog dog agility activity in March was around Internationalization; but there were also the AKC National…
Tires, Tori, Title, Totes, & Masters Challenge
28 Feb 2013
I've decided to publish an agility news article at the end of each month. Here's what I've been commenting on since the last news article…
Awesome Meeker Cynosport Photo
21 Feb 2013
I just received my photo from the 2012 Cynosport Games of Meeker coming out of a tunnel with his intense "What's next?" look on his face…
You've Got an Ugly Mug!
07 Feb 2013
So replace it with some cool new ones! No fancy marketing campaign or link tracking here. Just me showing off some cool stuff I designed…
Love That Old Dog
21 Jan 2013
In a moment of weakness I was cleaning up my desk. As I sorted through old documents, bills and receipts I rediscovered a wonderful pencil…
Happy Holiday Hiatus!
15 Dec 2012
Happy Holidays to all our agility pals! Here are the four boys in our holiday card. It was way too hard to wrangle them all into a single…
AgilityNerd Swag!
10 Dec 2012
Remember over a year ago when I was designing new AgilityNerd logos ? Well I've finally tweaked those logos and created some AgilityNerd…
Our Cynosport 2012 Experience
04 Oct 2012
I wasn't going to go at all; and up until the week before I didn't know if we could go! Well Nancy, Meeker , Milo , and I are back from…
Now Easier to Read & Mobile/Tablet Friendly!
11 Sep 2012
Welcome to the improved AgilityNerd! Not me, the blog. I've spent the past week or so redesigning and coding the visual aspects of the…
Petey Is Famous!
25 Aug 2012
Nancy was at the Bucktown Arts Fest in Chicago today and saw artist Christy Freeman. Christy had done a really nice watercolor of Meeker…
It's Looking (Tag) Cloudy
21 Aug 2012
Well I've finally updated this blog with a feature I've wanted for years: tagging. If you aren't familiar with the term, tags are words…
Is Common Courtesy/Altruism Dead?
13 Aug 2012
Every week I get an email from at least one AgilityNerd reader. Sometimes it is a quick thank you note, a question about an article or an…
WAG AKC Trial: QQs, MX/MXJ and a Gift - Video
17 Jul 2012
I've always joked: "You need to actually enter/go to trials to earn Qs". So I've signed up Meeker and me for four weekends in a row of…
Maybe it is Time to Train my Dog...
05 May 2012
I was at the NOCI AKC agility trial this past Friday with Meeker and I've decided I actually need to train my dog. Meeker has had a…
Photos of Meeker at 2011 Cynosport Games
06 Apr 2012
Great photos of Meeker at Cynosport 2011
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Is Your 12 or 16 inch Dog Ready to be a Champion?
23 Mar 2012
I got this urgent request for help for the Australian Agility Team coming to Fort Worth, TX for the IFCS World Agility Championships , your…
iPad, iPhone and Android AgilityNerd
13 Mar 2012
Thanks to Google Currents you can now read AgilityNerd nicely formatted on your iPad, iPhone and Android phones and tablets. Google…
Calling Dog Agility Bloggers!
02 Jan 2012
Last year I organized a Dog Agility Blog Action Day on the subject of volunteering and recently I've had some bloggers contact me about…
Happy Holidays!
18 Dec 2011
There has been a lot going on in my non-AgilityNerd life this year and, especially lately, that has made me grateful and thankful for all…
Flyer's First Swim
13 Nov 2011
Nancy and I take Milo and Petey to Splash Dog for swimming almost every week. Milo loves swimming and it is great exercise for him (he…
Our 2011 USDAA Cynosport Experience - With Videos
25 Oct 2011
I was glad to have visited Cynosport last year so I was familiar with the expo center layout and the general flow of events. We left Chicago…
Cynosport Here We Come!
09 Oct 2011
Bright and early Tuesday morning Meeker and I hit the road and drive to Louisville, KY for the USDAA Cynosport Games aka USDAA Nationals…
"Puppy"'s First Week
26 Sep 2011
Well "Puppy" has been with us for a week now and so much has gone on. He got carsick on his ride home. His eyes checked out OK. His trip to…
It's Puppy Day!
16 Sep 2011
It isn't happening as I had planned it, but today is the day! For over a year I've been researching breeders, admiring local dogs, asking…
Confession of an Agility Nerd
03 Sep 2011
Now a days there are so many good agility resources available to students of the sport. I always want to get all the latest books, ebooks…
Dog Agility Demographics
18 Aug 2011
There was a question on the Clean Run email list asking why 13 of 15 US team members at the World Agility Open Championships were women…
2011 USDAA North Central Regionals
10 Aug 2011
It was a big trial (I think I heard 1400 runs?), run in 3 rings on field turf in a great facility with plenty of crating space. I love…
The "Ketschker" is Dead!
19 Jul 2011
This past year there has been increased interest in the Reverse Front Cross Jump Wrap aka Ketschker here in the US. But people have always…
Today is "Why Volunteer?" Blog Action Day!
28 Jun 2011
I was motivated by the vigorous discussion on the Clean Run Email list about volunteering at agility trials to spread the discussion among…
Make Volunteering Easy!
28 Jun 2011
Lately there has been a lot of discussion on the Clean Run Email list about volunteering to work at agility trials. Rather than discuss…
New Logo/Font Ideas
07 May 2011
I've been thinking about changing the venerable AgilityNerd icon and fonts and I'd like to know what you think. Here's the current icon: My…
Happy Birthday Meeker! or Now We Are Six
28 Mar 2011
Today Meeker turned six and it reminded me of this poem: So is he "clever as clever"? Well he sure can be! I wish he could be six for ever…
ADCH Meeker and Qualified for Nationals
07 Mar 2011
Well Meeker and I finally did it and it wasn't pretty! We earned his USDAA Agility Dog Champion (ADCH) title at the Boone County Dog…
Petey Tries Treibball
05 Mar 2011
Nancy heard they were offering Treibball classes at For Your K9 and thought it might be fun to try with Petey . Her friend came with…
Para Agility - Bruno, Eric & Sun
17 Feb 2011
I saw video of blind agility handler Bruno Menoncelle with his Belgian Tervuren Sun on YouTube and was captivated. From poking around and…
Happy 4th Birthday Petey!
11 Feb 2011
The youngest member of the family turned four today! Now that Petey is four years old it is funny that we still call him "The Puppy". But he…
Contact Sports Agility USDAA Trial - With Video
07 Feb 2011
The judge for Masters and Grand Prix was Mike Wagner and I liked his courses. New local judge Jennifer Siegel handled Starters, Advanced…
Meeker Qualifies for Steeplechase and Grand Prix
23 Jan 2011
The judge was Judy Reilly from New York state and I really liked her courses a lot. They were challenging but fair; there was a little of…
Meeker's USDAA Return - RACE Agility 2011-Jan
09 Jan 2011
On Saturday, I was in the wrong place when the Gamble timer went off and screwed up his line into the Gamble, it hurts because it was a "do…
Meeker's Return to Trialing - FYC CPE Trial
28 Dec 2010
Not only did Meeker have fun, run well and wasn't sore, I won the worker video raffle! Larry at Agility Videos kindly donated video of all…
Non Agility Steve
20 Dec 2010
I've just started up a blog for my personal ramblings and photos at steve.agilitynerd.com . I'm thinking I'll primarily use it to blog from…
Happy Holidays!
13 Dec 2010
Happy 12th Birthday Milo!
14 Nov 2010
My special guy Milo turned 12 years old today! When we adopted him we didn't know his birthday so Nancy decided that it would be easiest…
Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trial 2010
19 Sep 2010
Well Meeker and I didn't get to go to Meeker, CO this year for the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trial but Nancy and one of her girlfriends…
Meeker's Back Pain Diary
22 Aug 2010
I'm writing this to create a time line of the events and treatments surrounding Meeker's back injury . With luck this will help his…
Some Website Changes
25 Jul 2010
I've made some changes to the AgilityNerd web site in which you might be interested. If you aren't reading this on the web site you'll be…
USDAA Rule Changes Announced
01 Jul 2010
The USDAA just announced a number of rules changes that should make competitors happier:
Meeker's Back? Injury
20 Jun 2010
As folks on my FaceBook page know Meeker came up limping before going to agility class on June 1st. I've been meaning to post…
Clean Run Article Search Updated
20 Jun 2010
With Meeker 's injury it may have appeared a little quiet around here, but I haven't been slacking. I've just finished entering all the…
K-9 OTC AKC Trial - Meeker Gets His AXJ and his 1st QQ - Annotated Video
27 May 2010
This past weekend Meeker and I competed at the three day K-9 Obedience Training Club AKC AKC agility in Menomonee Falls, WI (love that…
Going to Great Heights
17 May 2010
I try to go to great lengths to bring the nerd to agility (and vice versa) but now I'm also going to great heights. When agility videos are…
NOCI AKC Trial - Meeker Gets His AX - With Video
13 May 2010
This past weekend Meeker and I competed at the Northwest Obedience Club Inc AKC AKC agility in Crystal Lake, IL. At our last AKC…
RACE USDAA Trial - 2010-Apr - Meeker is MAD!
05 Apr 2010
Well there is nothing more tedious than a blog post describing every run of a 3 day weekend; the executive summary is it was one of our best…
Our 1st Snooker Super Q - RACE Agility USDAA Trial - Video
15 Mar 2010
For a while I consistently screwed up Meeker's Snooker runs with my indecisive handling (I got to 0 for 7 in Starters Snooker). Then I…
RACE Agility USDAA Trial
13 Mar 2010
Judge was Peggy Hammond from Texas and these were some of the nicest flowing and challenging courses I've run; I'll definitely look for her…
3 Titles in 1 Weekend - Smack Dab's AKC Trial
11 Mar 2010
I'm thrilled with how well Meeker and I did at the Smack Dab's AKC trial in Naperville, IL this past weekend. It was a big trial with…
Think Pawsitive USDAA Trial - Almost MAD
02 Mar 2010
The executive summary was we were 3 for 4 and now Meeker only needs a Relay Q for his MAD. Here is the video of our Standard and Jumpers…
Broken Meek
07 Jan 2010
Meeker is probably in the best condition he has ever been in. We've been doing exercise ball exercises 1-2 times a week and he has been…
Non-English Agility Websites Made Easy!
04 Jan 2010
I've been looking around the web at foreign language agility websites and I thought I'd pass along how to add the easy to use Google…
Meeker Advanced Agility Dog
27 Dec 2009
This weekend Meeker and I were at the RACE USDAA trial in Round Lake Beach, IL and earned Meeker's Advanced Agility Dog (AAD) title…
Happy Holidays!
25 Dec 2009
Meeker at Hounds for the Holidays AKC Trial
09 Dec 2009
I took Meeker to two of the four days of the "Hounds for the Holidays" AKC trial in Milwaukee, WI this past weekend. I thought I should…
Looking Back at First Agility Trials
28 Nov 2009
I was consolidating data from my various old computers in preparation to loading my new laptop and I found videos of Mr Peabody and Milo…
Wristband Closeout Sale!
27 Nov 2009
Not looking forward to shopping today on "Black Friday"? Maybe I can help you find holiday presents for your dog training friends at my…
Birthdays, Trialing, and Titles
14 Nov 2009
Well today is Milo's and my birthday, we think Milo is 11 years old and I'm... err, err,... let's just call it old :^) To celebrate I took…
Team Small Dog: Agility, Make It Fun
12 Nov 2009
Laura at Team Small Dog has just written a great post titled "Thinking different to make a change" . I think it is required reading for all…
Bite Alignment for Performance Dogs?
10 Nov 2009
I saw some of the local news tonight and during the sports segment they showed a football player who demonstrated his range of motion…
Thank You For Supporting AgilityNerd
06 Nov 2009
As you know the "AgilityNerd Empire" ( as coined by Lisa B ) is my labor of love where I write about agility and play around with web…
Rand Park Dog Training Club AKC Novice Trial
17 Oct 2009
A big thanks to Liz for taking the video, she and her pup River ran very well all day, especially impressive for a youngster. So I'm…
Free Video FCI World Champs Practice Day
14 Sep 2009
Eric at AgilityVision and CleanRun are providing a free video stream of the 2009 FCI Agility World Championships practice day - in…
New Website Design Complete
06 Sep 2009
I finally completed my new two column layout for the blog. So now the front page has a featured article in the left and a list of all the…
Website Change - Featured Articles
23 Aug 2009
After I added AgilityNerd to Twitter and Facebook I was trying to find a way to update this website with quick posts and links. I wanted…
Follow AgilityNerd on Twitter and Facebook
19 Aug 2009
If you are one of the many Facebook or Twitter users you can now follow everything that goes on here at AgilityNerd within those networks. I…
Go Jimmy Go Again
19 Aug 2009
Well by popular demand , Nancy got Meeker his very own Go Jimmy Go T shirt. The store she ordered it from in Hawaii put some Go Jimmy…
AgilityNerd is 5 Years Old
08 Aug 2009
Five years ago today, I started this blog to post courses I was creating for my classes at Lincolnwood Dog Training Club in Glenview…
Go Jimmy Go!
19 Jul 2009
Nancy bestowed the nickname "Jimmy" on Meeker shortly after I adopted him one weekend when I left him in her care. A month or so ago, we…
Trial, Title and Tribulations
17 Jul 2009
Well a bunch of stuff has been going on since the Fourth of July, some good and some not so good. We went to For Your Canine for a CPE…
One Snooker Q and Meeker AD
15 Jun 2009
Well we finally did it, Meeker 's first Starters Snooker qualifying score happened at the Cream City Canines USDAA trial in Wilmot…
Contact Sports Trial - Mental Side of Snooker
10 May 2009
From a Q perspective we didn't do very well (only 3 for 7) and our Starters Snooker Q was one of the elusive ones. We did earn our Advanced…
RACE USDAA Trial
25 Apr 2009
Here's the video (It is only missing our final Adv Jumpers run): A big thanks to everyone who videotaped us! Here are the "highlights…
Meeker is 4
29 Mar 2009
Yesterday was Meeker 's fourth birthday, that means we've been together for just under three years. So I didn't doing anything special for…
CPE - For Your Canine - Mar 2009
20 Mar 2009
I won't bore you with play by play of all eight runs. So here are some highlights: So overall we were 6 Qs for 8 attempts, 5 1st places and…
Happy 2nd B-Day Petey!
26 Feb 2009
Well today is Petey's second birthday. In this past year his coat is really filling out and he has grown a bit of a "goat beard" on his…
Mr. Peabody's Final Resting Place
19 Feb 2009
Nancy has been looking for just the right urn into which to put his ashes since then. There are all sorts of urns and boxes out there for…
Great Lakes Belgian Tervuren AKC Trial - 02-Jan-2009
13 Feb 2009
Well Meeker and I went to his second AKC trial over a month ago, but I've been so busy with Googility that I haven't had time to write…
Aid To Australian Dogs and Their Families
10 Feb 2009
As I'm sure you know, terrible brush fires have claimed the lives of Australians, their pets and livestock. I just heard that DOGS Victoria…
Ouch is Spelled...
30 Jan 2009
flexor digitorum superficialis. A couple weeks ago at class Meeker was laying in his crate and had wedged himself into a corner of it so…
Got a Minute? Help Us All
25 Jan 2009
I'm really excited. I just added a Map Search feature to Googility . So now you can enter an address into the search box and all the…
It Takes a Foot of Snow and Three Days...
16 Jan 2009
Last weekend it snowed heavily and the backyard was filled with almost a foot of snow. I was off work on Friday so all three dogs were…
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year
23 Dec 2008
Nancy put together this holiday card with three separate photos from the sunny summer; since our attempts at taking a photo with all three…
CPE - For Your Canine - 30-Nov-2008
09 Dec 2008
Two weekends ago I decided to do a day of show entry at Our first run was Level 4 standard and for some reason I pulled off on the approach…
Meeker CPE and AKC Trials
16 Nov 2008
I've been to two one day trials with Meeker recently, a CPE trial at For Your Canine in Schiller Park, IL and his first AKC trial at…
Seasonal Updates
02 Nov 2008
Before the lovely warm weather this weekend I took the following picture of my newly repaired A Frame with a slick coating of frost on it…
Clean Run Magazine Search Updated
25 Oct 2008
I took advantage of a muddy backyard today to enter the latest Clean Run Magazine and article descriptions into my Clean Run Magazine…
Keep Tabs on the AgilityNerd
24 Oct 2008
Over the years I've been fortunate enough to attract readers who are kind enough to share their experience in the comments on my articles…
Naughty Border Collie Print
12 Oct 2008
I was just organizing my photos and came across a photo of a print Nancy got me showing a "Naughty Border Collie". It was painted by Dottie…
Contact Sports Agility Trial
11 Oct 2008
Before I get to the details here is what I recorded in Agility Record Book : The Gamblers NQ was all my doing. Here's part of the gamble…
Contact Sports Agility - Aug 9-10, 2008
08 Sep 2008
Saturday had some good and bad moments. Meeker was quite excited and I was able to get him to tug while in the warm up area. He was…
Hey, Hey, Hey or What's Happening!
01 Sep 2008
Well I've been pretty busy this past month and I just haven't had time to do any blogging, so here are some updates. Two big activities…
Dog Photos
27 Jul 2008
Nancy had to work all weekend so I've had all three dogs at my place this weekend. All four of us have been outside most of the time playing…
Big Googility Update and Blog
26 Jul 2008
To keep the focus of this blog on agility I've created the Googility blog at Blogspot in which I'll post all future updates and tips on…
Dana Pike Tornado Fund Wrapping Up
26 Jul 2008
It looks like the end of this month will be a good time to wrap up collecting money for the DanaPike Tornado Fund . I'll disable the PayPal…
Web Site(s) Updates
13 Jul 2008
Along with the launch of googility.com I launched a parallel site: Googility.com named for the combination of Google and Agility…
School Pictures
22 Jun 2008
Back in December Nancy Reyes, the thoughtful owner of For Your Canine , had photographer Karen Hollis of Sirius Pet Images come in and…
Cream City USDAA Trial - 15 & 16 Jun 2008
18 Jun 2008
This past weekend Meeker and I trialed in Wilmot WI at the Cream City USDAA trial. It was an outdoor trial with two rings. Our judge…
Cream City USDAA Trial - 15 & 16 Jun 2008
18 Jun 2008
This past weekend Meeker and I trialed in Wilmot WI at the Cream City USDAA trial. It was an outdoor trial with two rings. Our judge…
Dana Pike Tornado Fund
10 Jun 2008
This past Saturday night agility trainer Dana Pike had her training building destroyed and her home damaged by a tornado. Fortunately, she…
Tornado Destroys Dana Pike's Training Building
09 Jun 2008
My agility friend and mentor Dana Pike had her training building destroyed by a tornado this past Saturday night. She just sent an email…
Flyball Classes Starting
01 Jun 2008
I'm starting a new session of Flyball classes next Sunday night at For Your Canine in Schiller Park, IL. The current class dates are: I…
Meeker's First USDAA Trial
16 Apr 2008
Well Meeker and I put on our "big boy pants" and tried his first USDAA agility trial this past weekend (only my second USDAA trial…
The 'Perils' of Clicker Training
01 Apr 2008
Nancy recounts her experience with Petey at the vet's office. Back when Petey was just a pup we started clicker training him. It was a…
Meeker Turns Three
28 Mar 2008
Happy Birthday Meeker ! Today Meeker turned three years old. He's been with us just under two years (one more month until his adoption day…
Farewell Zamboni
28 Mar 2008
I received very sad news this past week and it has been hard for me to try to capture the right words. Our long time Flyball and Agility…
Feeling My Age: Minor Knee Injury
21 Mar 2008
Well it was bound to happen at some point. But it didn't happen in agility. I hurt my knee at a Flyball tournament! Flyball, derogatorily…
Milo T-Shirt
03 Mar 2008
Nancy has a real gift for capturing the personality of our dogs. I particularly like some of the sketches she has made of Milo and Mr…
Petey Turns One
01 Mar 2008
The youngest member of the family turned one year old last week. I was scolded by his Mom for not posting anything. I used the excuse that…
Snow Angels?
04 Feb 2008
Nancy mentioned that I hadn't posted any pictures or videos of Petey in a while. He is approaching his 1st birthday and is now as big as…
Videos, Blogs and Referrers
25 Jan 2008
I got a nice email from a reader asking if I had a list of my blog entries that had video clips. While I've recently been posting my videos…
Agility Needs a "Most Aggressive Handler" Award
04 Jan 2008
I've got some ideas that will stir some folks up! Some agility organization should reward fast and daring handlers who aggressively handle…
New Features/Update of Clean Run Magazine Search
29 Dec 2007
I've made some big changes to my Clean Run © Magazine search feature: Once again a big thank you to everyone who has placed Clean Run…
Please Adjust Your Feed Reader
25 Dec 2007
I found out that some RSS feed readers, including Google Reader, don't handle redirects and consequently my For Google Reader you have to…
If You Can Read This...
25 Dec 2007
then I've successfully moved AgilityNerd to Slicehost , my new web host. I think I've tested all the functionality but if you find…
AgilityNerd is Moving
21 Dec 2007
As I mentioned earlier this year , there are times when I haven't been happy with the performance of my current web hosting service. I'm…
Free Clean Run Online Issue
11 Dec 2007
I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the dozen readers who placed their Clean Run orders through the link in the left hand menu…
A Dog's Loyalty
04 Dec 2007
This isn't the kind of thing I usually blog, but Nancy sent me a link that I felt compelled to share. It is a pair of photos that are…
How Petey Chose His Name
26 Nov 2007
Greetings everyone, this is Petey . Mom says I'd better get used to keeping a journal seeing as how, according to her, I am 'too smart for…
A Cold Breeze
24 Nov 2007
It was in the mid 20s this morning with a wind that made it feel too cold to go for a long walk with Meeker . So we played some Frisbee in…
Malcolm Gladwell - Spaghetti Sauce, Happiness and Dog Training
09 Nov 2007
I just stumbled across the Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference site and a video of Malcolm Gladwell from the era of…
Contact Frost Warning!
03 Nov 2007
As the weather turns colder here in the Midwest we are seeing temperatures dropping below freezing overnight. I was at agility class bright…
Camp Photos
23 Oct 2007
Photographer/proprietor Kathleen Shaffer of Pup Art Photography has taken photos at the last few Dana Pike camps. I finally got around…
Dog Doings
14 Sep 2007
Well I've been really busy with work and haven't been updating my blog with any of our dog's activities. So here is an update along with…
Meeker's First Injury... Updated
27 Jul 2007
As I wrote last week , Meeker had a slight limp after playing in the yard. I visited TOPS Vet Rehab and, as usual, they were able to…
Meeker's First Injury...
21 Jul 2007
Well crap, crap, and crap! Meeker and I were playing in the backyard in the morning this past Tuesday. We had been playing Frisbee and…
CPE - For Your Canine - Meeker's First Trial
14 Jul 2007
I had originally planned to wait until the fall before entering Meeker in his first trial. But due to a fortunate turn of events I took…
Petey Loves the Water
22 Jun 2007
Well it was in the low 90s here last weekend and we filled up the doggie pool for Milo , Meeker and Petey . Well it turns out Petey…
Jimmy Does A Magic Trick
02 Jun 2007
Nancy "channelled" Meeker (aka Jimmy) and recounts his adventure running into the next agility ring while another dog was running the…
Just Call Me...
01 Jun 2007
Well we decided the puppy's name is... He responds to it more than any other name. It seems fitting since Petey was a nickname for Mr…
A New Member of the Family
27 Apr 2007
Well Nancy's gone and done it... Here are some puppy pictures from Nancy's visit to the breeder: Here are some pictures of the puppy at home…
Meeker Is Two
28 Mar 2007
Happy Birthday Meeker ! Since Meeker was an owner relinquishment to Mid America Border Collie Rescue he has papers from his breeder that…
AgilityNerd Logo
18 Mar 2007
As a step in making over the website I decided to take a crack at creating an Agility Nerd logo. I might still tweak it some more but so far…
Clean Run Search, Licensing, Advertising, and Tweaks
07 Feb 2007
I've been doing some housekeeping on the site after completing my "mini-series" on Threadles . So here are the web site updates:
Flyball Stuff
23 Dec 2006
So I'm working on the agility articles I mentioned in my article on Dana Pike's "Fall Maintenance Camp" , shooting video and making…
Snow Jump
01 Dec 2006
Ok just a little wintery agility update. The northern suburbs of Chicago got a lot of snow overnight. Here's a jump in my backyard, the bar…
Clean Run Free Sample Issue
03 Oct 2006
Clean Run Search Updated
24 Sep 2006
I've updated my search engine database with the latest articles from the Clean Run © magazine web site. The database has all descriptions…
Thank You All
27 Jul 2006
Nancy, Mom, and I would like to thank everyone who wrote, emailed, called, But most importantly it has been comforting to hear how Mr. P…
Goodnight Mr. Peabody
13 Jul 2006
Friends, Yesterday morning Mr. Peabody died after surgery to remove the tumor on his leg. I just don't have the words right now, I'll…
Running Dearlove Nested Class Course - June 8 and 15 2006
26 Jun 2006
I wanted to setup and run the Dearlove Nested Class Course for June 8 and 15 2006 with Milo . I also wanted to try videotaping the runs…
Mr. Peabody Responds to Subcutaneous Deoxycholate Injections
01 Jun 2006
Yesterday Mr Peabody received his second two Deoxycholate injections for treating the Lipoma on his left hip. After his first injections…
Meet Meeker!
14 May 2006
Yep, that's right, Steve finally has his very own dog. For over ten years I have been fortunate enough to train and play with Nancy's Mr…
Mr. Peabody CT Scan Update
17 Mar 2006
Nancy took Mr. Peabody to VCA Aurora Animal Hospital to see Radiation Oncologist specialist Jayme Looper, DVM, Diplomate ACVR (Radiation…
Mr. Peabody Fights Lipoma Again
13 Mar 2006
I hate lipomas . Two Friday nights ago I was chasing Mr. Peabody and Milo around Nancy's house playing the "I'm going to get you" and…
Jump Box Drill Generator Update
10 Jan 2006
I've made some small improvements to my Jump Box Drill Generator here . It now offers more helpful suggestions when your selections don't…
Happy Birthday Milo
14 Nov 2005
Well today is my birthday and when Nancy adopted Milo from Illini Border Collie Rescue she decided November 14th should be his birth date…
Website Changes
01 Nov 2005
I've gotten behind in writing for the site lately and I have such a long list of entries that I need a place to write them down. So I've…
Mr. Peabody Update
31 Oct 2005
In the two weeks since the treatment some redness appeared near the site of the incision for his tumor surgery during the first week. Mr. P…
House For Sale!
26 Oct 2005
As I mentioned last month I bought a new house to better support my Agility habit. Well after a month of toil I've finally got my old…
Mr. Peabody Recovery and Oncologist Visit
15 Sep 2005
Mr. Peabody has healed beautifully these past two weeks. Due in no small part to Nancy's ministrations. It was really disappointing how…
Agility House!
12 Sep 2005
Well I've been pretty busy the last few weeks. As I mentioned back in March , I'd been looking for a new house that will allow for a better…
Mr. Peabody - Out of Surgery
24 Aug 2005
As I reported last week , Mr. Peabody was scheduled for an Oncology appointment prior to having his tumor surgically removed yesterday…
Mr. Peabody - Lipoma Surgery Scheduled
19 Aug 2005
Over these past six weeks Nancy has been measuring the tumor and it has nearly doubled in size during this time. Just this week he started…
AgilityNerd's 1st Birthday!
09 Aug 2005
I launched this weblog one year ago today. So today is its first birthday. In this year I've posted 140 articles. I had hoped to post two…
Swift Rescue
07 Aug 2005
Had one of those "did a good thing" moments yesterday. I was driving Mr. Peabody and Milo to Nancy's from TOPS Vet-Rehab after their…
Forest City Dog Training Club AKC Trial - Jul 30-31, 2005
02 Aug 2005
I signed Milo up for both days of the I volunteered to help with course building and the FCDTC folks were all very nice and made me feel…
Mr. Peabody - Another Lipoma
08 Jul 2005
The other day I noticed that Mr. Peabody's left rear hip muscle felt different from his right side. It didn't feel right at all. He had…
R.A.C.E. Agility Trial - July 03 2005
04 Jul 2005
I had only signed up for one day of this trial since I've been busy with the non-Agility part of my life a lot lately :^) If this trial…
Cream City USDAA Trial - Jun 19, 2005
21 Jun 2005
Our second trial of the weekend was run by Cream City Canines at yet another fairground; this time in Wilmot, WI. It was my first USDAA…
Car-Dun-Al AKC Trial - Jun 18, 2005
19 Jun 2005
We only signed up for Saturday at Car-Dun-Al so we could try our first USDAA trial on Sunday . I didn't realize until the certificate…
Fundog Agility Group NADAC Trial - Jun 11-12, 2005
13 Jun 2005
I had signed up for six runs a day hoping it would to be cool weather the only way Milo would handle that many runs. Fundogs set up four…
Happy Birthday Mr. Peabody!
20 May 2005
Today is Mr. Peabody's 11th birthday! It has been a pretty tough year for Mr. P but let's hope that we have many more, uneventful, ones to…
Site Outage
15 May 2005
My hosting service had a 24 hour outage that just ended. I've been quite happy with HostMagix and this is the first outage I've ever had…
NOCI AKC Trial - May 7-8, 2005
10 May 2005
I took Milo to the Northwest Obedience Club, Inc AKC trial this past week end in Wauconda, IL. This was Milo's first outdoor trial in…
Dog Agility Is...
04 May 2005
Even before I started this blog I wanted to write a philosophical article discussing the many important aspects of Agility that might not be…
Jen Pinder, Rhonda Carter, Dana Pike Seminar Working Spot Open!
03 May 2005
I got an email from an Agility handler who had to drop out of Jen, Rhonda, and Dana's Seminar over Memorial Day weekend. She asked if I…
Very Nerdy Moment
30 Apr 2005
The other night I was flipping through the channels on TV before bed (it's hard to go right to sleep when you get home at 10:30 PM from…
DIGS NADAC Trial - Apr 23-24, 2005
26 Apr 2005
Dogs In Great Shape ( DIGS ) hosted a two day NADAC agility trial this past weekend in Homer Glen, IL. This was my first NADAC trial and…
United Flyball League International
20 Apr 2005
A new Flyball organization has been formed. Apparently there was enough dissatisfaction with the operation of the North American Flyball…
Agility House
28 Mar 2005
Been thinking about buying a house that will make my Agility and Flyball life better. I came up with the following priorities: I guess this…
Mr. Peabody - OK For More Exercise
24 Mar 2005
I've been remiss in updating AgilityNerd readers on Mr. Peabody's condition since his episode of temporary blindness . Over this past…
Milo Is Surprised By A Bear
15 Mar 2005
One of my most important jobs is to guard Mom when it is 'Sleepy Time'. It is one of my favorite jobs since I get to sleep on the bed. I…
Milo - Flyball Master Excellent Title
06 Mar 2005
Our Flyball team, Black Sheep Squadron , went to a Flyball tournament hosted by the UltiMutts Flyball team in Madison Wisconsin this…
Milo Gets New Shoes
27 Feb 2005
A couple weeks ago we were walking around Andersonville and went into Famous Fido's dog cookie store to look around. Nancy saw they had a…
A Twist On Dog Rescue Pleas
22 Feb 2005
I love reading former Flyball teammate Lisa B's blog. Today she posted an email she received that was a little different from the…
Mr. Peabody - A Dark Night
21 Feb 2005
It seems like everytime we think we have Mr. Peabody's eye situation under control something really scary happens. Last week I blogged…
Mr. Peabody Double Doctor Day
18 Feb 2005
First off don't worry both visits brought good news. Yesterday Nancy brought Mr. Peabody to Eye Care For Animals on Clybourn in Chicago…
Mr. Peabody Has an Acute Glaucoma Attack
10 Feb 2005
This Monday morning Mr. Peabody was squinting in his visual eye. Nancy knew immediately what a dangerous situation that was - squinting…
Mr. Peabody Has More to Say
05 Feb 2005
Peabody Here, Since Mother says she is at her wit's end trying to keep me from what she describes as "rocketing around like a lunatic" (as…
Milo and the Ultimate Weave Pole Challenge
30 Jan 2005
Nancy Reyes, owner of the For Your Canine training facility in Schiller Park, IL, sponsored a Clean Run Ultimate Weave Pole Challenge…
Mr. Peabody - New Food for Lipomas?
29 Jan 2005
Well as you heard first hand from Mr. Peabody , he is recovering well and is well down the road to recovery from his surgery. We heard…
Mr. Peabody - New Glaucoma Meds and Evaluating Shunt Surgery
28 Jan 2005
We took Mr. Peabody in for his weekly eye pressure check at Eye Care For Animals in Chicago today. We set up a consult with Dr. Paul A…
Mr. Peabody Speaks Out
22 Jan 2005
Peabody here. As a transparent ploy to distract me from the various humiliations and indignities heaped upon me this last month, Mother…
Mr. Peabody - Home and Getting Better
21 Jan 2005
They let us take Mr. Peabody home the same day as his surgery. I was kind of surprised to see him come marching out into the waiting room…
Mr. Peabody - Tumor Surgery Successful
19 Jan 2005
Just got a call from Dr. Mitch Robbins at Veterinary Specialty Center in Buffalo Grove, IL . He told me that he completed removal of Mr…
Mr. Peabody - Tumor Surgery Scheduled
14 Jan 2005
We got some good news this week. The laboratory results came back for the biopsies taken from Mr Peabody and no neoplastic cells were…
Mr. Peabody Update
07 Jan 2005
Sorry for the delay in updating Mr. Peabody's medical status. With the holiday weekend the lab didn't handle his "expedited" specimen…
Mr. Peabody Just Can't Get a Break
01 Jan 2005
At Dana Pike's agility class Thursday night CY and Chris noticed that Mr. Peabody was moving his left rear leg differently. I had…
Fritz, The Blind Frisbee Catching Dog
30 Dec 2004
I hope you'll forgive me my lack of Agility posts lately. I'm pretty distracted by Mr. Peabody's eye problems. One of our concerns is…
Mr. Peabody - A Present for Christmas
24 Dec 2004
We had a little scare this week with Mr. Peabody's eye pressure. We'd decided to do weekly pressure checks so that we could evaluate how…
Trifling Dog
23 Dec 2004
1 a : to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead b : to treat someone or something as unimportant 2 : to…
Mr. Peabody's Glaucoma Responds to Medication!
13 Dec 2004
As I posted yesterday , Nancy took Mr. Peabody in for an eye pressure measurement today. We were checking to see if the Demecarium…
Mr. Peabody Has Glaucoma - Again...
10 Dec 2004
Last year Mr. Peabody was diagnosed with Primary Glaucoma in his left eye. His interocular pressure (IOP) - pressure within the eye…
Agility Practice Journal Entry - Non-Practice Entry?
08 Oct 2004
This entry is more like a bunch of excuses for why we haven't been training for the last couple of weeks... This lack of training makes it…
Agility Practice Journal Entry - Most Unusual Agility Injury?
10 Sep 2004
I went out to practice at Candy's in West Chicago today. The weather was warm and sunny. Almost too warm out on the course; I was spraying…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
24 Aug 2004
This is a back dated post about Wednesday night class with Dana Pike . Like two weeks ago, the opening was just like a Jumpers course…
Dog Events Online Now Generates Flyball Entries
19 Aug 2004
Just entered our Flyball team, Black Sheep Squadron , in the River City Flyers hosted Henry, IL tournament tonight. Entering a tournament…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
15 Aug 2004
Went to my first course run through at Dana Pike 's in Wilmington, IL. She had both a Jumpers and Standard course setup. The weather…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
11 Aug 2004
This is a back dated post about Wednesday night practice with Dana Pike . I really enjoyed the course, it was big, open, and flowing. The…
