… is very… something. I tried all morning, while working on The Ball is Out There flyball tournament, to figure out what I was feeling. I’d known for quite awhile that Cooper wasn’t going to be with me. Russ and I had decided to put our time and effort with Cooper into hunt training and [...]
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Flyball without Cooper
Posted in dog healthcare, flyball, hunting / hunt training, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, X-Fidos flyball club on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes you lose
Posted in dog behavior, dog shows / conformation, dog training, flyball, Realta Rosario Cooper, Stanegate Second Thoughts, tagged dog, dog show, dog shows, dog sports, dog training, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, Rose City Classic on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Or, at least, sometimes you don’t win. They’re not exactly the same thing. That’s what I’m trying to tell myself. Take the most recent Rose City Classic dog shows. Both my dogs looked good. Stacy made Tooey look like a real show princess, and Tammy neatened up Cooper’s gundog cut. They’re both good looking dogs [...]
That’s why we call it practice
Posted in flyball, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, hunt training, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, X-Fidos flyball club on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The big flyball tournament is coming up in just two weeks, so it’s time to focus the practice. Going into this weekend, the big questions for Cooper were: Can he do a decent box turn? Can he pass another dog without stopping to discuss? Yes, and it depends. Take a look at this video of [...]
It’s official — Cooper is FDX!
Posted in flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS on August 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cooper’s new flyball title is shown in the NAFA database. His 308 points earms him a solid Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX), and puts him more than halfway toward his Flyball Dog Champion (FDCh). It also puts him 6th in the rankings of Irish Water Spaniels. Woo hoo! You can see it for real by going [...]
Cooper has bit part in “Fun Fair All” video
Posted in flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, X-Fidos flyball club on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Steve, one of the X-Fidos flyball team captains at the “Fun Fair All” tournament, has just posted a video of bits and pieces of Saturday’s action. Cooper shows up in the opening box-turn segment at about 00:11 and again as the 4th dog in the full race segment at 00:32-00:55. He shows up once more, [...]
Realta Rosario Cooper, CGC FDX
Posted in dog training, flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, FDX, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, NAFA, North American Flyball Association, X-Fidos flyball club on July 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
At this past weekend’s “Fun Fair All” flyball tournament, Cooper earned his FDX (Flyball Dog Excellent) title from NAFA (North American Flyball Association)! To get this title, Cooper had to run fast enough, with no errors, and in enough NAFA-sanctioned flyball heats to win at least 200 points. It’s both an individual title and a [...]
Award for Best Recovery
Posted in flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, X-Fidos flyball club on July 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
During the “Fun Fair All” flyball tournament this past weekend, Cooper earned an unofficial award for Best Recovery. Here’s what he did: He ran from the gate (#1) to the box (#2). I’ve indicated the tennis ball with a green circle on the box. He got the ball out of the box, but dropped it. [...]
Cooper as catalyst
Posted in dock diving, dog training, flyball, friendship, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged Cascade Dock Dogs, dock diving, dock dogs, dock jumping, dockdogs, dog, dog sports, dog training, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, IWSCOPS, X-Fidos flyball club on July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In the many moments of frustration with Cooper, the thought that I got the wrong dog has crossed my mind several times. But, I have to say, that I’m glad we got Cooper. This weekend provides a prime example of why. Cooper and I competed in the Muddy Paw’s “Fun Fair All” flyball tournament this [...]
Cooper’s sports bios
Posted in dock diving, flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged Cascade Dock Dogs, dock diving, dock dogs, dock jumping, dockdogs, dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, X-Fidos flyball club on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All sports stars have their own web pages, right? Well, Cooper’s got two. Here’s Cooper’s flyball page: You’ll find it at http://www.x-fidos.org/id87.htm. Once you get there, you can click “Back to the Team” or the other links along the left to see bios of the other team members. And here’s the Cascade Dockdogs page: You [...]
Just wait until he’s 3 (or is that 4?)
Posted in dog behavior, dog training, flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, male Irish Water Spaniel, X-Fidos flyball club on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I groaned yesterday evening during flyball practice when Cooper decided to go running off AGAIN into the other lane to play, instead of returning down his own lane to me… One of my teammates asked me how old Cooper is, and I told her, “2 and a half.” She said, “Oh, just wait till he’s [...]
Cooper, lone flyball IWS
Posted in flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, flygility, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, NAFA, North American Flyball Association, X-Fidos flyball club on June 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Kristine, my X-Fido teammate, wondered something on her blog: “I don’t know how many Irish Water Spaniels there are running flyball, but I know of at least one…” Good question. I had to check. So I went to the North American Flyball Association database, and looked at their breed statistics. IWS in Flyball In the [...]
Warm Thursday practice
Posted in dog training, flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog photos, dog sports, dog training, dogs, flyball, Garden Home Rec Center, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, Portland, X-Fidos flyball club on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday evening, warm with clear blue skies and white fluffy clouds, was the perfect time for the first outdoor X-Fido flyball practice of the year. We set up on the lawn of the Garden Home Rec Center, including: the fluorescent orange fencing (to keep the team dogs in and non-team members out), two courses of [...]
Thunder and Fetch
Posted in flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, thunder, thunder and dogs, X-Fidos flyball club on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night was supposed to be the X-Fidos first outdoor flyball practice of the season. But we had to cancel due to predicted thunderstorms. I was disappointed about canceled practice, but now I’m glad. Cooper is not fond of thunder — and we had a bunch of it over our house last evening. He told [...]
Flyball at the Multnomah County Fair
Posted in flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, Multnomah County Fair, Oaks Park, Portland, X-Fidos flyball club on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The X-Fidos Flyball Club gave a rousing demo of flyball at the Multnomah County Fair at Oaks Park. Eager dogs and orange team shirts really radiated energy in the bright sunny day. We alternated on the field with a local dog agility team, both of us giving demonstrations of the fun you can have with [...]
Cooper’s first flyball tournament
Posted in flyball, life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, tagged dog, dog sports, dogs, flyball, grooming, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS, X-Fidos flyball club on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had been warned that just because a dog is on a flyball team, that does not mean that he will actually run in a tournament. But this past weekend, at The Ball Is Out There tournament, Laura, my very kind flyball captain, said that he would get to warm up. This would give us [...]
