Posted in life with dog, Realta Rosario Cooper, Stanegate Second Thoughts, tagged birdiness, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After an hour of training on this sunny early evening, we let the dogs loose to go do what they wanted.
And what did they want? To point out birds.
The very large dog park where we often train is immediately next to a protected wildlife area. The ducks have figured out where the dogs usually are, so said ducks pretty much stay over in the protected area, on the other side of the fence.
Tooey wanted to go git ‘em. Cooper wanted to point them out. Are my pups birdy, or what?
Posted in dog behavior, friendship, life with dog, Stanegate Second Thoughts, tagged African Grey Parrot, bird dog, birdiness, birdy, dog, dogs, Irish Water Spaniels, IWS on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When our friend Kurt came over for a chat and a cup of tea this afternoon, Kurt’s African Grey parrot, Zane, came along for the ride. Tooey was fascinated.
Tooey focused on Zane
She briefly considered jumping up, but we managed to change her mind. We didn’t want Tooey to lose her cute little nose to the parrot’s beak. Kurt assured us that he and Zane had dealt with fascinated dogs before. The worst case was Kurt’s having to remove Zane from the jaws of a Chow.
Tooey’s plenty “birdy,” especially when they’re express-delivered right to the house like this. Probably a good thing that Zane didn’t choose to squeak or imitate squirrel chatter.
