Gratuitous dog blogging: Grass is good edition
By Gina Spadafori
June 8, 2008
So what did I do of importance yesterday? Nothing.
So what am I going to of importance today? Not much more.
A little book work, coming back from the editors. A trip to the Western States Horse Expo with my niece. Taking the two young retrievers to the river, meeting my friend Don with his two young retrievers. And somewhere in there, a nap.
I’m trying to catch up on my sleep, my laundry, my life after the spring book-writing rush.
I probably won’t be rolling happily on the lawn, but doesn’t McKenzie make it look grand?
Hey - that’s what weekends are for - doing nothing of importance!
Looks like you missed John Lyons yesterday. Too bad - I found his approach very “clicker-like” when I saw him - even though he’s not a clicker trainer. Same “reward for small successive approximations of the final finished behavior” thought process, though. I’ve heard horse people call it “rewarding the try”. Which can be pretty much the same thing so long as you continue raising your criteria appropriately.
Have fun at the horse expo. That “Dream Horse Art” exhibit looks pretty interesting!
Comment by The OTHER Pat — June 8, 2008 @ 7:02 am
The thing that always hits me about dog v. horses: You can spend even MORE money on horse equipment and accessories than you could ever spend on dogs.
My niece bought a new saddle pad. She wants a new trailer, but the one she likes, oh I don’t think her folks are going to shell out $30K!
I picked up some free magazines and petted lots of horses. :)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — June 8, 2008 @ 12:37 pm
Hi,
Ya, i think McKenzie do make it look grand….. great blog you have here…..
Comment by daun1919 — June 9, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
Please tell me you stepped awaaaay from the Parelli booth….
Comment by Deanna — June 10, 2008 @ 4:16 am
They had a very big booth, but there was a lot of ground to cover so we didn’t stop. My niece was all about the horse-petting and the shopping.
She got off cheap: A new saddle pad, nothing more. :)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — June 10, 2008 @ 6:43 am