Action Shots!

They had photographers at the CPE Agility competition that took some amazing action shots of all the dogs running the courses. Here are some of my favorites of Tony in action!

Photography by M:

CPE Agility Trial - June 19, 2010

Tony recently participated in his first agility trial. We did three runs, and he ended up getting a 3rd place ribbon and a 4th place ribbon. Not too bad for his first time out in the "big ring"!

Below are his runs. First up is the course called "Colors". He was in Level 1. He took 3rd in this course for his height.





This is his run in the course called "Wildcard". He was in Level 1. He took 4th in this course for his height.



My mom and I with Tony and his ribbons :)


Me with my little guy! It was a loooong day (12 hours!), so we were both pretty dead tired at the end of it.

Agility Practice!

On June 19th Tony will be participating in his first dog agility Trial. It's like a competition. We are entered in 3 events. Jumpers, Colors, and Wildcard. This is our first ever time competing where we will be judged. Yikes!

He's really smart though, so I just hope I am on my game and give him the right cues!
The Jumpers course will be just jumps and tunnels. The Colors and Wildcard courses will have more obstacles (like an A-Frame, Dog Walk, table).

My mom is coming to record how we do. Wish us luck!

Tony's GREEN Mohawk

So this weekend is Halloween, and what better thing to do than to dye my dog's mohawk green? He'll be going as a punk this year, so the green hawk was a no-brainer. (don't you hate it when people say no-brainer?)



How did I do it? Easy - Neon food coloring from the grocery store. Just squeeze a few drops on a sponge (I used a new dish washing sponge) and apply to the desired hair. Since all I was coloring was a small area I just applied it to dry hair, but they say if you want to dye more then you should dilute the food coloring with water and wet your dog.

I let the color sit for about 15 min, then took an old wash cloth and rinsed off the excess. If you get any on your fingers, Dawn dish soap will take it right off.

Enjoy the coloring possibilities!

The Crib: My Apartment in Aliso Viejo, CA

I finally got around to snapping some photos of my new apartment in Aliso Viejo, CA. Where the heck is Aliso Viejo you ask? It's about an hour north of San Diego, and an hour south of LA. More specifically it's in Orange County. Yes, the OC.

I love it here, planned community living at it's best! Everything you could want is just a few blocks away, and the neighborhood is beautiful and safe. I live in a fairly large apartment community in a 2nd floor 1bd apartment.

I am lucky enough to have a private large patio as my "front yard".


Once inside you look into my living room, with my awesome comfy red couch.


And my Ikea tv unit, that took FOREVER to build. They gave me 2 wrong parts, luckily my dad was there with his drill to make it all come together!


This is my Kitchen. Behind that door at the back is my very own laundry room, complete with full-size washer and dryer.


Now into the bedroom. We are allowed to get one accent wall painted, so I am waiting on that wall behind my bed to pe painted a light blue. Hi Tony!


This is my awesomely huge bathroom!


You can't see it in the previous picture, but also in my bathroom is my huge walk-in closet. What girl doesn't love a huge closet?

There are tons of grassy areas around the complex for Tony to run around in, and also a pool and a work-out room for me. All in all I am pretty happy here. :)

Tony at Work!

As you may know - I have moved back to Southern Cali (Aliso Viejo to be exact) and have a new job at DraftFCB in Irvine. We are allowed to bring our dogs to work M W F, and of course I take advantage of that and bring Tony boy in. There is a Mastiff puppy that also comes into work - her name is Brunella. Her owner took a little video of them playing ... and here it is for your enjoyment!

More Snow!

The snow just ain't stopping here! This last storm we got about 3.5". Tony doesn't like it as much when half his leg is covered with snow! I also have to carry him over the salted areas, because the city doesn't use pet-safe salt. He stopped mid walk once to lick at his paws.

Here are some pictures of the snow around my apartment, and Tony in it.





A video of Tony not quite having the best time in the snow. He was ready to go back inside and ran to the door right after this video. I'm thinking I might get him booties, but I have a feeling he would just rip them off. Humm.

Merry Christmas - Tony Style!

A few weeks ago we went to a local animal rescue center to get Tony's picture taken with Santa. All the proceeds go to their shelter, so I know my money went to a good cause. It's not the shelter I got him from, but it's one of the best in KC.

He was a little scared of the Santa at first, did a little barking and looked scared... but all I had to do was mention the magic word "treat" and his ears perked right up!

We are very excited to escape Kansas City and the ridiculously freezing temperatures on Tuesday for our flight to San Diego. We'll be there for a nice long 10 days.

Happy Holidays!