http://vikingdobermans.com/blog Viking Dobermans - promoting the total Doberman!! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:16:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What entity did I royally piss off???  Three solid days of rain, with the heaviest forecast for tomorrow-Saturday!  This rain event, after two months of snow, ice and no training does not seem fair... and then there is the Zelda foot thing--Zelda being in a cast since early January through all the ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/03/12/316/ As promised in my last post, here is a picture of Zelda sporting her basket muzzle.  Sadly after four weeks of leaving her cast alone, she changed course and decided destuffing the cast of its cast padding was the way to go and entertaining to boot....   She tolerates the basket ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/02/20/zelda-sporting-her-basket-muzzle/ No training :-(    Still too much snow on the ground...  dangerous to try and do protection until the ground is clear.  Snow makes tracking impossible, unless you want to sink to your knees with every step...  and I'm too lazy to train much in my living room, although we "play" ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/02/19/another-weekend-with-too-much-snow-on-the-ground/ OK, tomorrow I go back to work and cabin fever will continue to affect the dogs since the amount of snow makes walking any distance a problem... only one small trail in the woods, with lots of untrained dogs on it and nowhere to go to get away from them... ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/02/14/tubing-baltimore-style/ Where and when is SPRING......??????? Click on links to view videos....  Back Yard.. Feb 8 2010 Charlie and Zellie enjoying the neighbor's snow tunnel Snow Tunnel http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/02/09/more-snow-in-the-works-for-later-today-and-tomorrow/ I'm sore from shoveling.... and shoveling... and we are suppose to get another snow storm tomorrow.... yike! But some of it was fun... Lyn jumps... and Charlie bounces his way through the snow the path by my house... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/02/08/another-storm-yike/ Hi all, I am helping support rescue by selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a full size 8' x 5' patchwork quilt.  Every square represents a homeless animal from the state listed on their square.  Each animal has been hand painted! Tickets are $2.00 each or 6 for $10.00.  Checks should ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/01/27/animal-rescue-quilt-of-hope/ Last night two friends came over with their baby, Evan, and after all the hellos, Charlie decided he wanted to get up close and personal...  he jumped on on the couch, squeezing his way between Andy, Evan and Kate, kissed Evan hello, then flopped down and immediately asked Kate to ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/01/19/evan/ 2010!!!!  OMG... how did that happen??? The year is beginning on a "curious" note....  Zelda broke her toe!  "How?", you ask.  I reply, "I donnnnnn't know." Unlike people who go to the doctor and get the broken toe taped to an adjacent unbroken toe and go merrily on their way, dogs feet bear ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2010/01/11/january-11-2010/ December Snow... we were buried and a week after the historic snow, we were still buried and it was icy and hard to get out for a decent walk... mind you, the dogs didn't know that, so three walks a day were still on their radar screen....  and thank goodness, ... http://vikingdobermans.com/blog/2009/12/27/december-27-2009-what-a-difference-a-few-days-makes/