Sometimes things just work themselves out

Got a letter in the mail from the AKC yesterday, saying that Samba was registered as “restricted” and therefore ineligible to compete in conformation. If she had won anything, she would have had to forfeit the points and return all prizes. So I instantly went from being disappointed in her recent couple of performances to happy that we have been able to get valuable knowledge and experience without having to have anything taken away from us, and without taking anything away from competing dogs that actually had all their ducks in a row. (That is herding dog humor, btw.) She...… →

Giving Everyone at College a Domain of One's Own

Podcast by Chronicle of Higher Education. Interesting idea, no idea how we could possibly support it. But owning and controlling your digital identity and personal data is a very important emerging issue we should be teaching students about. … →

Agility Nerd: Seventy Two Backyard Courses!

I tried to put a wide range of handling challenges in these sequences. So you should have plenty of chances to work on: Jump Wraps, Front Crosses, Rear Crosses, Blind Crosses, 180s, 270s, Back Sides, Threadles, and Serpentines. Perfect timing– need to dive into these with Samba … →