tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10472318850644142752024-03-14T05:34:37.119-07:00Training ValorOur journey through lifeCaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01576542660826188190noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1047231885064414275.post-28723025244634977932016-03-30T08:28:00.001-07:002016-03-30T08:28:03.559-07:00Welcome!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Welcome to my latest attempt at blogging. I am hoping that I will be able to stick to it this time and actually maintain this. The point of this blog will be to detail all different aspects of getting a puppy, training that puppy, and hopefully competing with that puppy in performance sports. I don't want it to just be a training blog though, I hope that it will also cover life with pets, decisions one must make about vaccines, diet, spay/neutering, etc. I want it to be an educational resource as well as an inside look into my life with Valor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In case you stumbled onto this blog and don't know me in person I'll give you a short background before I introduce Valor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My name is Casey. I live in Massachusetts. I have an A.S. in Veterinary Technology from Becker College, a B.S. in Psychological Science with a concentration in Cognitive Science and a minor in Art, and am a Certified Veterinary Technician. I currently own and operate Canine Existence Daycare and Training in Littleton, MA. I graduated from Becker in 2003 and rewarded myself with a Border Collie puppy named Fly (BonniDune's Wanna Fly By Dawn). Fly, along with bec<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">oming my heart dog,</span> introduced me to the world of dog training and behavior. Together we competed in several sports and were even Nationally ranked for several years, including being the #1 Veteran Dog in WCRL Rally for 2014. Along with all of my foundation knowledge and skills Fly also gave me one litter of wonderful puppies. Catcher, Savvy, and Oliver are from that litter. I lost Fly in 2015 after a 15-day battle with Hemangiosarcoma.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fly<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">competing in W<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">CRL Rally in 2013</span></span></span></span> </span></div>
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Fly with her Level 3 title Rosette </div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had been planning to<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> retire Fly from competition in 2016 and was looking for a puppy in 2015 that could gro<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">w up with her as a mentor. Sadly, that didn't happen<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and I spent 2015 desp<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">erately hoping a puppy would <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">join</span> my life for 2016. Enter Valor <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Sterling After All This Time)</span>.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Valor <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">was bred by a friend of mine, who breeds<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> wonderful Border Collies<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. She is a granddaughter of my all-time favorite stud dog (a.k.a. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">the boy I've droo<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">led over since <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">shortly after I brough<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">t Fly home</span></span></span>) Kenny (<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ch Wildair Blue on Black). <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kenny was my first choice wh</span>en I bred Fly<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> but the circumstances weren't quite right and things <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">didn't work out. I spen<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">t</span> years trying to get my hands on a Kenny puppy but the timing, among ot<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">her things<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, w<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">as</span> never right. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was over the moon w</span>hen I found ou<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">t Terry had a Kenny son and was using him for her next litter<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. So began <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">my journey of waiting <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">for Valor.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you for <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">checking out this blog. My next post will be all about how I chose Valor from her litter<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">mates.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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