Oz helps me paint (pics)...

[ParNone]

Oz and I set out to paint his table for agility practice today.
Here he is on the finished product:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/p29fca9316c532a8d4f4ece657772ef24/fb7e78d1.jpg
Uh Mom, I don’t think it’s suppose to be this wobbly.

After I finished painting I headed across the patio, with the
paint bucket in one hand and the brush in the other. Oz had
managed to get water all over the patio, after getting a drink
of water, so I promptly slipped and fell. Miraculously, I didn’t
spill a drop of paint from the bucket as I fell, but scrapped my
knees and elbow and managed to swipe the paint brush across
Oz’s nose, as I was reaching out that hand towards anything to
catch my fall.

Oz got a drink of water before I could get the camera to take
some pics, but here’s what’s left of the paint on his nose.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/pc47b6177f7a4c2ac60b34fc7bf802b8d/fb7e78da.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/p8748f7f2bd384bbc1a9f8d0fde5cc66b/fb7e78d6.jpg

Here he is in his favorite obstacle, the tunnel

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/p6f73c659d4b6ffd1db75776b6225192b/fb7e78c7.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/p994b638e5cbdaa5d17513d3c26e59f02/fb7e78ce.jpg

And finally, digging in the bed, trying to make the perfect spot to
lay down in:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid72/pc66aba570d0c35ac2396f0abf5306666/fb7e78e1.jpg

Par…

[tatsxxx11]

It was about time for my Oz "fix!":D What a good Oz, helping your Mommy paint!:D You look so precious with your painted nose! I'll bet you have lots of fun on your agility course! And I'll bet you're great at it too! How nice of your Mom to make your own equiptement! My Star loves agility and we have a little mini course in the backyard but it's not homemade like yours; that's really special! And what is it with you doggies digging in your bed??:D Star does that everywhere she decides to sleep! You'd think she was digging to China!:eek:

[micki76]

Great pics Par!! Hope you're okay after the fall!! :eek: Oz, be careful with the water slobbers, don't want mom to get hurt. Wait, you probably do, cause then she'd get more pill bottles to chew!!! :D :eek:

[lovemyshiba]

Handsome Oz!!!!
You were trying to help your mommy out huh??

What a beautiful agility course--is it all homemade?? We really want to get Riley going on some agility--he is a major jumper!!

As always, I enjoyed seeing pictures of that handsome man, Oz!!!!

Hope you feel ok after the fall:)

[ParNone]

hi tats!

Ironically, it's the Collie that does the digging thing and
the terriers do the turning in a circle. Well actually Maddie
doesn't waste anytime where sleeping is concerned. She
just flops whereever she is:), but Murph has to turn an
unbelievable amount of times before he gets the spot just
right.

Par...

[ParNone]

hiya micki!

With Oz around, I'm getting to be an expert faller.:)
He cut my legs out from under me again in agility
the other night, then pounced on my chest and stood
there waiting for a treat. Felt like I was having a
WWF moment.;)

Par...

[ParNone]

hola lovemyshiba!

I made the jumps, the weaves and the table, but the tunnel
and the teeter totter I bought over the internet. Just figured
they'd be too hard to make on my own.

Yeh I think you and Riley would enjoy agility together. It really
is fun and quite a bonding experience too. Plus you're reinforcing
commands like "sit", "down", "stay" and "come" in a fun way.

Par...

[tatsxxx11]

Oh Par, forgive me for not mentioning your spill:( I hope you're on the mend!! At our first agility class, while running the course, I slid on the wet grass and ruptured a tendon in my leg!:eek: I feel for ya! What we won't endure for our kids!:D Feel better! Sandra

[ParNone]

no worries tats! I fall so much, I've made it into an
art form, so I very rarely ever get hurt. *knock wood*

Par...

[MaxandSpike'sMom]

Oz what a great painter you are and how nice of you to help your mommy!

I hope she is feeling better after her fall.....but hey, no paint on the deck I guess that was a good thing.

[dukedogsmom]

Your story made me laugh! Glad to know you weren't hurt. Oz is very pretty. Too bad he went and got water before you got the camera. Meant to add that Duke does that digging around in his dog bed, also. Wonder what that means?

[apcrs5122]

Great pictures!!! I love Oz, he is soooo beautiful! Looks like he's having fun:D

[wolf_Q]

Great pics!! I'd like to try agility with Nebo....could you perhaps take some photos of all of your equiptment? And where did you find the items you bought? I've been looking for a tunnel like that (Nebo tried one out at Petsmart and loved it) but haven't been able to locate one. Thanks! :)

[anna_66]

Originally posted by ParNone
Oz got a drink of water before I could get the camera to take
some pics, but here’s what’s left of the paint on his nose.

Well of course he did, he knew just what you would do with those pic *embarress* him in front of all his doggie friends:o ;)

Glad to hear you didn't get hurt in your fall!

Roxey wants to know if she can come over to visit & play with Oz on his agility equipment:)

[pitc9]

I don't think either of my pups would enjoy agility, Sierra does what she wants, when she wants to, there's no telling her what to do, plus as soon as she were to be off lead, she'd take off to the next county! Buddy on the other hand, he doens't need to be on a lead, because he won't leave my side as soon as were not on our yard anymore. So I would have to do all the jumps and things WITH him because he needs to be touching me ALL the time.....so....I think we'll just sit back and enjoy looking at all your pix!!! But it sure looks like fun!!:D

Oz.....you sure are hansome!!!!!

[ramanth]

Oh my! I hope you are feeling better after that fall. *owie*

Oz is so gorgeous. I can never get enough pics of him. :)

[GSDgurl]

Great pix~!! Oz is soo cute....great picture w/ paint on his nose....LOL~!

Thanx for sharing~!:D

[CamCamPup33]

Very nice pictures! Oz is too gorgeous!! i was wondering when oz tries to find a place to lay does he like push everything with his nose and goes in circles?

[ParNone]

Heidi Ho Everybody!!! Thanks for all the compliments!:)

WolfQ, I'll try to take some pics tonight, when I get home
from work and post'em. I really don't have anything all
that spectacular though. You can do a lot with PVC pipe.
The things I bought, I got at www.affordableagility.com
I will say I wasn't too happy initially with the tunnel,
because the blue dye would rub off onto Oz's neck and
Murph's tail, whenever they went through it. Now that
its been outside a lil' while and gotten worn in though,
I haven't had that issue anymore.

Anna66, Roxey is welcome anytime. Oz would love to have
somebody to herd into that tunnel.:)

CamCam, Oz doesn't really do any turning or pushing
with his nose. He just madly digs for a few, does a half
turn, then kind of slowly unfolds himself down (with those
long legs, it takes him awhile:)).

Par...

[ParNone]

Hey Wolfq,

Here's the pics of my makeshift agility eq.

6 pvc pipes stuck in the ground for the weave poles

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid73/p3985009966b65327601a556047f5d53a/fb7b3c97.jpg

Old table that I added a top to, painted, then sprinkled sand
on the top, so it wouldn't be slippery.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid73/p4a4a537bad21c59ee34bd7a49f6a92e6/fb7b3c9e.jpg

Jump made out of pvc pipe

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid73/p6454e73edaaaf7d48f681f3b43a57df7/fb7b3ca2.jpg

Tunnel bought from affordable agility

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid73/pe6071231e68dae40194ebf63ebb1700a/fb7b3c9a.jpg

Teeter Totter Base (my project for the weekend is to get the
board and paint it to finish it)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid73/p8ff8dcdf231cf523c00fcde33d7d906a/fb7b3ca0.jpg

I've also got a hoola hoop for the tire jump and just have to put
the pvc pipe together to finish that too. That'll just leave the dog
walk, a-frame and chute.

Par...

[Cookiebaker]

I ditto what Sandra said


It was about time for my Oz "fix!":D

Oz, you funny boy, yer supposed to paint with yer paws and not yer nose!!

That's a really cool agility setup you have there! I'm going to show the pics to hubby and see if we can do something like that, too! Thanks for the ideas!!! :)

[ParNone]

hola cookieb!

yeh with all that energy Malone has, agility would be
a real good outlet. Oz is always better behaved after
agility or frisbee. Just gotta get him running to burn off
some of that energy, so he'll be calm in the house.

Par...

[wolf_Q]

Thanks for the pics Par!! :) I think the PVC pipe is a good idea! I'm still trying to figure out if there's a facility that offers agility near me! It looks like fun!

[anna_66]

Wow Par!
Love all your stuff, gonna have to let the hubby look at this stuff *HINT*HINT*:D