tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63252700323418116862024-03-14T04:04:36.145-04:00Welcome to the Nut HouseA Blog about Nubs, Peanut, Myself, and the adventures we have.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-50052671830202504832015-12-13T21:53:00.000-05:002015-12-13T21:53:01.631-05:00Disappointment or Learning Experience?
Today was a day of disappointment and
while you can sit there and think to yourself about everything that
went wrong, I'm going to think about all the good.
In under a year I
had a dog that shut down to trailing, completely forgotten how to
trail to a dog that trails fantastically and loves it. This year we
started off by having troubles with locating where our subjects left
(starts) to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-60501459830953871442015-11-04T23:01:00.000-05:002015-11-04T23:01:05.615-05:00Things Finally Click
Our Search and Rescue Team has boot camp twice a year, which we completed this past weekend. It's 3 days to hammer out issues that you may be having or grow in an area that you may have never tried. It's a time to get out with teams you may have never been out with or learn more about an area you aren't confident in. It's a time to grow, bond, learn, teach, and make friends. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-57585870568107793252015-10-04T16:32:00.004-04:002015-10-04T16:32:55.123-04:00Coming up to the slow season!So I'm apologizing in advance for the lack of updates. My mom's been in the hospital and it's not good news at all. So bare with me because updates are going to be slim to none.
To hold you by, Here are a couple of photos of a demo we did with our Search and Rescue team. This was our first, on the spot, working demo and Peanut worked like a champ. A group of 30 people Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-43685197554139947072015-08-05T13:01:00.001-04:002015-08-05T22:03:32.097-04:00Dog Bites, We Lose!
As a Pit Bull owner, dog bites are a huge concern to me. One even half snap and I have a dead dog. I've worked hard to have dogs that can take most anything thrown at them and not react in an aggressive way. It has taken a lot of training, but it shows when I'm out with the dogs.
Last night was National Night Out. It's a program that is put on by local law enforcement and normally the storeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-1514749868627806842015-08-02T21:28:00.002-04:002015-08-02T21:28:24.430-04:00Worst Vet EVERThursday morning I woke up to not find Peanut in my bed. Peanut has slept with me for the past two years and not once have I ever awoken to find her not trying to sleep on top of me. I found her on the couch and instantly I knew something wasn't right. She just didn't look good. She ate breakfast fine, but really slowly, went outside to go potty, but when I went to give Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-45854271586234562642015-07-27T20:28:00.000-04:002015-07-27T20:28:00.713-04:00Step One: Level OneTrying for once to keep my goal, I normally write these posts a few weeks in advance. Just means I can keep more things going and write when I have more time. However it means if you happen to know me in person or online you may have heard about the news already.
Today we had our Search and Rescue's team training. It's a day where everyone across the state meets up to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-25623114732850648852015-07-20T20:20:00.000-04:002015-10-04T16:34:35.391-04:00Oh My! Flying Pit Bulls!As part of our Search and Rescue training, we sometimes may have to do some "strange" things. This month we had a specialized training which involved: ropes, harnesses, heights, and anxiety. Any guesses?? If you said rappelling, then you would be CORRECT!
Not many dogs get to add rappelling to their resume but now Peanut can!
So some common questions I've been asked about ourUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-57636417501294538812015-07-13T20:57:00.000-04:002015-10-04T16:44:35.125-04:00Up Up and AWAY!!!Ok, not really. This time of year is really when summer kicks off around here. Heat kicks in, grass dies, the loud roar of jets going over the house, and most of all, all the color of the balloons in the sky.
Some things people never think of doing is socializing their dogs with such things like Hot Air Balloons or even Jets. You know, always prepare for the unexpected right? Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-48760541807957000802015-07-06T22:40:00.000-04:002015-10-04T16:45:09.583-04:00Happy Gotcha Day Peanut!Can you believe that it has been 4 years since Peanut joined my home? I sure can't.
She brought pure chaos to my house but made it complete at the same time. She once was a terror puppy who grew up to be my shadow, my cuddler, my princess. She became more then I ever thought possible.
Happy Gotcha Day Peanut. Thank you for choosing me as a partner in crime!!!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-72192040921928220722015-06-29T20:14:00.000-04:002015-06-29T20:14:00.307-04:00Peanut in PrintEvery year we try to make it to a local event that brings in 50,000 to 100,000 people every year. How many dogs can handle walking around 50,000+ people? Not Many. Just like past years Peanut is bomb proof in these large crowds and LOVES all the kids that come up to her to say hello. Such a well mannered dog and it really shows at events like this.
Today I came home to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-91293437132633979222015-06-22T21:12:00.000-04:002015-06-22T21:12:00.475-04:00Peanut Out WorkingIt's been an eventful month so far. Getting out there and practicing we've come a long way but have a long ways to go. Peanut is doing well (her handler needs some work though). One of our teammates took time to catch a few photos of Peanut doing her job so I wanted to share a few photos with you.
The start:
It's a science in a way.
Off we go!
Picked up the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-18168833142845624922015-06-14T21:08:00.003-04:002015-06-14T21:08:54.168-04:00Another Day at the Nut HouseI get a random laugh when people ask me "Why do you call it "The Nut House"?". When Peanut came to live with me, my house was pure chaos and I felt like I was living in an asylum. I never knew what I would turn around to find. The dogs would start working together to get into things. Never in my life would I thought two dogs could do so much and so many things that had me Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-50245900925499470652015-05-27T22:16:00.001-04:002015-05-27T22:29:40.484-04:00Trying Something NewBecause it's so hard for me to sit down at a computer (or sit down at all) to update this blog, I'm trying a new App from my phone. This should allow me to give more updates when I'm not at home and in between the hurry up and wait parts off my day.So Pit Bulls aren't natural retrievers and they don't seem to naturally understand the concept of holding things with their mouths unless it's to eatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-55825406351657162312015-05-19T20:04:00.001-04:002015-05-19T20:04:02.910-04:00The ProblemsLongtime no post, I know I know. Being on a Search and Rescue Team means I can't talk about a lot that goes on or a lot about our training for legal reasons. Not being able to talk or post about our training means that there's not much to post about.
This month we did some water training, which for trailing dogs we can't do much with it. We did however get to ride in a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-18596157732655910122015-01-23T20:06:00.002-05:002015-01-23T20:06:24.545-05:00It's Been an Exciting Month!Well, not really. Nothing is really exciting when it's below zero out (today it's in the 20's it's a heat wave!). Winter can move on any time now.
Earlier this month Peanut and I got an amazing opportunity to go try out for a K9 Search and Rescue team for our state. Now this team normally doesn't accept new dogs over the age of 2, and if you can believe it she is already 3 1/2, so Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-83088122465236660972014-12-18T21:05:00.002-05:002014-12-18T21:05:19.998-05:00Merry Christmas!Yup, it's that time of year. From the Nut House to your family, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-36196506357132642232014-12-03T20:54:00.002-05:002014-12-03T20:54:18.518-05:00Oh Winter Time...
Winter has come in with vengeance in Michigan with the snowiest November ever in parts of Michigan, and we got hit with a lot of snow here. With winter coming in so fast, the Nut House went from spending 4 hours a night outside to just taking quick potty breaks and then warming ourselves by the furnace. Things have been hectic around here with two dogs with much pent up energy. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-87541214697929592012014-08-22T22:03:00.000-04:002014-08-22T22:03:53.919-04:00It's Been a LONG timeFirst of all I'm so sorry for abandoning this blog. Life has been so hectic that I haven't been able to do much to even report on the blog. I ended up becoming President of my Search and Rescue team, Volunteering my time with my local CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), becoming a trainer for that, doing lots of trainings outside of the dogs, then personal family issues Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-22498733056466986362013-12-15T00:09:00.002-05:002013-12-15T00:09:55.081-05:00Photo HEAVY. A Trip Over TimeNot much to say about this post, the photos speak for themselves.
June 26th, 2011
July 18th, 2011
July 29th, 2011
August 21, 2011
September 4th, 2011
September 27th, 2011
October 23rd, 2011
November 27th, 2011
February 24th, 2012
March 21, 2012
July 1st, 2012
August 22nd, 2012
September 30th, 2012
October 23rd, 2012
Around Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-80318790048505033892013-09-08T20:45:00.001-04:002013-09-08T20:46:23.496-04:00Working With PeanutIt hasn't been such a great year for our SAR work. My local SAR team kind of fell apart on me so I haven't had anyone to hide for me in a while. I've been instead doing tracking of my own scent instead which helps to sharpen her nose skills.
Heres the map from tonight. It doesn't look like much, but that's just shy of a half mile track. Took us about 15mins to do the whole Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-74277484095709912632013-09-04T21:22:00.000-04:002013-09-04T21:22:34.899-04:00Something Positive For Once
I didn't post this because, well I didn't want to really think it could be true. Early this spring, Nubs was in the worse shape I had seen him in. Both ACL's gone and his back starting to go out. He was so bad that sometimes he'd pee on himself because he was in too much pain to move to go outside. I was carrying him up and down stairs, lifting him on the couch and bed, and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-50223417184414580282013-08-04T12:19:00.003-04:002013-08-04T12:19:30.663-04:00Long Awated UpdateSorry folks! I know it's been a while since I updated this blog. I recently started working a full time job and in between that, working with Peanut, and spending far too much time at the vets with Nubs, this has just been at the back of my priority list.
So some updates:
Nubs:
Nubs is doing really well now that we finally have his pain medicine figured out. He's still favoring Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-80303424343924550942013-06-09T10:47:00.000-04:002013-06-09T12:20:04.643-04:00Two Amazing DogsAnyone who knows me knows I'm very hard on myself more so when it comes to my dogs. I really never look at myself as a good trainer or that I've done that great with my dogs. I haven't been putting much time into Peanut as I'd like because I kind of got burnt out after Nubs got hurt. I'm scared of hurting her as well, it's a major fear of mine.
This past week, I finally saw howUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-12304709088461296172013-05-23T18:24:00.002-04:002013-05-23T18:24:45.202-04:00Play Time!Still not much to update so instead, here's a photo of your two favorite Pits playing:
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325270032341811686.post-10183810215534167402013-04-20T12:33:00.004-04:002013-04-20T12:33:51.832-04:00Finally Answers to Nubs Limping!Many of you know that Nubs has not been well over the past few years. Most of that dealing with his torn ACL and a few surgeries to correct it. It's been a constant battle over the past few years to get him back to normal.
About November I noticed Nubs starting to have a bad limp again in his good knee. With the failure rate of 75% of the good ACL after surgery, I figured his Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0