Saturday, November 21, 2009

Kailey & Charlie




On October 24th, we set out to film to more segments of the "What Makes Your Dog Tick" show. First stop was to a dog walking client, Mike Roger's house, to pick up his dog Kaily to demonstate to our viewers how to handle the corrections we sometimes need to administer to our dogs.
When we picked her up, we noticed that just up the road at 'Hairitage Hair & Tan' were 2 big, beautiful orange/redbushes in the yard. We know the owner through the Prescott Chamber of Commerce and Michelle has her hair cut there, so we took the liberty to set up in the yard and do our filming there. Normally I attain permission before hand, but this was spur of the moment and they were closed. I did leave a message for Cyndi Cashman, the owner, later that night and told them what we had done. She was actually delighted that we used the yard and wants a copy of the show. :)


Kaily was perfect. She is a high energy dog and 'performed' just as I hoped she would so I could do the necessary corrections. We were in and out quickly there. Well, as quickly as it can be - only about 2 hours. We consider that quick.


Then off to Ted And Sylvia Bailey's in Cannon Falls, MN to film the collar and leash training with their dog, Charlie. We ran out of daylight that day, so the Bailey's let us come back on Monday which was a gorgeous sunny day. Charlie is well trained in obedience commands so he was a breeze to work with. He loved it and even stayed with us when we were done and told him that he was free to go over to Sylvia who was gardening nearby. (We took that as a real compliment).


Charlie posed in a dog back pack, and a reflector vest amongst other things. We even filmed he and I in a 4 minute piece (attached) that we brought with us for an interview that the Cottage Grove Community Ed did with me to promote their big Saturday classes event. They are one of the district CE's that I teach my seminars at. I was very excited to be interviewed for that promotional piece.


Then it was over to Red Bush House #2 to catch the last of the daylight and finish our collar & leash training over there. It really gets cold when the sun goes down! We got what we needed, though and went home tired but happy. By the time you have filmed at 3 different locations in the same day, and you are the writer, director, and in the show as well, you are ready for a hot bathtub and a nap.


Many THANKS to:

~Mike Rogers and his wife Joyce for the use of Kailey.
~Ted & Sylvia Bailey at Bailey Farm & Retreat for the use of their place and Charlie.
~Kailey and Charlie, you two were just awesome!
~Cyndi Cashman at Hairitage Hair & Tan for the use of the yard for our filming location with Kailey.
~Joe, the owner of Red Bush House #2, whom I had never met before I knocked on his door that morning and asked him if we could film in his asthetically pleasing yard.
~Candiss DelCastillo
Walks & Wags Pet Service

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