tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300086742024-03-05T10:36:29.181-06:00Rob Geiger's BlogAbout a dog...and other things.Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-5516889333095492882012-03-23T08:29:00.005-06:002012-03-23T08:29:42.583-06:00Marzano chapters 16 & 17You can find my summary of Marzano Chapters 16 & 17 PDF here.Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-59994708790200175132011-11-29T09:31:00.001-06:002011-11-29T13:35:29.978-06:00Links for iPad PresentationHere are the apps I discussed during my iPad presentation on November 29:
Apps for finding apps
AppShopper
AppAdvice
AppStart
Discover Apps
Productivity / Organization apps
Notability
Evernote
Idea sketch
Notetaker HD
Pages
Numbers
Keynote
iAnnotate
News and Information apps
Newsstand and Zinio
Star Phoenix / Leader Post
iBook / Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-75157460439267443652010-12-01T20:15:00.000-06:002010-12-01T20:15:21.203-06:00G'Kar almost killed Londo todayTake this as a bit of a cautionary tale, if you will. G'Kar got his teeth caught in Londo's collar tonight while they were playing. He twisted and then couldn't disengage. They started to struggle. Londo started to choke, then started to desperately fight back. As she twisted, she just made it worse. She was terrified. G'Kar was terrified. I wasn't far away. Her collar was so tight and the clasp Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-11469275605554727152010-10-02T22:48:00.000-06:002010-10-02T22:48:15.876-06:00Londo's first dayHere is a pic from the first day. Londo and G'Kar are getting along quite well.
So far, we've noticed a few things that are very different between Londo and G'Kar. All of these may change with time, of course, but her personality at this point shows some marked differences from G'Kar when he was her age.
1. Londo is sooooooo less pushy and dominant than G'Kar was. We have to tell Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-61145271407590045572010-07-26T14:10:00.002-06:002010-07-26T14:57:25.173-06:00A good runWe took G'Kar for his run yesterday and this time (for the first time in a while) I took my camera with me.
Here he is at the beginning of the run.
And a few moments later. Who needs 4 feet?
And here he is after the run, letting that huge tongue cool him off.
Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-65596202593331281102010-02-08T17:30:00.000-06:002010-02-08T17:44:42.497-06:00Dune (1996-2010)Today we said goodbye to Dune. It's difficult to express my feelings right now, but without a doubt, he was the kindest, gentlest creature I've ever known and my world is a bit dimmer without him. I will always remember him.
So many of the pictures I have include Jet, but that's just the way it should be.
Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-26874200817956302662010-01-29T10:28:00.001-06:002010-01-29T10:28:12.086-06:00Photos for enhancementYou can find the photos here.Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-49458869245398815772010-01-13T18:15:00.000-06:002010-01-13T18:15:56.839-06:00Lord G'Kar and his new blanket.Ok, I can't decide if this is the royal G'Kar greeting his subjects, or the superhero G'Kar prepared to dig up all the evil squirrels that apparently live in the dog run about 2 feet underground.
G'Kar says "Thanks for the blankie, Jasmine!"Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-54228887298888903512009-12-16T13:03:00.000-06:002009-12-16T13:06:52.639-06:00Bad science?Take some time to go through Scholastic's Moon Olympics and see how many scientific errors are made. The wrong concepts here are a great example of "common sense" not being very accurate. You'd think they would have run this thing past someone with scientific background, say, in physics.
So, what errors can you spot?Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-36669250727535870932009-12-15T22:21:00.000-06:002009-12-18T09:22:48.659-06:00The US Military is Making Super PuppiesNo, really! Apparently the US military did research in increasing intelligence in dogs by using techniques during the early stages of life. The video below describes the project and the methods used.
I knew that I'd read this somewhere before, so I took a look in my "dog library," to find out where. In The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks of New Skete discuss the benefits of stress, Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-23350086552922025272009-12-14T20:06:00.000-06:002009-12-14T20:06:23.687-06:00Canadian IdiotI stumbled across this again and it made me laugh.
You can find the lyrics here.Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-69479831193636206282009-12-14T19:47:00.000-06:002009-12-14T19:47:28.923-06:00Cold, cold, and colder.It feels like forever since we've been in this deep freeze, but it's really only been a week. G'Kar got walks up until Saturday and then it was just way too cold. Even the few days before caused him to do the famous "my feet are too cold" dog limp. It was only -30C, but he was still limping after a few minutes unless he was full out running. Did I actually say only -30C?
He's actually been Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-29759029935249627092009-12-07T11:18:00.001-06:002009-12-07T11:24:03.695-06:00No CommentTwo prawns were swimming around in the sea, One called Justin and the other called Kristian. The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks that inhabited the area.
Finally one day Justin said to Kristian, 'I'm fed up with being a prawn; I wish I was a shark, and then I wouldn't have any worries about being eaten.' A large mysterious cod appeared and said, 'Your wish is Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-66396139781277526322009-12-05T21:07:00.000-06:002009-12-14T19:35:59.190-06:00Dog or cat?G'Kar has surprised me a few times, but this was the most surprising thing he did yet. I was getting ready for work downstairs one day last week. When I came upstairs, I saw this:
Well, when I first saw him he was on his back, soaking up the sun. He flipped onto his stomach to look at me when I took his picture. You see, Leah left a chair pulled out from the table, and G'Kar saw the sun, and, Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-47970279894872195052009-11-29T14:30:00.000-06:002009-11-29T14:35:57.266-06:00Back in the FieldOne of the great things about sharing your time with a dog is marvelling at their agility and athletic ability. I took my tennis racket, ball, and camera to the field today for a session of ball-chasing. I alternate between hitting them long and making him run and hitting them high and making him watch and then "hunt" them down. Here are some pics; they're not the greatest because I have to hit Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-54919197891988870542009-11-27T17:45:00.001-06:002009-11-27T18:01:15.047-06:00I can has new blanket now? k thxG'Kar would like to thank Jasmine for his blankie. He's like a little kid how he goes everywhere with it! I'm not sure how much longer it'll last though...Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-68771240698406499602009-11-20T11:17:00.000-06:002009-11-20T11:20:25.050-06:00G'Kar Ready for attack!Since G'Kar isn't able to run for another week (!) I thought I'd put of a video of him running. He's become obsessed with the ball and absolutely goes nuts when I pull out the tennis racket, a tool I've come to appreciate for fetch.I wish I would have been able to catch him running hard, but he only runs really hard when the ball goes far, and that requires a tennis racket. You can imagine that Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-55747676487909005172009-11-18T19:48:00.000-06:002009-11-18T19:58:57.489-06:00A bad day...Even though our bundle of yellow fur and energy didn't know it, this day was inevitable. Yes, there will be no little G'Kar progeny.The poor guy is pretty sore and completely out of it; I've never seen him so down and it's hard to see him this way.The toughest part of this whole thing is that the vet has told us that he only gets leash walks for 7-10 days! I'm not sure he'll live!Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-31206222132161407822009-10-22T18:15:00.000-06:002009-10-22T21:56:45.322-06:00Laundry LurkerOk, I know I've been terrible at posting lately and it's something I need to rectify. Here's an updated pic (from August). I need to put up some newer pics, but this one is just so darn cute...Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-83696823265159108832009-09-15T23:12:00.001-06:002009-09-15T23:22:37.221-06:00Obedience ClassG'Kar had his second obedience class tonight, and once again, I was really happy with how he performed. And tonight, he learned a new command: "Stand." He has no idea what it means, so we're going to have to spend some time working on it now!He is still an extremely excitable dog and he loves people to death. Jumping is still a huge issue, though now he usually jumps beside people instead of on Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-83187080062740172902009-08-07T12:31:00.000-06:002009-09-15T23:23:00.645-06:00Disney Day 1Tuesday Aug 48:05 - arrive Animal Kingdom8:55 - get FP to Everest (2 feet back from rope at drop)9:01 - ride everest (1 min)9:15 - ride dinosaur (walk on)9:35 - get FP to Kali River9:48 - use FP to watch Lion King (we were given the FP at the gate in the morning - walk in)10:30 - get FP to Safari10:48 - use FP for Everest11:10 - eat at Flametree BBQ11:42 - use FP for Safari (6 min)12:20 - use FP Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-71063141874593574802009-08-07T12:18:00.000-06:002009-08-07T12:31:49.150-06:00Disney arrivalWe've had a very busy first 4 days in Disney.Monday Aug 3We waited 25 minutes for the Magical Express and then an addition 25 minutes ON the bus for a whopping 50 minutes before we left the airport. We arrived at 6pm for a total of 95 minutes from the time we were in the Magical Express line-up. Not so magical.Our first night we went to Epcot to eat at the Marakesh in the Morrocan pavilion. This Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-38312477525144977942009-08-03T04:02:00.000-06:002009-08-03T04:14:14.842-06:00This sucksIt's 4am and we're waiting for the cab to take us to the airport for a freakishly early flight and I can't help but think of Mark Black.I have nothing against Mark, and in fact I think he's a great speaker, but when I saw him last fall, I was struck by something he said.Mark was talking about his successful life, and how he's overcome adversity (and he certainly has). One of the things he said Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-73690453254961848762009-08-01T18:52:00.000-06:002009-08-01T19:07:21.113-06:00On to DisneyWe leave for Walt Disney World on Monday, and G'Kar will be spending his first bit of time without us... or maybe I should say we're spending our first bit of time away from him. I'm sure he'll be less concerned than I will be. Fortunately, he's going to be well taken care of, with daily walks, lots of visits, time in the run with Dune, and even visits to other homes! The only thing I'm concernedRob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30008674.post-31821639301152366252009-07-19T11:14:00.000-06:002009-07-19T11:34:06.472-06:00G'Kar Fetching at the RiverI took G'Kar to the river last week for his first trip to water. He loved the time in the sand, though he wasn't so sure about the water itself.I've been working on his retrieving skills, though, and here he is fetching a stick. He still gets caught up in the whole, I just got a stick!!! thing (or ball, or kong, or wubba) and forgets to sit after he returns with the item, but even in the last Rob Geigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05525094908361454339noreply@blogger.com0