Tempest AmStaffs

05/16/2026

Harlow's 14.24 second Barn Hunt run that earned her 1st Place/High in Class and her RATN title this morning.

04/29/2026

Harlow - FastCAT this past weekend.

📸 Mintel Photos

04/12/2026

This is the color we're missing in this breed. I need to see more of this!

Miss Harlow looking beautiful in the sun, today. 🥰

04/12/2026

We did Barn Hunt yesterday (what a fun sport!)

Harlow earned two legs towards her RATN title and Rumor earned 1.

We got placements, too. ☺️

03/15/2026

Sorry for the crummy lighting......

One of the first things I ever teach my puppies is "paws up", which means put your two front paws on the object I'm indicating. This sets a foundation for many other behaviors, builds communication because my dogs learn to follow my pointing finger and body language when I'm indicating they need to acknowledge something/move, and helps with balance and fitness overall.

Paws up would be the first step to teaching this side step. Next comes baby steps - rewarding every tiny, lateral movement. Harlow is at the point where she's taking wider steps and is balancing better. I've now started to widen the space between the two blocks. You can see I'm using pointing to help indicate what to do but she's starting to offer the behavior on her own.

We will work on the hind end separately and then put all four legs together.

03/14/2026

We had so much fun with the FitPaws FitKinect today. 30 minutes and Harlow who never runs out of energy is zonked. 😆

03/03/2026

Some fun stuff I'm working on fine-tuning.

02/23/2026

02/08/2026

Yesterday was another wonderful day at American Kennel Club's Meet the Breeds! Harlow was in her element, if she could elect a holiday it would be Meet the Breeds weekend - she loves flirting with the public.

I'm so proud of how amazing the dogs did. We were repeatedly told how friendly and loving they were as they met 1000+ members of the dog-loving public (the event draws 17,000+ people each year). This event requires only the dogs with the absolute best temperament due to the huge crowd, non-stop interaction with strangers for 7 hours straight, in a very loud environment.