As someone who usually has her holiday shopping done by Halloween, I have to say YIKES! This year that’ll be a missed deadline.
To make myself feel better I’m convinced at least I have ideas for people’s Christmas gifts. I just have to make them materialize. In a mere 8 weeks, I might add. Yep. That’s [...]
Archive for October, 2009
RePoe 7
Posted in dog training, dogs, life, pets, tagged dog behavior, dog training, Montana English Shepherds, pets on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s coming up on 7 weeks since RePoe entered our lives. In the last couple weeks, we’ve been making larger steps towards normalcy. They’re still tiny compared to dog with good beginnings, but they’re big in RePoe’s mind.
He’s a dog who’s spent most of his life in a box. He’s content to stay in his [...]
Six Months
Posted in Leonberger, dogs, life, pets, tagged death, dogs, Leonberger, life, pet loss, pets on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been just a tad over six months since Ky left us.
I still miss him terribly. I feel his absence most in group classes. He had the anchoring energy even out of control dogs responded to. He could practically read my mind and I wouldn’t have to think twice about it. That allowed me to [...]
RePoe Day 30
Posted in dog training, dogs, life, pets, tagged dog training, dogs, Montana English Shepherds on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is day 30 of RePoe coming to foster with us.
In the last month, his life has changed dramatically. Ours has too.
He started out shutting down if Mark or I touched him. He passively allowed us to do so, but he mentally checked out -a sad surrender as someone else described it.
We did some exercises [...]
Expanding the Comfort Zone
Posted in dog training, dogs, life, pets, tagged dog training, dogs, Montana English Shepherds, pets on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
RePoe’s been coming along slowly but steadily. We’ve been happy with the progress. It’s being measured, as someone well aptly put: glacially. To us, though, it’s progress and we’re happy to see it.
We make progress forward and slip backwards some then make more progress forward again. It’s the way of dogs like these.
At some point [...]
RePoe’s First Play Date
Posted in dog training, dogs, life, tagged dog training, dogs, Montana English Shepherds, pets on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
RePoe had a play date on Sunday. I’m sure it was the first in his entire life.
We had Ripple and her owner, Kerry, come for a private play session at the training center.
RePoe was mildly interested in Ripple, but not much. Ripple loves coming to “school” so she took it all in stride. As long [...]
