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July 05, 2005
Hey, I made some beads!
Oh, and for those of ya'll following the Tour, I've put up a bit of fun for you while watching or listening to the telecast (for you Jenn!)...click on the Phil and Paul Bingo pic and print the Bingo cards...I've heard 'cross swords' and 'live to fight another day' as well as 'cracked' and 'yosheeba beloki' but haven't filled up any cards yet...but we have 3 weeks to try!! These guys are fun, even if over the past 6 years, Phil Liggett has been as snarky about Lance as he's legally allowed to be..oh well..I still enjoy the commentary...
We are trying to get Lady settled in enough so that I can get back on the torch, starting today...so over the holiday weekend, we gave it a trial run and while Brian was busy working in the studio, I was able to get a few beads made...course, Lady was sticking close to him, he was keeping all her attention on him, so we'll know more today when she and I are together alone and I'm the only one who can give her attention...yesterday was a really good day for all of us, though, she actually started going to her bed to lay down and chew toys, and she was actually a lot more subdued than she has been in the past...we are closing the cats off and giving her full run of the house...
and perhaps that's making her less anxious...I know some of ya'll wonder what is going on - but you can't just take a dog, plop it in a house and expect everything to be smooth...there is adjustment time for everyone, and that's what we've been going thru...and then she was sick, and we still have the cats to work on, so it's still going on, but at least its starting to get better...I've had help from a lot of ya'll 'dog people' and that's been really great because Brian and I think we must be 'cat people'...we LIKE dogs, but our lifestyle is more suited to cats, or at least that's what we've had forever, so that's what we're used to...But, we've started carrying around treats in our pockets and will work with Lady in 5 minute sessions, working on 'sit' and 'place' - things she knows very well at the trainers location, but is unfamiliar with at our house..she's getting really good at figuring it out, tho, she goes right down in her bed, awaiting her treats...(isn't it amazing how food can get you do to anything!)...she's very smart and wants to do what we ask her...she's been gnawing on our ankles and forearms, and we're having to work with her on that...we do have a behaviourist that we're going to contact to help us know what WE are doing wrong, how we can adjust to her and help us learn to think like a dog...but the 5 little beads I made are a good start, and as soon as the Tour is over this morning, I'm heading to the studio for more work...lets hope its all good...!
Posted by Donner at July 5, 2005 01:12 PM
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Donna, Lady is positively beautiful. Go to http://www.smalldog.com/mydog/number.php?id=462 and take a look at my little terrors.
Posted by: Tracey Alfaro at July 5, 2005 11:24 AM