Thursday, July 9, 2009
I think Toby's hair is starting to grow!
Wow! I think Toby's hair is getting longer. I gave him a bath yesterday and measured his hair. It is about an inch longer now. Or should I phrase that differently? It is about an inch now. And it has been several months since this happened. I think it was still chilly out side. I am so hoping that it will grown in by winter. But I don't think so! If I remember correctly he was 2 1/2 or 3 before he got his full coat. It was so gorgeous! I still can not believe that someone would think that I would want it shaved off. My naked boy. Every day I tell him how handsome he is. I hope he can't tell that I am lying to him.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Toby's World
Well, I guess I need to post. It seems that several people, won't mention who, have made the comment that I need to update my post. So here it goes!
Toby is being a turd today. He has been barking nonstop since 8:00 am. There is no sleeping in on my day off with him around. But I guess the is good. This must mean that he is feeling great again. After the month he has had this is good! From getting his gorgeous hair removed to ripping off a toe nail plus getting his teeth cleaned and a nail quick, it has been tough for my big guy.
Last week in class he decided to bring back that old behavior! Yes the zoomies! Needless to say he spent time in the kennel watching me run my imaginary friend. He hates when I do that. I guess he can see the other dog I am running. LOL We don't have any classes this week. There are no classes when there is a holiday. Plus this summer a lot of people dropped out.
Toby is almost weaving with the poles closed. Yeah! The teeter is needing more work. He has decided that he has to pause at the pivot point so I have been working with him driving to the end. I guess all of the pain he has gone through this past month has made him a bit weary. I am having to retrain the hand touch. Last week in class we noticed that I am using the same command for the hand touch and the touch for the target at the end of a contact. OOPs! So now I realize that every time I say touch at the end of the obstacle once he is released and I want him to touch my hand I have been confusing him. After the release from the touch at the end of the obstacle I will release him and tell him to touch for the hand so that I can keep him under control. Will he thought that I was telling him to redo the obstacle and touch the target. So I an changing the hand touch command to just the hand. It will not take him long to get it. I know that all of our problems in agility have been because of me. So I guess I had better get with the program!
Toby is being a turd today. He has been barking nonstop since 8:00 am. There is no sleeping in on my day off with him around. But I guess the is good. This must mean that he is feeling great again. After the month he has had this is good! From getting his gorgeous hair removed to ripping off a toe nail plus getting his teeth cleaned and a nail quick, it has been tough for my big guy.
Last week in class he decided to bring back that old behavior! Yes the zoomies! Needless to say he spent time in the kennel watching me run my imaginary friend. He hates when I do that. I guess he can see the other dog I am running. LOL We don't have any classes this week. There are no classes when there is a holiday. Plus this summer a lot of people dropped out.
Toby is almost weaving with the poles closed. Yeah! The teeter is needing more work. He has decided that he has to pause at the pivot point so I have been working with him driving to the end. I guess all of the pain he has gone through this past month has made him a bit weary. I am having to retrain the hand touch. Last week in class we noticed that I am using the same command for the hand touch and the touch for the target at the end of a contact. OOPs! So now I realize that every time I say touch at the end of the obstacle once he is released and I want him to touch my hand I have been confusing him. After the release from the touch at the end of the obstacle I will release him and tell him to touch for the hand so that I can keep him under control. Will he thought that I was telling him to redo the obstacle and touch the target. So I an changing the hand touch command to just the hand. It will not take him long to get it. I know that all of our problems in agility have been because of me. So I guess I had better get with the program!
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