Archive for July, 2007

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Monday, July 30th, 2007

Training

Thank you so much for inviting us yesterday.  I was telling my friend that I have taken my pup’s ability to learn for granted in the past. 

Leader Dog doesn’t want to make the process too complicated, so I haven’t been able to explore the depth of training that I’m learninng now.  Most of all, I feel like I’m
developing a more complex relationship with BOTH of my boys.  I’m sure they will appreciate the better use of their brain power.  Ultimately, I hope they’ll be more mentally stimulated than
the average dogs.
Hugo and I crashed when we got home. 
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Living Large

Deuce was living large yesterday. He does get a whole lot of attention from people when we go
walking! His latest trick is to steal the cap on the base of the toilet and “run for the hills” He has also found his way up stairs to the girl’s bedrooms. The girls just love that, especially when
he has his way with their stuffed animals!  He also went actually swimming yesterday. He won’t jump off the dock, but he will come to me and I set him in and he paddles his way back to shore and
runs back so I can set him back in.

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Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Temperament Test

Last night at class Mac had a real test.  We were

doing Open out-of-sight downs, and the fox terrier

next to him broke and evidently went right over to him

and jumped on his back.  Mackie has been dying to play

with this dog since class started, but he was a rock.

Everyone is very impressed with him (even if he does

still anticipate the recalls and retrieves). 
Thank you for the great temperament!
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Good News – Bad News

Good, Deuce is doing great. We just love him to death. He is walking so well now! I built him a
wobble table and he just loves it! I’m just using a tennis ball at this point. He’s been on the Boat and Jet Ski, I do need to get him enrolled in a Boaters safety class though. He seems to drive
angry at times! I did take him to a Vet on Saturday. He sounded congested so I took him to Dr. Sayles in Brooklyn. I really like her and I guess she was a student of Mos’s in the late nineties.
Anyway, Deuce was absolutely fine, overly concerned Dad!

Bad, I will not be able to attend class this evening nor Friday (Friday’s a long shot???) I will be
in Livingston until late this evening and Kim and the girls are going to Traverse CityFriday morning and abandoning Deuce and I.

I know, I know, classes will be incredibly boring without me and Super Deuce! We need to share
ourselves with the world.

Thanks you again for Deuce. He is so totally wonderful and truly he helps offset the estrogen level
in my house! I will do my best for Friday!

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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Deuce My Boy!

We had our family reunion on Saturday and Deuce was the star! Two Golden’s, one Lab and a GSD/Rott mix ranging from 4 months to one year and Deuce was the best behaved. Everyone wanted to know where we took him for training! Of course most live on the far-east side of
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Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Ten Weeks

We’ve been having a lot of fun going on field trips.  He’s getting a lot of attention.  He is such a brilliant dog, not to mention very sweet.  I’ve had so many friends, family
and neighbor’s ask if they can come over to see him. 

I love him so much.

He already knows sit, watch me, outside, potty, crate, let’s go to bed, shower, stay and he’s learning down. 

The other words he definately knows well already….like I said, brilliant !
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