My Bond with Sabree
My bond with Sabree started when she was little, and there are just too many things to list that she has done through me being down with surgery to her watching out for the kids and misc. other things. Suffice it to say that she and I have a very tight bond, she has earned and gained my respect and confidence over and over again. I wasn’t sure I should share this so I sent it to Julie, and she said I should share it, so here it is.
The other night while I was sleeping, I remember waking up and choking, but I coughed a few times and went back to sleep. I think it happened the next night also.
The other morning, Sabree stood up to the side of the bed and scratched my arm which is not like her. She gets on the bed and sleeps but she scratched me and drew blood which I didn’t realize til I got up later. When I finally woke up Sabree was laying so close her nose was almost in my ear. Also not like her, she usually lays at the end of the bed. Once I got up and got my wits about me I called Al and told him about her scratching me, and laying so close to me. That’s when he told me I had quit breathing the other night and had woke up choking, I just thought I choked, no big deal. He thinks that Sabree sensed something was wrong, like maybe I quit breathing again and she woke me up. She just continues to amaze me and our bond just keeps growing even more, she is a very special girl and you have heard me say before that Sabree saved my life…well maybe in more ways than one now.
Summer to Fall
Nick B’s baby girl Alyssa and Brody (Gorbi x Allie D-litter)
Nick and Brody
Supervising the law-raking
Roman Training Report
Hi ….Just wanted to let you know that Roman is doing very well with his herding lessons. We meet with Kelly every Tuesday. I’m the one that’s having issues…keeping my feet and legs and arms from getting tangled in the line. I’m sure I must look like a hot mess out there!
Last night we went back to Kelly’s for advanced obedience. We did utility training and it was really fun. Roman did great. She alternates what she does, so next Wed. we’ll do level 2 obedience. It’s only myself and two other people. Kelly is a great teacher and wants it to be fun for the handler and dog. She’s not super hard core and I like that. Roman didn’t really get into picking up the dumbells, but they use metal ones and I don’t think he’s used to having metal in his mouth…except for the dime he ate last week. Don’t worry..he pooped it out 
He did well on his jumps and picking up the gloves for the retrieve. Here’s the funny part…Kelly said for me to watch the other dog and they were going to work on the “run” command. I guess the dog is told to run out somewhere and stop or something (this AKC is all new to me), anyway, this girl pulls out a can of cheese whiz from her back and sprays it on the fence post! I’m thinking “what kind of trickery is this???” I totally thought of cheese whiz in your hair with Kira, but Kelly said this command is trained with food and not toys. So, she gives the run command and the dog runs to the fence and licks the cheese whiz. Ok. Sure. Roman is up next and I put the stuff on the fence, give the command and point my finger at the cheese whiz. He wants nothing to do with it. Kelly is telling me to keep pointing at it, but Roman is more interested in a sheep turd on the ground than in the cheese whiz. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that cheese whiz won’t touch my lips and it certainly won’t touch Roman’s. He most likely would prefer a nice Stilton or an aged cheddar. Guess I need to find another food reward. Roman has never been very food motivated…he likes his ball, so we’ll see. Actually, Kelly thinks it’s better not to use food as a reward, but it works better with this command. By the way…..3 cans of cheese whiz were used last night…ugh. Roman did lick it once and went back to the turd.