![]() Thank heavens for Weebly's auto-publish feature! A couple Wednesdays ago, my Unassembled Snowflakes post was written and ready to go...business as usual. I sat down with my first cup of coffee that morning and my trusty tablet, ready to send out the e-mail I usually do, to let you all know about my latest, when Sir Andy Jordan whirled past me with an effusive "Good Morning, Ma!" bark. So, as I was waiting for my new Laptop to arrive (oh, say a prayer, it has a virus, but I know it will be on the mend soon!), I made a hand-written list of all the items our boy decided we didn't need anymore. It was quite staggering when I saw it, completed, in front of me:
sCHOOLING![]() My husband, Geoff, and I had been discussing obedience training for Andy (and us), and we knew we couldn't put it off any longer. We guessed our boy's age to be about 9-months and it's ideal to have training before your dog is a year old. With Aunt Baby our goal was to socialize and to decrease her shyness. As such, I took her to a class with about a dozen other dogs of all breeds and sizes. She thrived and even went on to take agility training. We selected a personal trainer from a local business called The Dog Talk. I found Mike online and he called me back almost immediately. I was impressed with his gentle, positive and educational tone on the phone. The three of us had our first session on Sunday for one hour. It felt like the fastest hour in the history of mankind. Andy has a completely different personality than Aunt Baby. He really wants to please us. During our first session, Andy learned to come to his Mommy and his Daddy and yes! We're all all excited about this! We view this as Andy's job, not commands. He wants to do his jobs for us and he is a very smart little boy. Andy also learned to sit and to wait, and honestly, he's better with Geoff than he is with me. I think he sees me as a bit of a pushover but he's still better than he was. For me, that's a miracle in itself. (For the record, Aunt Baby saw Geoff as the pushover.) Also, Andy got to add leave it and settle to his learned accomplishments list. I was amazed at how quickly he picked everything up. Now it's our job to be a united front and to reinforce what we have learned. Mike is available for questions or concerns and we will see him in a couple weeks for a follow up class. Before you goHere are some recent publications in the Weeblyhood you won't want to miss ...
Take good care and have a peaceful week, mar
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2/11/2015 04:14:55 am
Prof. Mahreer,
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Oh sweetest femme,
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Mike
2/11/2015 12:09:36 pm
That fellow - Mr. Andy sure is a handful. The beds and toys were his to destroy, but the screen door expense needs to come out of his allowance.
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Dear Mike,
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Vicki
2/11/2015 01:20:46 pm
Dear Mareer,
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Vickster,
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Theresa
2/11/2015 02:01:08 pm
Oh, me, labs do love to chew ...everything! We had to put gates on our back deck as Max would drag everthing single thing off and chew it up from plants, chairs, a baby stroller (large one) ...you name it. We try to keep him with plenty of bones and treats. He learned how to unwrap our water hose and run to a tree and go around and around the tree until the hose was all the way wrapped around it! Male labs do seem to be a bit more rambunctious (spell?) Lol. Andy is a smart boy and is learning so fast. Love that photo. I am glad your computer issues are being resolved. That is always so frustrating. I am proud of the entire family for going to training. I know Andy is rewarded for obeying his commands. Stay warm. Brrr ...Love you, Theresa
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Dear Theresa,
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What a sweet, precious boy Andy is. I can see he is beyond lovable. He's really smart and aims to please, doesn't he? Glad you liked his little sculpture.....when I spotted it, I couldn't resist. Got my "surprise" this afternoon....thank you so much. Love & Hugs...Paula
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2/12/2015 12:07:04 am
Wow, Andy's a quick learner! All that in an hour? Amazing!
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Oh, that first two years of a dog's life!
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Dear Martie,
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