Slow in here lately
I hope that's because people are on vacation & such. Hope everyone & their pups are doing well. |
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| Indeed! I figure people are busy with summer's end activities. Here life is fun again with a lively sheepdog. Kensie has brought back the smiles that were common with more active dogs. This Friday and Saturday are her last 2 shots for heartworm, we hope the buggers will be declared dead!! Another great piece of news is since she is legally a Southern Calif OES rescue she has qualified for monetary assistance from SoCalOES rescue and the funds national has as well. Any little bit is deeply appreciated since she has been an expensive dog so far. So much for remaining calm during treatment, she has the 0 to 60 mph take off especially when she figures there will be food at the other end. The 10 yard dash down the hall ends of failing feet as she hits the slippery floor and tries to make a left hand turn. Canine Nikes? Her appetite has picked up! Her "roundness" isn't reducing. The "feed me" dance while I prepare her meal is against the vet's admonishment to keep her calm. Such a change from the first, "I don't like the food here" business. (OK, I fess up, every 2 weeks I cook a pork loin and slice it thin for the 2 dogs.....I'd do a happy dance if I was fed pork loin 2x a day) She's even humored me by eating raw broccoli, but carrots are still iffy. She is a tummy rub puppy, that's been YEARS! She can leap onto the bed, attempt to wake me with paws and tongue but if that fails she remains quiet until I wake up. Lately she's tried a nip to encourage my actions, but is learning quickly, that is not permitted. So she takes her frustration out on the comforter. I'll stop by the pet store tomorrow when in town to get a soft toy or two (another "it's been years" event) so she can beat up on something else. I'm hopeful she shows more interest in walks so we both can enjoy the cooler autumn weather coming quickly. Harry hangs in there. He is getting thinner and showing less interest in food. He tolerates Kensie as long as she doesn't plow into him (by mistake) or steal his treats (he can still defend his cache.) Unfortunately we've been in "rain season" and his storm phobia has transferred to K. Nights when we've been to the opera I've left them indoors with the radio on and turned to find them wrapped around the radio; one on one side of the furniture, the other on the other. Finally, Saturday Kensie gave the Fed Ex delivery person a real bark session....will she be my gate guard after all? It was intense enough to make me realize she needs some socialization once we get the all clear from the vet. |
Today is the first day of school here.  And Sam is at the groomer. It's amazing how much I can get done when it's quiet.  I'm looking forward to having my furbabies all to myself for a change. I can't wait to get into a 'normal' routine! |
| Susan: It is so good to hear that Kensie has brought so much life to your house. I was laughing at your description on the run down the hall. Even though Violet has HD she still does the run down the hall and the all fours off the floor tigger dance when she knows we're going in the car. I'm sorry to hear Harry is having some old man problems, I feel for him. A couple of months ago, Violet was not doing well and my vet was trying to prepare me for the end, but Violet has turned around with her shoes and is doing so much better, almost like a puppy again. I hope Kensie is a quick learner on how to walk nice on a lead. It's always nice to walk a dog in the Autumn. I truly don't know where the Summer is going. Mid August already. The kids are back in school around here. Our business has gotten busier, I've been swimming most everyday, doing things with the dogs and the family when we can get together. Chuck finally went on afternoons about 6 weeks or so ago. It has just been a busy, busy Summer. Adam, Lauren and my granddaughter Alyssa are coming down to visit just before Halloween and Alyssa's 3rd birthday, so I'm really looking forward to that. Yup, going to Disney. I've been also working on my family tree, so have my nose buried in the computer doing research. I do check in on this site at least once a day. I usually don't have anything interesting to say, but I do try to keep up with what is going on here. As the weather cools down, more people will be on..... |
| Agree been very slow for a while. Even Ron has magic himself away |
| It has been slow but it has been slow everywhere. I think people are just done with summer and have no energy. Mark, has ground been broke for your house? |
| Hi guys! Just me. Been busy on the Whitey Bulger trial. Man that guy just could not catch a break. Police didn't even pay him for all of the info he was sharing. Poor guy. Just kidding, I wouldn't be allowed on the jury since I went to school with someone he was being tried for killing, one of the counts for which he was acquitted as it happens. Just been slow, sharing my partisan feelings on another platform; here I'm just all sheepie.  |
I was hoping for some action - I was working all weekend and popped in and out, hoping someone was doing something interesting...lol Never thought of making a "gee, we are boring" post to get things moving!  |
got sheep wrote: I was hoping for some action Not sure how to take this...    |
Paula O. wrote: got sheep wrote: I was hoping for some action Not sure how to take this... Not that kind...lol |
| What am I, a machine? |
 Bad net-connection, I am on a bad mobile broadband (Telenors).It's so slow - I cannot see pictures, videos, read the news in the net-papers. Sometimes it doesn't work at all........sorry. We have a lovely summer outdoors  See you later - alligator!  "Don't worry, be happy"  I'll be back when I am at home and the weather's bad. |
Ron wrote: What am I, a machine?  Steady as a machine, maybe.......... |
| We are doing great here! Starting off leash rally class next week!!! Super nervous about it!! Also, we are adding a new member of the family in 8 months and not the furry four footed kind. The two footed little human kind. |
AnInnocentEvil wrote: We are doing great here! Starting off leash rally class next week!!! Super nervous about it!! Also, we are adding a new member of the family in 8 months and not the furry four footed kind. The two footed little human kind. OMG - congrats on the new baby!!  I hope the pregnancy goes smoothly  I am happy your rally class work is going better! Have your instructors had you do any exercises for transitioning to off lead? The biggest hindrance to getting good off lead performance is all the little involuntary leash/collar cues that we as handlers do. So one of the 1st exercises I have my transitioning students do, is throw the lead over their right shoulder. That way it hangs across your body if you NEED to grab it and gain control, but otherwise you are not giving any information to your dog via the lead. It also builds confidence in the human - when you can heel and do all your obedience stations like that, then you are ready to go off lead. Another option instead of the over-the-shoulder, is to grab hold of your pants outer sideseam with your left hand, along with the lead. If your hand is trying to "do stuff" - you are giving lead cues and you both aren't ready to be successful off lead. Use this transitional time to perfect your verbal and body language cues - so the leash is not what gives your dog information about what you want or are about to do. Maybe you already are doing this....just wanted to throw it out there, or this may help someone else down the road who reads this. Have fun! |
got sheep wrote: OMG - congrats on the new baby!! I hope the pregnancy goes smoothly I am happy your rally class work is going better! Have your instructors had you do any exercises for transitioning to off lead? The biggest hindrance to getting good off lead performance is all the little involuntary leash/collar cues that we as handlers do. So one of the 1st exercises I have my transitioning students do, is throw the lead over their right shoulder. That way it hangs across your body if you NEED to grab it and gain control, but otherwise you are not giving any information to your dog via the lead. It also builds confidence in the human - when you can heel and do all your obedience stations like that, then you are ready to go off lead. Another option instead of the over-the-shoulder, is to grab hold of your pants outer sideseam with your left hand, along with the lead. If your hand is trying to "do stuff" - you are giving lead cues and you both aren't ready to be successful off lead. Use this transitional time to perfect your verbal and body language cues - so the leash is not what gives your dog information about what you want or are about to do. Maybe you already are doing this....just wanted to throw it out there, or this may help someone else down the road who reads this. Have fun! Thanks! So far so good! No morning sickness, just a little up and down in moods. The next class is the transitioning part to off leash, They will have little 1 ft leashes attached just in case someone (most likely lily) breaks concentration decides to wander off. She has progressed leaps and bounds though! When shes focused, she is unstoppable and just performs beautifully, star of the class. When she decides that it isn't what she wants to do that day, you might as well put a dunce cap on her. The trainers think she would excel at freestyle or agility but it's a new training place so they don't have those classes available yet. Soon though! |
| A baby!!! I hope it goes smoothly and easily for you. Congratulations!! |
The 1 foot leads (tabs) - it is an option. It's not one I like or teach though. It tends to cause a lot of bad behaviors. The main thing is that it gets the humans bending, lunging at the dog to grab the tab before the dog gets away. It doesn't take long, and the dog figures this is a really fun game  ...fun for the dog - very frustrating for the human. It also is very old school - no one here even does that anymore.We see better results with hands free use of the regular lead, then going totally off lead in a safe and contained room (like the training center). That way the human can relax (knowing the dog is safe, and truly won't do anything really bad), and it ends up more successful. The motto "trust your dog" is easier when you have the deck stacked in your favor. |
| Hi all. It has been crazy here. If the divorce was not enough to make this a bad year and getting shingles also was not enough, I was reareded while I was stopped at a red light. It was very hard impact. Pushed me into intersection. My brand new Honda crv with less than 2000 miles sustained $12000 in damage. I am hurt also. Neck back and both arms. I just picked up my car. The insurance company insisted on repairing it. Now I am filing for the lost value of the vehicle. I dont want to keep the car. I am also selling my house and bought another. Lots of happenings here. Sheepies are great. Of course they provide lots of love and laughter. |
oesmom2 wrote: Hi all. It has been crazy here. If the divorce was not enough to make this a bad year and getting shingles also was not enough, I was reareded while I was stopped at a red light. It was very hard impact. Pushed me into intersection. My brand new Honda crv with less than 2000 miles sustained $12000 in damage. I am hurt also. Neck back and both arms. I just picked up my car. The insurance company insisted on repairing it. Now I am filing for the lost value of the vehicle. I dont want to keep the car. I am also selling my house and bought another. Lots of happenings here. Sheepies are great. Of course they provide lots of love and laughter. Dang it Carol!! You need a JUMBO virtual HUG!!  |
| It's at time like that when having a sheepy is so good for you,a hug and lick helps so much.xx |
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