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Yikes! Nettle

Yay, I know you are so excited about this continuation of your line.

I have not been around puppies when just born, but have been around kittens. The Samoyed club posts videos and has web cameras for some of their litters. They are very talkative.

An interesting walk today. Sirius is still being a little funky about walking in the evenings. Sometimes she heads out of the house and straight for the park. Other times she wants to walk around the block and avoid the park. I have been trying to go with her flow and what she appears to be comforta...

I'm glad to hear Annie is finally having success with the ramp. We have been trying to figure out a way to give our senior cat easier access to the top of the dryer and her dinner, without tripping ourselves, as the washer and dryer fit into a little corner and the door to the bathroom is just past ...

Today I took the dogs to the battlefield. I am participating in a fun challenge called 100 Fall Frolics and Finds. The challenge is to reach 100 miles between Fall and Winter plus find 100 items on a scavenger hunt list. The challenge is flexible and can be modified by the person participating. I di...

Wow, Nettle, who would possibly think it was a good idea to let a dog off lead to go say hi to 7 on lead dogs being handled by one person. :shock: :evil: This whole deal still has me rather traumatized and angry at the same time. Part of keeping a dog "under control" is managing their envi...

I took the dogs to the "quiet" park across town today for a change of pace and to see if things were quiet there. They were reasonably quiet. There was a small party going on at the pavilion. There was a small soccer game or practice going on at one of the soccer fields. There was a family...

Wow, that is great news Erica. It must be such a relief to have Delta be able to help you with these issues. Dogs are amazing. A friend of mine has been doing scent work with her dog. Not search and rescue just searching for certain trained scents hidden inside, outside, and in boxes. The dog has on...

Sky and I participated in a 5k walk today for Ovarian Cancer awareness. A friend of mine is currently fighting this form of cancer. Due to her current chemo causing hand and foot blisters, she opted to scooter with her dog, as walking would likely not have gone well. It was a rather warm and humid d...

I sometimes wonder if Sky's play bows are a desire to play or a desire to appear non threatening. But as I would rather see her do a play bow than her more common response towards other dogs, I will at least take it that it is much less likely that grumpy words will be exchanged.

Great news Erica! It is wonderful that you have found a place where you feel comfortable and confident.

Sky, Sirius, and I met up with a Samoyed owning friend and one of her dogs today. This is a younger male, I think 3 or 4 years old now with whom Sky has had pleasant walks with in the past but it has been over a year ago since their last walk together. This was the first time Sirius had walked with ...

Good job Judy. Erica it is good to hear all of the good things happening in your class. I enjoyed Rally and so did Sirius as long as she was in class. Try to practice at home in the yard, and she would have none of it. There was also the matter of a few brain glitches where some of the signs just se...

Thank you Nettle. The encouraging the little staffy to greet and follow again for more treats did enter my mind in my mental debate. :lol: Crazy hot around here again. Thursday we did some shopping in the evening and then I was done with being outside in the heat. No walk for Sky and she was none to...

Just to lower the tone a bit: Jasper was nicely settled on his bed on top of a wooden chest this morning. There was a sudden strange noise from his vicinity, he looked up, looked about anxiously, got off the chest and went to his bed in the other room. I can't be sure, but I think I have a dog who ...