Obedience Training

February 18, 2011

Today has been a good day. I turned my alarm off this morning, and I got to sleep in.

All the way to 7:00! lol

Actually, it's not that bad. Considering I usually get up around 6:30 or so, that's not too bad for me. It means I got just enough extra sleep to function without a sleep headache today. Well, and the fact that Dale was my alarm clock today. :D

We went to Waterfall Park today with some good friends and walked around the park and lake. It was a good long walk for us. I found that Nana does like to jog. She would have jogged further, but my legs started hurting. Shin splints are not fun. But I feel like that will be better with the more exercise we get.

The good part about having such a nice long walk is that Nana was worn out when we went to obedience class tonight! LOL Tonight we talked about walking on a loose leash and informal greeting people. Unfortunately, Nana is a large and strong dog and likes to pull, so we invested in something called a gentle leader. The thing is AMAZING!

First off, we are just going to be using it for walking, or store visits. It's not the kind of thing you leave on a dog. But it makes walking with Nana so much incredibly easier. By the end of the hour, she was walking right beside me, and she wasn't barking at any other dogs. It was great.

I know Dale was leaving the states today. I'm not sure where he is as of this writing, but he's been in my thoughts and prayers all day. Plus, I'm hoping he's got a stopover somewhere interesting, so he can send us an interesting postcard. ;)

Well, Sweet Pea is having a sleepover tonight and Little Bit is going to bed soon. Plus, that walk made me tired....

Goodnight!

Hugs,

Melinda