confidence.
on last night's ride i was feeling pretty fresh so i turned the screws a little. i felt pretty good and feeling good is half the battle. not training with people often enough though, because i have no idea how i stand relative to others. i guess i'll find out soon enough. all i can do is my best, right?
our dog was a very good dog yesterday. he really cracks me up sometimes. it's amazing how he deals with new situations. he never seems scared (well, he is scared of cars), just tentative. he really seems to think things through, analyze what is going on and then proceed if he deems it safe. he insisted on coming out and watching me mow the yard. he follows me around the house always trying to see what i'm doing. he is my little buddy, but he won't be little for long. you can almost see him growing (and the little fella is putting on some weight). he seems to be starting to understand us when we say no bite...and off. he still bites, but he is clamping down a lot less which i'm going to take as a step in the right direction. now if we could just get him to go down the stairs...
so i mentioned the other day that we are denmark bound. we leave august 17th and return august 27th. i'm already worried about leaving oliver for so long but he will be very content with ron, christy, syd and benny. it is something to look forward to for sure, but right now it seems a long way away. i've never been out of the country (unless you count canada) so it should be fun. travel is a big priority for us, we try to take two trips a year...this year may only be one but it will be a biggie.
time to shut it down.
our dog was a very good dog yesterday. he really cracks me up sometimes. it's amazing how he deals with new situations. he never seems scared (well, he is scared of cars), just tentative. he really seems to think things through, analyze what is going on and then proceed if he deems it safe. he insisted on coming out and watching me mow the yard. he follows me around the house always trying to see what i'm doing. he is my little buddy, but he won't be little for long. you can almost see him growing (and the little fella is putting on some weight). he seems to be starting to understand us when we say no bite...and off. he still bites, but he is clamping down a lot less which i'm going to take as a step in the right direction. now if we could just get him to go down the stairs...
so i mentioned the other day that we are denmark bound. we leave august 17th and return august 27th. i'm already worried about leaving oliver for so long but he will be very content with ron, christy, syd and benny. it is something to look forward to for sure, but right now it seems a long way away. i've never been out of the country (unless you count canada) so it should be fun. travel is a big priority for us, we try to take two trips a year...this year may only be one but it will be a biggie.
time to shut it down.
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