Even though this spring has been more like winter than winter was, I’m starting to see inklings of our summertime recall collapse, where suddenly Lilly acts like coming inside is a terrible-terrible thing in the late afternoon or evening. …
Again, my apologies for the absence this week. I had stockpiled those video clips for last week before my mom’s medical emergency. That’s how I kept up, but then I got very behind … not just on the blog, but everything in life. Here are a handful of updates of the non-training variety. …
It’s been a tough week here, with my mom in cardiac ICU, after she blacked out, fell, hit her head, couldn’t stop throwing up and later in the ER went into V-tach (a scary and deadly heart rhythm) several times Tuesday. They had to zap her two seperate times to save her. So, I’ve been working as much as I can and running up and down the mountain to the hospital. It may take me a while to catch up with life, so don’t worry if we don’t post for a few days. …
I’m swamped with work, so I didn’t get to do much scent work this week. I tried capturing some of our struggles on video, but it’s really hard to train and deal with the camera at the same time, so instead … you’ll find another trick video below. (Are you sick of me and the new camera yet?) BUT, you’ll also find a written recap of our scent work so far and photos of Katie’s latest visit for a play date …
I don’t watch much TV news, so I cannot say if this as been on local channels, but apparently a 20-year-old woman taped her boyfriend’s dog (Rex) upside down to the refrigerator with his paws bound with ponytail holders on Tuesday. Full story. But, basically reports say she was mad that the dog bit her and that her boyfriend would not get rid of the dog, so she taped him up. Rex is being cared for at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, where we adopted Lilly. They’re asking for donations to help with …
Despite threats of rain/snow, we took Lilly for a fairly long hike last Saturday. I moved slower than Lilly and Tom, after a week of intense weight-lifting workouts left my hamstrings screaming on the climbs. So, Lilly enjoyed more time with Tom … as I poked along behind them. …
Here’s another little 30-second video I shot and tried to edit. It shows Lilly doing her SHAKE and OTHER HAND trick. Whichever hand she gives me first is SHAKE, which makes the other one OTHER HAND. I did not teach this as right-left thing. You also get to see her worried, round head … when Ginko comes into the room behind me. …
Through Twitter, I’m finding all kinds of interesting dog-related news items. Once in a while I’ll share. For example, there are reports of these energy-efficient, compact fluorescent light bulbs freaking dogs out. I guess it’s either flickering or a high-pitched noise. So, if you happen to hear about any dogs suddenly flipping out, be sure…
For several weeks now, Lilly has been in a funk. Showing more fear around the house, getting easily upset by somewhat normal things, and just not being her usual self. At first, I blamed it on a split in the big pad on a front foot. Then, there was that week-long tummy upset scenario, after (we assume) she hunted and ate a vole. I wondered if her concern took root in my own energy and mood. I considered the fact that after a long, dry winter we were suddenly mired in a snowy, cold spring. But, now I’m wondering if …
You’ll have to stick with me, as I figure out the new camera and video editing software, but here are a couple clips of our do-over initial scent work, where I’m simply rewarding Lilly (click/treat) for paying any attention to the single container with the beer scent inside. BUT, I’m still not sure she is using her nose for real. …
