You know that whole pseudo-renegade thing about “thinking outside the box”? Well, sometimes a girl needs to use THE BOX to her advantage … even at the mall. …
Just 3 days ago, I posted photos and a glowing report about Lilly doing well inside a Home Depot. I did it not only to share a training tale about Lilly but also to say something nice about Home Depot for being a dog-friendly place. Consider that retracted. Sometime between Saturday, Oct 27, and Saturday, Nov 3, the store closest to me in Golden, CO, banned dogs. When Lilly and I arrived Saturday afternoon while out running errands, a large, handwritten sign covered the glass on the entrance doors, announcing that dogs are no longer allowed. It took more than 2 years (TWO YEARS!!!) of training to get Lilly to a point where she was brave enough to go inside. Now, after just 2 visits, she’s locked out??? I could just scream.
Due to weather and travel schedules, Lilly hasn’t been to class in several weeks. So, we’ve been training on our own. Lilly did snark at some dogs on a walk. It’s the first time in a
long time, so I was a little bummed about that. But, the rest of her work went pretty well. Here’s an update, along with photos, of some of our breakthroughs. …
There is border collie that lives in South Carolina that might as well be Lilly’s long lost twin. Her name is Lucy. She not only looks like Lilly, but she has many of the same shyness and fear issues. It gets a girl thinking. Maybe there’s something about this particular genetic package that results in darling border collie girls with super soft personalities. Here are some photos that will shock and amaze, along with Lucy’s story. …
Sing along with me — ye, of the Mr. Rogers generation. These are the contacts in our neighborhood … in our neighborhood … in our neigh-bor-hood. One of my made-up strategies for
getting Lilly used to performing agility in public settings is to use things we find on our walks (especially in town) as obstacles. I figure if I can get her to do various agility-like things while
other people and dogs are walking by, while cars are zooming past, that it may someday translate onto the training field or the competitive ring. So, here’s a photo tour of a …
Lilly awoke this morning with an oval bald spot on one of her rear legs. I’m 99.9% sure it was not there yesterday. A quick check online, and my best guess is ringworm. Tom’s going to
break out the black light when he gets home so we can see if it glows, but I’m pretty sure that’s what it is. Crap! …
Once again, due to weather, we missed our Sunday class. It took place at the indoor facility, but since Lilly does not yet feel comfortable there, I’m not going to risk accidentally
making it a “bad” place in her eyes. So, we stayed home. We did, however, pop by on Saturday for a little solo work in the parking lot. Here’s how that went. …
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