(VICT) Re: Zair
- From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:28:29 -0700
Sandy,
Yikes! Seattle or Portland are good for non-sun worshippers, that's for
sure.
Hang in there with your exhausting guy! That phase only lasts a hundred
years or so, then suddenly you find you're starting to catch up on your
rest... /smile/ And a walk to the store -- or anywhere -- is just a
pleasant errand with your guide instead of distracto-dog!
Tami Smith-Kinney
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Subject: (VICT) Zair
Tonight, I am tired and discouraged.. Our walk to the nursing home was =20
awful.. Dog distractions were bad and Zairs marbles fell out.. first the
fence =20
fighting neighbor dogs and then a wild golden whose owner let him come =
right
up =20
on us despite me asking him not to! Zair isnt aggressive but he got =
wound
up=20
and had a difficult time settling himself down. I was tired when we =
started
and EXHAUSTED by the time we got there. He was extremely good at the
nursing=20
home and behaved very well , even for a down-stay for a stranger to pet
him..=20
out of harness of course.. He did much better on the way home and =
managed
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pass the fence fighting dogs by targeting forward as we did yesterday.. =
I=20
wish his trips out were as nice as his trips home..he shows his =
potential
but=20
we are going to have to work on a little self control.. grin.. I =
remember
Alex=20
with some similar trips but damn I dont remember them being this much =
work!
Guess I am getting older. Sigh..Dog training certainly makes me feel =
better
mentally but physically is another story.. It doesn't help that my work =
has
been about half staff for almost three weeks and I am having to bring =
work
home=20
to keep up..my grandpa reminded me that I should be grateful to have =
the
job=20
but I still dont know.. I just tell myself that it pays for the house =
and=20
dog food.... And summers are the worst for my eyes as the bright light
triggers=20
so much more spasms.. I swear I should live in Seattle..my face feels =
like=20
charlie horse aftermath all summer..=20
Sandy Foushee
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