Yesterday, we spent the whole day in Portland again. In the morning, my precious little girl decided that the time had come to see if I really was the alpha dog in this team. I have been expecting it, all the dogs do it, but so far, Posh had been perfect, so I just figured we'd pass that test by! No such luck! Posh decided to check out every tree, every pole, every blade of grass in downtown Portland, in great detail. It about drove me nuts, and it probably did the same for her, since I was mean, and wouldn't let her do any of it! We had to have a couple of discussions before she saw things from my point of view. But, since I am, in fact, the alpha dog, she came around to my way of thinking. The afternoon route was excellent! She was about perfect! And we went down by the waterfront, where everyone takes their dog on the weekend, and there are wondrous smells everywhere! I'm taking Posh's word for this, but she assures me it's true! She's also fairly annoyed that I felt it necessary to let everyone know about her little test yesterday, since she was so good in the afternoon
! But after all, it does prove that she is human after all, metaphorically speaking!
! But after all, it does prove that she is human after all, metaphorically speaking!
Last night we all learned about our puppy raisers. Thanks to this blog, and the miracle of email, I already knew about mine, but most people didn't. It was a great time. The puppy raisers are our heroes, big time! Thanks to them, we are given dogs that we can take anywhere, without fear that they will suddenly become utterly doggish and rude. Most of the people who raised all of our dogs will be at the graduation, which will be wonderful! It will also ensure that we'll need lots of tissues to get through it, but the more, the better!
Today will be a busy one! We are learning about clicker training, which is a totally new thing since I was last here. So far, we've only done it with Juneau, who is usually a perfectly behaved dog, and who eats no kibbles, so is easy to feed. This afternoon, we'll try it with the real dogs. We'll teach them to find an empty chair. This is enormously useful! And then, after dinner, (roast turkey with trimmings), we'll have another night run. I'll try to write tonight, but if I don't, just picture me blissfully asleep, and you'll have the picture!
Now, we're off for a morning walk in a neighborhood that has sidewalks, and none, just to keep things interesting! Probably lots of smells too!
Happy trails!
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