Phoebe's Mom's Blog – April 2009 Archive (4)

Phoebe woke up as though it was going to be just a normal day. We took her outside to play and then she got sick three times and laid down on the grass. I got so scared that I called the vet immediately to inform the office that I was bringing her in. When we got there, Phoebe seemed to perk up a little and she even wanted to play with a GR puppy. The vet said she checked out fine--no pain in the abdomen, normal temp, well hydrated, etc. She suggested we do a ruine test as Phoebe has had so… Continue

Well, even after our terrible day yesterday Phoebe pulled it off in the end and graduated from puppy k. She did a fabulous job and even took first place in two events...the down/stay and the trick (I taught her to crawl). She did very well and even made it into the second round for another event. I never thought it would happen after the poor behavior during the day but we are so proud of her. We will be starting the next round of obedience training come May/June. Now if I could only get her to… Continue

We had our next to last class tonight and Phoebe was on her game. She has mastered sit, down, sit/stay (with me traveling quite a distance), down and we are working on down/stay. She loves to go over the jumps--very low--that are set up and she can 'wait' and 'leave it' for quite a long period. Next week, we will be tested plus we need to perform a trick. We were showed how to work on shake and rollover but Phoebe has the crawl down already so we are running with that. I cannot believe we have… Continue

I think I am losing focus as I feel as though I am going through the terrible two's with my little girl and I cannot see the end at the light of the tunnel--at least not tonight. Oh how I adore her but, boy, would I love that potty issue resolved shortly and, while I am at it, how about not pulling my arm out of my socket when we attempt--and I mean merely attempt--to walk on leash. I used to be so against the idea of a Gentle Leader as I really wanted Phoebe to learn with a standard leash and… Continue