Obedience School + 2

I spent a little time with Duke yesterday trying to reinforce "wait" Some sucess. Today I was trying to reinforce "Return" (Come!). I might as well have been talking to the wall. Did he once pay attention? Hell, no! All he wanted to do was see how far he could get on the 100' of rope. We went to the dog park where he decided to go after a dog not in the park and I had to go after him. He must think I'm made of money to buy him obedience sessions.

Obedience School

Duke bolted for what I hope is the last time this morning. When I got home I took him for a private lesson at Petsmart. I can see it is goin to take more than one lesson but I am not going to continue to bolt

Setting the Record Straight

My neighbor, Melinda and I want to set the record straight. Our dogs are not spoiled. Driving 2 hours round trip so they can swim is not spoiling them. We got in the water too.

Lake Livinston II

We went up to Lake Livingston on Sunday What a great day! We had a cook out with hot dogs, grilled buns and corn salad. We brought hot dogs for the dogs too. The surprise is Mickey. She is showing more Lab than anything else. She really took to the water swimming out as far as Duke. She kept running down to the water whenever she could. They ran for a long time. There is a huge grassy peninsular which makes it easy to keep track of them. After 2 hours we were all ready to come home. The dogs slept on the way back. We went by the nursing home where Melinda's parents are. The dogs were a huge hit for all the residents. Duke did all his tricks. I'm training the other 2 to sit and stand too. When the dogs were fenced, it was time for my nap.

Water dog

I'm reposting these so you can see how muscular he is

Lake Livingston State Park

Melinda and I took the dogs to Lake Livingston State Park on Labor Day. They loved it. We will be going back. Last night I took Duke to Pets mart. He got a Kong toy with treats and bought shampoo for a bath after the lake (tomorrow if the weather is nice). He started growling at something and then it was obvious he was afraid of something. What? I got down on the floor to see from his angle what it might be. A cardboard stand with a larger than life Jack Russell Terrier. One I showed him it was OK he was happy. He peed on it and we left the store