Saturday, June 25, 2016

snoozing and losing

By the time I called to accept the appointment, it had already been taken.

You snooze, you lose. 

It's ok, I was kind of stressed about the drive.

And maybe this was just a good wake-up call for me to work with Ziggy on my own.  When I look back at how much progress she has made, I know I'm on the right track mostly.

Today we got to see Black Dog and while Ziggy initially wanted to be a jackass, she kept herself in check and they were both very good and she calm-signalled him so that he was all, "Wait, come back, I want more of you," but she was ready to keep on walking. 

Ziggy has charms.  When not out of control, she can charm people and dogs alike - she was called "Mayor of the Dog Park" when we used to go.  She has a friendly confidence that beings find appealing.  And that cute pink nose of hers.

OK, this means that my weekend is free again, which is good news in many ways.  I need to schedule two hours every weekend day and one hour most weekdays to focus on Ziggy: reading books, researching, and implementing training.  That's a lot, but I can do it.  If I do this, I can save myself a lot of money and time of having to drive to Houston to see the expensive vet (whom I am sure is totally worth it).

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