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May 15, 2005

Happy About Potty Training

It's a little disconcerting to have someone cheer everytime you go to the bathroom. Imagine it: you finish your business, open the door to the stall--and there's a crowd of people cheering you on.

Well, welcome to the life of a dog. Or at least a puppy like me.

And I don't quite understand why they call it 'house-broken'. It's not like I'm breaking the house by doing my business. In fact, I'm doing it outside. And that means I'm house-broken. While if I did it inside, which seems more likely to actually break the house, well, that would mean I'm not house-broken.

It's all so confusing, no wonder I pee on the rug.

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March 8, 2005

Sunday's Competition

Sunday Abby entered me in an obedience competition. Some of it was good, but some of it was not good.

Here's the good parts:
1. I took 4th place in the pre-novice round.
2. Sandy was the judge and she is my favorite human at school.
3. I won a new toy.
4. My off-leash heels were freakin' awesome.
5. Everyone said I was the cutest dog out there.

Here's the not so good parts:
1. Abby wimped out and ran me through the Novice A round as non-qualifiying. That means she didn't think I was smart enough to remember everything she taught me.
2. They made me lay down next to a husky for the down stays. I HATE huskies. Especially this one. He wouldn't stop staring at me and howling. It was so damn annoying. So I got up to find a different spot. Then Abby came and told me to go back and lay down. So I did. Then the husky started up again. So, I thought to my self, "Forget this. I'm just going to lay down in the middle of the ring and I don't care what Abby says." Which is exactly what I did.
3. The judge took too long to come over to me for the stand/stay, so I sat down while I waited. Apparently you can't be comfortable in competition.
4. Having to get up at 7 in the freakin' morning and only get half my breakfast.

Okay, so there were more goods than bads, and Abby was laughing and talking a lot with her people friends, and I got to hang with my buddy Harley who is just cool, and Sydney, who is this big tough chick of a pit bull who thinks I'm cool cuz I wear a studded collar.

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February 17, 2005

Head for Treats

Check out this new "trick" she thinks she taught me. All I have to do is lie here and put my head on the floor. About a week ago she sat down with me and said 'head' and then pointed to the floor, I put my head down and got food. Now she's acting like it's some big deal. Um, hello, I spend most of my day trying to stay lying down, preferrably with my head down - the only difference now is i am getting food for doing it. And she thinks she taught me this? Seriously.