One Week Down and 51 More to Come

Here is the out come of our first week of 2012.  Thought we would show you what came of mom cracking the whip first, then tell you how we got to this state if you choose, too.

Sunday (Jan. 8th)

Our morning started off with a bit of a sleep in, we got to wake up by the sun shining in the window rather than being awaken by a very annoying sound well before the crack of dawn.

Breakfast was served, got to gather the newspapers for dad, had a morning swim, and returned to bed for a mid morning nap.  Mom tucked dad and us into bed sense he wasn't feeling all to great, while she ran out of the house to do a few things.

So far our Sunday was the best, we didn't think it could get any better.

But when Mom, returned a bit later with lunch in hand.  Our Sunday just got better; after lunch dad wanted to hot tub once again, which means we got to go swimming for the second time (60 minutes of swimming today toward our Idita-Splash challenge); then it was nap time again.

This is what a Sunday should consist of.

Tytus snuggled up on dads chest.

Brutus snuggled into the double decker dog pillows in front of the TV.

 Our prediction is that our Sunday's for most of this year is going to look a bit like this.  If mom continues to crack the whip through the year with the schedule she has developed for us -- one week down and 51 more to come.

If you choose to continue on to see what our weeks are going to look like, beware you may even need to take a nap.

 Monday (Jan. 2nd):

Signed Up for two Challenges

1.  Idita-Walk --  This challenge has us walking 1049 hours between Feb.1st through March 31, 2012.  As you will agree as our post continues its a good thing this really doesn't start till Feb.1st. 

2.  Idita-Splash -- Now this one we are going to LOVE.  We have committed to swim 1049 minutes from Jan.3rd till March 31, 2012.

Mom was so excited that she even got us started a day early with our swim challenge.  We didn't care swimming is a great thing.  But a little surprise to us came when mom wouldn't let us swim a lap, get out to bark a bit, then take our usual plunge into the pool after our fish toy and start the fun swim cycle again.  No, our challenge is to swim a constant 30 minutes a day none stop.  Then if we want to continue we can do it our way.

Signed Up for two Classes

1.  Agility Workshop -- This class is going to be held on Tuesday mornings.

2.  Obedience/Rally Show Ready Class --  This Class is held on Tuesday afternoons.  Mom is giving us the tools with this class to say to the Utah Shetland Sheepdog Association -- Sheltie Specialty, "Watch out here we come." (May2012)

Our Continued Obligations

1.  Fly Ball Practice:  To complete our Tuesday's of dog playing training, we will finish off our day with running, barking, jumping and fetching a tennis ball during flyable practice.

2.  Pet Therapy Visits:  On Monday's, we started a Pet Therapy 101 course for four high school students.  We are to teach these girls how to be therapy dog handlers by letting them learn to tell us what they want us to do.  So far this has been quit fun and yes its like teenagers teach teenagers -- canine attitudes vs. human attitudes. 

On Wednesday's and Thursday's we will continue to visit our clients at Dixie Regional Medical Center (DRMC), St. George Care and Rehabilitation (SGCR), Rose Crest Manor (RCM) and Cliff View Senior Living Center (CVSLC).

Progress for Week One

Monday                   Tuesday                   Wednesday               Thursday

30 minute swim         30 minute swim          30 minute swim          PTVisits

No School No PT101   Agility Workshop         Bath time                   SGCR

                                Finished Basic           PTVisit to                    CVSLC

                              Obed. Class                DRMC                    Rally Practice

                              Fly Ball Practice

Friday                         Saturday                      Sunday          

Show Ready Class      30 minute swim          30 minute swim x 2

Well if you made it this far: you are ready for a well deserved nap.

-- DeBoy's off to training we go.

Wordless Wednesday

If it wasn't attached we think she would lose it, too!

Well once again, Mom has misplaced something this time its the video camera.  Seriously Mom, we think you would lose your head if it wasn't attached to your shoulders.  How are we suppose to show everyone what we have been doing?

Well needless to say, no video to prove how we have been progressing with our Fly-Ball homework.  The last couple of weeks we have been going to Fly-Ball practice right after our visits at Cliff View.  We are beginning to think Tuesday's are our favorite day of the week -- TREAT TUESDAYS we have to call it.

One of our homework assignments (that we wish we could show you) -- Mom got this stick that has a ball at the end and we had to learn that every time we touched the ball with our nose we got a CLICK then a TREAT.  All, Mom did at first was hold out this stick/ball thing...and maybe at the worst it took us a whole 30 seconds to figure out -- NOSE to BALL equaled CLICK and TREAT.  So, lame.  Then she started moving it, oh please MOM, can't you give us something harder than that.  This has been going on for a week now.  We so get it, that when she picks up the stick/ball thing we already know whats coming...TREATS!

Today at practice we got to see what else goes along with this stick/ball thing.  Mom used it to make us jump over a jump and turn and jump back, chasing this stick/ball thing...and the faster we went the more TREATS we got.  This is getting tuffer we really have to work to get our treat, but we are loving it.

Well I, Tytus, was then introduced to this box thing.  I had to jump over the jump land on this box and turn and jump back over the jump, before I got the CLICK and TREAT.  I did this a few times and then made the biggest mistake lost my focus and jumped the jump onto the box, but instead of turning and jumping back I took off after a team mate that I so look up to.  He is the fasted dog on the team, I just thought I needed to go ask him if he had to do all these lame exercises.  He told me yes, and then before I new it I was in my crate.  Mom said, "no focus no play"...thanks Diane at 4 Dog Craziness  :) WOL...for giving Mom the idea NO STAY NO PLAY.  (HeHeHe...her saying doesn't rhyme like yours)

Then it was, Brutus's turn...same exercises and introduction for him.  But he didn't screw up like I did.

Now our new homework is to continue with the stick/ball thing, but adding lift to the ball so that we have to jump forward to touch it.  Oh, Oh, Oh, that fast dog I was telling you about, did a demo of what this stick/ball thing is going to develop into...its so cool...his owner points at a wall, he then runs, jumps and turns on the wall, and comes back to play tugg...I can't wait until I know how to do that game.  I guess I had better stay focused.  And, we will help mom find the video camera so you can see how much fun we are having.

Thanks
Tytus