First week home

May 27, 2011

We have been home a week today.  It has been an interesting week because we have been alone without a trainer right beside us to tell us what to do.  Handling other dogs and people are a real interesting delimmer.  I sort of remember what the commands are but when it happens my mind goes blank.  Jenny is very similar to a child, in that she is going to push it to see how much she can get away with.  Then there is me who wants her to be happy and love me and i do not want to be to hard on her.  We are working on finding the right balance.  I will have to let you know how things go.  This is a constant work in progress.

We went to the vet and I was toldly exhausted after the experience.  The vet was wonderful but Jenny had a hard time settling down with all the other dogs and all the smells.  Then we went to the dog store and it was so exciting for Jenny, o boy new smells food people kids, o boy.  Needless to say it was correction and sit many times.

Jenny met alot of new people and she loved everyone and thought they should love her too.  So, once again it was alot of corrections and sitting.  She is wonderful but we have alot of work to do.  We did go to publix and she did great, very few corrections and no sitting.

Today, it is raining and of course the rain does not matter a hoot to Jenny.  She loves it.  However, then I have a wet dog and we have to dry off with towels and wait for her to dry.

So, I rate the first week with a solid B-.  Will log later with more of our adventures.  nancy