It seems lately all I do with my dogs is hike them in the woods. 

I’m sorry about that.  I had every intention of having this blog be a fun, light-hearted tribute to my dogs and the silly, sweet things they do. Granted there are days where we have the unexpected excitement, but for the most part all I do is hike the dogs in the woods.

Now to my shame, I am going to tell you why.

My dogs are very large, Sampson is about 92 pounds and Delilah is about 75.  I am a bit on the short side (5’3″ tall) and about 15 pounds heavier than I should be.  Still it is hard for one person my size to handle two dogs by myself. 

The majority of the time when I am with the dogs; I am by myself.  This is the reason I take them to the woods, I know I can let them off leash and they can run around.  For me to walk two dogs on leashes around the block is next to impossible.

But I am determined to change this!  Beginning tomorrow I plan on training with both dogs.  I will be working on their sits, stays and recalls.  Once we get those down pat; I will start on their heeling.

Before too long, I should have a lot more to share than hiking in  the woods.

So I ask you to please bear with me, I still have 116 straight days of blogging left to my challenge. 

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Here we go again, just a little follow-up to this week’s posts.

Happy Birthday Sampson: Author’s Note

Somehow the thoughts in my head ALWAYS sound better than they do when I write them down.  Within a day or two of the writing, I found this blog which seemed to sum up my feelings far better than I did.

Birthday Parties: Author’s Note

Delilah had no ill effects from eating the box of chicken wings.

Life With Delilah:  Update

Delilah had no ill effects from either the garbage she ate or the tube of Neosporin.

 

The Two-Legged Dog: Update:

I forgot scratching unmentionable areas of their anatomy in public.  When I remembered this, I also remembered that dogs can lick themselves in those unmentionable places.  I also gave a prayer of thanks that men do NOT take after dogs in that respect; it is difficult getting men to do things now, never mind adding THAT into the mix!

When One Door Closes: Author’s Note

If anyone knows of a place I can get clicker training, or a really good book that teaches it; please drop me a note in the comments.  I would really appreciate that.