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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Dora is retackling the teeter!
We have kind of went back in our agility training and Dora is relearning a fun teeter. This has been in the works after lots of advice. We are keeping the teeter happy, a choice, and something not to be scared of, or acted sissy about! If you have any advice don't hesitate to tell us!
Tonight went well as I took really good garlicy Chicken. When I forgot how much garlic I used and placed it in my mouth, I wasn't into it but Dora was. She walked down the teeter while it was on two tables! I was very proud!
A week of playing in the snow
well for Dora at least! She loves the snow and training was canceled a few nights this week. Belle has daddy so wrapped around her finger that he went out and made trails for her so she could also play in the backyard.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Letter from God- An adorable post going around the internet! Warning get tissue first!
Letter from GOD
A little girl named Meredith had a 14 year old dog named Abbey, who died
last month (8/23).
This story is told by her mom.
The day after Abbey died, my 4 year old daughter, Meredith, was crying and
talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a
letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her.
She dictated and I wrote:
"Dear God,
Will you please take special care of our dog, Abbey? She died yesterday and
is in heaven. We miss her very much. We are happy that You let us have her
as our dog even though she got sick.
She likes to play with balls and swim before she got sick. I am sending some
pictures of her so that when you see her in heaven you will know she is our
special dog. But I really do miss her.
Love,
Meredith Claire
p.s.: Mommy wrote this for me after I told her the words.
We put the letter in an envelope with 2 pictures of Abbey, and addressed it to
God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Mer stuck some stamps on
the front (because, as she said, it may take lots of stamps to get a letter
all the way to heaven) and that afternoon I let her drop it into the letter
box at the post office.
For a few days, she would ask if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her
that I thought He had.
Yesterday, for Labor Day, we took the kids to Peoria to a natural
history museum.
When we got back, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front
porch.
Curious, I went to look at it. It had a white card on the front and said "To:
Meredith" in an unfamiliar hand.
Meredith took it in and opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers, 'When a
Pet Dies'. Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to
God, in its opened envelope. On the opposite page, one of the pictures of
Abbey was tapped under the words "For Meredith."
We turned to the back cover, and there was the other picture of Abbey, and
this handwritten note on pink paper:
"Dear Meredith,
I know that you will be happy to know that Abbey arrived safely and soundly
in Heaven! Having the pictures you sent to me was such a big help. I
recognized
Abbey right away.
You know, Meredith, she isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me--just
like she stays in your heart--young and running and playing. Abbey
loved being your
dog, you know. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any
pockets! -- So I can't keep your beautiful letter. I am sending it to you
with the pictures so that you will have this book to keep and remember
Abbey.
One of my angels is taking care of this for me. I hope the little book
helps.
Thank you for the beautiful letter. Thank your mother for sending it. What
a wonderful mother you have! I picked her especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the
way, I am in heaven and wherever there is love.
Love, God, and the special angel who wrote this after God told her the
words.
A little girl named Meredith had a 14 year old dog named Abbey, who died
last month (8/23).
This story is told by her mom.
The day after Abbey died, my 4 year old daughter, Meredith, was crying and
talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a
letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her.
She dictated and I wrote:
"Dear God,
Will you please take special care of our dog, Abbey? She died yesterday and
is in heaven. We miss her very much. We are happy that You let us have her
as our dog even though she got sick.
She likes to play with balls and swim before she got sick. I am sending some
pictures of her so that when you see her in heaven you will know she is our
special dog. But I really do miss her.
Love,
Meredith Claire
p.s.: Mommy wrote this for me after I told her the words.
We put the letter in an envelope with 2 pictures of Abbey, and addressed it to
God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Mer stuck some stamps on
the front (because, as she said, it may take lots of stamps to get a letter
all the way to heaven) and that afternoon I let her drop it into the letter
box at the post office.
For a few days, she would ask if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her
that I thought He had.
Yesterday, for Labor Day, we took the kids to Peoria to a natural
history museum.
When we got back, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front
porch.
Curious, I went to look at it. It had a white card on the front and said "To:
Meredith" in an unfamiliar hand.
Meredith took it in and opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers, 'When a
Pet Dies'. Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to
God, in its opened envelope. On the opposite page, one of the pictures of
Abbey was tapped under the words "For Meredith."
We turned to the back cover, and there was the other picture of Abbey, and
this handwritten note on pink paper:
"Dear Meredith,
I know that you will be happy to know that Abbey arrived safely and soundly
in Heaven! Having the pictures you sent to me was such a big help. I
recognized
Abbey right away.
You know, Meredith, she isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me--just
like she stays in your heart--young and running and playing. Abbey
loved being your
dog, you know. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any
pockets! -- So I can't keep your beautiful letter. I am sending it to you
with the pictures so that you will have this book to keep and remember
Abbey.
One of my angels is taking care of this for me. I hope the little book
helps.
Thank you for the beautiful letter. Thank your mother for sending it. What
a wonderful mother you have! I picked her especially for you.
I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the
way, I am in heaven and wherever there is love.
Love, God, and the special angel who wrote this after God told her the
words.
We have a new Good Girl
Isabelle earned her CGC- Canine Good Citizen this morning. She proved she was a good little girl. With Belle, I was nervous she was a little to friendly! She can be known to demand attention and do whatever she needs to do to earn it! Well I was very happy and so were the tester. Belle was great and now we have a new title to add to her name!
To learn more about the AKC & CGC visit www.akc.org
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Belle & Dora's Daddy accepted a new job
We will be moving to LA this fall or late summer. Belle and Dora will become "California Girls" maybe making their movie debuts!
We are going to get to expand our friend's list and find a new training club. With all this snow, I am sure the little maltese will be happy in LA! We might need to keep this move a secret from the snow hound Dora though!
Monday, February 05, 2007
We may be moving!
We are looking all around the country on where to relocate. We are thinking warmer as Isabelle would sure like that idea! Dora doesn't want to warm though- around 80F, Dora start panting and doesn't like to go for as long of walks (imagine that she comes from Cuba???) We would also like the area to be dog friendly- I would love to have another training facility close by.
I found Fetch pet care in columbus. I didn't want to kennel the dogs as Isabelle has some huge anxieties. If you are interested-we seemed to have found a great pet sitter that stays over night at our home!
Dora turns 2 !!!!
Wow, our little puppy sure has grown up fast! Dora turned 2 on January 27th. It feels like she just came home! We decided to celebrate her birthday with training friends and have human cake and liver cookies (Dora's request!) Isabelle was a bit upset when Dora received a present and she didn't so she decided to just take Dora's. One of the best parts of having obedience dogs is getting them to sit for photos with birthday hats on. If the ribbons and tricks weren't enough
For all photos of the event click here
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Current Training
Belle is currently taking time off from obedience training and focusing on solely learning attention. Isabelle is probably the most distracted dog in the world Being only a few inches of the ground, she has to combat heeling with cool things on the ground, people who may want to pet her, dogs that she can beat up, and most important food! If Belle sees someone treat their dog, she assumes they meant it to go to her!!! So we are taking an attention class.
Belle just finished a class on weave poles. This class really helps the dog speed up through the poles, enter the poles from all angles, and love the poles. This has really helped Belle look at this agility obstacle in a different light. I am going to also start working Dora with these new training practices.
Dora & Belle are both taking a regular agility class at this point. We have had a bit of a winter break but are now back into it!
Dora is also taking an offlead control class as her heeling offlead needs some work. We would like to really concentrate on obedience but Mommy isnt practicing enough with her! Hopefully life will start going smoother and start to change.
Belle just finished a class on weave poles. This class really helps the dog speed up through the poles, enter the poles from all angles, and love the poles. This has really helped Belle look at this agility obstacle in a different light. I am going to also start working Dora with these new training practices.
Dora & Belle are both taking a regular agility class at this point. We have had a bit of a winter break but are now back into it!
Dora is also taking an offlead control class as her heeling offlead needs some work. We would like to really concentrate on obedience but Mommy isnt practicing enough with her! Hopefully life will start going smoother and start to change.
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