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[MyBuddy]

We had some snow start late yesterday afternoon and Into the Night and probably got only a half inch or so. But it was the first time that I really took Annie out to play in snow. She had a great time! And then Kali joined us for a little while too.

Ignore my baby talk!

 

[Katyusharocket]

This is the reaction I get from Katyusha when I reach for her Alliance of Therapy Dogs tag that she has to wear while doing any work. It just says "I AM A THERAPY DOG". It's a small 1.5 inch wide heart shaped red tag, but she knows what it means to her, and what is about to happen in her day.

 

[MyBuddy]

 

[Two Dobes]

Kali girl....so sweet

 

[JanS]

Aww so happy and I haven't heard that song forever!

 

[MyBuddy]

Aww so happy and I haven't heard that song forever!

Country Roads! A favorite. Loved John Denver!

 

[MyBuddy]

I switched the Roomba in the kitchen area with one of my Deebots in the basement. With Annie, her crate and all her toys and sometimes bones laying around, I thought the Deebot would be better just bouncing around "Annie's area" like it does. There's too much stuff to pick up or move sometimes and the Deebot actually works quite well with its erratic motion. As @LifeofRubie calls it, "the dumb one" it just bounces in no particular pattern and needs no light to see.

And, as you can see, it can go right around everything. Including Annie! And she doesn't even mind!

it's a good thing she doesn't have long hair like the golden retriever video I saw. The Roomba had gotten Tangled in his tail and he ran through the house and up the stairs trailing the Roomba on the end of his tail, until it fell off and fell back down the stairs! Oh boy...

 

[JanS]

it can go right around everything. Including Annie!

LOL and she doesn't even flinch.

The Roomba had gotten Tangled in his tail and he ran through the house and up the stairs trailing the Roomba on the end of his tail

I've heard of that happening to a little girl with long hair too, except it was a regular vacuum. Ouch.

 

[MyBuddy]

LOL and she doesn't even flinch.

Amazing isn't it?

 

[LifeofRubie]

'scuse me ma'am, just trying to do my job!

 

[Two Dobes]

Falcon's new toy....Glory could care less about it...she is far more intentional outside when loose...always watching for wildlife to chase. Not this boy....in his own world!

 

[MichiH]

Falcon's new toy....Glory could care less about it...she is far more intentional outside when loose...always watching for wildlife to chase. Not this boy....in his own world!

Oh my adorable!!! So much space to run! What’s the new toy?
Same with Pepper she rather be sniffing and chasing wildlife.

 

[Two Dobes]

It's a foam Chuck it ball! Pretty tough, but I only play with it outside, so he has never been able to sit down and try and chew it.

 

[MyBuddy]

Falcon's new toy...

THAT would be Annie! Run like the wind! I might have to look into that toy! Right now there's too much snow on the ground to even play with the Chuck It ball. But she did find herself a pretty good size stick the other day.

 

[MyBuddy]

Early on, I taught Annie something to go along with the command, Come. A lot of times when we are outside and I call her, it's a very casual command. It's just to bring her back to me temporarily. Kind of like Come to me and let's continue on our walk. Or something to that effect.

And then I thought, what if I wanted her to stick around long enough for me to touch her. Or grab her in an emergency. So I wanted a command that meant to, Come directly to me and let me touch you. Stay long enough for me to pet you, Grab Your Collar if I have to, Etc. So I thought my version of this would be, Touch. She knows that when I say that and hold out my hand it means to come over to me and let me touch you. When I pat her and say 'okay' she knows she's free to go back to playing.

So just now we went for a walk in this very windy day and I recorded her doing "Touch."

 

[JanS]

I thought, what if I wanted her to stick around long enough for me to touch her. Or grab her in an emergency. So I wanted a command that meant to, Come directly to me and let me touch you.

That's a great idea and she did well!

 

[Ravenbird]

Early on, I taught Annie something to go along with the command, Come. A lot of times when we are outside and I call her, it's a very casual command. It's just to bring her back to me temporarily. Kind of like Come to me and let's continue on our walk. Or something to that effect.

I agree, it's good to have "casual" commands and "I mean it" commands! Words don't matter as long as the dog identifies with what it means. Like wait vs. stay - if Asha is about to get out of sight on a hike way up ahead of me I say "wait!" and she stops, but can wallow around or come back to me or just stand there, I don't care. Just don't keep going down the trail until I say OK or until I catch up. If I call her name or whistle she will come back to me but it's informal. If I say "Here!" that means come to me physically and sit in front and wait for next command, or if out on hike, come to me within arms reach until I say OK.

 

[LifeofRubie]

40F and Sunny, today!

Each puppy got a mile before I went out for some solo miles!

 

[Ravenbird]

Each puppy got a mile before I went out for some solo miles!

Y'all be rockin' it!

 

[LifeofRubie]

Rubie busting out her break dance moves while I get viciously attacked