Countdown to Shorty: 8 Days

Can you believe it? Eight more days!

This picture is one and a half years old. Taken a few years away from the previous pictures, but on Christmas day. Another test picture. This girl isn't alive anymore, but she was a sweet little hamster named Muffin who bared five pups in her first and only litter. And she outlived four of them!
Yep, a hamster picture this time. But still, an absolutely adorable little hamster.
And a quick thing, Rosy is finally done with target training. I'll post a video soon (I was going to fast, and took the fun out of it).

Countdown to Shorty: 9 Days

What?! Nine more days?! How is this possible? I can't wait!

An old picture of Rosy. Taken on Christmas Day. I got a new camera, and I usually take a picture or two before I actually learn how to turn of the flash and put it on macro and the exposure and all that. This was one of those pictures. Just thought I'd show it for the countdown.

Countdown to Shorty: 10 Days

Just something I think would be fun. A "Countdown to Shorty". The energy ball of fluff is joining my home! And an adorable sweetie at that!

And this is Rosy after a bath a few days ago. Surprised she wasn't running around like a maniac after the bath!

Dog Books

Oh yes, I have lots of them. I actually only have one training book for little cutsie tricks (like peekaboo, which is where I got it), but I have many, many dog breed books. And dog care, even though I probably don't need twenty of them (considering I have a dog). And I got my first agility book a few days agp! And I should probably be ordering more. I'm up for a challenge, always, and agility will be a ginormous feat. Especially if I even compete with Shorty (which, with greater thought, I may just do).
And the book I got gives wonderful  information, such as choosing your agility dog (which I already have). And training. Lots of that. And plenty of examples and scenarios. It's very nice and I can't wait to try out these techniques on Shorty!

And written by someone with four agility dogs, whose been in dog training for a while. It's a very good book! And I'll be looking forward to more agility books.
Besides this, Rosy's target training isn't quite perfected, but it's going really well. because of lots of homework and projects, as well as reading, research, and other hobbies, I only have a few minutes to train her everyday. I need to clear up my schedule!

20 Days to Go

Yep, only twenty days until my first agility dog walks into my house. I've been waiting for her since late January, and now, it's finally May. I can't wait to welcome the sweet little pup into my home and cuddle her. Rosy is generally friendly, but she loves to be the center of attention. Hopefully she'll find playfulness in a ball of energy.
Shorty is still a little angel, like when we met her, according to the breeder, and I hope she'll stay that way. Feast your eyes on her newborn puppy picture!

Back when her name was Sadie. And Tootsie. And Lily. And Taffy. And Pepper. And in those day, we didn't know which pup was ours. And we don't now! In fact, the only identifiable one is the particolor. Oh well! We have pictures of the pup now!