he sampled the kibble....

["Lyn Nelson" <lnelson@mail.portup.com>]

Hussy Buns?!  That was hilarious, Gina.  Hey - I'll go for a fast car, dog
from hell over a hussy bun any day!  HA!!!

Thanks for all of the info.  If you guys saw me with Monza, I think you'd
tell me it's okay to be a little more hard with him sometimes.  Okay,
okay....before Ilene tells you, Monza's a little spoiled in some aspects.
He is sitting on my lap right now - you know, they're out of lap dog stage!
Now that I have both hands free, I will say that we're shooting for some
manners here.  He's not allowed to have even a whisker hitting the dining
room table and he's getting that it's a no-zone, but I did change my
original intent & I'm allowing him to sit on the couch.  It's been a
trade-off and I do have consistency so he knows what are no-no's though he
gets really testy at times.  Zen-like, that was a good one, too!  You know
how they'll give that sidewards glance when they're going for a no-no?!

Monza does Lake Superior!  Well, not quite, this was an inland, practically
uninhabited, spring-fed lake about .5 mile from my house.  I thank all of
you for saying that it's okay to do the off-leash stuff.  I'm just so
hesitant about him running off and something happening to him - personal
history involved here.  It's great when he releases all that pent up energy!
When he's tired, he's a love bug; when he's revved, watchout!  Typical
smarty-pants kid, 100 miles an hour or flat out sleeping.  I'm trying to
find another trainer and clicker training might come with that.  A flexi
might help, too, because he's accustomed to just how far away he can get!

I got the buster cube and the recommended tracking books in the mail today.
Monza hasn't been too enticed by the cube, but I haven't been able to get
down there and play with it myself.  He learns LOTS from watching!  Speaking
of the cube, I put some kibble in it and that leads to this little
ditty.......my father sampled the Wellness kibble.  I'm going to be
eliminated by this list now, I just know it.  He sincerely says that it
tastes really peppery, it's hot, and he's concerned.  Beyond now knowing
that I come from questionable heritage, what do you think?

As long as I'm on the nutty side.....along the Zen-lines, my mom and I have
always tried to deal with his inner spirit, his motivation, and all that
jazz.  For example, just like how I catch him staring at me, I stare at him
to learn him.  There's a little more to it, but I figure you'll petition me
if I go further.

Off to play with that buster cube,
Lyn and Monza