Ten Update

He's looking gooooood! Are you his forever home? Contact Alabama Pug Rescue if he's the one for you.

What Training?

Where have all the Show-N-Go's gone? It has definitely snowed on my parade.

February has been a month of training in the living room since all Show-N-Go's have been cancelled due to the 36 inches of total snowfall. There isn't any place to put all that snow in the parking lots.

January 29th was our last show. I haven't trained in a different locale than my home since January 25th. At the last show, Jasper NQ on the very last exercise, the broad jump. He anticipated the broad jump by jumping on my yes in reply to the judge's question "Are you ready?" He didn't wait for my "hup" command. The living room is much too small to practice this exercise. I can't practice at obedience class either since those classes have been cancelled do to snow as well.

You can't do much in a 12x14 room with furniture in it. I can only heel about 8 steps forward. I don't even try recalls since it would encourage him to come slowly since there is not much distant from Jasper to me. So what do we practice? Here are a few....

*random drops

*dumbbell games

*fronts & finishes

*left U's & Pivots

*inside figure 8/ outside figure 8

*attention games

This weekend we'll be showing if there isn't any more snowfall. Stay tuned.

Old Farmer's Advice

I came across some OLD FARMER'S ADVICE:

*Your fences need to be horse-high, pig tight and bull-strong.
*Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
*Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
*Meanness don't jes' happen overnight...
*Forgive your enemies; it messes with their heads.
*Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
*The best sermons are lived, not preached.
*Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
*Don't judge folks by their relatives.
*Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
*Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
*The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
*Always drink upstream from the herd.
*If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
*Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Ten Pic Update

Ten's skin is healing well. He's making good progress. Go to Alabama Pug Rescue for more Information.
http://www.alabamapugrescue.org/

Ten Looking Better

I just received this pic of Ten after he had a bath. He's so sweet.
http://www.alabamapugrescue.org/

Ten Needs A Forever Home

Ten, a pug who is fighting for his life, needs a forever home. Please donate to his care or consider being his forever home. Right now the little guy is being fostered by Alabama Pug Rescue. When they came upon Ten, he was starved and covered with demodectic mange. I was amazed that he was still alive. Looking at his picture, it breaks my heart to see the condition that he is in. I know that he will heal with the love and medical care that Alabama Pug Rescue will give him. Please help if you can.

Here is the Alabama Pug Rescue Website.
http://www.alabamapugrescue.org/

NOW THAT'S TOILET TRAINING

Now, can we train our pugs to do this?