By Chase & Jan
Yippee! It’s the holidays and my favorite time of year. We get to grow a live tree in our living room and then decorate it with all kinds of dog ornaments that I have picked out for it. And, I have my very own stocking with my name on it that my friends Cassidy and Tyra gave to me. Somehow, it gets filled with all kinds of goodies on Christmas morning. I always seem to have more presents under the tree than my mom does! Maybe that’s because I am famous.
Now back to the serious matter of obedience training. In my last column I said that I had been practicing in my air-conditioned Arizona room, but now that it’s cooler, I have to practice outdoors. And that brings a whole new set of problems!
We go out in the morning when there is still dew on the grass, and my mom throws the dumbbell and then tells me to “fetch it.” I run out to it, see that it is wet and think, “No way!” I stop, turn around, and tell her to bring a towel and dry this thing off. Then I’m happy to pick it up and carry it back to her.
Sometimes it also has grass on it, and if you have ever had grass in your mouth, you know what I mean. After I give it to her, I have to spit and sputter and shake my head to let her know that was icky.
Then we practiced retrieving the glove. As I got out to that one, I saw that it had DIRT on it. I certainly wasn’t going to pick up that dirty thing and put it in MY mouth! Maybe I should think about practicing and showing obedience indoors.
As winter comes, I hope it snows so we can all have a good time playing and running in it. I will consult my doggie almanac and keep you posted. Until the next issue. Stay safe….
