STICKS!

I love sticks!

Flyball

I had my very first flyball lesson today. Claire has been asking me about classes and talking about flyball for the past week, I had no idea what she meant...

So today, I went to the Coventry School for Dogs for my very first class of any kind in my life. (Claire never took me to obedience school. Well, I'm just that great of a dog and love to please. There is no need for a professional to teach Claire how to deal with me.) Anyway, here goes my first class...

There are three students, including myself, in the class. I am the smallest dog in the class. (of course!) When we first arrived, they had to lock me up so they can set up the equipments. I was a little nervous in the pen and I couldn't see Claire or Cameron due to my shortness. So after a good 10-15 minutes, I finally got to come out, and started learning.

There are four stations that we rotate.
The Box:
- At this station, all I had to do was to step onto the mat, and they gave me treats. Easy! Completed without any problem. They said they are going to make this harder in the next few classes, so I will see how they make this more challenging.

The Hurdle:
- At this station, I have to jump over a 8 inch hurdle. It wasn't terribly complicated. Once I jumped over, they gave me a treat. Yum! I think you are suppose to jump over 4 in a row. But they only had me jump over 2. After jumping over the first one, I kinda got distracted and didn't make it to the 2nd one.

The Cone:
- This station is BORING! Like, really, I have to keep circling an orange cone. I don't know what the purpose of this is...

The Other Box:
- This is a sloped box against a wall. You have to go up and come back down. (I think they prefer jump up and down) Claire told me a did a few good moves.

So there goes my first class. It was kinda exhausting. I still don't know what flyball is though. I am loving this for sure. I got so many treats today. Yum!!!! I'm looking forward to my next class in two weeks.

Oh, by the way, you can find out more information about my school here:
http://www.4dognightflyballclub.org/index.htm

My Biggest Fear - Party Blower

Apparently, either Friday, Saturday, or Sunday was Old Navy's 15th Birthday. And they were passing out party blowers along with a coupon when you walked into the store.

So Cameron and Claire came home with two party blowers, and the nightmare began...Both Karen and Claire blew the party blowers at my and Mickey's face. We were scared to death, and jumped and ran away. Of course, everyone was laughing so hard. And I said, "NOT FUNNY!" All day yesterday and today, I kept my distance with the blowers.

Yeah, so there goes my THANKS to OLD NAVY!

Apple Orchard

My family went to an apple orchard in Lisbon, MD this past weekend. That's about 30 minutes drive from our house. Unfortunately, I did not get to go since they don't allow dogs there. (sigh! I really wish I could have gone!)

They had a pretty fun morning picking apples, while I stayed home watching Mickey. Mickey is a temporary resident in our house. He is waiting to be adopted. (So if you want to find out more about him, check out his site here.) So they came home with 14 pounds of apple. Hmmm, YUMMMM! I LOVE APPLES! especially when they are topped with peanut butter.

I get to eat a few pieces of apple every time they cut one up. And since there are so many, I'm looking forward to eat some everyday for the next week or so. ::chomp, chomp, chomp::

Look at all these great looking green apples. Thank you so much for your hard work, Cameron! They are yummy-licious. Next time you go again, please pick more of these mutsu green apples! Thank you.