Never Say Never

Getting home from yet another puppy class I have taken some excederin and starting to feel a bit relaxed.  It was only an hour of class but I am exhausted.  Walker is so full of energy and I do get stressed a bit because I feel like I don't do things correctly so I let myself get all worked up.

Walker is full of energy so I did go a head and purchase something I said I would Never do.  Now if I can just download the picture of the new collar.  I do believe it is called a pinch collar.  It does get his attention.  He has so much fun around his neck it doesn't really hurt him , even the dogs with out all the fur don't have a problem.  I even put in on my wrist and it isn't as bad as it looks.
There are lots of things I am learning and I just need to work with Walker everyday because I am on probation.  The trainer told me that tonight in jest I think.  He said Walker is doing fine.  Walker is doing fine.  Walker is doing fine, but I am on probation.


We will see how we do this week.


We had snow today and he loves the snow and so do I but it never lasts long enough.

Stinky!!!

One day it was bound to happen but I still wasn't ready for it..  YUK YUKKY STINKY!!!


Not sure where Walker was but after our after noon walk in Timber Park, doing our training and walking and getting both of us frustrated, Walker needed some alone time with out Mom.  He sat in the house a bit pouting and then decided he wanted out the door.  I obliged him accordingly but when he came back he had that dreadful smell all over in his beautiful white hair that is so beautiful under his chin.

I finished my dinner sort of gagging and thinking what and how will I get that smell off of him???

With the kitchen all clean and dishes away I decided I would try the kitchen sink.  Times like this, how I wish I had a laundry tub.  To my surprise Walker just stood in the sink and didn't do too much snooping for things in the window sill, so I suds him all up and took the spray hose and got him rinsed off and looking beautiful again.  Now lifting him up and out was another task that had me in distress but it went so well I couldn't believe it until  you know what----he started to shake and there was water everywhere in the kitchen.  That is what towels are for right????


Truly I think he is happier too now that he doesn't stink, as he is full of energy and wants to play.  Just another day with my every so energetic Walker.

Slippery Steps

The steps leading off of our back deck are made of wood so with the rain  this winter they were getting really slippery.  I seem to be a bit  clumsey from one from time to time and  I have proved it by slipping off those very steps and making quite a sight.  Fearing that someone other than myself could take a tumble I decided to take care of the problem.

Promptly went to the hardward store and purchased the perfect item to solve the problem.  Now the directions said to have the wood nice and dry and of course I knew better than to follow the directions exactly so I waited for a couple of dry days and figured that was good enough.

Went to the shop and got the big staple gun and measured the strips out for each step and went to work.  They looked good.  Nice and tidy.   I was so proud that I did the job to almost perfection in my opinion.

All was good until Walker came to live at our house.  It only took him a few times and he had the strips pulled up and mostly off of the entire step and out in the back hard to tear apart and drag all over.

So now it is CAUTION as you prepare to go down the steps especially if it has been raining.  There is no use it trying to do it again until summer because the wood is saturated. 

Never a dull moment when there is a puppy in the house!!  He is still a joy and we do enjoy all of his antics.  There are more to come with each day.