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Ms. Sandy, Ms. Sandy!<br />
I'm getting to do big dog stuffnow!!!<br />
Had Mom fooled—she thought I would<br />
never get the hang ofpicking my dumbbell<br />
up offthefloor, so I did it a couple ofweeks<br />
ago! She ivaj so happy she was jumping<br />
up and down! She says my heeling looks<br />
great, but we have to work on my stopping<br />
at the edge ofthe mat. Youknow, I think we<br />
mightfall offthe edge ofthe worldifI step<br />
out there, but can't convince Mom ofthat!<br />
I started my fullfigure 8 and I can really<br />
drive around the outside turn! My box<br />
work is coming along much better—I am<br />
trying to listen and not whine and shuffle<br />
so much. I sometimesforget to jump on my<br />
finish, but Mom loves myfronts! I can get<br />
straightfrom any angle! And I get to do<br />
conditionedjumping now. I am six feet off<br />
to the side and 30feet back ofthe jump,<br />
and I never miss the hoop in the center!<br />
Mom is so pleased with me! I'm working<br />
on the broadjump, too—haven't been able<br />
to do it without the long stick andfood so<br />
far, but I am beginning to get the hang of<br />
it. My go outs to my box are super and<br />
everybody loves my recalls! This training<br />
is really getting to befun—I can't waitfor<br />
tomorrow! All for now!<br />
and from another...<br />
Musings from Mystery OTCH 2B<br />
When I last left you I hadjust left my<br />
sisters and brothers to go off in the wide<br />
world. My new momma is pretty nice, but<br />
a little exasperating at times. She sends<br />
Grandma a lot of questions about me,<br />
worrying about every little thing that I do.<br />
I know Grandma saidI was herfirstpuppy,<br />
but what is there to worry about? After all,<br />
I'm basically perfect. Geeez!<br />
Dad saidMom ran up the credit card<br />
buying me things. A credit card is a little<br />
snippet ofplastic, andI can'tfigure out how<br />
she could run up it, when she can't evenfit<br />
two feet on it, but that's what he said. Well<br />
it's not my worry. What's important is I've<br />
got nineboxesofchewiesandtwobigboxes<br />
ofstuffies stashed away. I didn't even have<br />
to burythem! Shealso boughtmedifferent<br />
jewelry, in my signature color. I'm a little<br />
offended I had to wear a kitty necklacefor<br />
awhile but Momma said my neck ivaj too<br />
small.<br />
Mom keepssendingGrandmapanicky<br />
messages because she says I'm behind<br />
Obedience Hotline<br />
schedule. What schedule? I say. Life is<br />
for kicking back, smelling (and eating)<br />
the bunny pellets, getting belly rubs, and<br />
chasing birds. Well, Momma apparently<br />
read all sorts ofpapers that said I'm<br />
supposed to be doing such and such skills<br />
at such and such a point in my life. Well I<br />
do like this clicker stuff—it'sfun to figure<br />
out what Mom wants and neat to get lots<br />
of different foods—but I'm just a puppy,<br />
andas the song goes, girlsjustwanna have<br />
fun! Not to worry. Mom still says she's<br />
worried she's screwing me up but she took<br />
Grandma's advice and trains me lightly.<br />
And lets me run and run and chase the<br />
birdies and the dogs beside us and wrestle<br />
with my sisters (I had to teach them how)<br />
and do otherfun things.<br />
She takes me on field trips to cool<br />
places a couple times a month. We usually<br />
get to take long carridesandstay in hotels.<br />
Mom always brings us leftoversfrom her<br />
dinner and usually has chewies with her.<br />
too. I always get to go, even ifnotallofmy<br />
sisters do. I like traveling and mom says<br />
I'm really good about it. It'sfun to see the<br />
new places. Sometimes it's a little scary at<br />
first—so much hustle and bustle—butMom<br />
walks me aroundandpraises me when I'm<br />
brave andin no time I'm relaxed. Momsaid<br />
when I'm bigger I'll get to do all the stuff<br />
I'm seeing—dancing, running, andjumping<br />
over obstacles, trotting around in a circle,<br />
and heeling beside her. We play pretend<br />
show beside the real one, for practice,<br />
she says, and she always gives me a big<br />
hug and tells me I won! I think she gets<br />
impatientsometimesfor me to do itforreal,<br />
but I heard a bunch ofpeople caution her<br />
to let me grow up first so I wouldn't burn<br />
out. I'm not sure what they meant by that. I<br />
run prettyfast but myfeet don't smoke and<br />
leave smudgemarks. For nowitapparently<br />
means I get a lot oftime to just hang out<br />
and be silly.<br />
Mom does make me go to school<br />
every week. Sometimes I go two times.<br />
Andeveryonelovesme becauseI help them<br />
teach their dogs to not look at me. I'm so<br />
cute and lively you can't blame their dogs<br />
for wanting to come see me, but I guess<br />
because they're bigger than me they have<br />
to pay closer attention to their mom and<br />
dads. Mom says someday I'll have to do<br />
that stuff, too, butfor now mostly shejust<br />
gives me a lot of treatsfor looking at her<br />
and trotting along beside her. I likedoing<br />
that so class isfun, and when I do really<br />
well she gets down on the floor and plays<br />
with me, almost like my sisters. I like that<br />
a lot!<br />
Mom can be a lot offun, when she<br />
remembers to not be so serious. I'm<br />
working hard with her and she's getting<br />
better, ifonly I could get her to chase the<br />
birdies with me I know she would be more<br />
lighthearted! Well, I'm herfirstpuppy, and<br />
you can't expect her to know everything<br />
right offthe bat. After all, good moms are<br />
made, not born. But I expect with more<br />
work she'll come around, in time. I need<br />
to scoot off to patrol the yard. Next time<br />
rFr<br />
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