Sprinkler Fun!!

Strider is trying to 'catch' the water spray.

It feels good in this heat!

And the only friend he can find to play with him.

But, he just has to take a break.

Strider Plays In The Hose

Strider gets wet.

After scaring Strider with the hose during a bath ( over a month ago), I am trying to help  him get over his hose phobia.

I put the hose down in the yard and he was curious.

He tried to "catch" the water!  He was so funny.

Put his whole face right in it!!

In which Strider Goes Swimming in Miss Lilly's Pool!

Lilly loves to swim in her pool and Strider was very interested!

Nose in Water!

In he went.

And he loved it!

He's a water dog!!

Leapin' Lizards!!  That swim was great!

Off to play with Lilly!

Strider Meets Lilly and Ruby

Left to Right: Lilly, Ruby (Striders sister) and Strider.

This was the best we could do getting the three together for a picture!

Ruby looks alot like Strider but a bit smaller and fatter.  She was as gentle and laid back as Strider is.  Even more so, I think.

Lilly and Strider

Lilly was happy to share her toys.

This was a favorite toy.

They ran and played for almost two hours.

Strider had a great time.

Next time: Pool pictures from the visit.

This is the Face of the Guilty!

Don't YOU think he looks guilty?

Strider and I were out doing some gardening!  

I turned around to get my gloves.

Here is Strider carrying off my little Rose bush!

Here is Strider hiding behind the swing with my Rose.

Don't tell me he doesn't know what he is doing!

The first thing Adam and Eve did after eating the forbidden fruit was to HIDE.

We made a trade.  Kibbles for the Rose.

All he really wanted was the plastic plant container anyway!

All's well that ends well!

Training Strider

Training Strider to Stay.

Last training class did not go well!  He seemed to forget what he already knew.  I know it wasn't Strider because he is a smart dog.  I was not spending enough time with the training and  I had been out of town during which his  training had stopped for over a week and he missed a class.

He gets bored with STAY and chews on his leash but Oh Well, he did STAY!

The other dogs were way ahead of him in class!!

Practice Cone!  I spend a lot of time saying "No, leave it!" as I set them up.

So I have been working hard with him since his class on Tuesday.  We just started "heel" which is important to me.  And he is doing very well.  I am working on STAY also.  And back to SIT.

I have a great training yard though!

It takes an unbelievable amount of time to train a dog!!

I have a lovely view of my flowers while we work.

And he likes to train!

Down, Sit, Sit Down?

Strider did very well indeed on the Down Boy.  In fact, every time I called him, he would come to me and prompty lay down and wait for his treat.  It had nothing to do with the word Down but rather the treat he got when he did it!!  He is very smart, isn't he?

And then he seemed to forget about "Sit"!

The dog trainer was ahead of me on this one.  The following week , he told us to tell him "Down" , then "Sit" (and he had to get up and sit) and randomly give treats.  That helped.  We are also telling him to sit at odd times when  he doesn't suspect treats are in order, then give him one.