Liking Retirement!

Ari – Feels great…..Great… GREAT!!…..

Likes to run and roll in snow. He thought he wouldn’t like retirement but seems to have settled in with it – keeps tabs on the critters in the yard and knows what’s going on in the neighborhood.

Regarding Brita – she’s good and she has a good attitude and good personality – she’ll never be as good as him when it comes to working but she does some things better (like listening to me). She doesn’t have the drive he has and if I would train them together he could demonstrate so things to help her.

Regarding running with her – there would be an initial who’s in charge then things would be ok. That’s very important with her because she thinks she should be.

Kobie takes things too personally – when I went after her it was more of displaced frustration – she was in the way.

He loves me and wants to go on rides more often – it would be great to find a place where he can get out to run and explore. That would be something different and interesting.

Fun Training

Ø How are you feeling?
……strong and perky – just fine

Ø How do you feel about continuing to train?
…..what else is there?

Upcoming trial?
– win – win – we’re gonna win…

Ø How do you feel about Brita?.
...alot to learn but wants to learn…

Ø What else would you like to tell me?
….stop worrying about him running – this is what he loves to do and he’s fine.

Brita running away from Ari in the background!

Training for the trial.

And more training….

And the mock trial…

It's the UPS Truck!

Ari would run the fence line - this time it was the UPS truck. Olivia had the cone on her head but that doesn't stop her from barking. Kobie just hangs out.

You Almost Died You Know!

...............after he almost died from an Addisonian Crisis how are you feeling?

*******pretty good…muscle ache between shoulder blade – maybe stress – maybe not stress

do you feel well enough to work?

*******yea….doesn’t like the surprises like people coming from behind - this is disturbing to him… maybe too much pressure. He likes what he can see. He knows what to expect because it’s the regular guys … when a strange helper it bugs him.. He likes working in defense.

do you know how close you came to not being here?

******yes he does – at one point he really zoned and was balancing – he was very aware and so on the edge that he had no strong opinion. He is glad to be back and is excited about the working again. He’s sorry he stressed me out and when asked what he likes he answered being outside and being with girls.

I’m thinking about getting a girl puppy to train so when you can’t trial anymore we can still go and you can get fun bites…. What would you think about that? And a girl so you could hang out together.

******* A new puppy should be a girl and he could teach her to work very well. (I said bad things too like chasing the bus) and he said he can’t help it if she learns those things and that’s not bad anyway.