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Update 5/17/13: Gatsby welcomes his sisfur, Scout. She is a sassy little girl who is adventurous and is known to have the grumpiest corgi face to ever exist. She and Gatsby are fast becoming the best of friends.
Fatsby layin’ down the law.
“I GET TO EAT FIRST!!”
Scout’s first day at Puppy Preschool went well. She learned the “name game” (you call her name, and if she looks, you click & then treat), “watch”, and “sit.” Towards the end, she got to go on the A-frame (sort of a confidence building exercise). She went up and down just fine. No fear.
There’s this one guy there though who was pretty annoying. Here’s a sample conversation:
Dumb Dude: “What’s your puppy’s name?”
Us: “Scout.”
Dumb Dude: “How old is he?”
Us: “oh, she’s actually a girl, and she’s 11 weeks tomorrow.”
Minutes later…
Dumb Dude: “Where’s his tail?”
Us: “She doesn’t have one.”
Dumb Dude: “oh, poor Scott. Wait — is his name Scott or Scoudge?”
“Scoudge”? REALLY? Ugh.
Keep in mind that this guy heard us many times during class say “Scout” and “good GIRL, Scout!” Yet, at the end, he still called her “Scott.” Even the trainer was like, “uh, you mean Scout? Her name is Scout.”
“Feed us! Feed us!”
Jean Louise starts puppy preschool at ZoomRoom tomorrow!
Also, her ears went up a couple of days ago.
Gatsby’s first agility class went well. Considering he had never been exposed to agility equipment before, he surprisingly approached each one with no hesitation. Even the tunnel. He did have trouble with the weave poles. Since this is just Agility 1, all he had to do was walk in a straight line between the poles. He decided he wanted to be an overachiever and start weaving already, so we did have some trouble getting him to just walk straight and hitting his mark at the end.
I think his favorite was the A-frame. He would bolt up and we really have to tell him to slow down on the way down, or tell him “wait” at the end so he could make his mark. To get him to hit his mark, the trainer had us put a treat on a small rubber “plate” thing (so he knows he’s supposed to stop there). Well, since he’s a Fatsby, he would eat the treat, walk away from the A-frame, and then turn around to see if there’s another treat that magically appeared.
He listened very well today and we were glad for that. HOWEVER, he was a jerk in the beginning when he started barking (for no reason) at this other dog in the class (I think she was either a border collie or an Australian shepherd…or a mix of both). Jerkface Fatsby would start barking every time this dog would run through the tunnel, causing the other 2 dogs in class to start barking as well. Sigh.
Overall, we can tell he enjoyed himself (because he got to have so many treats) and hopefully, he’ll keep improving week after week so we can advance to Agility 2 in no time.
Gatsby will signing autographs outside ZoomRoom Claremont today, immediately following agility class.
(Just kidding. He is hardly a corgi celebrity, but he’s flattered that you think of him as one!)
She is an angel…
…when she’s asleep.
Another gem from Japan (courtesy of Ookii’s, Curry’s, and Chi-chan’s mama).
It’s a tad too long.
Has anyone used this? We’re thinking about getting it. It seems reasonably priced for what it [supposedly] does. I’m just wondering if it really does work, since there’s a similar machine to this that is somewhat cheaper. I’m trying to decide which one to go with.
Fatsby is starting Agility 1 this Saturday at Zoom Room in Claremont.
I don’t know about him, but I’m excited.
Gatsby is incapable of looking evil.
