This time of year, Tabs was always pretty stoked about showing off his summer bod, which as you know, was curvy, Rubenesque and voluptuous.
With this being the official weekend of the summer solstice, this morning I asked Rosie if she had any big plans for summer, and she just stared at me blankly and meowed something under her breath that sounded like “science waits for no one.”
I took that as a “no.” 😂
Marnie’s sure been enjoying these longer summer days. In fact, she insists on waking me up at the crack of dawn so that she can go running with me, and by running I mean sprinting circles around me as I shuffle along…
I believe she thinks that I am her sheep. 🐑
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Nice to see photos of Marnie again. How’s her training coming along? They say Australian shepherds (like all herding breeds) are very smart and usually easy to train.
She is super smart and learns quickly; only thing is, she’s not very food motivated, so it depends on how she’s feeling, LOL! Sometimes she simply wants to do what she wants. 🙂 She is the craziest, most bananas dog I’ve ever known, and I love her to bits.
Yes, I’ve read that the key problem with using food rewards in training is that the dog will probably only do what you want it to when you have food they want – which doesn’t help if you’re outside and there’s a problem and the dog won’t respond to your commands without the reward. If you run out of food, your dog might not do anything you want it to. I raised my late, lamented Sheltie from the age of 6 weeks using only praise and petting as reward, and it worked quite well. But I can see how that might not work as well with an older rescue puppy.