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The photographer sent me new pictures.  She sent them thur a zip file.  I think they are a little better.

My plan has been to try and bring Miley to a new place each week to get her on different tables.  Its hasnt really worked out.   This weekend my plans fell thur due to weather.  So Monday I signed up to help the club  give the canine good citizenship test.  I figured I'd bring my table there and work her around the dogs. I know she has been to the club building before but she hasnt done agility there.  So I got there early, it was freezing outside with the wind blowing. I dragged that table in there and set up a couple of obedience jumps.  She did fine, no problems.

 The testing for the other dogs went well except for one dog.  When the lady walked in with him he seemed really excited.  I think she needed to go run him 5 miles before bringing him in. LOL. Anyway , he wanted to go see other dogs.  Im not good at knowing dog behavior but to me he looked like he was over the top excited and then was frustrated when he couldnt do what he wanted.  Apparently he jumped on another big dog and the owner pulled him off. When she did this, he bit her, twice.  I couldnt tell if he was being aggressive to the other dog or not , not that it mattered. You cant let your dog jump on another dog.  So since he bit his owner twice or maybe it was because he jumped on the other dog, they were excused. 

Yesterday I took Miley to another persons agility field. We have been there before but not for at least a year.  She got on the table with no problems.  The table was higher than Miley has to get on  but I didnt see the legs to change it.  I had also brought my table and used it too. We worked on all the things we have been having problems with.  Rear crosses on the flat into the weaves.  She didnt have any problem going to the right but going to the left  into the weaves she couldnt get it.  I figured out it was me causing that.  Once I got my footwork correct she could make the entry.  We worked contacts and ran a few sequences that we messed up last weekend.

Mickey is doing fine as you could probably tell in the pictures.  Guiness has been doing great.  But now they want me to wean him off the Theophylline.  So Im half way thur the process.  The vet said it wasnt a problem for him to be on it for life but he wanted to see what would happen if we take him off.  The bad thing is that its been so flipping cold that I havent walked him that much.  I did get in two long walks this pass weekend.  He did stop one time and refuse to walk at the really hilly park but I was able to just pull his leash and call him 2 times and he started walking again.  At the flat park on Sunday, he didnt have any problems. So I guess will just wait and see what happens.

This weekend is a USDAA trial.  Im not sure we are ready.  She did really well last night, no mistakes but who really knows if that means anything.  I would like to go to class tonight but Im just not up for driving all that way.

The good new is that Miley must feel great muscle wise.  She springs up into the air with no problems. The other night she sprang high enough above the counter to snatch a complete hamburger off the counter.  It wasnt near the edge either.  Ugh!! She had to bounce high enough  to be above the counter, snatch the hamburger with out hitting her face on the way down.   So that behavior was really rewarded. The dog wont forget getting a whole hamburger. Of course then I was worried she was going to get pancreatitis from all the fat in the hamburger.  But she was fine.