TK9: Week One Visit

We had our first visit with Ashby Girl this afternoon! She's officially been at camp for a week now and boy have we missed her! Dave and I were both so scared that everything we had taught her for the first two months we had her would be lost at puppy camp, but we're happy to report that she remembered everything and gave us just as many hugs and kisses as always! When Red, the trainer, brought her out to us, she was trying to reinforce the "stay calm and be nice" command with Ashby. Dave and I were in the process of going to look at some puppies and I stopped him and told him our puppy was coming. He took one look and said, "That's not our Ashby Girl. That dog is TOO big!" Little did he know how much she had already grown!

After all the hugs and kisses were given out, we sat down and had a nice "brush out Ashby Girl's fur" session. Although I'm certain she's well taken care of at camp, I just can't imagine my sweet girl not being brushed e.v.e.r.y. d.a.y.! That's our special time (even though she doesn't like it until you get to her belly) and she didn't seem to mind it at all today. Because this was just her first week at camp, she's not very far along in the "training" process yet. So, our visit today included LOTS of play time with our fuzzball and a little bit of exercising our memory of old tricks! Per usual, distraction of other "friends" makes a few commands a little harder than others, but Red said by week two we should be a huge improvement! Here's to waiting another LONG, gruesome seven days to play with our teddy bear face again :)

Positives:

• She didn't forget how much she loved us


• She didn't forget the awesome tricks we taught her


• She doesn't try to nibble on your hands when you put her leash on


• She's working hard on her "stay"

Negatives:

• We had to leave her... AGAIN!


• We won't get to see her again until next weekend.


• We constantly WORRY about her - after all, she's just slightly pampered :)

Check back next weekend for Week Two updates!