Today was my first "big outing" since the accident. Hubby Erik chauffered myself and Blitz to our dog training club's Obedience Match. The club was very kind and allowed Blitz and I to be one of the first dogs in, and the first group of sits and downs.
Blitz was in heaven. Mind you I haven't done a thing with him in well over 2 months as he had taken a downward turn but has been stabilized in the past few weeks. We had a rocky beginning but once we began the heeling Blitz began remembering. I was very very impressed with him and once again am toying with the possiblity of showing him at our Sheltie club's obedience specialty in May. The difference this time around as opposed to last year is to keep the training extremely light and show him just one day. The little guy puts absolutely everything he has into his work and I think it takes away from his daily battle with his disease. So we will try to dance the delicate dance and maybe show him in Novice.
As with myself, we'll take it one day at a time.
We were quite the pair - he disfigured from his disease, and me walking crooked and a bit unsteadily throught the heeling pattern. But we're both fighting to good fight to have a normal life and it was very special and an honor to heel my little guy around the ring and have him smiling up at me.
Tomorrow is to be a lovely day weather-wise, so maybe I can finally get out there and try training my poor bored Moto-man.
But as for today, I'm basking in my teamwork with Mr. Blitz, my other "pea" in the "pod".
Tricks by any other name
10 years ago
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