Getting a New Groove On

Adding a new puppy to the pack wasn't as hectic as I'd anticipated. In fact, it's been amazingly smooth. I don't know if it's because we have two younger dogs for Pinch to play with, or that his personality fits in with the pack, but things are rolling along very nicely, thank you.
What needs tweaking is the training schedule. Training two dogs at one time - for me anyway - is challenging. Pinch seems to need to work immediately upon awakening. He's alert and hungry. And he's a puppy so we're not talking a big investment of time, just little short sessions that are a complete blast. I showed hubby his "tricks" htis morning - utility signals (lured with food) and that he's learning some verbal commands without a food lure (right now just the sit but the down is coming along), heeling a few steps with a food lure, the "watch" command and he can do the nose to hand touch verbally. Erik asked if he's advanced for his age and I don't think so. He just likes to learn so I'm just doing what he seems capable of.
I was disappointed not to go to puppy class last night - stoopid storms made travel unsafe - as I really need a bit of structure and an agenda to follow. Now I have to wait two more weeks dangit!
But I digress. Training schedule. So Pinch gets trained right away, and if the weather is good then it's Moto's turn. Or vice versa. Sometimes I put Pinch in his crate to watch as Moto gets trained. Pinch screams and claws at the crate but his "lesson" is to learn it's not always his turn. I love those mornings as we're all trained by 6:00 a.m.
More often than not though the weather hasn't been nice so little Pinch gets trained as it can be indoors and easy and I struggle to find time for Moto. Moto is entered in Wildcard Novice in a few weeks. I'm anxious to see where we are at and how prepared he is to enter the ring. I really, really want to have him enter a "real" obedience class at the Sheltie Nationals next year. But to do so, he'll need to have been in several shows previously as there is no way I want the Nationals to be his debut.
So, I need to get a new groove on. Once I can reorganize my training schedule, hopefully I can get back to exercising regularly too. When you get to be my age, WHOA do things deteriorate fast! And the gravitational pull in later life seems to be a bit stronger. I'll just leave it at that.