I had all kinds of great plans for this month. I am trying to get training sessions scheduled with Brydon and Wicked. I had planned to take Vivre to the beach and get some lovely fall photo hikes in. I also just got bought some floating rope as well as a floating frisbee and a bumper. And now she has gone in to her second heat cycle and blown all my plans. Now I remember why I tend toward males.
I might have to break down and order her little heat panties, but I am holding out until I can find some that aren't humiliating. All of them are either pink or have little ruffles. Or, brace yourself for the horror, are pink polka dotted with ruffles. Vivre would bite me and with good reason. (Note: I hate the color pink. For most people the regular pink might not be too bad, but I just can't look at pink.)
So she has just started her second heat, and now I am really having to get in to the spay or not to spay mode. I really have no intention of breeding her since I can't imagine trying to find homes for a whole litter of little Vivres. Just the thought causes me to be in awe of Denise. But I don't want to spay her until she is finished growing, plus there are the new studies that show spaying to increase various health problems.
I am at least going to wait until November. I'll let Denise look at her and see if she thinks she is finally finished growing. Vivre has actually grown about 1/2 inch since July. Putting her at 20.5 inches in height. She is still so small and delicate looking.
I'm trying to fix my wonky fronts. I goofed up badly when training heel. I started by having her place her front feet on a target and then clicked for hip movement. However I focused on hip movement and didn't notice that she had decided that she had to be at an angle to me when in front of me. Her heel is fine, but she wants to front at an angle. I have gone back to basics and back to the foot target and started clicking hip movement that only moves her toward straight. But if anybody has any other ideas I would be glad to hear them. I have to get up early tomorrow. I hate getting up early.
After years of working with rescue dogs, I got bit by the sports bug. So I got a schutzhund puppy. I guess we'll see how it goes.
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Her poor sister Nike had to wear pants with cats on them...bright multicolored cats. How humiliating.
OMG! I can see it now. All though I could handle the cats better than the pink ruffles. I am looking around the internet at sewing patterns. I may try and beg my grandmother to make me a nice solid black pair.
Actually, I have 2 pairs. My favorite is from http://www.kennelkomforts.net. The only thing I don't like is that you have to stuff the tail through the hole, but Nike didn't mind. Size 19/21 Long is what we have, in a celestial fabric pattern. Very tasteful.
The cats came about because we were about to leave on vacation in the RV when she came in season (of course) and I wanted a spare set at the last minute. Someone was selling pants at an agility trial the day before we left. Cats were the only choice LOL. But I did need them on the trip, and was glad to have them!
I'm thinking that will be her last season, probably a spay in Nov/Dec. I need to look for a laprascopic option maybe.
Oh yeah, meant to add Nike is 21.75 inches or so and seems to be done growing. I wanted her to be at least 18 months before spaying. Definitely no breeding here.
BTW, I loathe pink too ;-).
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