Life is like a bag of beef jerky...

... You need to savor it from start to finish, and not "wolf" it down without truly enjoying it.

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Hi! Welcome back to my blog! I was feeling philosophical today, and thought I'd share some of my musings...

----If man is supposed to rule over animals, then how come he is the one to carry the pooper scooper???

----Live in the moment; it's truly all we really have ;-)

----At the dog park, I meet all sorts of dogs! All different colors, breeds, sizes, and temperaments. Every once in a while, there is a difference of opinion, but it is settled quickly and then everyone plays nice again. I saw the news on TV last night, and I had to wonder, How come humans don't do the same???

----Take time to smell the flowers! (and grass, and trees, and fire hydrant, and po.....uh, I think you see what I'm getting at ;-)

----Did'ja ever wonder why dogs are so happy?? Well, from watchin that news thing on TV, I realized that people have some things that dogs don't, and I wonder if that has something to do with it.

People have money, always seem to need more "stuff", and always put off until "tomorrow" to decide to be happy. I don't got none of that stuff, and boy, let me tell ya...I'm a happy, happy girl! Tomorrow?? What's that, anyway??? What if this thing, "tomorrow" never comes? How sad to think some people are waiting for something to happen that might not, and wastin all that time when they could be lovin today! Today's too great to miss!!!!

Just wanted to share that with you for now.... Mom says it's almost time to get ready for our trainin session...so I'll catch up with you later and let you know how it goes!
What are you still doing at your computer??? Get out there and live!

--Nadja
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Okay, I'm back ;-) What a GREAT day I've had!

After I last talked to you, Mommy filled up the pool for the kid, and we had another pool party! Oh boy, was that fun!!!

When we came back in, Mommy worked with Dawson, Gracie, and Me; running us through our new and improved Canine and Abled(TM) program.

Gracie has learned some cute, new tricks, Dawson was brushed up on all his tasks (boy is he talented!), and I got to run through all of my tasks, too!

Once we did that, Mom took me aside to teach me something she calls, "object recognition." Basically, she is teaching me the words for some of the most-needed retrieved objects such as the TV remote, the phone, and her medicine. It's fun trying to figure out which thing she wants me to get...what a great new game!

Mom said I did a great job with that, and then we all got together again, ran through the show one more time, and added in the new things we learned. What fun! And what yummy treats we had! Mmmmmm! We only get those kind of treats when we're training... so they are special and we'll do anything for them!

We all took a nice snoozie after that, and (huh??! What's that?? OH, okay, Mom, be right there!) Mom says it's time for dinner, so I gotta go now. Thanks for stoppin by. Hope to "see" you again tomorrow!

--Nadja
(1562 training hours to date)