What a difference a week can make.Today was dog school. I didn't want to go. I knew we were going to be at the bottom of the class again. As I mentioned before, Norma Jean just wasn't putting it all together. The words I was saying didn't have any meaning to her. Sometimes she'd follow my hands, other times she would spin or wander off or just tune out. Rob, the big meanie, said we had to go to class and couldn't play hookie.
We got to school, walked into the classroom and took our seats. The teacher asked "Whose dog will go down by voice only with no hand signals and no bending down?" No one raised their hand, so I don't know why, but I raised mine. She had never done it.
We walked to the front of the class, I stood straight with my hands at my sides and said, "Norma Jean, down." She did it. She dropped to the floor and stayed there. She didn't bounce back as soon as she hit the floor. She stayed till I said OK. Then she did it again and a third time. She sat on command and when we walked in a circle, she trotted along close to me, not pulling on the leash.
Last week we were the worst kids in class. Today we deserved a gold star. I wonder what happened?
When we got home, Norma Jean was happy to see the rest of the pack and they seemed happy to see her. She told Morgan all about her experience in school.
The weather is nice today, so everybody played outside for a while. Bailey brought Monkey out with her. I wouldn't let him come out yesterday when it threatened rain. No one wants a soggy monkey.
A couple times Fudge, our practical jokester, tried to grab Monkey away from her, but she chased him away. Last year, you might remember, Fudge stole Monkey and hid him. We searched for days for the little fellow.
Well, Bailey isn't going to let that happen again. She's protecting her friend from Big, Bad Fudge.
She is fiercely protective of her best friend and Fudge will get a nip on the nose if her tries any monkey business this time.
So now Norma Jean and I have to really practice this week to keep up our grades. This school stuff is hard work.
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