it doesn't take much to confuse me
but---
i now have to ask that you all stop using today tomorrow and yesterday
and go with DAY things like WEDNESDAY.
i had a nasty mixup because someone stayed up late Monday night and sent me and email referring to "tomorrow". in my haste i checked the date of the email which said it was emailed tuesday-- therefore tomorrow would be wednesday--- except the email was written at 12:07am which for the person who had not yet has a few hours sleep tomorrow was Tuesday .
taking 20 minutes to figure out what day it is-- is putting a strain on my abilities.
i think anne is coming over today--- but i can't be sure--
same with theresa--- there were a bunch of tomorrows and today's in her email and things like that -- so i gave up trying to figure that out.
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jade... doing very well-- but during the night --- last night----( Tuesday to Wednesday night) i remembered THAT LOOK that i got from pistol as paul jade and i sat in the van and ate lunch-
it was clearly "where's mine?"
now here is the critical part----
i gave her 2 tiny bits of my sandwich-- which got me "at least someone loves me " look.
and jade said "pistol will not be getting any people food" and that is correct--HOWEVER she better carry a doggie snack for pistol at least for the first month.....
jade worked out a marvelous working relationship with katie-- and m,aybe katie accepted watching a group eat-- but pistol was disappointed that no one brought her a snack for lunch.
these pups get used to "wait your turn for a spoonful of canned food" and that was the look pistol had in the van "when is it my turn?"
it is pretty annoying to have a dog watch the every movement of your jaw as you chew your food..... think--- LUNA's pitiful look-- but this is pistol who is just trying to figure out why everything is different... and where is megan with the cheese????
BESIDES JADE HAS A GREAT SHELF/POUCH/ UNDER HER WHEELCHAIR SEAT AND CAN CARRY A WATER DISH THERE... AMONG OTHER THINGS..
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so altho i dish out treats after a training session... i think in this case a few bites of cheese -- will define the situation better in pistol's mind.
other than that pistol and jade are doing fine-
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today ( that is wednesday...) plan is to go for a train ride.
yesterday ( tuesday) we spent time getting pistol to pull jade uphill.
in our enthusiasm -- she got the concept at speed- but the direction was a little random-
there was a photo op missed there as i wildly chased jade when they careened around a parking lot hitting pillar and post-- plus a few cars and a ups truck
on the way to the train we may hit liberytree mall where there is a slight hill in the floor.. WE CAN GO FOR A CONTROLLED WALK/PULL.
true-ism you can not teach a dog to pull running downhill at 90 mph.
paul has offered to drive-- and chaperone us on the train---
then after the train--- a run by costco... those pumpkin cheescakes looked just too good yesterday.
and that would be a "normal enviromnment" for pistol after a challanging train ride.
now to study the train schedules--- how many trains can we get on and off in 2 hours??
? inbound 2 stops to salem
outbound 6 stops to rockport
inbound to beverly
and outbound to newburyport???.
and back to the van in beverly
something like that
in the rain.
ANNE -- IF YOU GET HERE FOR THIS JAUNT--- YOU CAN BE THE UMBRELLA PERSON
