No Snow

It finally snowed  in Memphis. But since it rain before it started to snow, the snow is not sticking to anything. Instead of snow we have cold wet slush that is making it difficult to train outside. However, I did get some cute pictures of Joey on the slushy grass.

Well Earned Sleep

After practicing some novice obedience exercises, Joey gets some well earned sleep.

Winter finally caught with us and the weather was nasty outside, so we had to work inside. However, despite the limited space Joey did very well in his exercises.

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Bad Hair Week

Joey's hair not going to behave for a while.

I put his hair in a top-not to soon after his bath, so now it sticks up whenever he does not have a top-not.

I guess Joey will be wearing a top-not for a while.

Embarressing Performance

Today was our BH and it was... "interesting". Joey's recall and his temperament test were pretty good. But Joey was all nervous because I was nervous, and Joey was also mad because he thought he deserved a treat. Both of those reasons combined lead to awful down stays and a lagging Joey. However, Because BH is pretty lenient Joey just managed to qualify. He is probably the first Maltese to get the title of BH.

The medal and trophy both had German Shepherds on them, that is probably because mainly German Shepherds compete in Schutzhund. Despite the embarrassing performance, I am very glad that Joey passed his BH. Now we will go on to practice more tracking and AKC obedience.

Fall is Here!

Yes! Fall is defiantly here!

 It is the best time of the year for training outside.

Once our BH is over I can't wait to start some serious outdoor training.

Break Week

Joey found his favorite toy and a comfortable pillow and had a nice nap. We are taking a break from training because I want him to be eager to train when we do our BH this weekend.