Happy, happy , joy, joy! - Page 1

A beautiful day in the Northeast, & my knee felt pretty good, so I popped my big dog Beckett & my 2 female pups outside for a little training. Beckett is so full of piss & vinegar that he nearly took my hand off re-learning 'ous' on the retreive! But he had fun, & was very enthusiastic! In the end, he was doing well. Then on to the pups, both 13 months. My Ansgar, the girl who had to have emergency surgery last year, is doing well learning the retreive. She's not super high drive, I'd say medium drive, but loves to play, so I tried to make it all a game for her, & she had fun, too. She seems to get what 'ous' means, but she's easily distracted, and I have trouble keeping her from leaning in onto my legs whenever she's told to sit, a little lovebug, but she's making progress. If she turns out to be my companion dog, I won't quibble, I'm just glad she's as good as she is! Now to Ani, call name Lil' Bit....this is the pup that I thought would be a Holy terror.....well she has suddenly decided she LIKES to learn! A perfect 'fuss'! And I'd call her high drive! I'm so excited! We're gonna have a lot of fun this summer! And we all better get in a little better shape, 'cause we'll be doing a lot of trotting around! Bye-bye Fluffy me! And the best part, the knee held up to it all....NO PAIN! Woo-Hoo!!! Doing the Happy dance! jackie harris (if I could figure out how to take pictures & work the dogs, I'd have taken some. But since I was going solo today......next time!)

DON"T goof your knee up doing the happy dance.  LOL  Very cool. 

Good for you, I had back surgery in December and have just started working my girls again so I can relate to you joy of being out with your dogs training. :o)  I hope your remain pain free and able to work with your dogs as much as you like.  Being happy and doing what you love to do is Great for your recovery. :o) 
Teri   

Thanks so much, guys! I was so happy about how well Lil' Bit did it took me a couple minutes to realize that I had been trotting around the yard with her...wasn't even thinking about the knee! For a while it felt like I was in a long tunnel, no light at the end.....& now !!! I'm so happy! Thanks again! jackie harris

Good for you!  Happy to hear things are looking up.  Don't over do but keep up the good work!
Deb

Thanks! It's so good to enjoy walking my dogs again! jackie harris

AUNTIE JACKIE IM SO HAPPY ABOUT YOUR KNEE. CAN WE EXPECT EXTRA VATS OF TATO SALAD.

Absolutely! I made a practice batch the other day.....yummmmm! Also, oatmeal/raisin cookies, possibly some Belgian chocolate cheese cake, fruit salad..............is that enough Ronnie? You'll have to ask Auntie Shelley about what else will be on the menu.....maybe some bison chili..........? jh

So glad you're mending. I had back surgery several years ago and the relief was unbelieveable. Wish the fear of it hadn't made me put it off for so  long.