Oh no -- Mum needs and intervention!!! Over the past couple of weeks she has become addicted to watching Keeping up with the Kardashians. She got interested in reading/watching about Caitlyn Jenner and then one day started watching the other program and has become addicted. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP HER
We are getting tired of watching them -- BOL and MOL
Cookie's Comments
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
L'SHANA TOVA
To all of our Jewish puppers and their humans -- L'shana tova -- and hope the fast goes well for you.
Mum has PROMISED to get to Best Buy by Friday to get pics on my blog.
In the meantime
Shalom and toodle pip
Cookie
Mum has PROMISED to get to Best Buy by Friday to get pics on my blog.
In the meantime
Shalom and toodle pip
Cookie
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
No Pics yet
This will be just a short post today. Still no pics cos mum still has not figured out how to transfer them to my blog!!!!!
Cookie's mum here: First I want to thank everyone for their helpful comments. I had a long phone conversation with Cookie's trainer today and told her about the comments. She agrees, but agrees with me that in order for Cookie to become a Certified Service Dog, she needs to get over this problem!! I am going to continue observing and as soon as the weather gets cool enuf the trainer will meet with us at the big dog park to observe and see what we can do.
Again, thanks to all.
Cookie's mum here: First I want to thank everyone for their helpful comments. I had a long phone conversation with Cookie's trainer today and told her about the comments. She agrees, but agrees with me that in order for Cookie to become a Certified Service Dog, she needs to get over this problem!! I am going to continue observing and as soon as the weather gets cool enuf the trainer will meet with us at the big dog park to observe and see what we can do.
Again, thanks to all.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Mum has a question for all of you
Cookie's mum here:
As I have mentioned before, Cookie is in training as a service dog for me. She learns very quickly using clicker training except for two things:
1. Early in the morning when she wants to go out (usually between 4-5 am) she will bark and will NOT stop. I have tried everything I can think of!!! Does anyone have any suggestions? (Cookie here: I just want to go walkies, mum!)
2. Dog aggression. As you know, Cookie weighs 70 lbs. When we go out her leash is attached to my wheelchair arm so I have pretty good control of her. When I take her to Udall Park (the big dog park) she NEVER has any problems with any of the dogs. However, when I have her on the leash walking and she meets another dog most times she will start barking at the other dog and try to start a fight. It is VERY embarrassing. When we go into the dog park here in the complex, she is aggressive to almost ALL the dogs. The other day it was dark as we were going there and when we got close I realized there was a beagle in there. the beagle started barking at Cookie but once we got inside, Cookie gave one bark (as if to say hello) and then started to go off to do her business. The beagle owner immediately grabbed her dog saying she was afraid for it and left!!!!
I am going to be working with her trainer on this, but neither of us can really figure what is going on. As a service dog, she really needs to be dog friendly and this aggression is really bothering me. So I thought I would reach out to our friends in Blogville for suggestions.
If you would like to email me or talk to me on the phone, my e-mail is jskhackney23@hotmail.com and if you send me an e-mail I will give you my phone number. Also, if anyone is in the Tucson, AZ area, maybe we can meet for you to help me.
Thank you all for reading this rather lengthy e-mail.
We will return to regular blogging tomorrow (I hope).
Cookie back here:
Mum went to Best Buy on Friday and THOUGHT she knew how to post picshurs here -- but she just tried and could not figure it out. Fortunately, the guy from Geek Squad is coming today to fix her desktop pc, sho she will have him help her.
Actually, mum said it was rather funny when s he went to Best Buy on Friday -- of course I was not with her because it was too hot -- but when the guy came to help her, she recognized him as being someone who had helped her before. She asked him if that was so, and he responded that just about all of the Geek Squad techs in the store had helped her out!!!! She was rather embarrassed, but thinks they remember her because of the wheelchair!!!!!!! Mum also says that when she goes on the paratransit van, a lot of the drivers ask where I am!!!! Now that weather is getting cooler, hopefully I will go on more walks with her.
Hopefully I will have pics tomorrow.
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie and Mum
As I have mentioned before, Cookie is in training as a service dog for me. She learns very quickly using clicker training except for two things:
1. Early in the morning when she wants to go out (usually between 4-5 am) she will bark and will NOT stop. I have tried everything I can think of!!! Does anyone have any suggestions? (Cookie here: I just want to go walkies, mum!)
2. Dog aggression. As you know, Cookie weighs 70 lbs. When we go out her leash is attached to my wheelchair arm so I have pretty good control of her. When I take her to Udall Park (the big dog park) she NEVER has any problems with any of the dogs. However, when I have her on the leash walking and she meets another dog most times she will start barking at the other dog and try to start a fight. It is VERY embarrassing. When we go into the dog park here in the complex, she is aggressive to almost ALL the dogs. The other day it was dark as we were going there and when we got close I realized there was a beagle in there. the beagle started barking at Cookie but once we got inside, Cookie gave one bark (as if to say hello) and then started to go off to do her business. The beagle owner immediately grabbed her dog saying she was afraid for it and left!!!!
I am going to be working with her trainer on this, but neither of us can really figure what is going on. As a service dog, she really needs to be dog friendly and this aggression is really bothering me. So I thought I would reach out to our friends in Blogville for suggestions.
If you would like to email me or talk to me on the phone, my e-mail is jskhackney23@hotmail.com and if you send me an e-mail I will give you my phone number. Also, if anyone is in the Tucson, AZ area, maybe we can meet for you to help me.
Thank you all for reading this rather lengthy e-mail.
We will return to regular blogging tomorrow (I hope).
Cookie back here:
Mum went to Best Buy on Friday and THOUGHT she knew how to post picshurs here -- but she just tried and could not figure it out. Fortunately, the guy from Geek Squad is coming today to fix her desktop pc, sho she will have him help her.
Actually, mum said it was rather funny when s he went to Best Buy on Friday -- of course I was not with her because it was too hot -- but when the guy came to help her, she recognized him as being someone who had helped her before. She asked him if that was so, and he responded that just about all of the Geek Squad techs in the store had helped her out!!!! She was rather embarrassed, but thinks they remember her because of the wheelchair!!!!!!! Mum also says that when she goes on the paratransit van, a lot of the drivers ask where I am!!!! Now that weather is getting cooler, hopefully I will go on more walks with her.
Hopefully I will have pics tomorrow.
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie and Mum
Friday, September 11, 2015
STILL NO PHOTOS
Mum has PROMISED that she will go to Best Buy today so that she can start posting pickshures!!! But I insisted that she post today so that my kitty sistahs and I can thank Ruby for the really great gift we got today. When mum went to the mailbox and there was a key for the package boxes, she could not think what it could be. Then she read who it was from and told me and I was almost jumping for joy.
So, SIXPENCE, TIGGER III AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH RUBY!!!
Hopefully will write more tomorrow
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie
So, SIXPENCE, TIGGER III AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH RUBY!!!
Hopefully will write more tomorrow
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie
Sunday, September 6, 2015
MUM GOING GRRRRRR @ UNCLE VIC AGAIN
We ended up staying at Uncle Vic's overnight again cos it kept raining on and off all day and thunderbooms were forecast!!! We HAVE to go home today cos mum didn't bring any clean undies --- mwah mwah mwah and bol.
Anyway, Uncle Vic has been waiting to get his hands on mum's puter so that he can fine tune it -- bol. Well, now she cannot access some of the blogs, plus she is gonna have to go back to Best Buy cos the picshurs wont download -- which is why no picshurs AGAIN.
Hopefully soon
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie
Anyway, Uncle Vic has been waiting to get his hands on mum's puter so that he can fine tune it -- bol. Well, now she cannot access some of the blogs, plus she is gonna have to go back to Best Buy cos the picshurs wont download -- which is why no picshurs AGAIN.
Hopefully soon
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie
Saturday, September 5, 2015
IN WHICH I SCARED 10 YEARS OFF MUM'S LIFE
Mum, being an old(er) lady can't afford to lose any years off her life, so I will apologize to her right now (yeah, right, I can hear you all barking). Here's what happened: We stayed the night at Uncle Vic's. I started pestering mum to take me out at my usual time. Well, without realizing the gate was open, she opened the front door and I, being the (almost) reformed escape artist that I am, I took off.
I will let mum continue:
Mum here: Of course, when Cookie took off I was really concerned because she has not been far from this apartment. I did go out to try to find her, but she can be pretty fast when she wants to be. I came back into the apartment in the hope that she would come back soon or someone would catch her and call me!! Shortly thereafter, we heard her give a bark and she came running back. She knew she had done wrong because her tail was down!! As soon as I have recovered, we will start our trek home!
Back to Cookie:
Sorry mum!!!!!
Well, I need to relax somewhat after that adventure and in anticipation of the walk home (before it gets too hot)
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie
I will let mum continue:
Mum here: Of course, when Cookie took off I was really concerned because she has not been far from this apartment. I did go out to try to find her, but she can be pretty fast when she wants to be. I came back into the apartment in the hope that she would come back soon or someone would catch her and call me!! Shortly thereafter, we heard her give a bark and she came running back. She knew she had done wrong because her tail was down!! As soon as I have recovered, we will start our trek home!
Back to Cookie:
Sorry mum!!!!!
Well, I need to relax somewhat after that adventure and in anticipation of the walk home (before it gets too hot)
ttfn and toodle pip
Cookie
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