Big Week

Buddy's leash broke yesterday. We got up early (5:30), so I didn't think we would see any other dogs and I didn't put he pinch collar on. Well there was another dog and we ended up breaking the leash while giving a correction. We had to invert the leash through the handle for the walk back home.

It's not as bad as it sounds. The leash was very old (Bo's) and cheap, the metal just fatigues over time. Last I week wrote about the subtle corrections, well your corrections are a lot more subtle with the pinch collar than the flat collar.

A trip to the pet store was needed today to replace the leash and a good opportunity to check Buddy's weight. Nikki thought he looked good yesterday, maybe 2-3 pounds light. He weighed in at 62.5 pounds today, about 2-3 pounds short of our goal. That's two and a half pounds more than last Saturday - a big week for Buddy.


We were looking for a soft sided crate that we could use for Buddy to sleep in when we are in Denver. Nikki purchased one for OccuPaws and Buddy had to try it out. It looks like it's comfortable :-)


To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. -Aldous Huxley