Baby steps

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Well we did it… trimmed Paige’s nails. Not so horrible but it did take 2 of us. The only one hurt was Sheba – poor girl. I cut one of her quicks – badly. I still feel so bad about it. And we were doing so well, too! I’ve got to bite the bullet and start dremmeling and not clipping. Thank goodness that all but one of Paige’s nails are clear!

Right now the dogs are in runs, (still feeding them separately) working on some beef necks. This is the third time I’ve offered this to Paige and the first time she’s taken to them. In fact, she is half way out of her run gnawing away! Good for her!

The weather is still cool (for Florida) so I got out to weed in the yard a bit. I could only do it for an hour, I guess I really am getting old! But the dogs hung out near by. The only thing Sheba likes more than chasing weeds being thrown is chasing snow being shoveled. Since that’s not happening here, she makes do with the weeds. I have no idea what Paige thought of all that. But I think it was good for her to be out in the yard with us, with no one really paying any attention to her. It seems to have made it easier to call her in to eat. We’ll see if that continues to hold true.

The kennel is very, very empty which is horrible for business but good for Paige. It’s given me more time with her and the few dogs that have been coming and going (mostly for grooming) gives her a chance to see people coming and going with no interest in approaching her so she can just observe without pressure. She watches everything so I’m hoping she’s picking up on positive cues from the other dogs.

As I close this I see that Paige has followed the bone almost out of the run. I just spoke to her, which stopped her only for a second. She doesn’t seem panicked that I can see her. Baby steps!!