Talking with a dog

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Friday morning, during our (mine, Lassie and Petal’s) walk, I was talking with Petal. Which some might think is crazy, but talking with Petal in a squeaky voice is something she loves so it makes for a great reward when she’s walking politely.
So I was talking to her, about anything. Like the school bus that drove by on the street ahead. “Oh look! It’s a school bus! It’s taking the kids to school! Oh, it’s turning. It’s turning left! Maybe one day you’ll get to ride on a school bus, Petal, that would be funny. Maybe you can ride on a doggie school bus and it’ll take you to boarding school! Do you wanna go to boarding school, Petal?”
Petal looked at me and barked once. 
“No? You don’t want to go to boarding school? Why not? Oh, because you don’t want to be a Border Collie? You want to stay a regular Collie? Okay.”
Get it?
Boarding school, Border Collie.

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Ha ha ha.
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It’s probably a good thing that I live in the middle of no where and no one heard that conversation with my dog. ;]

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Petal looks a bit like a gangling, gawky teenager next to Lassie, doesn’t she?
Adorable.
*squishes her*

Petal loves…

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 1: Petal loves to RUN! 
2: Petal loves to eat. 
3: Petal loves to snuggle. 
4: Petal loves Harriet the cat. 
5: Petal loves to sleep on her back.
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6: Petal loves to talk talk talk talk. 
7: Petal loves to play tug! 
8: Petal loves
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Lassie
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and Ella.
9: Petal loves treat dispensing toys.
10: Petal loves to be covered with a blanket.

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But most of all, Petal loves…

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to be the center of attention. ;]
Oh, and a sweet little charmer, too.

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Camera Ham

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Collies are such camera hams…

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But with those beautiful looks, who could blame them?

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Or maybe it’s just my Collies?
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My Collies have been known to come right on over whenever the camera is out. Ella usually just ignores it (sometimes, if you’re lucky, she’ll be all cute and cross her paws or something) or she’ll move right before you snap the picture so it’ll turn out all blurry (thanks Ella). The Collies, however, need little to no encouragement or guidance when it comes to posing.

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They’re never too shy for a close-up!

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But no, no. It can’t be just my Collies. It’s gotta be all Collies.

Right?

AKC Canine Good Citizen

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Today at Urban Dawgz they had Yappy Hour along with an evaluator for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test. I had been really looking forward to this, hoping to have both Lassie and Petal ready to take this test. Then when the day finally came, I freaked. Haha. I was so nervous that they weren’t ready and that if they didn’t pass, it would mean that I’m a terrible dog owner.
Silly, I know.
I really did feel that Petal wasn’t quite ready yet and so I decided to work with her some more before we take the test. I think it was a good decision.
I decided that Lassie might be ready. I only thought might because I was really worried about the 10th and last part of the test. Supervised separation. Lassie is such a momma’s boy and hates it when I leave him, even for just a second and even when he’s left with my Mom. I was so nervous about that part, but I knew we were ready for the rest of it, and I knew that the evaluator would be a woman. As much as Lassie is a momma’s boy, he’s also a ladies man. So, despite my nerves, we went for it.
And guess what?
HE PASSED!!
Ahh, I’m SO proud of him and so excited. He was given a very nice yellow bandana with the AKC Canine Good Citizen logo on it and a free box of Canidae treats! And as soon as I send in our form, we’ll be receiving a certificate in the mail!
I’m so glad I went through with this even though I considered skipping it many many times. I doubt myself so much sometimes and worry too much about the negative criticism (that is often just mean and completely untrue) I sometimes receive. I worry too much about receiving more criticism. But I decided to just do this for Lassie and for myself. I decided to do it for fun and to prove to myself– no one else– that I have done a good job with his training.
Lassie, you’re a very good dog and I’m so proud of you.
And I hope you’re up for a photo shoot tomorrow, because we need some pictures of that snazzy bandana of yours to show to everyone. ;]

Edit:
Here’s some pictures of Lassie wearing his bandana. 😀

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George!

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Hey guys, Petal here! Mommy said I could write a blog post because I have some super exciting news to share!
Remember my super cute and super cool giraffe George?
I got him for my very first birthday and he’s one of the best toys ever! He’s so fun to chew on, shake, tug, toss and snuggle with. George and I had a wonderful four or five months together before my sister Ella and I accidentally tore his leg off. Then we nearly tore his head off too. That’s when Mom took him away and said she would fix him “soon”.
MONTHS later she finally did fix him and guess what that means?!
I can finally play with him again!

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He looks like Frankenstein now, but at least his head and leg are reattached!

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Thanks Mommy!

Ella’s New Bed

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Remember when I said Ella was going to get a new collar for her birthday?
Well I changed my mind and decided what she really needed was a new bed.
I was all set to get her this warm cave-like bed when I looked around and realized we have a couple of old, worn and tattered dog beds. I thought I would save myself the money of buying a whole new bed and instead buy a Molly Mutt duvet cover (off Amazon) to stuff our old dog beds/filling/sheets/clothes into.

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This cover was half the price of the bed I was planning on getting for Ella and it’s much cuter!
And Ella loves it as well. She was curling up on it faster than I could finish filling it!

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(crazy I’ve-Got-My-Eye-On-You look)

Sorry your birthday present was so late, Ella! ♥