OMG! He goes tomorrow! I hope he has fun and he isn't overwhelmed. I hope no little pipsqueak foo-foo puppies try to beat up on him!
Oh, I'm sure he will be fine. It's just that I realized, he has yet to stay with anyone other than myself or trusted family members since I got him. So I'm being a mom and worrying.
In other news, my 50 mm lens bit the dust. I went to get it out of the bag and it came out in 2 pieces. Yay canon for making it cheaper by manufacturing the casing out of plastic! Good news is that it's still under warranty. I have it all packed up and ready to ship out to Canon ASAP. So, no indoor pictures unless I take them with the P&S that I recently acquired. My 70-200 lens doesn't allow me to be close enough to the dogs indoors to get any decent shots. It has a minimum focal distance of 5ft and that can be a problem inside the house.
We did more shaping tonight. He has a "wave" with his left paw and a "bye-bye" with his right paw. They aren't totally under command/stimulus control yet, but its CUTE! So, he isn't surpassing Rumor with her crazy ability to understand English! That girl can get a command in very few repetitions.
I really do feel like I have taught him very little, but at the same time I feel like I have run out of things to shape. I NEED to start getting him proficient on the names of the behaviors. Then I will feel more accomplished.
He got all 4 feet on the bucket tonight! Finally!
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