March 22, 2014 A.J. had his first stay at a boarding facility. He went to Doodle Dogs for the first time while Greg and I went to visit family. A.J. was there for a week. It sounded like he did well and had a nice time, but I don’t think he slept much. He was really …
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We Finally Turn a Corner
Note, July 17, 2015: As you'll see in this journal entry, bringing a crazy dog into the family can be tough on everyone. Especially when a family member wasn't exactly thrilled about the idea of bringing a dog home in the first place. But here's a spoiler alert for things to come: today everyone loves …
The Lowest Point
Note: We've reached the ultimate low point in our journey. This journal entry is a tough one, but I'm sharing it because it's part of the story. Like everything in life, adopting a pet can have plenty of ups and downs. We're about to experience a big "down." Ready or not, here it is: November 27, 2013 …
My Jekyll and Hyde Dog
Note: This journal entry occurred shortly before my relationship with A.J. hit an all-time low. His leash aggression/reactive issues were making it impossible to walk him; that and our training regimen were making it very difficult to get this energetic young dog the exercise he needed. We were going through some serious growing pains at …
Still Lots of Issues
November 14, 2013 Since A.J. has had kennel cough and hasn’t been able to go to day camp we’ve been going to the park every day this week. We had quite the adventure yesterday. We got into the park and stopped. I had him sit, and I switched the leash from his harness to his …
A.J. Goes to Bad Dog School
November 4, 2013 I enrolled A.J. in a Reactive Dog class. Yesterday was our first class. There were seven people with their crazy dogs. Mary said by the last class all the dogs would be on their mats while one handler weaved her dog through the mats. We all laughed. A.J. cried through most of …
A.J.’s First Private Lesson
August 16, 2013 We had another lesson in getting up too early in the morning today. Greg got up just before 6:30 to let A.J. out. A.J. came back in and was wide awake. I petted him for a little bit, but he got right up again. A few minutes later he was at the door …
The Adventure Begins
July 25, 2013 I’ve been sick for two days. In spite of that I did some volunteer work, including going to the Humane Society to walk the dogs. I only lasted about an hour at the Humane Society though, I just wasn’t feeling well. So I went home, ate lunch, took a shower, and took it …
AJ the Springer 