Inmate Update

Sweet P served her time and is back home with us again. She's a whole new gal that knows how to behave in polite company. She sits and stays and comes on command - especially when wearing her zapping collar. As a whole she is much more calm, she's quieter, and she's less unsure about what to do with her downtime. I'm also convinced her voice is deeper. We still have to have training time with her but she went to college, graduated, and is now employed as a good dog in this house. 

We traded Grace for Pippa at a park in West Ashely. We left Grace in the car and we ran over to greet Pippa who seemed to experience momentary disbelief as she studied our faces. She was excited to see us but she maintained her composure as long as her trainer was around. Meanwhile, Grace watched from the car window, experiencing a disbelief of her own. They briefly sniffed each other as we made the swap and otherwise showed no feelings about each other. Grace decided to stick it to us and she ran off with the trainer without looking back. It wasn't until Brett, Pippa, and I got into the our car and drove away that we saw the reality in Grace's face. We had betrayed her and she watched us drive away. 

Since then, we've worked with Pip here at home and gotten reports from Grace's stay at camp.
"Grace is sweet but sassy and likes to do things on her own time." Grace huffs and sighs at the trainers while they try to get her up and moving for the day. One particular morning she was being extra stubborn and her trainer said, "I just can't with this dogs attitude today."

This makes us laugh. 

The interesting part will begin when Grace comes home and we have to train these two squirts to have nice thoughts about each other. It's going to be a handful.

In the meantime, Pip and I are making up for lost cuddles.