She's Home!

Katie is finally home for Christmas break. The family (including the dogs) drove to the airport last Saturday to pick her up. This was Mariko's first time in an airport, and she was on her best behavior (well, until Katie was in sight).

being a good puppy riding in the backseat

Waiting patiently at the airport

My Katie is home!

We figured it was okay to break the rules and have an excited greeting, since it has been four months since Mariko has seen her favorite sister. Once on their way out of the airport, it was like Mariko understood she was a working dog again (there was no containing her excitement when she knew it was Katie approaching her; however).

Sorry the picutres were really blurry, but Mariko wouldn't hold still. She was so excited to see Katie!

Celebrating, Well Enjoying, 12-12-12 12:12

Decided to at least grab a picture of Mariko and me on the last repetitive date of the century (and in my lifetime) since we still had to be working today (and not playing).

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Mariko wasn't very excited, however :-(

What a Great Dog

We had a pretty uneventful week last week. Mariko continues to bring such joy to our lives. She still has to get VERY comfortable when she sleeps. Last Saturday, after we had done a bunch of errand running and grocery shopping, Mariko decided she was pretty tired. This is what I found stretched out beside the couch.

I keep waiting for the pinky finger to be in the air.

Stretching while sleeping.

Waiting patiently in my office (we had to take a picture for Katie)

She looks so regal/professional

I love pictures of her sitting or standing wearing her full professional dress. Hopefully she will learn that it is okay to smile and be happy when working (not just when running and playing).

We have a meeting in Salt Lake this Friday, and then Saturday we get to have her first airport trip to pick up Katie. We are all very excited and it should be fun to see how she does in the hustle and bustle of the holiday travelers.

Ask Before You Pet

I have been following one of the Eukanuba sponsored puppies in training for CCI on Facebook. It has been really fun, as all posts are being "written" by Eliza, the puppy in training.

Today's post was about important information for all service dogs in general, posted on the blog of a person who is currently using a CCI graduate. Here is a link to the post. I really enjoyed her humor :-)

We All Had a Fun Weekend

This weekend Bailey and I had two days of agility trials, so Mariko got to go to her favorite house and play with her favorite people all weekend. She even found the pot of gold (aka: toy box).

Bailey and I had a great weekend.She did really well.

Anyway, back to Mariko, she must have had more fun than she could stand because she was extremely tired yesterday and extremely naughty today :-(

Back to training and being good . . . I guess it is okay to have a couple of days off now and then (I know I sure love them, and it probably doesn't help that I forgot her gentle lead today).

On to tomorrow, I'm sure it will be better, ha ha.