The weekend that Hubby got TKO'ed by a horse

 Usually my weekends are pretty boring but we had an on-the-go weekend & of course, Mother's Day - with a touch of crazy... so why not do a post on that.

Friday is one of my work from home days & it is the BEST so sleep in an extra hour on Friday - have on comfy pants & flip flops.  It was a beautiful day too so I even got out & walked at lunch.... & make sure to watch more of the Karen Read trial.  We have a detective on the stand for the past few days that is alllllll sorts of cocky & knows he messed up.  He actually - from the first trial - got discipline actions taken against him - & the Trooper under him that REALLLLY messed up got let go. Its all the popcorn drama.

We ran over & did the horses after work & then rode to the town over to get some pizza.  I love Friday Pizza days.  No cooking - leftovers for the weekend. Win Win.

Friday has become our routine too to watch Survivor with our pizza... classic old marriage couple Friday night.  This season has been amazing though.  

IYKYK .... & Star laughing behind David is just the BEST

Saturday, I got up & took my coffee & book outside & it was CHILLY! Like low 40's chilly -forget that - I came back in to my library & read a little bit. Then it was time to run out & get some things done.

We headed to Home Depot because I need a new handle for our screen door. It's not latching & I really need the screen door to close because Mr. Rusty likes to grab the ball when we play & take it inside & hide it.  NOOOO - these balls are like GOLD. I'm not even joking. They are a special ball that we've had since our Yellow Lab, Buffy was around - so like 18 years ago.  They dont even make them anymore & I'll try & find them on web pages & snag up all I can get when I find them.  I've got like 3 or 4 stored up - but we guard these balls with our life. I dont know what makes them so magical to dogs - but every single dog we've had - only these balls will do.  Its really wild .

I literally called a pet store in New Hampshire one time to see if they would ship me what they had. I'm tell you - if anyone finds these near you, let me know!!! Or if you find one for your dog - you'll be their favorite person in the world.

Anyways - Home Depot ... it was PACKED. Everyone was getting their flowers for their flower beds because around here - everyone knows the rules. YOU DONT PLANT TILL AFTER DERBY DAY. Its law here basically.  & it holds true. It can get cold - & even snow - up to then - so its the safest day to start planting. Needless to say - they didnt have any handles that we needed. Dang it.

Hubby needed to go to Harbor Freight, which I was like, MEH - nah! & this is why I love having 2 kindles. I keep my new version Kindle at home - & I keep my older one in my purse for on the go reading.  It was such a pretty afternoon so I told him, take your time man, I'm good!

We headed out to get some lunch afterwards & saw a friend of ours granddaughter working there.  It's wild because we hadnt seen her since she was an itty bitty little girl.  & I've seen pics of her growing up - how I recognized her - & she's graduating this year. But its wild to see how fast kids grow up!  Bonus - our lunch came with a cheesecake & yes please & thank you.

I got raspberry - Ricky got Chocolate... he wouldnt share LOL

We headed to Sam's Club & again - ALL THE CROWDS! My goodness - the day before Mother's Day - remind me to not go out that day.  It was just insanity. The beautiful weather, I'm sure helped.  I had to get my paper plates & coffee creamer.  They have the BIG containers of Chobani Coffee creamer for 6.99.  

The SMALL bottles are $6.99 in the grocery stores!!!!! So I snag up on these every time I go to Sam's! They just recently went up too - they used to be $5.99! even LESS than what the grocery is.  This is the BEST coffee creamer ever too.  Its just Milk, sugar & cream. Have you ever read some ingredients on some coffee creamers? Scary stuff.

We stopped at Starbucks on the way home .... my usually spring/summer drink on trend for me right now. Peach Green Tea Lemonade.  DELISH! ... & as Ricky says, its got green tea in it - so its HEALTHY, right? I'll go for that!

The rest of my Saturday, this was basically my view.... finished up a book & played with the dogs.  A perfect Saturday!

Sunday was Mother's Day & quite the chaotic day.  
Started off nice & relaxing... more outside time & taking it easy for most of the morning.

Then I was headed to mom's while Ricky headed to see his mom... I get to my mom's house & a little black mini horse is running wild - in the streets - in my mom's yard.  He has gotten out twice before & he keeps coming over to mom's house - especially to see Baby - he's OBSESSED with her. 

We had the number of the owner, but my mom didnt have it anymore & my brother, who talked to him before - was asleep (he works 3rd shift) & I'm like, what do I do??? Luckily, my sister in law was able to get my brother's phone & give the guy a call letting him know his horse was out & back at his girlfriend's house.

In the meanwhile - I look & see - Cochese did a KOOL AID man move & busted through the fence to Baby's area - he does NOT want her getting hear the black horse. 

Cochese is sooo protective over Baby.  He worries for her - watches over her - he does NOT want this little man coming in stealing her away from him.  I told her she's the diva having two men fight over her like this.

He busted through the gate on the other side - & he's keeping her back up against the barn so she can't get close to the other horse.  It was wild to watch this.

I ended up calling Ricky & he turned around to come help me.  He had to get rope to hold the fence back together until we get a replacement board.  We got Cochese out of Baby's area & then we was going NUTS to keep that horse away from the fence.  They both would run towards the gate & rear up at each other... talk about some Male Energy. Geez guys - calm down.

But one time Cochese came rearing to the fence to be all BAD BOY - Ricky was leaning over trying to fix the fence & Cochese took his head & BATTED Ricky in the head - I told Ricky it looked like he went SAILING through the air - he landed on the ground & rolled... & laid there about 30 seconds. 

Kinda like this - but imagine the ball being a HORSE'S HEAD

I WAS FREAKING OUT.... Ricky finally was like WHOOOO - my head. He got a little goose egg above his eye. It was terrifying to me.  Ricky said, all I could think was, This is how I die - by a horse hitting me. LOL

We finally got the little horse tied up so he wouldnt keep charging at Cochese... & waited for the guy to come get his horse.  We told him, ummm - if you're ever missing your horse, I think its safe to assume you can just start right here. 

What a crazy afternoon....

Finally got that taken care of & took mom out to pick up some dinner. Whew! Needed some drinks after all that.  

I never even got a pic of my mom on Mother's Day.... I was just glad for some calm. 

I did get pics of the flowers I got her though - they were so pretty & I want to go back & get some for my porch now.

I ended up getting home & waiting for Ricky to get home as well so I could see the beaner on his head... it didnt swell up much - he's A-OK! .... & got a call from Julie & Lindsay wishing me a Happy Mother's Day & getting to catch up with them. Good phone calls to end the day.  Love our girls!!! 

So how are your weekend?

Do you watch Survivor?

Do you have a summer Starbucks drink you like?

Was your area busy this weekend?

Did you do anything for Mother's Day?

Solo weekend, Outside time & we have a Graduate {Weekly Check in}

 

SOLO WEEKEND
This past weekend, Ricky headed to Nashville on his own. Why? He went to rock out with one of his grandsons & his daughter. How cute is it that his grandson wanted his Pappy to go to the Metallica concert with him! I love that so much! I bet you dont hear that from a lot of grandfathers!

Ricky left early on Saturday but I rode behind him so we could grab some breakfast together before he hit the road.  Panera is empty on a Saturday morning at 7:30am FYI.  Sane people are still sleeping on the weekend.

He drove his truck down because he was going to help with some final moving out of the Nash Gang's old home.... I would have just DIED driving 3 hours in this truck. Its the bumpiest riding vehicle in the world. I get sick in this thing just going to the grocery.  It doesnt phase Ricky .... so smooth sailing sir.

He got to Nashville & they got some things handled & then concert time... in an outdoor arena - in a storm! They had to take shelter for a bit & Ricky said it was so crowded, he couldnt even raise his arms to scratch his nose. Nope - no thank you - I'll go sit in the middle of the storm.  Me & crowds dont mix. I would feel like every bit of air was sucked out of the room.

Regardless - they got to ROCK ON till the wee hours - soak & wet too.... but he said the concert was great. Love to see the good ole rock bands of the past are still out there showing what they still got.

These 3... the Vincent genes are strong

What did I do while Ricky was gone.... I had plans to go to Aldi's & take my time shopping. Maybe hit the book store? ... but it was just such a YUCK day.  I literally did this all day long...

And watch the KY Derby! .... it makes me such a nervous wreck watching the horses run on such a sloppy track. I hold my breath every time.  

I had to take my mom her laundry over & I ended up sitting with her & watching the actual Derby.

They make Churchill Downs look so beautiful every year. - Congrats Sovereignty!

ALL THAT MUD!!!!!!!!!!!!

MARVEL
We took off Monday since Ricky had a day away & we had things to get done - get my car maintenance done, pay property taxes (BIG BOO!) & its rare that when I get a day off, a good movie is playing. We lucked out having Thunderbolts at the theater.  We got there for the first showing of the day - 10:20am - & let me tell you - THATS the time to go. There were only 5 other cars in the whole parking lot.

I just love Marvel movies. They're so good - funny! - & this one had a really deep & powerful message with it too.  Total thumbs up!

GRADUATION!!!!!
Our boy graduated his training class. I was a little iffy when we got here. Actually, the run through the week before, Rusty was just not as good as he was the weeks before.  Monday, he had been stuck inside all weekend with the rain we had for days - so his energy was pent up & during the warm up, he was doing awful. I just laughed. What can you do? .... but he pulled it together & did a good job.  Ricky did too - its a lot on the handler too to control the situation.  But he pulled it off!

Doesnt he look so proud of himself?

He actually won 2nd play in the trick competition too.  Now, the dog that won, they did tricks outside of the few that the trainer taught up. Ricky wasn't aware we could do our own tricks & Rusty was first in line to go.  Ricky was like, "if I had known, I would have brought the frisbee" - which would have been cool because this dog jumps 5 feet in the air to catch the frisbees! Missed Opportunity.  But its fine. He still got a bag of treats & a new toy & we know our boy is talented.

We'll miss going to the class weekly.  A new class actually started the next night for beginner Agility & we thought about doing it - but with summer coming up & class being on a Tuesday, its not convenient for us right now.... we may do it later... but I also hate getting him out of the "training" mindset.... who knows. We may be a late add in to the class.  We also know the trainer leading that class & love her & shes INCREDIBLE with her dogs & agility.  

Rusty's testing's scores. I'm so mad about the -3 on the Leave it - because Ricky didnt do a forceful command... He was just quiet in front of the crowd.  Now, when we say LEAVE IT at home with food right next to his face, he turns that nose up & away every time.  I dont think Rusty even heard him. That -3 is on Ricky - not Rusty!

The -6 on the Heeling on Leash... I count half of that to Rusty on his pent up energy. He just was on the go & unfocused.  He always walks right next to you - & this time, he kept wanting to pull ahead. He never did that before - ever.  Of course, this is the day he choses to be aggressive.  The other half.  I blame Ricky - because of course I do..... because my boys, any of my babies, can do no wrong! Nope - not to me!

& the -2 in the Recall was because of the leash handling - Ricky! LOL - Now, poor guy - this just confused him so hard on the hand work on the leash.  Right out - grab left over hand - pull left - pull right - walk backwards... in FRONT OF PEOPLE? It just twisted Ricky up every time. I actually thought this was Ricky's best go at it - he practiced on it hard!... but still got a -2. I'm proud of you honey! It was confusing. The walk backwards on that, I know if it were me, I'd fall & probably hurt my back & twist an ankle - so he did better than I would have! --------- Regardless - RUSTY PASSED! 189 out of 200. You couldnt get below 170.  .... I think! Watch it be 188 LOL!

I'm gonna frame up his graduation diploma! LOL 

GOODBYE DOGWOOD
We've always had the most beautiful little dogwood tree in our fenced in back yard. I always love seeing the blooms every spring.  The last few years, we noticed the bark looking a little sketchy... & last year, it had a HOLE at the base. A hole big enough, you could put your fist inside the base of it. How it stood through the year is amazing to me.  

It got all bloomed out this year & we were checking it out & Ricky looked at the bottom........TERMITES. All over it. All IN it. Nope - nope - BIG NOPE. He got the chain saw out & had to take it down. & then he got his blow torch out & burned the area up to get those little boogers.  Built a little fire pit over top of the stump & now my back  yard looks so bare without it.   ... sad to see the tree go.  

APRIL OUTSIDE TIME
Last year, I tried the 1000 Hours outside... & man, it sounds simple & easy enough. But when you spend the majority of your day in an office, you dont get as much outside time as you think.  I think I only got around 350 hours last year - how awful is that? So I've been trying harder this year to get as much outside time as possible.  April - I did really well!  49 hours & 26 Minutes! & I'm at 108 Hours for the year! Already doing better!

Those weekend hours are whats helping me!

BEREAL OF THE WEEK
I know not many are on this app - I still love it - just for the memory sake of it - I may try to post one of my pics for the week.  Or you can just join & be my friend LOL ... its worth it for the year in review they put together.

FUNNY AI
Last week, I posted the pic of my dogs being "humanized" on AI...  & my friend Miranda & I were texting about it & her dogs looked SO CUTE as people. Then she asked me if I turned myself into a dog.  She did & she became a Golden Retriever - like full stop - a dog. So I try my pic to see what happens...........

OH MY GOODNESS.............. I know I laughed for 15 minutes straight. 
I didnt ask for a human body - or GLASSES - but this was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time

LATEST READ
I had this saved from Kindle Unlimited for the longest because of the synapsis & then use a BOTM credit to get the hardbound book.  I love having both to read.  A book in my hand at home - a Kindle version for on the go.  I'm book-spoiled.  But this book was MUCH spicier than I expected. MUCH! But the story line was interesting - & a little dark & twisty.   Who would have thought with a skull on the front - right?  Very magical. Very New Orleans background.  I will probably read the 2nd book in the series - but I wont be in any rush. & definitely wont buy the hardbound book for that one.

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What's been the highlight of your week?

Have you ever put your dog in training before?

Whats the latest movie you saw in the theater?

What's your latest read?

Sandal hunt , another trial & my babies as humans! {Weekly Check In}

 Ahhh - look at me... getting the feeling back in these finger tips click clacking away at the keyboard... let's take a look at this past week

PET CHATGPT
OK... I just had to. I hadnt been getting on the bandwagon on a lot of the Chat GPT things - mainly because I dont understand Chat GPT - but when it comes to dogs - I had do this one and MERCY - it made my whole day.  Putting in the pics of my boys & getting photos back of their Human versions.

Without further ado....

The smile on the "Ozzie Human" is cracking me UP ... & feels true to who he is.

I actually can see this. Wish Rusty's hair was a little redder - but yeahhhh - I see it.

& I've always said Ernie is a grumpy old man soul & I just see this man saying GET OFF MY LAWN so yep - this works too.  Even the spots on Ernie's face is on the human face LOL. I just wish the eyes were a little more different like Ernie's but this is funny.

GRADUATION AHEAD
Rusty had his run through for graduation next week.  Ricky is a nervous wreck though because he has to be solo on the mat with Rusty & my hubby is not a fan of any sort of attention.  Send them the best for Monday so our boy can pass on to the next class (if we want to continue) - I do know if we dont continue - we're going to have to continue with SOMETHING because he LOVES his outings & time to use that brain.  We'll see what happens.

Here's the chart his graduation will be based on..... GASP... we're going to be doing some run throughs this weekend FOR SURE

TRIAL AGAIN

I watched nearly every single day of the Karen Read case when it was going on last year.  When it came back as a hung jury, I thought it would be a long time before they trialed her again. Here we are.... the case started again last week & I'm back to watching Emily Baker on YouTube. I got hooked on Emily & being a "law nerd" during the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard Trial.  She's so entertaining to watch trials with - gives her knowledge as an attorney. Plus, she's fair - & has a great sense of humor.  If you are interested - HERES her YouTube link..  Now, my opinion - I dont think Karen Read seems like a likable person at all - but I dont think she killed this man. I think there's a lot of fishy stuff happening here.  HBO has a great documentary on this if you're interested in it too.

LATEST BUYS
We got this for our trips taking Rusty to training - or for when any other dog is in the car for a ride.  Its really nice to have my seats protected - & gives them a soft spot to lay.  I especially love it has clips on the side that will keep your dog in place so they're not jumping all over the place 

Click Pic for link for CAR DOG BED

Rusty just gets in the car now & immediately lays down - its like it keeps him calmer instead of wanting to roam around the car.

.....We've also been on a hunt for some good CHEWER toys.  On rainy days when the dogs cant get out - we need something to occupy the pup in Rusty & we've been snagging up on some good chew toys.  This is the latest one - looks like big ole pieces of meat (gag) - but the boys love it

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... & Finally, the boys are getting new things - Momma needs a new pair of shoes. Literally.

I've been looking for some comfy sandals for summer.   I love sandals all spring/summer/fall long. But my feet arent doing great with little cheap sandals anymore.  So I'm on the hunt for some good support ones that are still cute.  I just got these & really am loving them.

Its funny - I thought theses were a LITTLE big & I just noticed I ordered a half size too big. But honestly, at the end of the day, its good there's extra room in these.  But they are so comfy & great support. The bottom has good traction too! 

I've got my eyes out for another pair of black sandals so I may be sharing those soon!

.... I did also buy these just to wear throughout summer - for a fast throw on - they are so comfy & they have some cute colors. I think I'm going to get my mom a pair of blue ones for Mother's Day.

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KINDA WANT
I love my lounge chair in my library. Its where I spend a LOT - A LOTTT - of time. & its also where my dogs spend a lot of time. Its always been Ozzie's little hide away & now Rusty has joined us - he loves to lay there too.  Its the perfect spot for them to sit & look out over the front yard & of course bark at any delivery driver.  I've had my lounge chair for the longest & its still in pretty good shape, but we were walking through Sam's Club & I saw this chair & now... I kinda want.  I love its a large size so I could still sit in it & the dogs could still snuggle with me. I think they wouldnt be happy they couldnt look out the window so easily.... but they could lay over the top.  That it folds out to a twin size bed is fantastic though!  Even more space for dogs to lay on!!! ... but on days I want to stretch out & read..  I may not get this one - Ricky didnt care for the color - but now, I'm going to look for similar ones.

LATEST READS
I have always loved Anne of Green Gables... but never read the books.  A sweet friend of mine sent me the whole series a few years back & they've looked lovely sitting on my shelf.  Me & Nathalie were talking about classics & decided to give it a read together  HOW PRECIOUS!!!!   

Now, I know all about Anne from the show that was on in the 80's ... & now Anne with an E on Netflix is even more dramatic & magical... but of course, the book is so fun to see where these pieces come together.  

Nathalie is zooming through the whole series now. I've learned that for me - I need to take a break between books in a series - as long as there's no cliff hanger - so i'll read a few books & then go back to Avonlea to finish up the series this year.

LATEST OUTTING
Ricky & I went to the zoo on Easter.  We started doing that about 20 years ago.  We always loved going at the opening when the morning was fresh & just being surrounded by animals.  We headed out this year & got a later than usual start.  It was definitely more crowded than we are used to - we're early birds at most places - get in & out before crowds.  Zoo - grocery - any store really.  But it was still fun to see all the animals active.  

Our elephants are getting ready to be retired to a sanctuary in the new few weeks so we're glad we got to go out & see them before they leave.  Elephants just amaze me.  Did you see the ones in San Diego zoo with the earthquake & how they instinctively know to go protect their young? Nature is incredible.

Giraffes are one of my favs too - just to walk them walk - they're so elegant.

The Polar Bear was super active & putting on a show for us - swimming & flipping & kicking off the glass.  He must have had extra chocolate eggs in his basket for the day.

& after watching all the live footage of the baby eagles - it was so beautiful to see this eagle up close. They really are majestic birds

How was your week?

Do you have any good sandal recommendations?

Do you have a zoo near you?

Have you tried Chat GPT for your pet yet?

Welcome to the Aussie Gang

 Its just crazy that I left blogging after awhile because of losing 2 dogs in one year was just too much for me... & now, I'm venturing back in with the addition of a new fur baby to our gang.

When we lost Harvey Dent - I'm telling you, it left a HOLE. Losing every dog we've had has been the absolute worse. There is nothing harder.  Something about Harvey Dent hit so different. He truly was our soul dog. He MADE himself known in our family so with him gone - its indescribable the emptiness.  Ernie even took it so hard. It took him monthssssss before he started acting like himself again.   

Ozzie - he just cares about his frisbee & silver ball. LOL

Ernie is 7 years old & has always been a grumpy guy - an old man at heart. Ozzie is 4 & full of life & still acts like he's a few months old with his energy. So we had been looking for another dog to keep Ozzie occupied.  What to do - get a rescue - find a puppy?  I really wanted to save a dog because Harvey Dent was our rescue too & I just feel like rescue dogs know they've been saved & that's why they love harder. Zoe was the same.  

I was in touch with a rescue center for a few dogs & that fell through - Ricky was chatting with an Aussie breeder down in Kentucky that has puppies & then our neighbor shared a post of a red tri that needed to be rehomed. Ricky told me - reach out & see what you can find.  

Everything after that went pretty fast.  The post on FB was actually posted for her brother & she gave me his number & we decided to meet up the next day. OK - looks like we may be doing this.

We get out of the car & meet Mr. Ramsey.  

The first meeting! He's like - are these my new brothers?

We took our 2 boys with us to see how they would do. Neutral ground is always the best for meet ups.

The previous owners were so nice & explained why they wanted to rehome him & it was just going to be a good situation for everyone. I felt so bad taking Ramsey from them because they had him since he was 8 weeks old.... & he had just turned one year old the week before.  So this family was all he ever knew.

I made sure to get their phone number & promised lots of pictures & updates ... they will always know how this little boy is doing.

We loaded up & then Ernie was like - hold up - this dog is coming HOME with us? ... we knew Ernie was going to take some adjusting.  He was the same when we brought Ozzie home & Ozzie was an itty bitty puppy.  Luckily Ramsey was so sweet & just tried to buddy up with the two boys.

We got home & let them in the back yard ... & we showed Ramsey his new home.

He immediately was running & scoping everything out & learning where everything was.  It was a lot ot take in

He was anxious the first night... trying to find his bearings.  And the worst part - storms were coming in overnight so we had such big winds & we wanted to keep him separate from the dogs so he could settle in.... I think that made him even more anxious.  Being in a new home. Being with new people. He wouldnt drink any water - he wouldnt go to the bathroom ALL night long. He just paced. Needless to say - I got 3 hours sleep that night.  I took him outside through the night & sat with him. Ozzie went out whenever I did & I'd play with Ozzie & Ramsey was like, what is this?  We play at 2am in the morning here?  .... the wind was something else. It was an exhausting night for me.  When Ricky got up at 6am - I told him, this shift is HIS & I took a 2 hour nap.  

After a 4am play time

The next day, more storms were rolling in so we got an early play time session outside & then it was a lot of being in the living room  &getting to know us really well.  Of course, there's the male dominance thing to find their pecking order - but honestly - its been a really smooth transition.

He was potty trained so he knew immediately how to use the doggie doors watching the other 2 & no issues in the house.  He is the SNUGGLIEST little guy - loves to just lay on top of you & snuggle HARD. I missed that from Harvey Dent.

And some of you are like - wait - who is Ramsey?
You all know him by a different name... 

I just had the hardest time with saying the name Ramsey.  It kept coming out Ramsiesies ... see - even spelled out, its weird. With my lisp, it just wasn't connecting with my brain for some reason & the S was tripping me up.  We kept using it on him & he wasn't responding to it with us anyways. I'm sure it was the excitement with the new surroundings - but we thought this was a good time to change it if we were going to.  Well, with most of our dogs, we love having superhero names to go with our babies .... so we went with Rusty! We figured the R sound at the start & the Y at the end was an easy transition from Ramsey to Rusty - & honestly - he's picked up on it really well.  I think the training class really helped him take to it well

And his color - Rusty fits him so well

So Rusty Collins Vincent it is!

And the cool thing - Rusty Collins in the Marvelverse is knowns as FIREFIRST... he has red hair & he controls FIRE! I mean..... come on. This is perfect for our household with our own Redhead in Ricky DEFEATING fire!  

It is funny - we DID almost go with the name from the kid in Christmas Story - the red head - with yellow eyes - So help me God - YELLOW EYES! .... but Scut Farkus didnt seem like a fun name to say over & over. LOL

I wanted something fun to do with him so he would learn to trust us - & with us always teaching dogs that are puppies or up to 6 months, I thought it would be a smart idea to take Rusty to a training class. I think its just been the best thing we could have done.

It's given him something to look forward to - he KNOWS when its training class days. & he's learned the clicker & knows treats are soon to follow.  I think its helped him learn to trust us & connect & bond with us too.  Especially with Ricky.  & I'm not just being a proud parent but I really think he's the best in the class. ... as I'm sure every dog owner in the class would (& should) say.

He really does hit it out of the park though on tricks. He's the only dog in the class that has learned to SPIN and also ROLL OVER.  Our little trickster.

The training has helped us though because he LOVES to grab things & run under the bed with them & would growl if you try to take it away.

The sitting command & "leave it" has worked wonders in our home.

One of the things we always love about having multiple dogs it that they learn so well from the other.  Rusty has already learned from Ozzie how to play. He knows if you bring the ball back to me or Ricky, its a fun fest for hours.  People are always amazed at how well our dogs "retrieve" .... you dont have to chase a toy down - they'll gladly drop it right in your lap & it took Rusty just about a week before learning the ways of the masters on that.

Funny thing is, we wanted Rusty to help keep Ozzie occupied - now I have TWO dogs that bring me toys & want me to throw them all day long.....

I'm OK with that.

Rusty also loves my work from home days.  He's learned right away that when I go into my office, he gets snuggles all throughout the day... & a good mid day play session at lunch.  

It works so well that he only has 2 days a week where we both go to work & even then, Ricky is home early on those days. Its funny because I watch them when I'm at work on the camera & all 3 of them just sleep for those hours we're both away from home.  They probably think FINALLY, we get a break from mom & dad. LOL

Its been just the best thing to happen to have this little red guy in our home... it honestly couldnt have gone better.  Timing was perfect. All the other dogs we looked at ... this was the little guy who was meant to be part of our family ... & I'm so thankful

Welcome to the Aussie Gang my sweet boy!