Poor Ellie!

Ellie is sick. She has made 5 piles so far today and has been sleeping at my side, except when she makes a mad dash to the front door. I am hoping she just got into the cat food and after it runs through her system, she'll be fine. Otherwise, there is a vet trip in the near future.

 

Sick Puppy

OOPS!

GB and Ellie went food shopping with me this afternoon. GB thought it was a spectacular success. Everyone we met told GB how beautiful Ellie was and asked to pet her. She made sure the world knew Ellie was HER working dog. From Ellie's point of view, it wasn't so successful. She was shaking most of the time we were in Hannaford. She wasn't heeling, had to be reminded to sit when I stopped, and a couple of times started to drag me. I guess I let the public access brush-ups go too long. Ellie and will have to get in the habit of going out in her working vest everyday. We got back and let Ellie run for a couple of minutes, do her business, and she was done. She wanted to go in, and as soon as she was in, she found her bed and went to sleep. GB has 2 playmates over, so I am blogging in the same room as they are playing and Ellie has been asleep the last hour. The noise and chaos isn't bothering her at all. One of the girls is GB's age and the other is 4. GB and the four year old are on about the same level socially and emotionally. Her friend, who is the same age (almost 7), is using a lot of self-control and trying to organize the other two into a coherent game. She is having very limited success. 

A Good Morning Training

Ellie and I had a good morning training after she walked GB to the bus. We worked on longer stays when I was out of sight, extended our wait time while there was a yummy treat in plain view, and reviewed all the old commands Ellie and I have down. Ellie and GB are getting really attached. I have taken to putting GB to bed first and Ellie sometime later, and each night when she goes to bed, first she checks to make sure  GB is in bed and sleeping, then Ellie jumps up on her blanket, turns three times and is in for the night. We are still working on making GB's commands more consistent.

A Two Hour Delay!

 

We got our two hour delay this morning. After breakfast, GB and Ellie had a tea party, while I had a quiet EXTRA cup of tea. We got her hair braided, and were ready for the bus with 10 minutes to spare. GB came home all smiles, said she had a good day. I'm about to fix dinner, then homework time.  If it is in God's plans, I wouldn't mind the good day continuing through homework!

Soocer in the Snow!

GB was feeling much better today and after daycare she asked to play in the snow. Hubby took her and Ellie out in the back and they had a great time playing soccer with a basketball. Ellie was wining most of the time. When GB tired, she started leaping on the ball and wrapping herself around it so Ellie couldn't get it. It was funny watching her try. I tried to take pictures, but it was too dark.

It is still snowing, so maybe we will have a 2 hour delay tomorrow. That just leaves Friday and we are through another week.