Habby Holiday Weekend & Catching Ub

Habby  Holiday Weekend
Berry first, I deu need teu abologize fur
my unannounced ab sence
deu teu a berry uneckspected
Tybist Strike.

During thiss time,
whee haff remained berry busy wif busyness,
bouts ob eckstream lazyness
and odder wise habbing a good time.

There habbs been
the occasional GRRH Meet & Greet
where I narrowly aboided
the chance ob getting a brother
by name ob
Chance

The Mom did fink briefly that she and I might be Chance's Forever,
butt a multitude ob folks felt that same way, and I concur wif THEM! ;o)

There whas all so

Shannon

Shannon prefers to be called 'Pretty Girl'
and I fink Yeu can see why...

because she is, ob course!

And here is...

Golden Micks
Dexter

And...

The Hamsum Henry

Henry whas missing the fur
when he whas brought in teu
the GRRH Fambily.
He had terrible infeckshuns
and berry berry heaby heartworms.

Great Neuse fur Henry!!!

Hiss wonder full Foster Fambily

habbs decided that they can naught

part wif thiss Sweet Boy!!!

:o)
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Ob course on Mondays

I run frew
My Agility Class.

And on Teusday...
I go teu my Skool
fur
My Obedience Class.

Whee deu tookens Wednesdays off...
butt the rest ob the week,

whee deu 10-20 minutes training in ob doors
and a bout 10-15 minutes training
out side each day
[on a counta it iss SO hot]

what includes some
Agility Work

Jumbs, Contacks, Retriebals...
Sit Stays and all so Flat Work.

Ob course, I deu all so lubbs teu
sneak a SNACK.

My hedge-itarianism is strongly
diss couraged...

and while I amb nebber full ob remores...
I deu offer ub a sweet face.

Abter all, thiss iss
The Backyard Buffay
chock full ob all manner ob
fun fings teu eat.

*skibbing off teu eat odder fings*

I amb
SO MUCH FUN...
Yeu juss habbs no idea.
[Please teu pardon the patty-o mess]

Fur ecksamble...
I managed teu squeeze my nose in teu
my training bag
and steal thiss here honking froggeh....

I amb naught a llowed teu blay wif a toy
wif out inter ackshun wif eifer
the Trainer or the Mom,
so...
the berry furst fing I did
whas take the criminal ebidence teu
my the Mom.

fur sum pull...
and sum tug...
and lotsa laughter

until froggeh did habbs teu go
bye bye.

And ass thiss ebening deus draw teu a close....
I amb relacksing wif
A Antler
from
The Venison Joe's Collection.

The Mom deus all so
keeb hugging and kissing me
and gently taking my antler from me
and gently gibbing it back...

I amb so habby
I amb gibbing her the good manners.
It iss whin whin.
She feels like the Trainer
habbs been sucksessfull...
 and I get my antler back.

Whell...
Word on the Sheets
iss that I habbs a berry busy day teumorrow...
and I whill tell Yeu all a bout it.

Until then...
Habby Labor Day Ebe
and
Nitey Nite.

My Sunshine Award

Many Many & Berry Many Fanks

teu My Friends ob

Jo's World...

The Berry Sweet Jo, The Gorgeous Stella

and Ziva Zophia aka... Zkhat

fur be stowing ubon me...

My berry berry furst a ward...

The Sunshine Award!!!

Ass if receibing a A Ward whas naught fun enough, I all so get teu answer some questions what come wif it... And I deu so berry much lubbs answering questions, and here goes...!!!

1. What is your favorite number? O this iss berry hard on a counta I lubbs so many numbers, butt abter many foughts and much considerayshun, I whill say... 1812 on a counta that is my ID number wif the Golden Retriever Rescue of Houston. Wifout 1812, I wood berry likely still be running the streets and posting my messages in spray paint on the walls ob dumbsters and such... in stead ob haffing my berry on lab tob and blog where I deu write my daily deuings on the  inter nets. Yes yes... 1812 is my luckiest number.

2. What is your favorite drink? While I haff been known teu sip out ob an unattended glass and tib ober a can ob coca-cola... I amb ackchewally a connyseur ob fine waters. I deu naught drink tab water... I drink evolv and Ozarka on a counta my the Mom is a worrier a bout fings like that.

3, Facebook or Twitter? O I haff teu say the facebuk on a counta I deu naught haff the twitter though I wood berry much lubbs teu twit. Please teu friend me at http://www.facebook.com/reufus.wright, and please teu register yeur diss appointment and/or protest ob the fack I am twitless teu my the Mom The Agent. Fank Yeu.

4. What is your passion? Please teu make yeur self comfort able on a counta this cood be a berry long answer. No no... I whill try to be brief. The real answer is... Life. I lubbs ebbery single fing a bout it, butt I whill narrow it down teu these fings: Being wif The Mom. Swimming. Agility. Obedience Training. Adbenture. Moffs and Shrubs.  And I haff teu more what I whill share wif Yeu later...

5. What is your favorite treat? I amb the mose treat dribben boy yeu know. Trust me, I amb. There is naught a treat that I deu naught lubbs, no... naught one at all. That said, I berry recently began a new meal regimen based loosely on The Amazing Treat Diet for Dogs [How I Saved My Dog From Obesity]... This book is berry full ob a good way teu eat healfy and all so enjoy what yeu are eating. And on a counta that, I gibbs yeu my answers [a four way tie]: Honey Deu, Cant Elope, Water Melon and Straw Berry!!! nom nom nom nom

6. What is your favorite day of the week? Finally, a easy question! I lubbs Sunday on a counta the Mom iss home, whee train and some times go places teu geffer like Rummy's Beach Club! And Monday is rich on a counta whee go teu Agility! Teusday rocks be cause it iss Skool Night fur O Be Dience. And nuffing beats Cuddles Night on a tired Wednesday! Fursday, whee are refreshed a gain, training and looking fur ward teu the morrow. And Friday! Wheu does naught lubbs Friday!!! The Mom works a half day and whee nab teu geffer and get a start on the weekend... Saturday!!! Wheu Heu!!! What a wonder full day on a counta I spend it wiff my the Mom and whee deu lotsa fun fings like some times go swimming!!! Did I answer your question?

7. What is your favorite flower? My stream ob conchuss answer is Wheat Flour on a counta it iss key in gredient in the Bleu's Biscuits what I lubbs. Butt if yeu are asking about a flour wif peddles and all that... I whill chews the Dogwood. This iss a sentimental  seleckshun ob my the Mom, and all so the name ob My Skool where I train fur Obedience and Agility. :o)


That whas SO much fun. And I am so berry fank full teu Jo and Her World wif Stella and Zkhat fur the recognishun, the honor and the fun!!!

And now, I wood berry treuly lubbs teu be stow this Sunshine Award teu all my friends, on a counta Yeu all are my inspiration! I know I amb the neu kid on the block, and mose ob Yeu all ready haff this award butt I hobes Yeu whill please teu acksept it from me... a gain!

O... And now fur my offer teu passions?...

Blogging and Friends!!!

[naught necessarily in that order]

My [Finking] Skool Night

Welcome teu My Skool Night.

I amb sorry teu say...

I haff naught been able teu

a rrange a life feed
teu film me at my Skool...

so whee continyeu

teu join lass week in progress...

and here whee are now in...

The Business Yard

Whee a rrived teu Skool a bit early.

And whee did go in side
teu watch the odder class what
whas still learning fings
The Mom The Trainer did find a embty chair
and she did sit in it.

And then a nodder Trainer

did come in teu the building wif her doggy
and ask gruffly

"wheu took my chair???"

My the Mom the Trainer hobbed ub.

gibbed the chair back and abologized...

The odder Trainer
said she needed the chair teu putt
in front ob the crate so her doggy
would naught bark...

Since there whas no odder chair,
and since there was a nodder steudent in My Cabin...
Whee went back teu
The Business Yard

The Mom The Trainer whas a little ubset.

Whee try berry hard teu deu the right fings...

Mose ob the trainers haff been
deuing thiss a long time.

Whee want so much teu make a go ob this.
And the Trainer iss trying berry hard
teu figyeur fings out.

I, on the odder paw,
 amb juss a 2 year old Golden Retrieber.

A lubbable hellion.
Ham sum one teu.
And I amb naught here teu imp press any one.
[hee hee]

I haff a good spirit, and I lubbs Skool.

I amb naught the berry mose best Steudent,
but I bet I haff the mose fun.

Yes Yes
I deu lubbs coming here teu My Skool,
butt I deu naught under stand
thiss eckstended time in
The Business Yard.

So, My Friends,
Teu re-cap...
Team Reufus habbs suffered a minor setback.
The Trainer habbs a small complecks all ready,
a bout fitting in,
wif out some else
teu point it out...

Oh whell...

I say...
Chin ub.

Hole it hi ub in the airs!
It iss My Skool, teu...

so whee come in teu prepare fur

The Finking Class.

Reufus in Down Stay.

Whee start the class wif a fun ecksersize,
what I call
Make the Right Decision

I amb teu sit.
A string chee iss teu be playced
a bout 5' be hind me
[ass an a side:
there iss no whay teu playce
a chee be hind me
on a counta I whill make it front ob me.]
or  ok, ok, 5' teu my lebt.

The Trainer moobs teu 15' in front ob me.
She calls me.
I am teu ignore the chee,
and call straight teu her.

The Earf might habbed shifted
slightly on her acksis
on a counta... I did it.
Juss ass I whas sposed teu...
I did it.
And naught juss wunts.
Okayshunally, I whas sent fur the chee...
then recalled teu the Trainer.
And I did that, teu.

I amb good.

Neckst, whee did..
I can naught remember what it whas called...
I whill call it
Borders
I whas teu line ub and sit

And when called,
I whas teu pass frew the barriers
ob barying widfs.
And I did,
wifout fail.

Neckst, whee were teu work wif...
The Cone.

Some Steudents are a fraid ob the cone.
I amb naught.
I lubb the cone.

In fack, there iss a cone a mongst our midst...
what is missing a bite or teu at the tob.

Our furst ecksersize wif the cone
whas teu walk a circle round it
tight and precise.

Our seckond eckserzie wif the cone
whas teu haff the Steudent spin round it
tight and precise.

Whee did some odder work,
what whas way ober our heads...
I mean,
Whee tried, butt whee fell berry short.
It's ok. Whee whill try a gain. And a gain.
And a gain...

When Class whas ober,
whee did make our ecksit
teu board the trolley.

It whas berry hard naught teu notice
the berry large and bright and all so
Berry Full Moon.

Photo taken from road whill naught show the moon
butt she iss the pale circle a bove. 

The moon whas so pretty...

She look like a big hunk ob chees.

The Moon is bisible juss ober the freeway.

My the Mom the Trainer and I

lubbs learning the fings so much...

Ok, mosely I lubbs the food,
butt...

I am learning on a counta
I am trying berry hard, and ok...
all so on a counta acksident some times.
Fank Yeu fur coming a long wif us!