Category Archives: training

Treats and training and real food would be nice

Posted on March 29, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Here’s my problem – Maverick would rather eat treats any day than his regular food. He’s a stubborn little shit, and will hold out all day, sniff the bowl, maybe take a bite, then walk away. The “experts” say to … Continue reading →

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I should be doing stuff

Posted on March 18, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Like reading Ulysses because I signed up for this Greek and Roman mythology course and I’m behind on the reading already. But I don’t feel like it right now, so I’ll complain later that I didn’t do it and be … Continue reading →

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pondering pet rocks

Posted on March 16, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

As y’all know if you’ve read anything I write, I have this wonderful, crazy, active, and very smart Golden Retriever puppy. I adore the little shit, but there are times when he stretches my nerves to the snapping point, and … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on March 13, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Today I went to the dentist for the seemingly umptee-twelfth time (that was my mother’s expression, by the way) and he ground off a bit of the troublesome tooth, then ground off a bit more and a bit more. I … Continue reading →

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root canal part three

Posted on February 27, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Off to the dentist I went today. More x-rays reveal that there’s nothing wrong with the tooth, or the teeth around it. My dentist, who is a very nice guy and wouldn’t lie to me, says there’s still infection there … Continue reading →

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Napping

Posted on January 26, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Napping is a wonderful thing.   I could get up at noon, and take a nap at 1, and then another at 3, and again at 5, and 7, and 9 and 11 and then go to bed at 1.    … Continue reading →

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Stupid weather

Posted on January 10, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

We were scheduled to start tomorrow with a private trainer but the weather is not co-operating.   I hate Winter. So after a great deal of thought, we’re going to start over.  Again. And I think it’s going to be mostly … Continue reading →

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