Handling

We've had preliminary conversations with Tug's dog handler, Anna Morgan, to show Hardy in July and August. If we both like it (meaning Hardy and we human folks) then we can keep it up. She is a lovely young woman and I had a chance to meet her in Scottsdale, and watched her with Tug. The shows in July and August are here in Southern California, so we thought that would be a good way to try things out.

Hardy and I went to the pet store today to get some treats and some stuff to spray on the furniture to keep him from chewing on it. He liked the store, because everyone wanted to play with him and give him treats; I thought it was a challenge, because there were all sorts of yummy things right at Hardy's level! He shoplifted a dog cookie before I could stop him! Actually, they knew about it, and encourage sampling, but I would have preferred it to have been given to him rather than have him swipe it.

We tried the bad-tasting stuff on the furniture, and he promptly licked it off. Oh well - it was worth a try.