Our training center is about three weeks to a month shy of being ready for classes; so Thursday night obedience class was once again held outside.

Honestly, I think the dogs like it more.  There is much more room to spread out and I think there is less personality clash then there is in a small enclosed area.

Look at these two Weimaraner’s, they made such a beautiful picture.

After class was over, Sara clipped Sampson and Delilah’s nails.  Honestly I can do it myself, but Sara is much quicker at it.  Besides I was waiting for the right opportunity to approach her about teaching a clicker class. 🙂

We were standing by Sara’s car when Delilah decided there was something of interest in Sara’s trunk.

Delilah began her investigation.

Apparently she was not satisfied with her position on the ground.

She climbed all the way into the trunk.

 

Yes my friends, that is my crazy lab in the trunk of a Honda, Accord.

I’ve noticed something about Sampson.

He’s a little strange around the cat.

Sometimes it seems like he is almost trying to play with Bob.  He runs up to him, his tail is up and he has a playful light in his eyes, his posture indicates he wants to play.

There are other times when he chases the cat.  Like this morning, Bob came into the bedroom and I said, “Hi Bob.”  Sampson bolted off the bed and chased Bob from the room.

Still other times when Bob is waiting near a door and Sampson won’t walk through the door because of Bob.  He is a 90 pound dog and won’t walk past a 10 pound cat!

There have been instances when Bob has climbed up on the bed and laid down between the dogs and they have all slept.

And yet last night Sampson wouldn’t bring his treat on the bed because Bob was there.

Bob is the same way.

Sometimes he comes in and lays right next to the dogs on the bed; or will look out the window with Delilah.

He drinks from the dog’s water bowl.

Then he turns around and swats at them as they walk past.

I guess that is just dogs and cats.  What about your animals?  How do they get along?

Before I get to the gist of this post I have a major announcement to make.

Today I FINALLY finished the page about Delilah’s health issues.  You can read about it here, but I must warn you it is extremely long.

So yesterday I was writing about how good the dogs were going to and from the car without leashes.  Today when we stepped outside, there was someone in the neighbor’s yard and both dogs ran right for him.

Sampson hung right around him, but once Delilah had greeted him she took off for the neighbor’s back yard and ignored me completely.  I had to walk into the back yard and grab her by the collar in order to get her in the car.

Then we got to the park and found something in the field.  I called her and could see her chewing as she ran towards me.  I grabbed her by the neck (I swear I lost my head) and I was patting her back saying, “Drop it! Drop it! Drop it!”  She swallowed it.

A bit later on, she was (once again) ignoring me, so I stopped to give Sampson some treats and she busted in between and ate his treats!

I need to be careful when I brag about how good they are! 🙂