Sampson loves lying outside when the Hubby is out there working. He is such a good boy that he just lies there watching the world go by After his ACL injury he didn’t really get to be outside a lot, mostly because I was worried that something would excite him and he would injure himself.
Yesterday was such a gorgeous day. Rain on Saturday evening drove the humidity away and we were left with a perfect fall day. Sampson, Delilah and I went to the woods for a nice morning walk. I worked Delilah off-leash a bit and she did phenominally well. Once we got home, I did a little bit of canning while Hubby went outside to work on his jeep.
When I went outside to help Hubby, Sampson went too, and he stayed outside. After I’d done a bit of putzing in the house I decided to outside and take some pictures of Sampson.
Notice anything in the doorway?
After I’d taken a couple of pictures I noticed Delilah just sitting in the doorway watching. I felt very bad. I would love for her to be able to be outside in the yard without her leash, but she has a tendency to roam.
It was a really nice day, and I figured how the heck will she ever learn if I never let her try?
I put her collar on, grabbed her leash and put a tasty treat in my pocket. Then I boldly stepped out the front door with her.
I held her collar until we were both out the door and then I asked her for a sit.
I’ll sit, but I expect a cookie.
Of course, she got a cookie.
Then I asked her for a down. Delilah does not like downs. I’m not really sure what the deal is with that, she’ll do it, but she takes her time.
I’m getting a cookie for this, yes?
Once I took a few photos, I sat on the step and pet her. When she sat on her own without me asking her, I said, “Yes” and gave her a treat.
Of course I kept snapping pictures.
After about 10 minutes, I ran out of cookies.
You’re out of cookies? You’re useless.
Yes it’s true, we were only outside for about 10 minutes, but what a glorious 10 minutes it was. After all, it was a perfect fall day.
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