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Horrible to wonderful morning 6
In Hestia’s opinion this morning went from the most horrible thing ever to the most wonderful thing ever! I needed to go grocery shopping this morning, so before we left I took Hestia for a walk. The only problem was that it was raining. And not just raining a little […]
Horsing around in Publix 6
Today was our biweekly grocery trip. We had a really good trip! Hestia was perfect throughout the entire store. She heeled wonderfully and ignored every single thing on the floor. We were entering the juice aisle when a man that we passed started barking at Hestia. She just looked at […]
Grrrrrr Amazon! 3
Boy have I had trials and tribulations trying to return an Amazon package! Apparently Amazon has a new policy where to get free returns, you have to drop a package off at a Kohl’s store. Last week I tried to do that, and I looked up Kohl’s hours online. They […]
The Empress is in 2
It was cold again this morning, so Hestia got to wear her Empress coat on our walk! It kept her warm enough so that she didn’t complain and try to head home early. Plus she looked super stylish! Maybe tomorrow we’ll show off one of her other winter coats, so […]
Breaking out the winter coat
This morning when we left for the grocery store, it was very very cold! It was only 32 degrees F! There was frost on my windshield even. That’s about 10 degrees colder than the coldest night this season so far! So I decided it was time to break out Hestia’s […]
Mason jar score 2
I’ve been looking for quart mason jars for a month or so now. I think with the pandemic, people are more into cooking and canning, so they’ve been out of stock almost everywhere! Normally mason jars cost about $12 for a dozen. But they had them on amazon for $50 […]
Good girl at the grocery store
Today was our biweekly trip to the grocery store. Hestia is so good at the grocery stores now, even though we really only work her once every two weeks. I’m very happy that she hasn’t forgotten the basics, and in fact seems to be getting a bit more solid on […]
Sit pretty check-in 1
Hestia was having a problem of backing up when I was trying to get her to sit pretty, and also not being very stable in the position. So I tried something I haven’t seen in any of the youtube videos I’ve watched about it—having her sit back against a wall. […]
Starting to sit pretty
Yesterday afternoon we started working on a new trick with Hestia—sit pretty! This is when they sit on their haunches and raise their front paws up. I’m teaching it using luring. So I have her sit, and then hold a treat over her nose, a little up and back so […]