more blog stuff

It has been awhile since I have blogged. Kind of funny that I worry about spell check when I don't think anyone reads this thing. Doesn't matter, it is good record keeping for me.
I think it is very interesting that people make comments about how many toys Yip has. Some people have made comments that she is spoiled. I cannot give her enough enrichment toys. Boxes, things that shake, move, squirm away, blankets, chew toys.
She has a laundry basket that I pretty much bring with me and she parks herself in it to play or chew on her toys. We go through her box together and we play with them all. Anytime I am playing with her, I am training her. I am still feeding her one meal a day out of my hands. I now ask for downs, waves which she does either paw, spins and turns or I am calling them left and right. We are working on waits, with either stands downs or sits. I do a 100% food reward for "leave its", "come".
Today I went to breakfast with friends and took her with me too. She was walked by the water and visited people. She got special treats, freeze dried liver, for meeting new people. She got to walk across railroad ties, and got lots of treats when cars or motorcylces went by.
Kids on skateboards! Excellent, she got treats for each one that went by.
It is very tiring raising a puppy, but I want her to enjoy people and to enjoy being handled by people.
that's this today!!

Bestest toys!!

Yippe has so many toys, and she uses them! Anything she can chomp her teeth on are her favorites.
I found a wonderful toy that is just genius. She loves it and I can play with her while I am using a chuck it ball toy for my other aussie.
Some of my friends say it is only a lunge whip with a piece of sheep fleece tied to the end of it, but isn't that a great idea? I would never have come up with that.
Yip loves to chace it and I can control her twisting and turning.
I think I paid something like $20.00 for it, but it is a great deal.