Thursday, October 23, 2008

Lil' bit of puppy love goin on

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Cosmo was in hog heaven this past weekend. The love of his life, Jerri, was back for a mini-staycation at our house. It's so funny watching him with her. She's so much taller than he is, and he looks like such a peanut right next to her. They are so sweet together. He's just thrilled when he sees her popping through the door, and is so sad when she goes back to her house (which, by the way, is the same house where we go for agility lessons once a week). She's coming back for a visit over Thanksgiving. Last year, when she came to visit at Thanksgiving, I'd gotten my tree up early. I don't know what got into the two of them (this was pre-Leo coming home to live with us), but they started running through the house after each other like the devil himself was chasing them. Somehow, Jerri over shot her jump to the sofa and landed in the tree. How it didn't fall over-- I don't know. That ended that episode.
On another note... Cosmo really stunk this week in class. I hated telling my daughter that he didn't kick butt this week, but I did. His nose was CONSTANTLY on the ground. In fact, he knocked a couple of bars because he ran towards them with his head down, and didn't look up in time. I did get some really good distance from his entrance into a tunnel that snaked under the A-frame and he had to hop out and go up the frame. He didn't come towards me and I didn't have to step in really close to get him where he needed to be. So, that's my one highlight of agility on Tues. I'm hoping he'll get back in gear next week so I don't have to diappoint my daughter again. =)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

"Man on the run"

Cosmo last year hanging out with the great pumpkins.

Man on the run/Livin' fast, runnin' hard/Always under the gun/Yes I'm a man on the run./Travelin' a little light/I'm built for speed/Leavin' no traces/Of this mine fine lead/If you want to love me/You better not wait/Cause if you blink your eyes, girl/ It'll be too late.Chorus:Cause I'm a man/Man on the run/Livin' fast, runnin' hard/Always under the gun/Yes I'm a man, man on the run/Livin' fast, runnin' hard/Always under the gun/Cause I'm a man on the run./Chorus:Cause I'm a man/Man on the run/Livin' fast, runnin' hard/Always under the gun/I'm a man, man on the run/Livin' fast, runnin' hard/Always under the gun/Cause I'm a man on the run./Chorus:Man on the run/Livin' fast, runnin' hard/Always under the gun/Livin' fast, runnin' hard/Always under the gun/Yes I'm a man, man on the run. /Chorus:Yes I'm a man/Man on the run/I'm a man on the run/Yes I'm a man on the run/Yes I'm a man on the run//// Molly Hatchet



Ok, I can't get that dang song out of my head. Not only that, but I hear it in my head when Cosmo and I are running in class. How sad is that?? Cosmo is offiically doing the teeter now, without any padding under the end that drops. This was week 2 of that. I am SO proud of my boy. It's been a long two years of training (ok, so it doesn't really seem like it's been that long, but it really has) and it's finally all starting to come together. Now to just get him doing a full set of weaves, and we'll be set to go out and see what we can do someplace other than Ann's backyard.


Oh... and here's a kid funny. The princess has started asking how my day goes (I guess because I ask her that every day when I pick her up from preschool). So, I tell her. Then she asks (with her head propped up on her hand looking all cute) "how was 'gility?" "Did Cosmo kick butt tonight?" And when I answer, "yes", "he did kick butt tonight", she starts yelling his name with big "woo hoo's!". Guess I better start watching what I say around the princess. We found it hysterical, however, others may not. Oh well.. I took the camera with me in hopes of getting one of my friends to try to get a pic or some video, and I forgot to take it out of the bag. I was hoping to get a good picture for a Christmas card before it gets too dark out to get a good picture. It's so hard when they're blue roans.