Weaves #4

At least I think it was class #4?

Iris was actually better than I expected her to be. She started class being really good hanging out with me. She was fine up until one of the other dogs in class started playing tug. At least at home, Iris likes to be the "supervisor." Neither of the other dogs gets to play without her permission and that only happens if she's also playing with them (even if I tell her to knock it off and stop acting like such a b*tch, Zeus will still slink off. At least Henry will ignore her). The play growling that goes with tugging probably sets her off a bit too. We went outside, walked around a bit, and alternated between attention games and watching the other dogs from outside.

During Iris' first turn to practice, she did well. I think I was more fun than I was last week? Maybe? After she got some zoomies out of her system, she was more focused on the weave poles than she has been. She likes doing jumps and tunnels, but I think she's starting to get that weaves are important too. Iris tired herself out running laps around the barn, so she was much more willing to relax in her crate. When it was her second turn to practice, her brain was a little fried, but at least she stayed out there playing! Even though the other dogs were all in cars by then, all of the people were in the barn, including a few guys. Sometimes guys are scary, so I was happy that she didn't seem concerned by them.

When we left, Iris got to meet Julie's new Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Bug. Iris did really good (and so did Bug)! Bug is close enough to Beagle-size that I bet she'd play with him (or maybe it's that Corigis and Beagles are duck sized?) Actually, Iris is almost always good about meeting dogs (who'd have guessed that! She gets lots of practice meeting the "oh he's friendly" loose dogs at the state park). The only time she gets snarky is when the other dog is really in her face. It's when other dogs are doing things, like running or playing or barking, that she needs to supervise it. She's a loud supervisor.

Now with only 2 classes left, we need to do some practicing this week! Hopefully my real life stuff will start to work out a bit (maybe? hopefully? please?) because Iris says she's neglected and is going to call animal control if I don't start giving her more attention. So says the dog who's behind me sleeping on the couch. Yeah, she has a rough life.