I wake up in the morning to a faint tugging on the edge of my blanket. Monzi is up and away and wants her morning walk. I give her a wan smile and then open my arms to give her a hug. The great fluff that is Monzi runs into my arms and I slide out of the bed, laughing and fending off her tongue. I get her leash and we go on a walk.

The morning is fresh and there are only a few birds out. I take my time looking at the blades of grass while she runs ahead, checking on me whenever I fall out of her sight. She is excited about the walk, but she�s more excited about what is to come.

We finally finish our walk and then climb into the back of my Subaru. The hatch back was big enough for me to fit all of Monzi�s kennel. I close the back and we drive out to the lake. I open Monzi�s cage and throw a tennis ball into the water. She runs out there splashing and then swims back to me. I meet a client on the dock. He has a Labrador retriever that he is trying to teach to like the water like Monzi does. We spend a couple of ours getting the dog used to the water. He is starting to get the hang of this whole thing when it comes to the end of our session and I say goodbye to our client.

Next, we load up into the car and go home. Monzi is soaking wet, so I give her a bath before we go to our next encounter: the school. We take Monzi to a middle school in town and talk to them about dog care and show all the kids Monzi�s cleverer tricks. They are absolutely amazed and everyone gets a chance to pet her, which is Monzi�s favorite part about this experience.

After that, Monzi and I go home. I throw the tennis ball a little for her in our yard and when she�s tired, we go inside and I read books about dog training, behavioral modeling, motivation and so forth. Before long, we are both ready for bed. She sleeps in her bed in the corner, I sleep in mine and we fall asleep to do something similar the next day.

:-)
That sounds like a great day! And Monzi is a cute name for a dog. :-)
» Rachel (24.9.125.9) on 2012-06-08 11:48:50

I want to have a pet too.
» renaye on 2012-06-11 08:50:31

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