Back To Some Normality

A bit of a milestone today in terms of getting back to some kind of normality on the home life front.

I went to the gym this morning which is when I was going pre-rupert and despite my best efforts I didn't make it back for 2 hours. I was wondering what sort of damage I'd come home to but Rupert has been very good indeed. By the time I get back however the thunder storms are rolling in and the rain has started which meant that I got very wet indeed taking Rupert in and out for wee's and the like.

The afternoon flies by and in the evening me and Rupert head out to go and see what one of the local dog training schools is like. It's not far from here, and since I left Rupert on his own already today I decided to take him along in his car carrier just to give him a bit of an airing.

The dog class looks like it will suit Rupert perfectly, though I'm not sure how well a peke will do :) He may well surprise me. He also got lots of fuss from the trainer and met some of the other participants (human and canine) and I also picked up a few tips I can start to teach him at home before he starts his formal training in August. It's 70 quid for 10 sessions or so and I think it will be money well invested. My only concern is the size of some of the other dogs that may well be there when Rupert starts his session. The group seemed very popular with breeds like labradors and other types that will tower over Rupert on some of the exercises. The trainer didn't think they'd be any problem though and I'm happy to take her word for it. What did surprise me was the number of people who had either never seen a Peke before or hadn't seen one for many years - especially a white one, that seems odd to me but then again we've had a peke of some description in our family for the past 10 years at least.

We don't get home till late, and Phil isn't far behind us as he's had to work quite late tonight as well. When we are all home though I get on with dinner and Rupert has more play time with Phil and we also try to get rupert more used to the clippers - he seems far more confident with them now (but only when they are switched off) so we've decided to leave them on the floor so he sees them all the time and they become nothing of importance to him. After he's got through that then we'll switch them on some and go from there.

Posted by Abi on the July 5, 2006 9:12 PM