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Toby's Life

It's Turkey Tag 2007!

The rules are that you send a message via a Rosette, Present or Pawmail to your paw pals. Then, post 7 random facts about yourself. Post these rules in your diary. Have fun!!

1. I'm a very dominant dog when it comes to other males.
2. My favorite toy is a stuffed lemur that's almost as big as me.
3. I will bark at any animal in my path.
4. I love the snow.
5. I hate wearing sweaters & harnesses - only a collar for me!
6. My favorite treat is a piece of pancake.
7. I get SO excited when I see other papillons - I recognize my own kind!

Oh no! I pulled a muscle

Ok - I was at my agility trial with LOTS of other dogs. I didn't act too nervous, but we were there at 8:30 in the morning, and I didn't run until about 4:00. I refused just about every obstacle on the walk-through, and when Mommy put me at the start line, I ran right out of the ring and back into my crate. She thought it was just nerves and tried again. When she picked me up, I squealed. She pulled me from the trial, thinking that I was overly tired and that we'd try again in the morning. I absolutely zonked out and slept all evening and all night. I was sore when getting up from a nap, but acted normally otherwise. It turned out I had a pulled muscle. Even though I had many walks outside and around the building, I was tense and sat in the same position every time I went into my crate. Can you believe it? I hurt myself BEFORE I ran. I was on baby aspirin for three days and had to skip two flyball classes over the next two weeks. What a BUMMER. I had been practicing so hard! Anyway, I'm back to normal now, to the relief of my human family. I went back to my flyball class and was so wired from not doing anything for the past three weeks, that I was completely out of control. I pretty much barked nonstop the whole time, but boy, did I have a good time!

I'm going to show in agility!

Mommy decided to enter me in the UKC agility trials the end of October, and shortly after that I made up a new trick - I run up the A-frame but won't come back down. After a summer of great practices, I just made this one up. Take that, Mommy - just when you thought you had control of me! Mommy thinks that Bandit has teeter issues, but that's just HIS trick. We're not stupid - we just like to make Mommy look like SHE is!!!