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My bark could make a sumo wrestler jump!

Despite my counter surfing, continuous licking, and other quirky behaviours, I'm a brave dog. What? You don't believe me? Well, I scared a robber away last night!!!

See, apparently, someone tried to get into our house at 1AM through a side door that leads to our kitchen! I sleep in the kitchen! AND my crate is pushed right against the side door. My mommy said that she heard me start barking loudly and not in my normal tone when our alarm started going off. I never bark like that unless I'm suspicious of a stranger outside. The alarm changed from beeping to the real thing, and I woke my mistresses up from their slumber when I decided to howl in long, loud wails trying to get that awful alarm out of my head.

Well, everyone but one of my mistresses got up, inspected the house, and eventually let me sleep with my crate door open instead of shut in case the robber came back. Personally, I don't think that he would come back after the way that I scared him! I'm not a little puppy any more! I'm nine and half months old and weigh a whole THIRTY-FIVE pounds! Yes, don't mess with Skylar.

Skylar, a guard dog?

Wow. Our Siberian husky mix actually has the making of a future guard dog. If you aren't familiar with the Siberian husky breed in general, let my inform you that Siberians are not knonwn for their ability to guard. Instead of alerting their owners to a burgular, they'd greet the burgular with a big tongue instead of snapping jaws.

Anyway, Skylar has recently started to alert us to people or loose dogs near our house. She has actually started using a particularly gruff bark that is much different from her normal cat alert barks. Skylar was even sounding her alarm at a person across the street going to someone else's house. If we can refine this bark of Skylar's to the point where she knows that we approve but can also get her to hush on command, our house will be alert to the going ons of the neighborhood.

Thanks for reading!

We didn't drop out, we just failed! :P

Darn! Skylar and I failed Beginner at our dog obedience school. I think that we failed for two reasons.
1. I, the handler, was nervous! There wasn't much to be nervous about, but I was on edge the whole time.
2. Skylar just didn't feel like staying. I don't what caused it. Maybe she just had to go potty, was being the teenager she is, was influenced by my nervousness, or maybe all three.

Therefore, we failed dog obedience class. However, we got what we came for: experience and the tools. I learned a lot about dog behavior in general as well as learning how to control Sky in such a distracting place. Man, I'm just proud that we stuck it through. Yes, I want to try again next winter when she's past this teenage stage and is a few months past her first birthday.

My mom and I will go back to the school tonight for the awards ceremony. While we won't be picking up the diploma, we'll be getting a toy for 100% attendance. =]

Good bye and good luck!

(and thankyou all for the support prior to the exam!!!)