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@Tom
Enquiring minds want to know...what's with this new avatar? Everybody else probably already knows, but I'm not up on the latest stuff like that. Please tell me!
BTW, I'm back from my 6 week adventure...I had the most fun and rewarding time! And the trip was very good for Bishop also. He's even more attentive to me than he was before, is more obedient, and is more confident in himself. He is serious about his job to protect me and his car...I can't imagine anyone messing with me when Bishop is with me. He handled groups of 25-30 people that he had never met, including children, with dignity and infinite patience. He was always with me except for 3 times when I went to an event where he could not go (e.g. a live play in a theatre). He had 2 motorboat rides in choppy water and loved it. Every place we went invited him to come back any time. I'm afraid he is now a bit uppity 🙂
The only problem I have with him is that he refuses to go into small rooms or spaces, especially elevators. He's completely terrified, shaking from head to toes, and I would have to drag him on. I didn't do that...I tried coaxing, treats, calling him to come...nothing worked. We finally climbed the stairs 2 flights up and down again.l
I'm so proud of him. He was quiet at night. I'd throw his blanket on the floor wherever we were, private home, motel, or tent...he knew where he was supposed to lay. That wasn't a hard and fast rule at night though...he learned quickly that getting on the bed with mom was pretty nice. He had never done that before, but figured it out while we were gone. One evening I turned around and this is what I saw 😂
Enquiring minds want to know...what's with this new avatar? Everybody else probably already knows, but I'm not up on the latest stuff like that. Please tell me!
BTW, I'm back from my 6 week adventure...I had the most fun and rewarding time! And the trip was very good for Bishop also. He's even more attentive to me than he was before, is more obedient, and is more confident in himself. He is serious about his job to protect me and his car...I can't imagine anyone messing with me when Bishop is with me. He handled groups of 25-30 people that he had never met, including children, with dignity and infinite patience. He was always with me except for 3 times when I went to an event where he could not go (e.g. a live play in a theatre). He had 2 motorboat rides in choppy water and loved it. Every place we went invited him to come back any time. I'm afraid he is now a bit uppity 🙂
The only problem I have with him is that he refuses to go into small rooms or spaces, especially elevators. He's completely terrified, shaking from head to toes, and I would have to drag him on. I didn't do that...I tried coaxing, treats, calling him to come...nothing worked. We finally climbed the stairs 2 flights up and down again.l
I'm so proud of him. He was quiet at night. I'd throw his blanket on the floor wherever we were, private home, motel, or tent...he knew where he was supposed to lay. That wasn't a hard and fast rule at night though...he learned quickly that getting on the bed with mom was pretty nice. He had never done that before, but figured it out while we were gone. One evening I turned around and this is what I saw 😂