Hardworking Guy of mine

Changing the tire in the dark

I don't always give Guy the credit and praise he deserves so this is my shout out to him at how hard he's been working.

On the way to Finn's agility class last week I had an issue with the tire pressure. I got about .1 miles away from the field when the tire pressure came on so I pulled in to the parking lot and called Guy. I got out to check and I ended up puncturing the left rear tire wall. No idea how it happened. I could feel the air rushing out/see it rapidly deflating. Forgetting about roadside assistance I called him. Guy said I would need to change the tire. First off, I've never jacked a car by myself let alone changed it on the Subaru. Guy promised, "to walk me through it. However, it would probably take me an hour versus 20 minutes if he did it." I wasn't too keene on jacking a car/changing a tire in the dark so Guy drove down from Paris to Dallas to change it for me. After having only been home for about 40 minutes.  I was really grateful and it ended up being a good thing he came down because the tire nuts were so tight he had to jump on the tool that loosens them. After unscrewing them he didn't think I would have been able to do it by myself it.

Our new table!

For Valentine's Day he built found online the plans to build an AKC spec sized table for agility. This way Finn and I didn't have to keep training with the ottoman! He researched it out and then ordered all the supplies. He ended up going camping with the boy scouts and then was going out of town. He wanted us to have it sooner than later. So after his busy and long weekend he started building the table. It took him about an hour and a half to build the table. It turned out really nice!!! Finn and I have enjoyed being able to use it.

I'm so grateful to have a hardworking, patient husband that looks for small ways to serve me even when it's not the most convenient time for him.

Finn's Agility Class

Guy and I decided it was time to start Finn in agility training. He kept leaping over the back of the couch and our heads so we figured it was time. There's an agility group in Dallas (DAWG) so we looked at enrolling through them. He's in an 8 week long beginner course. While in the course he practices basic obedience calls and the obstacles. Each Tuesday night I drive down to the North East side of the Dallas metroplex. Class is an hour long.

Finn does great in the car. Sometimes he's a little restless on the way down to class since I can't feed him dinner before we go. The way home though he typically just sleeps since he's warn out. We've been going to class for about 3 weeks now. I would say he's the smartest and quickest learner in his class. I'm still trying to find the balance of when to feed him/how much. If I feed him before class then he gets tired in class and towards the end of class he won't listen. If I don't feed him before class then he doesn't listen as well because he's too hungry. I'm sure that I'll have it figured out by the time we are done with the basic course. After this course there are 2 more intro level ones where he learns the rest of the obstacles and sequencing them together. We're hoping to just continue rolling through with those.

On our way to school

I haven't gotten any pictures of us working in class. I'm hoping Guy will be able to come with us one week and take a few pictures. So far though he's mastered going through the tunnel, small jumps and ending on the table. To practice the table Finn and I were using the ottoman. For Valentine's Day Guy built Finn and I a table to use.