Day before Thanksgiving
And I’m working. Can I really complain about this? I have a decent job, I only work 40 hours per week, (unlike these poor saps) and I have a decent feeling of job security.
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And I’m working. Can I really complain about this? I have a decent job, I only work 40 hours per week, (unlike these poor saps) and I have a decent feeling of job security.
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Hey Twins fans,
During the offseason, it sure can get boring and cold in Minnesota. Luckily, there are many things going on in the baseball world worth thinking about. 40 man roster, Rule V drafts, winter meetings, and then we’re almost there!
One site I’ve been reading fairly regularily since finding it is Twins Geek. It fits well with my whole thing, since I am both (1) a Twins fan and (2) a geek.
Anyways, check it out if you’re looking for some Twins talk.
Yeti had her first puppy class last night. Here’s the scene. 30 puppies of varying sizes and breeds. Harried owners trying to keep the leashes untangled. Mass chaos. One vet trying to to talk over the yelps and barks, letting us know if it’s okay if the puppy eats their poo. (Yeti doesn’t by the way, someone else asked the question)
So what did we learn? Not a ton that we didn’t know already, but we did get to see Yeti in action with some other dogs. She mostly hid under the bench we were sitting on, until the dogs around her stopped paying attention. Then she would slowly venture out and try to sniff some butts.
I think we picked the right dog though. At one point, there was about 4 or 5 dogs in a tangled mess, running in circles, barking, and Yeti decided it might be a nice time for a little nap in the middle of all this. However, it didn’t last long. A big Golden Retriever sat on her head, but anyways, it’s nice to know she’s pretty laid back.
We’ll try again next week, maybe it’ll be a little less nuts. I think there were extra people trying to get some extra tips on good puppy behavior before the Thanksgiving holiday.
One thing I can be thankful for is not getting a Pug. At one point we were supposed to pass the puppies around so they would get used to different people. Well, of course, about the third dog to come around was a Pug. About two seconds after it sat down on my lap, it either snorted extremely loud, or farted, and not wanting to get a second opinion, I passed it right along.
I’ve been a big fan of the ‘Switch’ ads ever since they came out, but these two are just hilarious.
Well, well well, what’s this? A puddle? Yeti has figured out one sure way to get our attention. Pee on the floor! We’ve kinda decided that she is to stay in the kitchen unless we are explicitly watching her. This works great, however, there is about a 15 minute span in the morning (about 7:20 to 7:35) where I am in the shower, getting dressed, and generally not paying attention to the Yeti-monster. Well she doesn’t like that one bit, so I guess peeing on the floor seems like a good plan to her. Today’s puddle broke the 3-day no-accident streak we were on, but nonetheless, things are looking up.
On a side note, what am I supposed to do when this happens? I believe I’m supposed to put her outside, no scolding (cause I didn’t catch her in the act) just clean up the mess and let her back in as if nothing has happened. But is she going to learn anything from this? Everytime she goes out she expects a treat now. (Bad A.J.! Bad A.J.!) I think we’re going to have to rework the whole going outside/pottie/treat experience. Maybe we’ll ask at puppy class tonight.
This all kind of reminds me of a book I used to read when I was younger. It was in the Soup series, but I forget which one it was. Soup on Fire maybe? Anyways, Soup and Rob are talking about owning a ranch, and Soup says that he’d fly down in his biplane (it’s set in the 30’s) to Rob’s ranch to visit.
“And you know how I’d get your attention? I’d pee out the window!”
Which I always used to think was so hilarious! Anytime you needed some attention, just pee on something! Flying by in a plane, just pee out the window!
I’m no longer thinking it’s quite so hilarious…
The Vikings lost again after playing their best game last week. To tell you the truth, I didn’t see much of the game, having left after it was 21-0 to play football with friends. Upon returning I was pleasantly surprised to find the score 24-17, and we had the ball! But, as things go when you’re having a season such as the vikings are having, there is just no way you’re going to win that game. And they didn’t.
I’ve been saying it all year… at least we’ll get a good draft pick again next year. Maybe we’ll be able to sign him before training camp opens?
We put this little board up instead of the baby gate so we could get in and out of the kitchen easier. (After my late night accident involving my face and the floor.)
However she quickly figured out how to push the board over, and we’re back to the baby gate.
This was right before she figured out how to knock it over.