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I posted a video of Miss Missy getting some exercise yesterday. And because I have no favorite dog, except of course for Suzy, I shot a short video of Rocky this morning, and thought I might find a few minutes today to post it. He is a real powerhouse, with a smile like a acre of sunshine. (I stole that acre of sunshine line. I can't remember where it's from.)

Unfortunately, I continue to have video upload problems. If I had 30 uninterrupted minutes I could probably figure things out (it's a google thing) and upload a 29 second video of Rocky responding to my command, "C'mer Boy!" But I rarely have 30 uninterrupted minutes. And when I do, uploading videos is not at the top of my "what to do with 30 uninterrupted minutes" list of things to do. 

So I'll just post a few recently taken still photographs of Rocky.

That dog can run!

And he looks so Happy!

More running.

More Happiness.

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Here at Farther Along Farm, it's been a good day. In addition to my seeing that Missy got her exercise in, too, Rocky and I got some gardening done. 

Running and Digging?? BIG LIFE!!

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We had some hard core lessons in living room appropriate behavior today. 

There are three interior play areas. At first, I made some crude distinctions. Now, we are beginning to learn some more fine-grained distinctions about what is and is not appropriate behavior in each of these areas. For example, if you want to hang out while Mr. Big Food and I are fixing supper, you need to learn to lay down somewhere that's not in our way-- and if you'll listen to us, we will tell you where those special places are. And you will be rewarded if you do as we say. You are a dog. We have a contract. 

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And now, at the end of the day, the Alpha and Beta males are overseeing their domain. The Old Girl has fallen asleep in a not comfortable place. I'll have to replace her. Missy needs to go out. We have a contract.