Another great week at the Yard and Lot! We visited Matt and his crew last Friday to get some action shots. Once again, we were impressed by the progress. So much happens behind the scenes and we are only able to share a glimpse of it. I attach a great picture of Matt, always upbeat, in his element and jovial no matter what - you can tell he loves his work, it is his passion. We also visited our Lot and we were also impressed with the progress. We knew the foundation was to start last week but we didn't expect to see the forms already set, concrete poured and now the forms being broken down for the next phase - foundation walls. This time, we were able to really get a sense of the size of our home and where each room will be. Totally amazing!
On the dog front, a lot has happened also. We have started to prepare our home for the arrival of our two dogs. Each room in the house is being puppy proofed, making sure that nothing will get in their way, as we intend to give them full run of the place. We bought all the necessary gear: x-pens, donut beds, Sherpa bags, bowls, toys and more toys (Kong toys are great!). As per my last blog, Cooper will come to us first. According to our breeders, Nathan and Darlah, Cooper is quite the handful, extremely intelligent, a very spirited Havanese, BUT he could 'own us' without the proper training....hmmm...so what does this mean?? Nathan is currently taking his own puppy Roxie to Family Dog Training, at the Who's Walking Who school in Ajax. He strongly recommended that we take Cooper to the same class, even though Cooper is not coming to live with us for another two weeks. This will give Cooper a great head start. So, starting this coming Wednesday, we will be going to class with Cooper, in Ajax, and this will be for the next 5 weeks. In two weeks, he comes home to us, but in the meantime, we will start the bonding process with him once a week. We are very much looking forward to this, as this will be a totally new experience for us.
Also, on Friday, Russell and I will attend a Behaviour class at Scholars in Collars school in Burlington. This class is for the "would be dog owners" and it will teach us what to expect from our dogs in terms of behaviour. Once we have both dogs at home, we will take them to this same school for more training, starting early December. Like Nathan and Darlah, we also believe in teaching by positive reinforcement so this training will be beneficial to both the dogs and us.
On the Mississauga home front, we got a lot done this week. We painted the laundry room and painted the basement floor. Most importantly, we dejunked in a big way! Our basement is now a refuge to only a few items.
So, this was another good week in more ways than one. Attached is a video taken last Friday, hope you enjoy it. We do! Have a great week everyone!
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