MargeBlog: Being Nice

Friday, January 28, 2011

Being Nice

I'm in a bit of a hurry right now, so I'll leave you with this short-n-sweet post on this cold and snowy Friday:

On Sunday, at the Rally trial, Marge had the pleasure of meeting two Bearded Collie puppies and a Pyrenean Shepherd puppy. She was hanging out by me while I was putting up scores on the easel, and saw them come in the door about 20 feet away. She became instantly excited, and started play bowing to them wildly.

The pictures aren't great, but they're proof that she did, indeed, play with these pups. She's usually not a fan of the young'ns.

16 comments:

Natasha January 28, 2011 at 1:36 PM: Yay Marge! Glad that she had fun with the puppies.
Kathy Mocharnuk January 28, 2011 at 2:29 PM: Marge is just expanding her boundries by leaps and bounds, looks like she USED to not be fans of the young uns, but they might be growing on her? LOL, good job MARGE!
Two French Bulldogs January 28, 2011 at 2:38 PM: They are cuties Marge. Did you get to play with them?
Benny & Lily
Kristine January 28, 2011 at 2:43 PM: That's so great! There must have been something fun about those guys that was impossible for her to resist. Yay for Marge!
Kiyi Kiyi January 28, 2011 at 2:51 PM: What cute puppies!
Sue January 28, 2011 at 3:03 PM: Marge has some very cute friends.
Tucker The Crestie January 28, 2011 at 3:17 PM: Go Marge! Great job! And what cute puppies!
Chris and Ricky January 28, 2011 at 3:51 PM: Good girl Marge! I am not a fan of puppies either so I am in awe of her good behavior!
Unknown January 28, 2011 at 6:02 PM: Yes! What a good girl!! She has gone a long way! Eva doesn't really like puppy bullies although she herself is one :P
Cyndi and Stumpy January 28, 2011 at 7:11 PM: I hope Marge never stops surprising you with how far she has come!
Stella January 28, 2011 at 10:50 PM: Hooray for you, Marge! You can find all kinds of new things everyday to like and play with and I can be happy for you.

Cheers,

Stella (and Jo)
KB January 28, 2011 at 11:38 PM: Marge is changing so very fast. Wonderful, wonderful.
An English Shepherd January 29, 2011 at 5:41 AM: Looks very calm!
Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart January 29, 2011 at 9:52 AM: Nothing cuter than beardie pups. Three cheers for Marge.
Kari in Alaska January 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM: Maybe she thought they were live stuffies?

Kari
http://dogisgodinreverse.com
Lorenza January 30, 2011 at 12:41 AM: Glad you had a great time with them, Marge!
Happy Sunday!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza

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MargeBlog started in early 2009 as a training journal for my newly adopted, skittish Lab mix, Marge. Marge's world was small back then; her fears really limited the things I could do with her. Aside from trips to the park and attending beginner training classes, Marge was mostly a stay at home gal - not because either of us wanted her to be, just because the demons from her unsuitable upbringing continued to haunt her.

Slowly, the fear diminished, her world grew. Now, Marge is a fun-loving, squirrel-chasing, winning Agility and Rally dog who accompanies me to a wide variety of places. Here, you will frequently find detailed training updates, snippets from Marge's every day life at home, and photo-filled posts detailing our many outdoor adventures.

This is more than just a dog blog - it is an actual look in to what one shelter dog's life ultimately became when she found her first and forever home and began to blossom.

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A rescue from Georgia bounced around from shelter to shelter and state to state with her siblings, Marge did not have the luxury of living in a home - my home - until just past her first birthday. A life behind bars had taken its toll on Marge, whose obvious fear of people, noise, and city life in general left a lot for her to learn about how to get by in New York.

Marge is a different dog now than she was back then. It took years of new, positive life experiences, but her fears, which used to consume everything we did, are now only one theme in a great big book of adventures.

These days, Marge enjoys going to training classes, taking trips to agility trials, having play dates with friends, and eating anything that's even remotely edible - not bad for a dog who spent her puppy days in cages.

My time with Marge has been a learning experience for which I am ever grateful. As my first dog, she has taught me and continues to teach me so much more than I ever imagined about dogs, training, and behavioral/fear issues. She's a fun dog with a sense of humor who loves life and learning.

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