Geri & Sidney's Blog – October 2009 Archive (3)

Obedience School Halloween Party

Tonight was the Halloween party at Sidney's obedience school. He went dressed as a lobster! I wish I had thought to look for a fisherman's jacket of chef's hat, hee hee.

There was a trick contest..one for beginning and one for advanced. I was not sure where to enter him and opted for the advanced level. He took second place! I was so proud of the good job he did :)

He did "say hello", "high five" "spin" "down" "bang you're dead" and the "balance the treat on the nose and hold it… Continue

Added by Geri & Sidney on October 25, 2009 at 1:56am — 7 Comments

Baxter the Therapy Dog dies at age 19

Let me start by saying Baxter was NOT my dog, but a dog that touched my heart.

I brought this photo and article over from www.momentswithbaxter.com.

Baxter was a wonderful therapy dog. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a Humane Society fundraiser last spring. You could just feel the love and peace coming from him...it was amazing. Baxter was my inspiration to get Sidney into the therapy dog program. He will surely be missed beyond words. RIP… Continue

Added by Geri & Sidney on October 20, 2009 at 12:51pm — 3 Comments

A Hike at Lake Hodges...and a snake!

Today was a beautiful autumn day here in San Diego...meaning it was NOT sweltering hot, and a nice breeze was blowing, so we tried a new hiking trail today. It is called "Piedras Pintadas", which means "painted rocks" and winds through former Kumeyaay Indian grounds. There was a creek, a waterfall, informative sign boards and a nice view of the lake.

We took SIdney and Bruce, who is 14. I was a little worried about bringing Bruce due to his advanced age, but he plugged along like a… Continue

Added by Geri & Sidney on October 11, 2009 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments