Most of these photos just don’t fall into any specific category. Here’s a closeup of Chester with one ear up — he looks much more like a Chihuahua when his ears are up.

We recently finished the intermediate obedience class at Petsmart. Chester did extremely well again; most of it built on the puppy class — i.e., sit, down, stay with distractions or from a distance. We also learned heeling, which is quite a trick to teach to a little dog, let me tell you!

Chester is not a natural retriever. At first he wouldn’t fetch at all. And he still has to be in the mood. We worked on it though, with treats for bringing it back to us and “drop it” (which is how he’s gotten pretty good at drop it). If he’s in a fetching mood, he’ll go quite a while, treats or no treats. If he’s not, he’ll run off with it and settle down for a chew.

I know these are technically not good photos, but I still think they came out kind of cool! I call it ghost dog.

And for you cat lovers: check out Cat Fiesta for good deals on cat furniture. Someone on the About Cats forum mentioned their having a clearance sale. Even though we have more animal stuff than human stuff, I swear, I’m afraid I ordered one.

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