{"id":12830,"date":"2019-04-14T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T12:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12830"},"modified":"2019-04-14T13:52:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T12:52:03","slug":"good-dogging-in-east-mids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12830","title":{"rendered":"Good dogging in East Mids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There has been a lot of dogging going on in these parts lately. And in different dogging formats too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s been the freestyle dogging where we’ve been doing our own thing, like the bunch of dogging rebels that we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there’s been the more organised group dogging sessions where dogging instructors have been taking us through rewards-based dogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a puppy has meant lots of changes for us as a household and as individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can no longer pee standing up. Whenever I do, I get a pointy puppy beak poking between my legs as she tries to climb into the toilet bowl while I’m still peeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when I have a safety wee the puppy comes in the bathroom and keeps guard, in her own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have become adept at brushing my teeth while said puppy dangles from the belt of my bathrobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a shower has also become a hazardous activity. The first time I thought ‘that feels suspiciously like someone licking my shins’ as I struggled to get the burning Head and Shoulders out of my eyes, came as something of a shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That the puppy could climb up the side of the bath and, equally deftly, climb out again afterwards, came as a big surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has a great affinity with water, as we’re rapidly learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m becoming used to receiving a puppy wash at 5am, and equally used to having a puppy sit on my shoulder while watching TV in the evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can no longer go horizontal on the settee – doing so earns me a puppy sitting on my chest and I have to wear it like some kind of badge or honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singing fascinates her. Specifically, me singing fascinates her, but me playing the guitar doesn’t affect her one way or another. That’s just bizarre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like proud parents we’ve gone past the ‘having to get up at 1.30am to take her outside for a wee’ stage. Yes, she now goes through the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*proud parent face*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group dogging sessions… well… it’s early days. All we’re hoping for is some manners on the lead and a strongly-learned set of recall and ‘stop that’ rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re fortunate, there’s a canine training academy in the village, and it’s fair to say we have high hopes of a set of positive outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’s got some rough puppy-edges, but every now and then we get a good long look at how we think she’s going to turn out, with some training and careful upbringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it’s going to be fun. I think she’s going to be fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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