[nagdu] Tami's back! was stress, how much is too much?

[rhonda cruz]

 hello tammi,
 welcome back.
 mya and i have missed you.

 glad you are doing good.

On Nov 14, 2012, at 12:52 PM, Tami Jarvis wrote:

> Hey, you! I've missed all of you, too, except that I could keep in touch by reading all of your messages when I had time. So many new people, new dogs, new ideas or new takes on familiar subjects. Fun stuff!
> 
> Mitzi is 6 now, very ancient. She is so sedate and settled, I worry about her encroaching decrepitude... Well, but only when she's not running the puppy into the ground or whizzing me along at poodle speed or bouncing around just because she's happy or... /lol/ Yup, she's still going strong! I'm starting to think seriously about the acquisition of a replacement prospect, but don't plan to do anything for another couple of years, even if I end up going with baby puppy... DD's baby pup is now nearly 14 months, and has a superb temperament, so I'll probably do some practice training with her, once I figure out how to keep my arms attached because she is a power pup!
> 
> Yes, we sucked it up and took the plunge back in April. We'd been talking about it for a couple of years, had rings in the safe and all, just never got around to doing the deed... Hopeless Romantics, us! NOT!
> 
> Anyway, we finally got Dad settled into the retirement center and his house taken care of, so while we were at it, we bought a new house over here and then moved ourselves. We are clearly suckers for punishment! We're mostly settled in now, love the house and especially the bigger backyard where the dogs can run play and I can play with them. Also, away from the Road of Certain Doom, I can just pop out the door with my guide and go to town! Once I get used to the colder climate. /lol/ We've done some exploratory trips together, and I also need to explore new routes to downtown for the snow, since the most direct route takes us up and over a steep overpass. I picture myself being dragged up by my poor dog, then just skiing down the other side. /lol/
> 
> With all the hustle bustle and move and run around getting ever more obscure bits of paperwork for the mortgage, I've found your comments and questions about stress very timely. /lol/ We're still getting used to the idea that we're actually through it all and starting to remember what we do in our real lives. Whew!
> 
> Glad you and Monty are still doing well. I hope you figure out what is causing him stress and how to help him through it. You will, of course. I think that the positive training methods and reinforcement provides a lot of tools for problems that may crop up later on... I find it easy to forget that Mitzi still needs that cheering and reassurance and praise so get caught up in my expectations that she's just going to be all good all the time... Ooops! Then I find myself doing what little I know of Tellington touch, massage, other calming techniques like that we've worked out over the years. Also, simply taking time out to arrange some fun type of work, like a good brisk walk at poodle speed with a little variation or something, and setting her up for success where she can show me (and preferably an admiring audience!) how freaky clever she is can go a long way toward cheering her up so she can just be all good all the time... Or something close. /smile/
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tami (now Jarvis!)
> 
> On 11/14/2012 10:46 AM, Julie J. wrote:
>> Heya!
>> 
>> You're back!  I missed you.  Mitsy is still going strong I see.  How old
>> is she now?  And you got married?  Congratulations!
>> 
>> Julie
>> 
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