Catching Up

Lots of business to cover due to an absence of updates. Prada and I have been busy!

Stage Debut: went very well, although the guest performers weren’t given time to exit the stage until after the superintendent of the school had come up and closed the concert. Prada had other plans, it seems, and attempted a brief, uneventful, and unsuccessful early escape off the stage. Unfortunately for her I had a foot down on the leash. Otherwise, it went well and I’m looking forward to bringing her on stage with me at UAH.
City Work Again: We’ve spent more time doing city work (city blocks, larger, more complex buildings, stores, malls, and the like) since returning to Salem. Now our overuse of the California stop is quite apparent and today, walking from the chiropractor’s office to the library, I had to begin the task of reconstructing those choreographed street crossings that we used at first. This will mean…more walks, more outings! Thanks to holiday business and reunions with friends this isn’t too difficult to put together, though.
The Cat: The ignorance training is going much better than expected, although not perfectly, of course. The cat’s behavior is not improving, but Prada will leave the cat alone more easily and has even ignored his existence altogether on a few occasions.
Chocolate: yes, she’s acquired a taste for it, it appears. My solution is a variant on my roommate’s trash-can strategy. I’m going to get some chocolate syrup, a small amount, of course, and some intense hot sauce and set it out on a plate on the edge of the counter. Immediate consequences of significant impact, especially if done several times, to end the interest and create a chocolate/hot sauce association in her little doggy brain.