Old dog seeks new trick 2

[Old Dog]

So this old dog has had to start part two of the story.

First of all I would like to thanks JCread for his Zen Golf story. Gotta go and read 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence' again I guess.

Next, I am going to post some resources for feeling better which my counsellor gave me a while ago. I think I'll do this in another new thread as I hope it will be useful to noobs.

Old Dog xx

[Old Dog]

Doh! I forgot to post the link to Old dog seeks new trick 1.

[Old Dog]

I've requested a name change to Old Dog as odsnt doesn't make much sense.

[JCred]

Ok Old Dog.

I like that... Old Dog......
Yea... That works...

[Old Dog]

Ok Old Dog.

I like that... Old Dog......
Yea... That works...

Cheers JCred

Noow I need to practice that new trick

[Eatsma]

Noow I need to practice that new trick

Good boy!



My dog has a really, really good trick which is kind of applicable to those of us here...I can put a cookie on his paw and tell him to "wait." He will look at the cookie, and look at me. When I decide that he can have it, I say, "Ok."

That's kind of the situation that we're in. We have the "cookie." It's ours. But we have to wait.

It's not a nice trick, but it takes a lot of patience and control. My dog is really awesome at it. (Good dog!)

So - there's your metaphor for the day!

[Old Dog]

:-) nice one MLP. The literal interpretation will be easy for me as I'm turning down all sorts of sweet stuff and losing quite a bit of weight.

Metaphorically? Oh yeah! I can see my cookie in the distance. Got my eyes on the prize.

[JCred]

Another one..

My dog likes to play "catch me if you can."

She will come up to me with one of her toys in her mouth, look at me, wait for me to get up to try and catch her, then run through her doggie door outside. (Yes, I have a doggie door, sorry) Once outside, she will turn and wait to see if I am following. If I am, she will run around the yard while I chase her. She wants me to chase her but won't let me catch her..... With the toy in her mouth the entire time....

NOW... Guess what happens when I stop chasing and go back in the house? (I call it GAL)

Yep... she waits a bit trying to see what my next move is and then comes back in to look for me if I don't come back in a bit of time..


Now, in her eyes I am chasing her in either case.....
But the reality is that when I stop chasing her she comes to me......

The key is I actually have to convince HER that I may not becoming back before she comes to me. If she even sees a glimpse of me through the door or even a hint that I'm coming back, then she waits me out...

Hmmmmmm.... Interesting...
Maybe I ought to see if there is a "Dog Busting" book...
around somewhere..

[Old Dog]

Great jumping snakes! I think you're onto something there JCred.

My flatmates have a dog - and we used to have two when I was growing up - and of course, that's exactly what they do.

Mind you, one of them used to bite the yard brush while I swung it around at head height as well.

[Old Dog]

OK update time. My wave cycle has been in a bit of a trough for a couple of weeks, but I'm on the up again now ... which is nice.

I also had a friend stay round for a couple of days and we went out to the pub a couple of times (GAL alert) - I haven't been to a local pub all the time I've been here as my flatmates are AA.

I got my bass guitar fixed and brought the bass amp home so lad #1 can play it and (GAL alert) I've decided to find a guitar teacher so I can learn to play better when I'm away during the week.

Going for a weeks holiday with the family on Saturday and then taking the boys to visit an old friend the week after leaving the wife at home: we have to split our time off to look after the boys.