Busy Saturday

We had a pretty busy Saturday this past weekend. Briggsie graduated from his puppy class this weekend! You can see his graduation photo and certificate below. What am I going to do now without that Saturday jaunt for him? He loves going out and doing something. I'm looking into trying agility for him. He would be good enough for it. He's small enough and fast enough...and man can he jump for a dog his size. But some other activity would be good because he loves people, other dogs, and the activity. Also below is a photo of him in his last class. The other dog in class with him was Quincy, a Golden Retriever that drastically grew since we were in the class with him for 8 weeks.

Below is his "Wonder Walker". He hates it as you can tell by the look on his face. It does not hurt him at all. It just goes around his head behind his ears and then that same loop goes around his snout. When he tries to pull forward it pulls his head back. Kind of like a bridal bit on a horse. He is entirely the one that decides how much it will pull his head back. And I could walk him with my pinkie if I wanted...or even a 3 year old could walk him. When we put it on him he just feels defeated and overpowered. But it really makes a world of a difference when it comes to his obedience in walking. As Tim says, "It really is a wonder walker."

And just some other fun photos. This is Briggs all ready to go over to "Grandma and Grandpa's" house. What he has on there is a car travel thing. Its a harness that hooks up to the seatbelt. If the seatbelt locks up, he can't go anywhere....but he can still move anywhere he wants. He's a good car rider though.

And finally a goofy picture of a goofy man. His back foot was hanging off of the cabinet. He's doing much better with Briggs although he hisses at him constantly...but at least he's out now.

The other big deal on Saturday was we went to a place in Des Plaines called Paradise Pup. If you've ever seen Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives on Food Network, then you'll know what I'm talking about. Everyone knows about this place and they have awards up the wazoo from local TV stations and newspapers. Its a literally this dive looking place on Des Plaines River Road. We waited in line for probably an hour to order. We got what everyone said was the best, the Cheddar Burger and cajun seasoned fries. The burger actually reminded me of Quick's (used to be in Belvidere, IL growing up) and the fries reminded me of Checker's fries. Yum...it was good though. Not something you should eat every day though. But I do recommend it. We are going to try a place in Glenview next weekend called Hackney's. Should be fun!