Adventures of Rachele

I'm down in the Bay Area for the holidays.  I haven't realized how much I've missed seeing the sun until I came down here to visit.  It's too cold to bask in the sun, but it does feel nice to walk outside.  Family came to my parents' for Christams.  It looks like I forgot to have any photos of me on my camera. Here are the photos from my parents' place...

Last week Dixon and I finished our Intermediate Puppy Class.  Unfortunately, Dixon isn't obedient as the other puppies, so I'm trying to practice with him more before I feel comfortable enrolling in the next class.  The advanced class is mostly off-leash, which is a little too challenging for my Fox Terrier.  Puppies and other people with new treats are much more interesting than my commands!  The frightening thing is that multiple people tell me that Dixon is much more well-behaved than other fox terriers they know.  I can't imagine what that would look like.  We tried to end the class with four puppies lying still for a picture while all the people stood away from them.  Let's just say it was just a bunch of people pleading with their puppies, and puppies squirming ...it was just too much to get them to stay still next to each other.

Luckily, Dixon can manage to sit still for photos at home.  Well, he can do it MOST (not all) of the time.

Nice sit.

oops

Okay, maybe he can only hold still for a few seconds...

You even know "down!"

The last two weeks have been really cold up here.  It even snowed the weekend before last.  Before the snowflakes started sticking, I actually got up and met friends to run 6 miles.  Mel and Bill were crazy enough to run 20 miles that morning.  I think there's a fine line between being tough and being insane and it all depends on your perspective.  Flakes were falling during the run, but the sun was peaking out and it was a beautiful day.  The snow in the photo didn't happen until after I returned from my run.  That's when I refused to go out unless someone drove over and picked me up.  Icy roads scare me.

Luckily, most of the severe weather wasn't in my neighborhood.  The roads cleared the next day.  Dixon is even acclimating to the weather, and I'm sure he keeps warm since he bounces all over the place when we're walking near people or other dogs.  I can't imagine what our walks would be like if he hasn't been going to class.  We still have a long way to go...