Hi Vickie, I've been meaning to touch base with you but have been busy with summer camp for the past few weeks. Ginny has continued to be the new love of my life. She is just the most fantastic dog I could have ever hoped for. All of my friends and co-workers are just as in love with her as I am, even those who aren't "dog people" or are scared of dogs. I take her almost everywhere with me and on the rare occasion that I leave her behind, she's been getting better and not crying when I leave. I think she's finally getting comfortable and learning that I am always going to come back.

Since I take her everywhere with me, this includes the horse shows. It's not safe for her to be on a leash when I'm in the ring coaching the kids so I got her a back pack type carrier to put her in so that she can stay with me. It's a little more than a little ridiculous but if you can't laugh at yourself then what fun is life! We are always the hit of the horse show and have ended up in several different peoples photo albums on facebook.

I also found a fantastic dog park about 2 miles from my house. She LOVES to go there and I think she has named herself the Mayor! She greets all of the dogs as they come in and then supervises the other dogs that are playing. It took a few weeks for her to start to play with the others and she is still trying to figure it out but I got her to start playing with a ball a little too.

We are working on voice commands so that I can take her with me off leash when I go on trail rides with the horses. She is doing quite well with this but still needs a little more work. She is so willing to please that she learns very quickly. I'll keep you posted on how it goes!

Hope your weather is getting a little better. Sounded like you were stuck in that awful heat wave