Just finished reading a friend’s blog and am going to try to make a promise to myself to be a bit more diligent in posting. This has been a glorious week of snow, wind and mother nature making herself well-known. Fortunately, this has not deterred Simon and I from enjoying our morning walks.The last two mornings we walked along the ocean - the waves were truly impressive and the sun provided some warmth to offset temperatures in the low teens. Simon seems oblivious to the cold and pounces into the snow with paws and snout seeking out any small mammal lurking beneath. There was extra excitement as following the multitude of deer tracks finally led to a sighting. All the snow makes it hard for the deer to move about, but this one seemed as graceful as ever. Our training focus has been well - focus! Simon is progressing well and our working relationship is deepening. Yesterday during agility class he did not get the ‘zoomies’ and he kept checking in with me to find out what game we would play next. He is learning that I can be fun and that he gets to play more if he hangs out with me!