So, I did click-treat with Hammer just now, just 6 clicks.
On the third, he was already reacting for the treat.
YES! This is a successful training session. He did what I wanted him to do– associated the click with the treat.
GO HAMMER!
Oh, and we had mixed news from the vet this morning. The radiologist from Pacific Veterinary thinks his heart is okay for a dog of his size and breed. But we have very inconclusive results from the back leg, which looks like it could be a long-term thing, since the leg is so atrophied, something he probably masked for a long time. But then, it could be neurological, and we still don’t know what happened with his cardio problem during the x-ray. Anyway, Berkeley has a cardiologist and a neurologist, so we might take him up there for diagnosis and treatment.
Here are some of the Things I Have Committed To Doing (and the life categories they fit into, so I can semi-prioritize by what’s important to me….):
- Finish cleaning out the garage so I can park there [HOUSEHOLD]
- Edit An Eye for an Eye. [WRITING]
- Do ’s new journal style [CRAFTS]
- FlyLady-ing. [HOUSEHOLD]
- Work on Appallachian women’s fantasy worldbuilding/writing [WRITING]
- Run for STC office [CAREER] (on the ballot already)
- Keep doing LJ Support– do some reviews, try to improve in UPI, etc. [SOCIAL]
- Create character-specific adventures for campaign [SOCIAL?]
- Taxes (hahahahah) [COMMERCE]
- Work on the 100-dreams book [WRITING] (long-term)
- Decide on something with Rosie Palm [WRITING,COMMERCE] (long-term)
- Consider getting geekstitch up and running [CRAFT,COMMERCE] (long-term)
Today: Update the OWWW database [TECH]Today: Have lunch with Inga [SOCIAL]By January 31: Revise “The Perfume Bottle” and send it to Glimmer Train (e-sub) [WRITING]Finish the last 100 pages of The Gates of the Alamo [READING]Before January 31: Write 2 crits for OWWW [WRITING]By January 31: Revise “Seth” and send to Doing Good for Goodness Sake (e-sub) [WRITING]This week: Send the speakers, which sold on eBay (I will not comment on how the buyer chose to interpret “you find a place where I can drop them off” into “seller will have them packed at buyer’s cost and then drive them across town to have FedEx ship them”) [COMMERCE]February 5: Start Intermediate Algebra course (online) [CAREER]Starting next Monday: Learn Jazz Piano [MUSIC]April 25th: Big Sur 5K [FITNESS]Fill out and send the book that’s in my possession [CRAFT]Before Feb. 10th: Finish writing my dragon and Og adventures for DunDraCon [WRITING]Write 6 pages/day in Eye for an Eye [WRITING]Before February 20th: Read Drawing the Line and Word People, both library books. [READING]Read A Walk to Remember for in February [READING]Before Feb. 29: Write 2 crits for OWWW [WRITING]Write book reviews for the books I’ve read this year [WRITING]Catch up on correspondence (Zuonoga, Grandma, Px) [WRITING, SOCIAL]March 2: CA State Primary election. Need to read Inspector’s handbook (and do a bunch of little stuff to prep, like get chocolates) and attend training on Feb. 23rd, and pick up materials on March 1st at 8:15 in the morning (that’s gonna be hard– when will I have time? They close at 4!).Crit ’s story [WRITING] (dropped: she finished the piece already)Cross-stitch every day for 15 minutes (I’m 25% of the way through my 100-day challenge). [CRAFT] (dropped cause of time)’s dream study (eep!) [WRITING] (dropped: time)SLEEP AND GET BETTER!!! [HEALTH] (I think I’m over it now)Next month: Go skiing [FITNESS] (dropped for now)Make bookmarks for BookCrossing books and release them (not committed to doing this, but I think it would be fun) [CRAFT] (dropped: it’s not a priority for me)Try to make more interersting or insightful posts in my LiveJournal. I’m sure you’re all bored to tears by lists like these. [WRITING] (dropped; if you want interesting, read a blog, apparently)March 19th: Get a medical clearance for SCUBA lessons. [FITNESS]