Advanced Degree

This picture is a little fuzzy, but hopefully you can tell that Adi is sound asleep between the fence and the shed in the backyard. This is her favorite sleeping spot. We planted some new grass back there recently, but we left a little patch without grass so she could sleep in the nice cool dirt. She even rests her little paws on some leftover bricks. Yesterday I went out to get her and she was sound asleep with her head under the edge of the shed. I whispered her name, but my Sleeping Beauty did not budge. I had time to go back inside, get the camera, come back out, take a quick photo, take the camera back inside, and come back out before I finally made enough noise to wake her up. Doesn't she look sweet!
After Adi graduated from puppy class in May, we decided that she (and her parents) needed a little more training. So, we have been taking intermediate class this summer and tonight was graduation! She was valedictorian! Before you get to excited maybe I should mention that she was valedictorian because she was the only puppy to attend class tonight. But hey, in the mind of the Beck's, she is valedictorian! She has really improved in her behavior lately and has learned a couple of tricks as well as most of the basic commands. She even cooperated much better for her graduation photo.

Since it was Intermediate Class instead of just Puppy Class, she got to wear a red sash along with her cap. I think we dropped a treat here.

Here she is laying spread eagle on the floor (her favorite way to lay down) and smiling up at the camera.