Awesome first practice with as-yet-unnamed pup
Posted in ashtanga yoga, dogs! on 06/03/2010 10:07 am by karenReally, we should call her Tank.
But we’re down to Daisy and Petunia. What would we really end up calling her, though, if we go with Petunia? Probably “Tootie” or something…
Anyhow, she slept (snored!) through the night. Got up at 4 AM, which is only 30 minutes early for me, so that was great. I woke up every hour to listen in case she needed to go out. Housebreaking really is about the humans being super vigilant about not allowing accidents to happen. Anyhow, the broken sleep, as we all know, makes for great flexibility.
I fed and played with Way and his sis for an hour, then put her in the crate that’s been returned to the yoga room. She protested for a minute, then settled down to gnaw on a toy, then keeled over for more than an hour. Waylon lay down where he usually does when I practice — out of the room, but in a spot where he can look in and see what I’m up to.
Selfish as it is, I did worry that the new pup might really upset my practice. It’s hard to practice with a crying puppy freaking out and trying to escape a crate. Ideal is a pup who’ll play a bit then fall asleep. And the longer the sleep, the better. As soon as they wake, you have to grab ‘em and make a potty run. So she did wonderfully — a nice long sleep that lasted until I was well into closing poses.
