Alison's willingness to endure public ridicule by dancing to distract
her dog makes me wonder how far each of us is willing to go. I think my
"Minnie Mouse" vocal impression is a far reach, but capering ,,,,? I
bound up and down like the (?) Swahili, and if anyone stares, I mutter,
"Aerobics". Am I a coward?
S'okay. What do you do that you'd rather not see on YouTube?

"Chris Williams" wrote in message
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Alison's willingness to endure public ridicule by dancing to distract
her dog makes me wonder how far each of us is willing to go. I think my
"Minnie Mouse" vocal impression is a far reach, but capering ,,,,? I
bound up and down like the (?) Swahili, and if anyone stares, I mutter,
"Aerobics". Am I a coward?
S'okay. What do you do that you'd rather not see on YouTube?


Goodness. Becoming a parent has cured me of ALL CONCERN ABOUT PUBLIC
RIDICULE. Anything to get a laugh out of a baby and now, i am constantly
carrying on conversations as different characters - lately its Goofy, Tigger
and Pooh. GAWRSH!

(Chris Williams) spoke these words of wisdom in
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Alison's willingness to endure public ridicule by dancing to distract
her dog makes me wonder how far each of us is willing to go. I think my
"Minnie Mouse" vocal impression is a far reach, but capering ,,,,? I
bound up and down like the (?) Swahili, and if anyone stares, I mutter,
"Aerobics". Am I a coward?
S'okay. What do you do that you'd rather not see on YouTube?



I will do "anything" for my dog's attention

That's it! Mothers!
I like lists -- see books -- and often ask trainers who are the worst
clients. It's usually:
#1 M.D. s
#2 Male veterinarians
Bet it's because their lofty self-image won't let them make fools of
themselves for their dogs' benefit.
Motherhood is humiliating from the git-go, so what the hey!?

One of the perks of living here is that I'm 100 yards from a great
theater. Within the last months: The Russian National Orchestra, Lily
Tomlin, Samuel Rainey and Frederica von Stade, Garrison Keillor ....
Last night, as it got dark, I stood with Griz, the Shih-Tsu I'm
working with, beside the walk leading to the theater, handing out treats
and saying, "This is Griz. He's training to be a therapy dog."
As a rule: the men would bend over stiffly, hand him the treat and
grunt, "Hi.". The women would hunker down (despite their gowns). and
enthuse, "Oh, you darling little thing! You itsy-bitsy sweetie!"
Now, somewhere encompassing those extremes are dogPeople.

"Beth In Alaska" wrote in message
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"Chris Williams" wrote in message
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Alison's willingness to endure public ridicule by dancing to distract
her dog makes me wonder how far each of us is willing to go. I think my
"Minnie Mouse" vocal impression is a far reach, but capering ,,,,? I
bound up and down like the (?) Swahili, and if anyone stares, I mutter,
"Aerobics". Am I a coward?
S'okay. What do you do that you'd rather not see on YouTube?


Goodness. Becoming a parent has cured me of ALL CONCERN ABOUT PUBLIC
RIDICULE. Anything to get a laugh out of a baby and now, i am constantly
carrying on conversations as different characters - lately its Goofy,
Tigger
and Pooh. GAWRSH!


Ditto to that! ;-] Just wait, beth, it gets worse! I remember hauling
all three kids, baby in the stroller, into a tiny dressing room at the mall
to try and get myself a new pair of jeans. As I slipped out of the jeans I
had on to try on the new pair, my middle one exclaimed, in a loud and
excited voice, "Oh mommy, RED undies!" I heard quite a few chuckles coming
from outside the dressing room area. Just couldn't wait to fling that
curtain aside and emerge with my *circus* to all the outside *chucklers*.

And I won't even 'mention' the time, standing in line at the post offfice to
mail christmas packages. Baby in one arm, package in the other, while
kicking the bigger boxes I had to mail along on the floor as the line moved
forwards. Never EVER wear a pull over shirt with a zipper up the front of
it while holding a baby and not having a free hand to pull that zipper back
up quickly. ;-)


td

"Chris Williams" wrote in message
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That's it! Mothers!
I like lists -- see books -- and often ask trainers who are the worst
clients. It's usually:
#1 M.D. s
#2 Male veterinarians
Bet it's because their lofty self-image won't let them make fools of
themselves for their dogs' benefit.
Motherhood is humiliating from the git-go, so what the hey!?


Thats true!! Its also incredibly gratifying and just plain FUN! Its nice to
put aside pretense and dignity for a while!