Dog Park

I took Ollie to the dog park today with great hesitation.  It has been over a year since I last took him there as he was attacked a few times by aggressive dogs.  Ollie is a very passive dog and aggressive dogs sense that and see it as weakness.  Ollie has the size to defend himself but, he has not quite figured that out yet.  I kept him on leash there today just to get him accustomed to it again.  A few dogs came up to him and he is still skittish around them.  I was nervous too as Ollie means the world to me and did not want anything to happen to him.  I think I will see if we can start with some play dates with individual dogs before I perhaps take him to the the dog park again.  There was almost fifteen dogs there today which was not conducive to easing him back in to it.

I do not have much planned this week but,  am feeling fairly positive about things.  I started running at the gym today again which helped boost my energy a bit.  I was having trouble motivating myself over the last week to get to the gym so today was a good step.  I am playing in a co-ed volleyball tournament this Saturday which should be fun.  It costs forty bucks which is a bit more than I would like to spend on a tournament but,  I will be seeing a lot of people we know so it should be worth it.  I normally do not enjoy indoor co-ed volleyball but,  think this will be a good experience.

I start my landscape maintenance course next week which is very exciting.  It means my week is fully booked and I will learn some cool shit in the process.  It also means than I will be one week closer to spring and getting back to work.  I am so glad that I made the decision to go back this year and I hope I will see a familiar face, Smitty, when April 1rst rolls around.  I do have apprehensions but,  that is natural.  It is a difficult transition after being off but,  I am looking forward to a smoother one this time around.

Not much planned for tonight other than watching The Following on CTV.  We have watched it from the beginning and are now hooked on the show.  I believe the Leafs and Raptors play tonight too so will be checking in on them as well.  I am really hoping the Raps find a way in to the play offs.  They are such an exciting team to watch and am proud of the grit they are playing with these days.

Happy Monday.  Take care,  Shawn.

If politicians spent more time representing the people and less time spewing rhetoric,  the country would be in much better shape.