She's ba-a-a-ck!

When we picked her up on Sunday, we hadn't seen Ebony in 12 days. We were shocked by how much she had grown. I would not have recognized her if I passed her on the street. She has gotten quite a bit taller and longer. She is also quite skinny. I was concerned that she may have forgotten some of the skills she had learned before I left but I was pleased to discover that she remembered everything. She did teach herself a few new bad habits however. She likes to jump up on people, counter surf (steal things off of table tops and counters) and she has discovered that she can bark. I will have to put my new training to work to see if we can discourage her new undesirable skills.
The SPIRIT conference was amazing. I learned so much about clicker training and shaping. It was wonderful to be able to share ideas and training methodologies with a diverse group of trainers from across North America.