2010 Review

Aargh.  I’ve put it off for a few days, but I guess it’s time to reflect on the past year.

It’s a bit depressing thinking about all that I hoped to accomplish last year – compared with what I actually DID accomplish.

Dog Goals:

My dog goals took a real hit.  Lots of work travel, plus lack of motivation at times, meant that I didn’t achieve nearly what I’d intended to. 

Maggie enjoyed her mostly-retired lifestyle.

Ziggy smiled his way through some good Rally scores,

and continued to thwart my attempts to make him a keen performance dog.

Highlights from the year:

• Ziggy got his RA title, with respectable scores.
• Maggie & Ziggy won obedience brace class both days of the National Specialty
• Denzil found a good “retirement” home with my parents.
• I (crazily?) added Rip to the pack.

Denzil found a great new home, and LOVES

being the center of attention.

I went on vacation and came home with a puppy.

He was living only 60 miles from my parents...how could I resist?

Personal goals:

Again, didn’t quite accomplish what I would have liked – particularly in the area of weight loss (sigh).

At least I got to visit some lovely new places....

Highlights from the year:

• I logged more than 80,000 air miles!
• I read nearly 40 books – the most I’ve read in one year since becoming a parent -- (I like to read when I’m on a plane…)
• I visited 5 countries other than my own, and acquired a stamp from a “new” country in my passport (Spain)
• I met all of my dog training/education goals 

Yes, 2010 is over.  Now I'm mulling over what I’d like to accomplish in 2011.  More about that next week (perhaps).