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Day 12!

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 Hello!  Today we spent almost 4 hours in the library putting the final touches on our presentation. I spent another couple of hours working on our video, but the file is too big to be posted here, if you would like to see it and can't be at express fest, let me know and I will send it to you! Throughout the entire project, we regularly reviewed and spent lots of time deciding which clips to include in the final video. We had recorded so many videos so there were so many to go through and watch before making the video. Tomorrow is express fest, where we will have our table set up with the poster and the video for all to see. We are excited to be finishing up high school, but also feeling kind of weird. High school in general, and senior project went by so quickly. I am going to miss the routine we established during senior project because it was just so much fun to get exercise and hang out with dogs. It has been so much fun! 
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Day 11!

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 Hello!  Today we walked Joe Mori starting at 1:30, followed by an attempt to walk Stanley, who unfortunately wasn't home. We have started working a lot on our final presentations and spending most of the time during the day doing the video and planning our poster. We spent a lot of time working on our self-reflection papers today as well. We spent about 3.5 hours working total on our project today from 1:30-5:00. We started late so we could attend the senior seminar meeting this morning. This senior seminar meeting was honestly one of the best, I could listen to Will talk for hours on end. Almost done!! See you tomorrow for one final post!  (Joe loves Katie)
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Weekly Reflection 2!

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 Hello!  This week was a little different, but still lots of fun! We had a full day on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, but Thursday and Friday were scheduled weirdly. This week we zoned in on our research for our final poster presentation for the Express Fest. I was researching training techniques and what to do and what not to do while training a dog, the importance of veterinary care for our precious animals, as well as breed specifics. I spent a lot of time on the American Kennel Club website this week. Looking at different training tips and other things that I find interesting and one thing that I found to be incredibly interesting was that dogs aren’t born to understand English, or any other language is spoken in the home. So the new dog you just brought home has no idea what the word “no” means, which means that you have to show that dog what you want him to do so he makes an association between the action and the sound coming out of your mouth. Also, training your dog with high-
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Day 10!

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 Today was different because I had a game in the afternoon and we both received our second dose of the Covid vaccine. We only got two walks in today. We started with Joe Mori and finished with Stanley. Both were very good for us! We walked about 3.5 miles today in total. The weather has been beautiful recently and we have been loving just being able to be outside all day! We worked on our project for 3 hours today. 
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Day 9!

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Today was a little different and tomorrow will be too! We started slightly late at 9:30 with Joe Mori followed by Orwell Dickman. Both did great! We had a senior seminar at 11 am, and then I had a game to prepare for, so we could only get in two walks today. However, we did end up getting 3 hours of work in today. After the seminar, we did some research and reviewed our videos for our final video. I got around 5,000 steps today, which would be more if I were allowed to wear my watch during my game. But it was a great day! See you tomorrow! 
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Day 8!

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 Today we woke up at 8:30 and began this beautiful 80-degree day with Mac Kidder at 9. We then took Cricket and Fleur Fairbrother for a walk, and they are two of the best dogs I think I have ever walked. Fleur chases balls and can be off-leash confidently, and Cricket is sweet and old and never pulls on the leash. They are truly perfect dogs. We then walked Stanley, who is always a delight, followed by Comet Will. We motivated Comet with training treats today and he was AMAZING. He walked right next to us the whole way! Small steps! At 4:30, right before our final walk of the day, I got myself knee-deep into a game of Catan with Saul and Jasper, but Jaime was a champ and took Mindy and Rocky Wamaru on her own, so I could focus on winning. (Unfortunately, I still got absolutely demolished by Jasper) We worked for 5.5 hours today! 
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Day 7!

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 Hello Today was a long one. I set my alarm for 8:30, but my internal clock decided that 7:30 sounded better so I was up at 7:30. We began our day with Joe Mori at 9. Then I decided to go to advisory so I could catch up with my advisor and watch Emily's happiness presentation. I then got a coffee with my good friend Caroline Coyne from Jakes. After that, we walked Radley and Stanley at 10:30. Radley took a dip and a roll in a pile of mud, which resulted in panic knowing that we would have to return him so dirty, but we tried to rinse him off before. Then, Kelly told us to just let him swim in the pond, so both Stanley and Radley took a nice refreshing swim. After that, I smelled like a wet dog, but it was worth it because Stanley was a very good boy when I was drying him off. To finish off the day we walked Novasota and Merrill Summers, a dynamic duo. We walked a total of 7.5 miles today, about 17,000 steps. Feeling great, see you tomorrow! 5.5 hours today
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