{"id":47,"date":"2008-08-26T02:33:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T02:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelorigans.com\/?p=47"},"modified":"2008-08-26T02:33:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-26T02:33:00","slug":"report-cards-for-mr-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelorigans.com\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Report Cards For Mr. Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was in 9th grade I brought home a progress report that had a few &#8220;U&#8221;s in the behavior category.  Somehow I was able to convince my mom that U stood for &#8220;Unbelievable&#8221; rather than &#8220;Unsatisfactory&#8221;.  Since she&#8217;s a teacher I&#8217;m not sure how I pulled it off, but for a day or two I got away with it.  Of course, eventually she talked to my teachers and the whole scheme fell apart.  Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.<\/p>\n<p>I bring this up because I recently realized that I never posted about any of Lunchbox&#8217;s report cards.  For a few months he went to Supplemental Obedience and Socialization (SOS) class once a week and brought home a progress report each time.  He&#8217;s been on summer vacation the last month or so (more accurately, our trainer hasn&#8217;t been sending her kids in for tutoring so we haven&#8217;t been able to do a trade for SOS class), but here are some of his report card highlights.  Let&#8217;s just say that if I had brought home reports like this it would have been a lot harder to convince my mom I was doing unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">5\/27:<\/span> This is from his first day of class.  Shae said dropping him off was like dropping off a kid the first day of school.  He cried, Shae tried not to, and the teacher threw him in a crate.  Well, maybe not exactly like the first day of school but close.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">He\/she did good on<\/span>: Most obed.<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">He\/she needs to work on<\/span>: Calling out of play.  Pulling.<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Notes<\/span>: Lunchbox was a bit of a wild man today!  He should be tired!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He was tired alright.  He came home and slept all afternoon and evening.  Of course he woke up around midnight full of energy and ready to play.  That was fun.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">6\/3:<\/span>  A few weeks later.  Lunchbox did much better, but as you can tell he still had a few issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">He\/she did good on<\/span>: Good stay<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">He\/she needs to work more on<\/span>: Don&#8217;t hump!<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Notes<\/span>: He had a great day!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If I ever brought home a report card that contained the phrase &#8220;Don&#8217;t hump!&#8221; I&#8217;m pretty sure I would not get to have a great day.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">7\/1:<\/span>  One of the last sessions he went to.  Doing great, but still not what I would call a perfect report card.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">He\/she did good on<\/span>: All obed<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">He\/she needs to work more on<\/span>: <empty><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Notes<\/span>: Lunchbox had a great day! He listened, he came out of play when he was called, he didn&#8217;t hump (much). All in all, an excellent dog!<br \/><\/empty><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Again, if my report card said &#8220;he didn&#8217;t hump (much)&#8221; it wouldn&#8217;t be followed up by anything close to &#8220;excellent&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>See mom, it could have been a lot worse than unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p>In other Lunchbox news, we took him to the dog park yesterday.  There were quite a few dogs there, but the highlight was a full-grown Great Dane.  LB had no idea what to do with that giant thing.  He gave Shae and me a look that said, &#8220;You guys see that thing, right?  It&#8217;s freakin&#8217; huge!  What the hell am I supposed to do with that thing?&#8221;  Mr. Box&#8217;s day at the park can be pretty well described in one sentence: &#8220;Needs to work more on: Not humping.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was in 9th grade I brought home a progress report that had a few &#8220;U&#8221;s in the behavior category. Somehow I was able to convince my mom that U stood for &#8220;Unbelievable&#8221; rather than &#8220;Unsatisfactory&#8221;. 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