Mr. Ray has a day!



 5.15.23 // 8:00 pm
Ray and I slept in a little today. We worked on leash training and then ate breakfast. After I worked on my public demo presentation for tomorrow and my concentration paper. Shortly after I took Ray outside to practice some skills and to play fetch. He had a blast. Then we went to campus and after a short walk, Ray practiced being in his backpack while I glazed my leftover pieces in ceramics. After I let him out of the backpack, he sat quietly at my feet. He once again hung out with Gabbie during practice and after a little bit of tug and dinner, he is wiped out on the couch. 

Daily hours // 5 – Total hours // 52

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