Trying Things: The unplanned, along with the planned.

Sometimes, things don't go quite as planned.  I am intent on making sure I am trying things...all about keeping the brain young, yada, yada.  So, Dog training.  Well we are doing that, and Billy is a star pupil.  It is not going quite as planned, but we are adapting and it is going pretty well.  In the midst of it, I realize that he has been learning things all along, and I am now less inclined to take his peeing on command for granted.  Also, the memories of him bolting out the gate (which aren't ancient memories) are replaced by him holding back...every time the gate is opened.  Progress is being made.

Well, the electronic aspect of all of this "Trying Things" keeps coming to the forefront.  First, actually getting it set up so I can blog.  Then, the Ipod incident which was quickly solved.  Remember my joy!

What you are not aware of is Ken got a smart phone (upgrade from previous flip phone) in December.  I have been his primary trainer...and to train, I must actually know how to do something, not just play with the phone until I figure it out. They do say, the way to learn something well is to teach it, so there is that -whoever they are.  I can say that doing something is not the same as knowing how to do it: being able to explain to someone how to do it.

So, the unplanned part...We got a new car last week.  It is a 2017 Lincoln MKZ.  It does things like turn on with the push of a button, have mood lighting, Navigation and side mirrors that fold in.  It is a lot to learn: trying new things.  I think I am up to this challenge, but I did spend two plus hours in the car today reading the owners manual and playing.  Playing is learning.  I anticipate this will be the same as the phone.  It will take both of us.  We will learn things well enough to share them.  In the meantime, by the time we got everything else done, Billy didn't get much training today.  Flexibility is important too.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.