It actually turned out well, considering I free-handed the original picture in under 30 seconds, on an index card, during my lunch break at school. If only carving took such a short time. But it's actually kinda therapeutic in a way.
On a completely random note, I'm feeling kinda like a bad doggie owner right now. I had to get the hyperhund an electric collar, which I swore I'd never do. But he runs off-leash at the doggie forest preserve every day (probably about 12 miles a pop), or he's hyper for the rest of the evening. He needs a whole lot of running. However, once he gets on a coyote or deer scent, he's off and he runs so far and fast that I'm scared to death that he's not gonna come back, not because he wants to, but because he gets lost. Another dog at the forest preserve got killed last month when he ran off on a scent and ran into a highway quite far away. Got hit by a semi. These dogs go insane on deer and coyote scents. I don't know if there's any training that would keep them by their owners in this case. My dog is well-trained, even with squirrels and rabbits and ducks, which he would love to chase. Deer and coyotes, forget it. Hmmm.
Well, the collar is a pager collar by Unleashed Technology. It vibrates first and you can go to stim if you want. I had a vibe only collar for him, but he quickly learned to ignore that. At any rate, I figure I'll only use it when he does go nuts on a scent, to break his focus. He's part pointer, part weim, part GSD, so he's extremely nose-oriented.
Well, that's that. I'm so in need of vacation. It's nice being a teacher; I get a lot of time off, I get time to make a bunch of stuff, and I do have a good time while I'm teaching. I have parent-teacher conferences on Monday and Tuesday, then the rest of the week off. Can't wait....
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