Tess must think she is the luckiest dog in the world. I got a reply email from the Dog Barstal production team today, with an enclosed application form to send back to them. I took one look at the form and burst out laughing. They have asked me o tell them what toys she has and which is her favourite, what her favourite game is outside. Well, she has pretty much every toy conceived for a dog and likes: none of them. Her favourite game outside is "drag the owner". I have the feeling that if I returned this application form they would think that I wasn't taking them very seriously at all, which I would be. Honest. So We have decided that this would not be the best course of action for Tess. I am now looking into local dog training classes of which there are in our area: none. So at the moment, Tess gets to carry on as she wishes, and we will just keep on tolerating her behaviour. The new plexi-glass covering on the kitchen door is holding up well. Instead of scratches, we now get paw prints on the door, which are quickly wiped off. Work has been pretty boring again, so not much to report, also on the new job front. I am going to keep trying and hopefully something will come up.