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We watched the Wiggles for hours. (Lots of Dancing and loudness involved) That kept him up and moving about. We also did some baking, so he got to play with the dough and such. We did art projects and drove remote control cars through the house. (Bumber cars...he was a destructive little tyke!! *lol*)

Basically, anything and everything that we could think of to keep him upright and moving. Just like your Izabelle, the second he was sendentairy for more than a minute, he would doze off, so it became our sole goal to not have him sit down. If she likes to dance, put on some great music and dance as much as possible, or excersise videos...anyth ing like that.

My Mom and I worked together. I was divorced and living by myself, so she came over for the evening to help. I hope your husband is able to get the time off to be there with you. It's much easier when there's at least two people to keep the energy level up.

Oh, here is a fabulous link as to the whys and what-fors for a Sleep Deprived EEG.

http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/epilepsyusa/sleepdeprivedeeg.cfm

He was ssssooooooo full of himself all day. Trying to herd the kids and the little dogs out of the water.....he FREAKED when Josh went out and was playing in the big breakers. Just doing his job, right?


That's for the lovely comments. I'm so proud of my boys. They were real role-models all weekend. Several people  came to me and complimented me on how well-behaved they all were.

It's a bird.......... ......




It's a plane......... ............









Nope, it's a Wooly Mammoth!!!!!!!*snicker*


Congrads Sully, you are awesome. Looks like he's a natural!

All the boy-os are on Frontline Plus, and Onyx gets Consequin daily for his joints.

I know we're doing good on that, because ever since we started him in the Consequin, he leaps and bounds around like he's a kangaroo......



A very fat kangaroo. 

*ouch* That's too bad. My best friends are going through the same trouble, only with a Motorhome they purchased. (Our tour bus when the band is on the road.) It got all the way to the State Attorney General's Office, and then they found out that the law states it has to be in the shop 60 days. They're only on day 45.  Their attorney is still working on the problem though,(Class-Action!)as this thing is *literally* a rolling death-trap waiting to happen.

The blasted thing's odometer has reset itself three times, and then the Awning rolled out...on it's own....while we were driving down the freeway at about 60mph!!!!!! It sheared off and we're damn lucky there was no one behind us, or it would have went straight through their windshield! And that's just the beginning of the catalog of problems!

I feel your pain dear!

Apolo had that bad habit as well...and was teaching Onyx. *yikes*

While it's cute to see them so happy to see us, and I want my pups to be affectionate, I'm disabled, and a bunch of my friends are my size or smaller, so we needed to nip this little habit in the butt, so to speak. My trainer suggested several things, all of which seem to be doing the trick. Here we go...

First, do not get excited to see the dogs. (Weird, I know.) Keep body posture and voice levels calm and dispassionate.

Do not *appear* to pay any attention to the dog as it approaches. Any attention you grant will be after the dog sits quietly and patiently for it's "reward" of affection and praise.

If the dog "charges" or prepars to launch at you, Raise you knee to their chest level. As they jump, deflect their body with your knee. Don't jab at them or push at them, the knee is simply there to ensure that their body does not make full contact with yours. This will help you maintain your balance and control the situation. (Apollo will wrap his legs around your waist when he jumps, so the result is, he'll take you down with him...the giant meathead!)

Issue the command of Sit when they approach, once they complete the appropriate behavior, only then do you greet them, maintaining a calm tone.


I've got to say, I was a little leary of standing there like a flamingo while a freight train (read: dog) collides with my body, but amazingly enough, it works like a charm. They don't get hurt, and I am not flying through the air like a kite!! We've been trying this for a couple of weeks now, and I've seen a marked change in their behavior already.