Tuesdays With Tag - Graduation Day...

January 14, 2011 l-r: Mike Sommers, Taggart and Handsome

If you checked in over the weekend, you already know that Tag came home on Saturday. As I've been saying, "There was rejoicing throughout the land".  To say I was tickled would be the understatement of the year (and it's only January!).

I spent most of the day watching out the window and trying to estimate when Mike and Joann would pull in the driveway with my boy. They arrived around 4:30 pm, and they also brought along a little Golden retriever named MacKenzie who's living with them for a while. She only stayed overnight with them, but we seriously considered dog-napping her. She is adorable!

We welcomed everyone and then Tag came out of the kennel to my open arms. After cuddling and memorializing his homecoming with photos, Mike took Tag to the front yard to show us how far he'd come since our last visit...and to show off his skills as part of his graduation demo. Naturally, I shot a video for you. I hope you'll accept my apologies in advance for my spontaneous reactions. There were times I just couldn't resist laughing at his exhibition, and I am just so proud of him.

While we were all eating dinner that evening, Mike asked me exactly how old Tag is. I told him nine and a half months. Mike was shocked! He thought Tag was between twelve to eighteen months old. When he learned that Tag is still a puppy, he said he was even more impressed with his drive, maturity and abilities. My buttons were bustin'! 

So, please turn up your sound a bit, grab a cuppa tea and relax while you watch Taggart, World's Smartest Corgi (ok. Maybe I'm overstating it a bit, but hey, I'm his mom and I'm allowed to be biased!). 

 

I've promised Tag that he could start writing his own posts after he graduated from camp, so next week, he'll be speaking with you in his own voice. 'til then...

"More Wagging, and Less Barking!"