June has began! A new week, kicking off a new month! The week started with a long day, as on Monday, early evening, Koa got his first puppy class with my mum and me. And, Koa had some practice with being alone downstairs, while I was upstairs. And… yes, there is more! 😉We’re slowly making some good progress with the “sit” and then “give paw” command! Yay for not so little Koa! 🐾 As the week progressed, Koa seemed to struggle a bit with some of the things he already did nicely. Unfortunately, it also meant that I didn’t get the proper sleep that I needed, and I got grouchy at times, and I struggled more with my spoons and emotions. We had a few bad nights, and a few more decent ones. But it was still hard for me to deal with the combination of being tired, being sore, and all these mixed emotions…

A 14-day weather forecast infographic from Weer & Radar for Herpen, dated June 1, 2026. The image features a dark teal background with text and a large central white graph box displaying daily temperature trends and expected conditions.
Header Text
At the top left, written in yellow and white text against the teal background, it reads:
“14-daagse verwachting” (14-day forecast)
“Herpen”
“01 juni 2026”
Weather Graph Details
The main white card shows a line graph plotting maximum (red dots) and minimum (blue dots) temperatures in degrees Celsius across 14 days, starting from Monday (Ma) through Sunday (Zo) twice. Weekends (Za and Zo) are highlighted with a very light blue vertical background shading.
Week 1:
Ma (Monday, June 1): Max 23°C, Min 13°C. Weather icon below shows a plain yellow box.
Di (Tuesday): Max 21°C, Min 15°C. Weather icon shows a lightning bolt.
Wo (Wednesday): Max 21°C, Min 14°C. Weather icon shows a blue raindrop.
Do (Thursday): Max 20°C, Min 16°C. Weather icon shows a lightning bolt.
Vr (Friday): Max 17°C, Min 13°C. Weather icon shows a blue raindrop.
Za (Saturday): Max 18°C, Min 8°C. Weather icon is a plain yellow box.
Zo (Sunday): Max 21°C, Min 12°C. Weather icon is a plain yellow box.
Week 2:
Ma (Monday): Max 25°C, Min 13°C.
Di (Tuesday): Max 23°C, Min 14°C.
Wo (Wednesday): Max 24°C, Min 13°C.
Do (Thursday): Max 21°C, Min 13°C.
Vr (Friday): Max 24°C, Min 13°C.
Za (Saturday): Max 25°C, Min 13°C.
Zo (Sunday): Max 22°C, Min 14°C. [em](Note: All days in Week 2 show a plain yellow weather box underneath).
Legend & Footer
Below the graph, a legend clarifies the markers:
A red dot indicates “Max (°C)”
A blue dot indicates “Min (°C)”
A sun icon is next to a yellow-to-grey gradient bar labeled “veel” (much/frequent sunshine, yellow) to “weinig” (little sunshine, grey).
At the bottom of the image, the Weer & Radar logo is displayed in white and yellow, followed by “beschikbaar voor” with Android, Apple, and web icons, and a final timestamp: “Stand: 01-06-2026”.[/em]

Quick links to the days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

Monday

As Koa was rather tired from visiting at my mum’s bday, we didn’t have a bad night at all. He went out once, and when I asked him if he also needed a poop, after he did his wee, he looked at me, trotted along, and made me a lovely smelly prezzie to clean up. We went back to bed, and without too much hassle, Koa dozed off again, and so did I. Unfortunately, Koa was true to his vampire self, and woke me up again around midnight. So, we got up, and we started our “day”, which was going to be a long one for sure, as we had puppy class at the end of it. The first class where Koa would be coming along to train with us. All so exciting!

We got up, and I started the usual routine. I got to the scale, which was rather kind to me. I dressed, and I fixed Koa’s meal. He is getting so good with the “sit and wait”, while I put his kibble down, and take a step back, before he can come to eat. Some false starts do happen, but even with his snuffle mat, he is getting better at the sitting and waiting, and I am so proud of my “not so little” dude! While he was eating, I took my meds, and headed for the couch. I grabbed my laptop, and tried to settle down to write an email to my sweet friend, and to start on the journal toot.

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Koa was getting a bit too bitey, and he didn’t seem to calm down, so he got crated with his rawhide for a while, so I could type properly, without Koa trying to pull the table cloth (well, it’s plastic, and it needs replacing, but not while Koa is still in this bitey mode), or trying to eat the couch. I finished my email, and then it was time for a walkies. Koa wanted a shorter one, which was fine by me. I still let him choose as much as possible, with guidance of course, so he gets good experiences with walkies, and that he will, hopefully, come to enjoy them as much as Arwen loved them… (and I loved them as well… 💜).

After walkies, Koa relaxed on his own for a little while, and I started writing my journal toot. When I got hungry, I put Koa in his crate, as I am trying to teach him to be in his crate when I am eating. For now, I still close the door, until I am ready. And, with time, I hope that he can stay in the crate, or the doggy bed, when I am eating. That, when I say “vrouwtje gaat eten”, which means that humom is going to eat, that he will automatically go to either his crate or his bed, and relax there, until I am done with my food, and tell him so.

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I finised my meal, and as Koa was snoozing, I left the crate closed for a while, so I could finish my journal bits without any interruption. I worked on my blog some, as the month of May has come and gone, which meant I could finish up the monthly book and fitness posts. And, the week was done, so I could finish, and start, a new journal post. Which meant I needed stats from Samsung Health, and I needed to save the weather forecast, and get a decent alt text with it as well.

I managed to finish all three of the blog posts, and then, Koa was waking up again. As it was getting light out already, we headed out for another walkies. A bit of a longer one this time. When we got back, it was time for Koa’s meal, so I prepared it for him. We played a bit, for a while, and when he was getting a bit tired, I put him in his crate with a nice snack. I set up the tablet with the camera app, and I headed upstairs. I closed the door, to keep some sound away, and I got to the home trainer/bike. I rode it, and Koa did give a few barks and some whining at first, but soon, he calmed down and relaxed. It wasn’t until bestie called me on her way to work, after I had been on the bike for almost 23 minutes, that Koa heard me (I think), and started to bark more. So, after 25 minutes, I headed back down again. I wondered how long Koa would have been quiet, would he not have heard me…

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Still, it was a great thing of him to do, being alone for a little over 25 minutes, with only a few barks and whines. I hope that we can build on that, so that, given enough time, I can visit the physio, or even the gym again, while he just snoozes quietly in his crate. Bestie had a bit of a longer drive, and we had a nice chat. While she drove to work, I made myself something to eat. A little while after the call, Koa and I went out for walkies again. We met a few dogs, and Koa had some sniffs and all that. Then, we got back home, and I tried to relax for a while, as today was going to be a long day. I read my book for a little while, and after that, I wanted to ride my bike again, and see how Koa would do.

So I set up everything again, and I went back upstairs. I had intended to ride until Koa let me know that he wanted attention again. I made it to 20 minutes this time. I don’t know if Koa heard something outside that woke him up, or if he was just done with being on his own. But, I had monitored him three times in total now, once when I really went out of the house, and twice when I went upstairs. All three times I was gone for about 20-25 minutes, and he did so well. So, yeah, as I wrote, I hope we can slowly, but surely, expand that, so that I can head out of the house more, without being afraid that Koa will become like Bas, and keep barking his head off. 🤞🏻

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After the bike ride, I had another bite to eat, and Koa got his snuffle mat, and then we went on another walkies. When we got back, I wanted to try and catch a snooze on the couch. Koa was in his crate, and did his best to snooze, snoring loudly at times. But for me, even with an extra painkiller, my back was killing me, and not letting me relax in any way. But, I did my best to keep calm in a darker room, and just watching some TV.

Around 15:30, Koa and I got everything ready to head to Nijmegen. We left around 16, and we should not have gone any later, as traffic was getting quite busy already. We arrived safe and sound, and after some time, I offered to get food for my parents and me. I had offered to treat them to the meal, so I hoped they would like it… It took a while to get the food, as it was busy, and until a little after 17, the poor man was doing everything on his own. He even apologized for taking so long. I told him it was no problem, he was working hard, and I could see that he was doing his best. I think he appreciated the compliment, and then I headed out with the food.

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We all had a good meal, and when we were done, mum and I got ready to head to puppy class. We were the first to arrive, and we were settling in, while the others arrived as well. It was a good first class, I think, although my back made it harder for me to do a few exercises. We got one to practice at home a few times every day, so I will work on that with Koa, and hopefully show some great improvement when we get back next week.

After class, I took mum home, and then we drove to our home. Koa and I were very tired, and after I had taken my meds, and prepped everything, Koa did a nice wee, and we went to bed. It didn’t take too long for Koa and I to doze off. After about 5½ hours, I woke up as I had to pee. Koa got woken up because of me. As I didn’t want to disturb our “usual routine”, we got up, and we started our “day”.

Tuesday

We had gone to bed later, due to puppy class. And when I woke up for the loo, it was around 2am. I was still tired, but decided it was better to get up, so that I could stay more in my usual routine, and not be too disturbed with it. For the next few weeks, it would just be one day a week when I would get some shorter snoozing time. But yeah, we got up, and the scale was not too pleased with me. Apparently, that later meal that I treated my parents and myself to, had added some weight back to my big butt… Bummer… I got dressed, prepped Koa’s food, and took my meds. Then, I got to the couch, and grabbed my laptop.

I think Koa was still tired too, as he got on the couch with me, and just snoozed some more, without trying to eat everything, haha. So, he snoozed, and I wrote an email to a sweet friend of mine. Then, I wrote some of the journal toot, before Koa woke up, and we got ready for a short walkies. Koa indeed wanted a shorter one, so that was OK. We got back, and I finished my journal toot, and updated everything with it. Then, I played a little with some “Sir Nibbles” AI images, and I worked a bit on my blog.

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After some brekkie, Koa and I went out for another short walk. Bestie texted me that she would not be calling, so I got my things, set up the tablet, and I headed upstairs, to try and get a little bike ride in. I managed 25 minutes. Koa barked and whined a few times, but nothing too bad. Maybe I could have gotten 5 more minutes, but I wanted to be back before he got too distressed. So, I guess I will try to get to 30 minutes the next time?

I got back down, told Koa how good a boy he had been, and then we got ready for another walk. We relaxed a bit together, and then we practiced the “assignment” from puppy class. As Koa kept trying to give his paw, I added that to the practice in the end, and he did very well. Then, we relaxed some more. After some food, we had another walk, and while we were watching some telly, my mum came already.

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I set everything up for her, we chatted a bit, and then I headed for Cuijk. I remembered to use the highway, and it was quite busy on the roads. My first stop was at the small shopping center, where I visited a few stores, and got a few things. Then, I headed to physio, where I got a bit too early. But, I had my phone and my Kobo, so it was not too bad to wait a little while.

Physio went well, although I didn’t like the “news” that my PT had for me, namely that my back issues could probably last a few weeks, before they would sod off again. That was no good news at all, ugh… But, he told me I was doing OK, that using the crutch at times was a good solution for support and safety, and I “just” had to hang in there…

I went back home, and put away the stuff I got. Mum just went out for a short walk with Koa. She then finished the TV series episode that she’d been watching, and I fixed Koa some food. Mum went home, and Koa and I relaxed for a while. When it was time to get ready for bed, we were both all ready for some snoozing.

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We actually had a kind of decent night. Koa allowed me quite a bit of sleep tonight, which was very welcome. We went to bed around 15, and both quickly dozed off. We went out around 17:30, as he had to pee. And, after a few times asking, he also did a big poop! He doesn’t always do it when I ask, but sometimes, he does pee and poop when I ask/tell him to do so. Then he whined again, and I gave him some water, and he relaxed, and slept again.

Around 22:30, he made some noise. I half woke up, asked him for another hour as I was still too tired and… We both dozed off until he woke me up at 0:30, and he really had to pee… My watch said I got almost 9 hours of sleep… I don’t know if it’s all correct, as there is a little waking up time, when I know I’d been out with Koa and I gave him some water after that as well. But still, the sleep was very welcome. Only my back was more sore. But yeah, that’s a small (well, not that small) price to pay for getting some good sleep every once in a while. So, we got up, and we started our “day”.

Hump day / Wednesday

After some shorter nights, Koa allowed me to have a longer one. He woke me up once, around 17:30, and when we settled again, he snoozed for quite a while. He whined a bit around 22:30, and I woke up half, and asked him for another hour. Apparently, he was OK with it, as he didn’t wake me up again until around 0:30. According to my watch, I had slept about 9 hours. Dunno if I really had, but I did feel a little less tired. Of course, I did feel a bit sore, but what else is new?

I started my usual routine, with the scale dropping a wee bit, and getting dressed, and fixing Koa’s food, and taking my meds… 😇 I got to the couch, got my laptop, and I started a reply to an email from a sweet friend. When I had finished it, I started on the journal toot post. Koa woke up, and we headed out for a short walk. Then, I finished my journal toot, uploaded it to Mastodon, added it to my journal app, and my journal blog, and I had some brekkie.

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Koa and I tried to relax for a while, as he was snoozing, and I watched some telly. I tried to play a bit with some AI, but somehow, things I had asked it to do before, it seemed to struggle with now. I did get some results, but they could have been better, had the AI been more cooperative this time. I made a little “Koa pride” video, and made an avatar with that, which I uploaded to my Pixelfed. I updated the PS5, and the No Man’s Sky game, and I managed to play the new expedition for a short time… After some gaming, Koa and I headed out for another walk.

Bestie called me on her way to work. And after that, I walked Koa again. Then, I got him in his crate, I set up the camera on the tablet, and I headed upstairs to ride my bike for a bit. For a few minutes, Koa gave an occasional bark. But, after that, he settled down, and was still resting when my half hour of riding was done, and I got downstairs again. He was such a good boy, and I was/am so proud of him.

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I had a little snack, and then Koa and I went out for another walk. I tried to relax a bit with some more telly, and we practiced the new class assignment, and some more of the “give paw”. Koa was doing very well. We played a little after that, well, more like Koa ran around, and I just giggled at his silliness. We relaxed for a bit, and when the rain stopped for a moment, we headed out for another walk.

Koa and I relaxed for a bit, and when he was snoozing in his crate, and my body felt a bit better, I decided to use the treadmill. I walked it for 12 minutes, at a low pace, with a slight incline for the first 10 minutes. It was hard, but it also felt good. Koa was OK in his crate, and didn’t even bark when I used the mill. Yay, some more progress.

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We went out for another walk, we relaxed some more, and then, when it was time to get ready for bed, we prepared everything. It took me a little while to fall asleep, as I saw an email from a sweet friend come in, and I wanted to read that before snoozing. I fell asleep after a while, and then Koa woke me up around 17:30. We went out, he did his thing, after a while, and we went back in. He was a bit restless, and then I offered him some water, and he relaxed, so yay, I “understood” what he wanted and needed. He woke me up again around 21:30, and we went out again. He did his thing, and back to bed we got. Around midnight, Koa woke me up again, and it was time to start our “day”.

Thursday

Koa woke me up twice during the night. Still, according to my watch, I got around 8 hours of sleep, which felt OK enough. I do better with just one waking during the night, but I prefer Koa waking me to go outside, than to wake up, and have to clean the crate, and all in it… So, we got up around our usual time, and we started our “day”.

The scale was still being annoying, but I know it’s my own fault… I crave energy too much these days, and it’s making me eat too much. I am trying to get some exercise back into my life, but it goes slowly, and due to my back and leg, I can’t fully go for it. Still, everything that I can do, will be a positive thing for sure.

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I got dressed, fixed Koa’s meal, took my meds, and grabbed my laptop. I wrote a long email to my sweet friend, and I started writing my journal toot after that. When I was done with both, and I had updated everything with the journal text, Koa and I headed out for a short walkies

When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie, and we relaxed a bit for a while with some telly. I tried to write a bit for my blog as well. Still feels good to see so many posts scheduled to be shared for the upcoming days… After some relaxing, it was getting light out again, and Koa and I headed out for walkies again.

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After that, I put the old paper and cart-board out, as they were coming to pick that up today. It was a day when rain came and went, and sometimes, it came hard. So I was fortunate that it was dry when I had to walk a few times to get everything to the curb. Koa was inside, and I didn’t hear him bark. I don’t know if that means that he’d been quiet while waiting, or that I just didn’t hear it…

I fixed Koa’s food. And then we relaxed for some more time. I turned on the telly, and it decided to start up my PS5. It does that sometimes, and I don’t know why! I checked all the settings, and it should not be doing it… But yeah, it did it again, and I took it as a sign to play some No Man’s Sky. I slowly made some progress with the expedition. I logged off for a meal, and a walk with Koa.

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I wanted to get online again, when bestie called me on her way to the physio. So, we chatted for a while… When she had arrived, I logged back on to NMS. I tried to hook up with a friend from Mastodon, who was playing on PC. And while we could make a group, my game went all laggy, and the voice chat never seemed to work. After a while, my game even crashed. So, that wasn’t the best experience, unfortunately. I did manage to finish the first phase, and I made a nice start on the second. But I never managed to make a working group with my friend.

When my hands were getting too sore, I logged off and watched some telly. Another walk with Koa, and he enjoyed his snuffle mat for a while as well… And then, he had positioned himself under the couch, yes he still fits, sort of, when the back door opened. Mum was coming in. It startled Koa, and he gave a bark! And then he struggled to get out from under the couch, as he was too excited, and the space was tighter now, as he is growing so well…

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Mum and I took Koa to the Welkoop store. Unfortunately, they didn’t have the kibble in the store, so I only got the cans. We then went to Schaijk, where I got some groceries, and my medication. I tried the little pet store in our town, but they didn’t carry Koa’s kibble brand either. So, we went back home, and I ordered the big bag online. If all goes well, it should be delivered on Friday. Maybe Saturday, if things don’t go as planned…

Koa and I had some food, and we relaxed. The weather was still very gray and wet at times. When it was time to get ready for bed, I prepared everything. It didn’t take too long for Koa to doze off, and I followed him about half an hour later.

Koa woke me up twice during the night. The first time, I did ask him if he also needed a poop… But he wouldn’t do it. So, of course, when I was dozing off again, he realized that he did need a poop, so I had to get up again, and he did his business. When he woke me up again, it was around midnight, and time to start our “vampy” day…

Friday

Well, we had a bit of a broken night, as Koa needed to go out several times. Which resulted in a tired and a bit grouchy Pixy, as she does need some quality sleep at times. But yeah, Koa is still a baby, so I guess that’s all part of raising a pup on your own. I am glad though that I don’t have any work responsibilities, as that would probably have killed me… I mean, dealing with work when you’re as tired as I feel now… Ugh… But yeah, when Koa woke me up, again, around midnight, we got up, and we started our “day”.

The scale was not too kind, which was my own fault. I have been tired so much lately, that I ended up eating more to keep going. And yeah, when one eats more than one exercises… Not the best combination. But I got dressed, prepped Koa’s meal, and I took my meds. When Koa had finished his kibble, I got to the couch, and grabbed the laptop. I started writing a long email to a sweet friend, and when Koa got too bitey, he got crated, which made my writing a bit easier. I worked on my journal toot, and updated all the bits and bops, before Koa and I went out for a short walk.

I fixed some brekkie for myself, and I tried to relax a bit. I had AI help me to write alt texts for a bunch of Koa pictures that I had taken the previous day. And then I just tied to relax for a while with some telly. After a while, Koa and I went out for walkies again. I fixed his kibble, and he enjoyed his meal again.

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When he was done, we tried some of his exercises for a bit. It started well, but then he seemed to lose his focus, so we had to stop. I put him in his crate, and I went upstairs to try and ride the bike. But, I saw with the camera app, that Koa was not properly getting to his relaxing mode. So, after only 13 minutes of riding, I was getting down again. Koa and I did have a nice walk together, before we got to Skoosh to head to Nijmegen.

Mum and I had forgotten to take out my energy drinks from their car the day before, and I was running low. As they were going to close off the highway here for maintenance this weekend, I wanted to pick up the cans before the weekend started. So, we headed to Nijmegen to pick them up, When we got back again, I let Koa out, and I made some food.

I got a text that the big black fluff wanted my attention. I texted that I would eat as quickly as I could, and then Koa and I headed outside. The fluff got his cuddles and snacks, and his humom told me that it would not be too long, until we would have to say goodbye to him. He isn’t in too much pain, and he still wants to keep going, but his body is just getting too worn down. It was hard to hear it, even though we knew it was coming sooner than later now. Hopefully, he can make it for a few more weeks, and then they will “let him join Arwen”, as his humom called it… 😢 Yeah, the hardest thing of owning a dog… Getting to that last goodbye… 😭

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I had some more food, and gave Koa his snuffle mat. Then, we tried to relax for a bit. But somehow, Koa struggled to find his peace… I was waiting for the parcel delivery to come round, as they would have Koa’s new kibble. When they had delivered it, I fed my little boy, and we went out for a short walkies.

As I was rather tired, I tried to relax for a while. I put Koa in the crate, as he was using his teeth for not too good causes… And I tried to relax with some telly for a while. I had been watching a newly added series to SkyShowtime, called “Prisoner”. I missed some things at times, because I was a bit too tired to focus. After some time, we went out for the last time, and then we got to bed.

It wasn’t a good night, unfortunately, as Koa woke me up about every 2½-3 hours. It drove me bonkers, and I got quite grouchy with him at the end. Of course, two minutes later, I felt all guilty over being a grouch… So, unfortunately, we got up a bit earlier than I hoped for, and, exhausted as I was, we started our “day”.

Saturday

Well, I was dead tired. After a night when Koa woke me up every 2½-3 hours, and then making some noise before getting back to sleep, I felt broken. I was so grouchy, that I even snapped at Koa. Of course, I felt such guilt immediately after that, so I cried and tried to cuddle him, while he tried to wiggle loose and bite me, haha. We got up a bit earlier, and we started our “day”.

The scale wasn’t my friend anymore. Where it had gone down a bit earlier this week, it now just keeps going up. I hate dealing with the exhaustion, as it makes me eat way too much… And I am not exercising enough, so yeah… I got dressed, fixed Koa’s meal, and I took my meds. Then, I went to the couch with my laptop, and I started a long reply email to a sweet friend. Followed up by my journal toot. When I was done, Koa and I went out on a short walkies.

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I fixed my brekkie, and played a wee bit with some AI. Then, I uploaded several older vacation pictures to my Pixelfed, as I just felt like sharing them… I used the AI to help me with some decent alt texts, and it was nice to see some of the old snaps. Sure, some memories are harder to deal with now, after relationships got broken up, and all that. But there were still good times, back in the day, and it’s nice to see some pictures of those better moments…

I tried to relax on the couch for a while, as I was just so terribly tired. Koa allowed me some relaxing, but I could not snooze for a bit. After some time, we headed out for walkies again, and we had a longer walk than I had thought we’d get, which was nice. When we got back, Koa got some food, and we tried to relax for a bit. Then, I tried to play with him for a while, as I wanted to walk on the treadmill for a bit, and he needed to be relaxing in his crate then. So, we played, and after a while, he got to his crate.

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He snoozed, while I tried to walk for a bit. But, my back still wasn’t too happy about it, and I only managed 15min-1k. Still, I had tried, so that was good. I was just annoyed that Koa would have allowed me more time, but my back didn’t. I tried to relax for a bit on the couch, but I just could not get comfortable enough. Ugh, this was going to be a long day…

Koa woke up, and we went for walkies again. We tried to play a bit at times, as I was hoping to wear Koa out a bit, so maybe, he would allow me a better sleep this night. We relaxed at times, had some walkies, played a little bit. And around 13:30, I was so tired, and we just got ready for bed.

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All went well enough, until Koa woke me up after about 90 minutes of snoozing. Ugh, I felt really broken again/still. But, he had to do a number one and two, so he didn’t wake me up for nothing. When we went back to bed, he started whining and barking again. I gave him some water, and that seemed to help. But, just as I was dozing off again, Koa got back to barking. I realized that he may be to warm, so I switched the bedding of his crate, and told him I really needed some sleep.

Six hours later, my bladder woke me up! So, that was a good thing, as we both gotten some sleep then. I let Koa out for a wee, but still felt so tired. I asked Koa if I could sleep another hour. And… two hours later, my body woke me up, telling me it was time to start moving again. According to my watch, I got about 8:48 hours of sleep. And they were more than welcome and needed for sure… So, we got up, and we started our “day”.

Happy Sunday

After a very broken night, this night seemed to start in the same way. But, then I realized what could be the problem… I switched the bedding in the crate, and… Koa slept peacefully! He slept very well, as it was my bladder that woke me up after about 6 hours of snoozing, and not Koa. Although he had to go as well, when he got woken up by my loo visit. I asked for another hour of snoozing, Koa allowed me more, as I woke up two hours later, when my body told me it was time to move again.

We started our “day” as usual, with me grumbling over the scale, and trying to get dressed, while sharp teeth were nipping at my feet and pants. I fixed Koa’s meal, took my meds, and then I got to the couch with my laptop. Koa relaxed for a while on his own, and then his teeth got mad again, so I had to crate him for a bit. I wrote a long email to a sweet friend, and I wondered why certain parts of the internet seemed so slow, compared to usual. It wasn’t my connection, as I did check that, so I guess the internet was just taking things more leisurely at the time. Which was a bit frustrating, as I was trying to upload a “boring” video of me walking with Koa.

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I wrote my journal toot, uploaded it to my blog and journal app as well, and then Koa and I went out for a short walk. When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie, and I played a bit with AI. Then, I got interested in some old vacation pictures. I uploaded several to Flickr, as I realized they weren’t online there yet. I had AI help me with alt texts. And I shared a few on my Pixelfed. After that, I browsed the Fedi, liking and boosting some toots along the way…

Koa and I went for another walk, and then I fed the little dude. We played together for a while, and then he got too bitey again, and I had to crate him to force him to relax. He was so hyper, and I was afraid he might hurt himself (or me). It took a little while for him to settle down. And, when he did, I made use of the time to get to the treadmill. I managed to walk on it for 20 minutes, and then my back had enough. But, it was a bit longer than the previous day, and Koa had been OK with it.

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I made some food, tried to relax a bit, and took Koa for another walk. Then, he got his snuffle mat, and we played again for a bit. When he was getting too busy again, meaning he was also getting tired, I crated him again, with a nice snack. I set up the tablet with the camera app, and then I headed upstairs. I wanted to ride the bike for a bit, and try to expand the time of me being away a bit more. We had managed 35 minutes, and I was hoping for a successful 45 minutes.

The first few minutes, Koa was being a bit restless, and barking at times. But, after about 5 minutes, I saw him settle down, and sleep a bit. I managed to ride the bike for 40 minutes, and when I got down, Koa was still relaxed! So yeah, we had a positive experience for sure. I still wish that Koa would not bark as much/long when I leave him on his own. But, for now, he always seems to settle after about 5 minutes, so that’s a good thing.

We went out for walkies, and then we tried to relax for a bit. I gave Koa his meal, and then made him relax a bit. I would play with him some before bedtime, to hopefully wear him out, so we could both get some decent snoozing in.

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My brain was being a bit wonky, so I wrote another email to my sweet friend, and I worked a bit on a blog post. When it was getting time to prepare for bed, I played a bit with my little dude. Then, I placed his favorite toys in his crate. We went out, and he did a number one and two, which was good. And then, we headed for bed. My brain was still a bit wired. I had taken some extra meds, to hopefully help my brain to settle a bit better. Koa fell asleep, and I worked a bit on a blog post. When I felt my brain settle down, I tried to sleep as well.

Koa woke me up after about 5 hours! So I guess he had a good snooze. We went out, he did his things, and then, we got back to bed. I got another 4 hours, before he woke me up again. I didn’t sleep all of the time, but according to my watch, I had gotten about 7:23 hours of sleep. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a whole lot of deep sleep, so I still felt a bit tired when we got up. Hopefully, I will be able to catch a little snooze, as Monday would be a long day, with puppy class early in the evening.

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2026-06-01 13:48:18

Learning to give paw - part 2 (01/06/2026)

A first-person perspective video set in a bright living room with wooden floors. Koa, the young chocolate brown Labrador Retriever pup, is initially lounging on the floor next to a green canvas plush toy, looking as though he's contemplating if training is truly worth the effort. Cynni calls him over to practice some commands, tapping the floor and extending their hand to guide him. At first, Koa shuffles forward only to comfortably lie back down, playfully taking his time.

However, once Cynni firmly asks him to sit, Koa waddles closer and obediently plants his bottom on the floor. Cynni holds out their flat palm and asks for a paw. With wonderful focus and a highly appreciated lack of puppy teeth, Koa lifts his front paw and plops it right into Cynni's waiting hand! Cynni immediately rewards the clever boy with a well-earned treat. They repeat the exercise, and Koa successfully delivers his paw again, proving he is well on his way to mastering his gentlemanly manners.

Thrilled with his success and the delicious rewards, Koa suddenly bursts with proud puppy energy. He excitedly jumps forward, resting his front paws squarely on Cynni's lap. He looks up directly at the camera with wide, bright eyes and a big, happy, panting smile. It is a lovely, heartwarming moment that perfectly captures his sweet personality and shows off just how big this handsome little dude is getting.

The video starts with a sparkly, retro-style title card featuring a neon border in pinks, blues, and yellows. Glossy, bubbly blue text reads, "Cloudy times at Sommeralm (03/08/2010)."

After a starry transition, the scene opens to a moody, heavily overcast mountain landscape. The camera looks up a grassy hill where a dirt trail runs alongside a simple wire and wooden-post fence. Thick, gray fog is rolling heavily over the hills and pine trees, obscuring the higher peaks.

As the camera pans to the right, a man wearing a white t-shirt, cargo shorts, a baseball cap, and a waist pouch stands on the grassy hillside, smiling at the camera with his arms crossed. The camera continues its slow pan to the right, revealing dark, dramatic storm clouds gathering over the vast, rolling green hills and distant mountain ranges.

The view then sweeps back to the left, looking down into a valley filled with patches of green farmland and dense pine forests, with thick fog clinging tightly to the treetops. The camera follows the trail to show a small group of people casually walking down the hill through the mist. The video concludes with a final slow pan across the dramatic, fog-covered valleys and winding mountain roads, showing the man in the white shirt now leaning against the fence as the heavy clouds continue to roll in over the scenery.