Hannah is quite resistant and likes to do things *her way*. My two previous dogs before Hannah could do lots of tricks and people who came to my house always wanted to see their routines. I of course thought I was hot stuff in the dog training department. Then came Ms Hannah with a mind of her own and who constantly wanted to reinforce that I was not the boss of her. So much for me being any good at training dogs.

Anyway, yesterday after buying her a new purple ball at PetsMart Hannah amazed me by completing a retrieve by bringing the ball back within my reach. Previously when retrieving she would bring it to a yard or so away, so I would have to come get it from there. She is going to be 10 years old in November, so maybe her ornery ways are mellowing a bit.

I know this isn't a new or interesting trick of any kind, but after all this time with the incomplete retrieves, it was worth mentioning.