Here's a clip of my little goofball learning to drum with me this afternoon!😊❤😂 As you can see behind us, our family just got a big electric drum set so hopefully we can work up to drumming on that! 😄 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @marvelous_marble_ @bluebearaussie @lilly.the.aussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Feb 16, 2017 at 9:24pm PST

Did a little two person doga this morning😊💕The second position has taken so much time for her to slowly build up the balance and strength she currently has for it❤ I love doing two person doga so much, we really have to work together to balance😊💖 It was a great warm up for a full day of hiking and a long evening of agility classes😄 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @bluebearaussie @lilly.the.aussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jan 26, 2017 at 10:25pm PST

Practicing trust falls!😊❤ Secret is sooo enthusiast about this trick😂 She loved doing it ground level so much I thought I'd add cushions and see if she trusted me falling higher up😄 I added height very slowly and it took a lot of small steps and patience, but it was a ton of fun to learn and do! It makes me so happy to know she trusts me to catch her❤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jan 9, 2017 at 10:31pm PST

Just arrived in Iowa for the Christmas holidays!😊❤️ We haven't been doing much but playing outside since we arrived!😅 This was Secrets first time sledding on her own, she loves skateboarding and I think this felt very similar to her!😄💗 She really seems to enjoy it!💕 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow my Pawtners @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie @aussie.dream

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Dec 22, 2016 at 8:49pm PST

Working on drawing in circular motions!😊❤ We attempted this a while ago, but took a break from it because it just wasn't clicking for her. We started trying it again recently, and we've worked our way to doing it without targets!😄❤ She's done a couple more proper single circles, like the one you can kind of see on the ground to her left, but I liked this one best because it looks like she's drawing a tornado!😂😄💖 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @bluebearaussie @lilly.the.aussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Dec 5, 2016 at 7:02pm PST

Back paw cross paws😊❤ I get so crazy proud of Secret every time we work on this, it has easily taken the longest of any trick we have attempted so far for her to get the hang of, we have been working on it on and off for months now to get to this point😅😊💕 I really did not expect her to be able to do this when we first started trying, it is obviously a hard one for her to do physically, and she had to learn a lot of new balance. We're working on doing this with her front paws on my hands instead of the pole eventually😊💖 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Nov 15, 2016 at 8:25pm PST

Secret tried on a costume I wore for Halloween a few years back😊💖 It's way to big for her to walk around in, but it's cute for posing😄😁❤ She's very attached to the cloak, she thinks of it as one of her toys, and it's actually her reward for posing😊💕 when I put the costume back in the closet, she just lay by the door imploring me to get it out again💖😂 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @bluebearaussie @lilly.the.aussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Oct 26, 2016 at 6:37pm PDT

Learning how to work the vacuum😊❤ It's been pretty hard for her to learn to push it back and forward, but she's come a long way with it! This was the very end of this training session, so she's going pretty slow since she's getting tired, but also because it's really hard for her to push and pull it with the suction, I think she gets quite a workout!😄💖 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Oct 4, 2016 at 11:28pm PDT

Beach night😄💦 We got to play frisbee and do some tricks😊 we also happened to meet a retired disc dog partnership there, they saw Secret doing tricks and asked if we competed in flying disc activities😅 It's so nice to find other people who care so much about their dogs!💖 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @lilly.the.aussie @sassyandsila @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Sep 28, 2016 at 9:28pm PDT

It was a morning well spent!😊❤ Usually when she does doga it's by herself, but I did it with her today and added in some weight lifting (she loves the weights so much, she'd carry them around all day if I didn't put them away😂) and then she did a little trust fall at the end💕😄 #doga #yoga ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Sep 11, 2016 at 7:38pm PDT

Secret trying her hardest to push me on the swing😊❤ I love the little hops she was incorporating😂😄💖 She only started learning to push me recently, but being pushed by her now already feels so much smoother compared to when we first gave it a go, it's actually becoming quite enjoyable😂😄 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Sep 3, 2016 at 10:25pm PDT

We've been playing a lot of dog version ping pong here since my relatives have a ton of ping pong equipment😄 Secret has been really into it, especially since it's getting to be to hot to do much of anything outside. lol she has such a look of focus on her face😂 I think 11 back and fourth might be our new record of how many times we can hit it back and fourth before one of us hits it way off course😂😄💖 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Aug 11, 2016 at 11:02am PDT

Heading back home! Secret had one last beach romp before getting back on the road😊 She'll miss the beach, but I know she will be so happy to get back and see @my_berner_girl again!😄 though we only have about a week back at home before we head to Iowa to see our cousins💕😊 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jul 30, 2016 at 12:40pm PDT

How to be ultimately lazy while turning on a movie😊😂 This was right before we left, we are still camping and today we got to go sand surfing! Secret got on the sled with me instead of running along side lol😋😄💕 She's been having a ton of fun!😃 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @lilly.the.aussie @sassyandsila @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jul 27, 2016 at 10:02pm PDT

Packing her things, and packing herself😂 Our family is heading out on a short trip for the weekend tomorrow morning! We don't know exactly where were going yet, but that's just how it works around here😅😄 I'm so excited! I'm sure Secret will have a blast going anywhere new!😊💗 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jul 16, 2016 at 6:59pm PDT

Helping to clean up a spill😄 It's been so long since she's done this behavior, I get nostalgia when I think how much younger she was when I first taught her it😊💗 @my_berner_girl this could be good one to teach Rumor! she's already got a bunch of the prerequisites down for it!😁 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @lilly.the.aussie @sassyandsila @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jul 2, 2016 at 10:31pm PDT

Some piano after our hike today😊 My awesome best friend suggested I teach her to flip the piano sheet pages, so we've been working on it, and just started putting it together with some playing😄❤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jun 19, 2016 at 8:08pm PDT

I taught her to do side sevens with a switch in the middle, so I took a quick video, sorry for the bad quality😊 Lol, she's super lazy dancing because she was just at the lake running around with Rumor for hours 💗😄 #irishdance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jun 7, 2016 at 10:10pm PDT

Throwback photo of a painting she did last summer😊 on the topic of painting, we are super proud of Rumor today! She made her very first painting! I can remember so well the first painting Secret did, it was so exciting and led to so much more fun! It was so beautiful and I cannot wait to see more paintings by her!!💗💗 @my_berner_girl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on May 29, 2016 at 11:27pm PDT

Love this picture😂😍 My sister took photos while we did agility in the yard, tonight is usually agility night for us, but the last session ended last week so there is a break before it starts again. We both miss it, but all we have is jumps and weaves here😢 Can't wait till it starts up again😄 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on May 26, 2016 at 10:08pm PDT

❤ She makes me feel so pampered😊😂💗 We were reviewing some of her helpful tricks today, so I decided to take a little video😄 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on May 23, 2016 at 8:01pm PDT

Here's a little clip of Secret learning to ride the scooter we just got😊 I'm not sure if this is the best kind of scooter for a dog, I have to hold it for her while she gets on or it will tip, but she's slowly making progress😄 she's definitely going to learn a lot about balance while learning this😁 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on May 22, 2016 at 7:23pm PDT

I set up the camera in the kitchen to try and capture what she's been doing all week, and I did😂 As you can see, she's just wandering randomly around and all the sudden decides to bring me a drink without me asking, she's been doing it all week, she did it again about half an hour later than this, and since she had taken all the sodas out previously, she actually brought me a jar of relish😂 She does it especially when I am doing something like playing the piano or studying, basically whenever I'm not paying attention to her😂❤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @lilly.the.aussie @sassyandsila @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on May 4, 2016 at 8:59pm PDT

Today was a yard day for us, our family spent almost the entire day outside working on our gardens to be😄❤ She loooves playing in the dirt, and it always gives her the zoomies 😊❤ Thank you as always for all the lovely comments, I'm terribly sorry I don't get around to replying! I don't always have time to thank you all individually❤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners😊💗 @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Apr 16, 2016 at 8:42pm PDT

We got a jump rope the other day, so if course I had to start teaching Secret to do it with me😄 its so tricky to time it right😅 but it's great because the rope doubles as one of her new favorite toys, so as a reward I just throw it for her and play tug!😄❤😂 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Apr 4, 2016 at 4:13pm PDT

Secret having a blast at agility as always! We are so lucky to have such a wonderful teacher, we've had two teachers in agility so far, and they've undoubtedly been two of the kindest people I've ever met, which is saying something😃 Everyone here is so nice! ❤😊 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @mksdoggyoverload @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Mar 3, 2016 at 8:06pm PST

I've been wanting to start skateboard practice for a long time, We finally went to the store and got one this afternoon and just started working on it! I have a feeling this trick is definitely going to be one of the harder ones, but worth our while!😊❤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners💕 @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @mksdoggyoverload @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Feb 26, 2016 at 6:00pm PST

She hasn't done laundry in forever! She looks so annoyed every time I ask her to get more😂 Thank you guys for all the sweet comments on our other videos and pictures, I am so terrible at finding time to respond to them all!😅 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners😊 @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @mksdoggyoverload @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Feb 12, 2016 at 3:48pm PST

I love watching her do rebounds😊❤ I couldn't find a good tree for her to do one on, and then I saw this😂 Turns out trail markers are multi purpose! 😂😃 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners! @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @mksdoggyoverload @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on Jan 25, 2016 at 4:01pm PST

We had fun at the beach today!😄 It's been so hot lately that we have to go to the beach instead of the fields, or Secret will just lay at my feet and pant after only a couple of frisbee tosses. She's been so lazy lately because of the heat, I'd appreciate it if any of you have suggestions for helping the hot weather be more bearable for her, the heat must be miserable for her with her thick coat😥 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow my Pawtners @borderaussiebodey @sassyandsila @lilly.the.aussie @bluebearaussie

A post shared by Mary & Secret 💞 (@my_aussie_gal) on May 10, 2016 at 9:30pm PDT