expending puppy energy

We have had to become a little creative in how to exercise our puppy, as she is not yet fully vaccinated and thus the vet strongly recommended that we wait to take her on walks.  Bummer.  So, what do  you do with a 15 week old Australian Shepherd puppy that has more energy than the Energizer Bunny?  Use the treadmill and teach her how to fetch, of course.

Exhibit A:  The Treadmill
Around the time we adopted Maeby, we simultaneously fell in love with Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer.  One of the tricks he uses to exercise dogs is by using a treadmill.  So, we have been doing this with little Maeby.  She goes about 1/2 mile at 3.5-4.0 mph and does fantastic, except when Sonora walks by, which almost always necessitates a flying leap off of the treadmill by Maeby, who never passes up an opportunity to try Sonora's patience.

Exhibit B:  Fetching
The comment I always receive after indicating that we adopted an Australian Shepherd is, "Oh.  They have a lot of energy."  Yes.  I know.  That is kinda why we picked the breed.  With this in mind, we decided to reinforce her fetching using some yummy treats, so that we can help her burn off some energy, even when we are too tuckered out from a full day of work to move out of the patio lounge chair.  Please pardon the dusty backyard.  We hate it too.

Now while this all is super fun, if everyone could join with us and cross your fingers in hopes of the vet clearing Maeby to go on walks this week, that would just be stellar.  Muchas gracias.