Daisy’s Delightful Day

Daisy had a great day hanging out with me this afternoon!  We started off by heading out to Tractor Supply. The closest one to us is about 30 minutes away. I had seen something called rubber horse stall mats. I thought it might be nice to have in the back of the SUV. Even though I have *tried* to cover everything I was thinking a solid surface would be good for cleanup and such. Well, when I saw it in person I did like it, but it was too heavy and would be near impossible for me to cut to size. So, instead, Daisy helped me pick out a new toy that she thought Riley might not destroy in 32 seconds. He seems to not love rope toys…so we bought one! Not loving=lasting longer. Daisy also thoroughly inspected the rest of the pet section, some of the horse supplies, and much of the gardening section. She was highly disappointed that this store didn’t have dog treats for her at the check out desk.

 

Next, we stopped at Lowes. It was her first trip there ever! Did you know many Lowes have chosen to be dog friendly? Before we could even get in the store some lady had pulled up in her car to talk to us. It still amazes me how many people don’t know about coonhounds! Daisy walked around generally looking a bit bored with the whole thing while I shopped. I might have taken a while carefully reading over the qualities of different grass seed. My yard has such differences in sun vs shade that one seed isn’t enough for winter preparation. Since many people don’t know Lowes is dog friendly, the other customers were pretty surprised to see a big dog walking around.

The final joy for Daisy was a treat she almost never ever gets…human food! I bought and let her have about half of a Wendy’s Frosty. I had stopped in a park down the road from me to share it with her and the squirrels were going nuts so we also had some spontaneous squirrel hunting time. She came home very happy and tired from her afternoon out with me!

Cutie Patootie!

Daisy and I went to a Dogtoberfest even near us. We had a pretty good time. Lots of dogs showed up in costumes and many families came out together. They had several booths set up for kid events- kid ‘agility’ and face painting and musical chairs. They also had dog agility and ‘Bobbin’ for Milkbones’.

Daisy did ‘jump in the hay pile’ to search for Begin’ Strips. Lets just say she had nooo trouble with that game. The bobbin’ for Milk bones was so funny to watch! Daisy of course saw the treats floating. She tried to get one and it sunk under. Daisy HATES water and she scooted back. Then she tried to grab a different treat. It bobbed under too! She wouldn’t use her paws since I know she didn’t want them wet. Eventually the desire for a treat won out she dunked her nose under to get one.

A lot of dogs came all dressed up. We didn’t stay for the costume contest though.

Isn’t she cute? I love the one of her laying down. She was tired of posing for pictures and wanted to get back in the thick of things! Also, she does wear the headband willingly. So many people asked how I trained her allow stuff to stay on her head. The real answer? I didn’t! She is just easy-going and doesn’t mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hound Lips

One thing I like about hounds is their long jowls!  When Daisy gets tired she has issues untucking her upper lips when she closes her mouth. I love her toothy grin!  One day I hope to catch a shot of Bella’s “Elvis lips” she does when she bays.