Life on the Road….

Well Bella, my frequently carsick dog, threw up before I was even out of the city.  I think that is a new record.  When I stopped to clean it up Daisy climed out of the back set, over the console, and a suitcase, to get out the door and out of the puke. Her face was pure panic as the vomit was coming out of her sister’s mouth.

 

So, I cleaned up the back seat as much as I could. I covered the front passenger seat with a towel and put Daisy up with me.  Luckily, she is great in the car and sat or laid down the whole trip.

Too big for the passenger seat

Bella was not done throwing up an by the time we reached the Grandparents’ house, the whole bottom of the hammock in the backseat was soaked.

 

Can’t say I’m looking forward to the trip back home.

Everyday Life

Day to day around here can get pretty boring. It makes it hard to write about something. It’s why I see no point in Twitter. Not enough exciting things happen around here to tell the world.  The girls are going together to stay at the Grandparents house this weekend. Daisy has never been there and has never stayed in a different house. I am trying to not worry. Daisy is a very good girl-but she is very curious about things and will not be hiding in her crate like Bella does when she visits them. She’ll be more like having an actual dog in the house as opposed to a piece of furniture.

 

It will be ok, I am sure.  Or, that is what I keep telling myself.

 

 

Not Your Dad's Old Watering Trough

So, the Cadillac of Dog Parks comes complete with the ultimate watering contraptions for the dogs. They are scattered all over.  In such a large place there is the issue of providing water for the dogs, and not having it sitting full of dirt and mold. Not to mention lost/stolen/broken bowls, and huge lakes of mud around the bowls.  Well, problem solved! The only slight issue for me is I have to be there to turn the water on, but today there was a dog who could turn the water on for himself so it isn’t an issue for everyone.

 

Thanks Bella, for the demonstration.  You can see, there is the top part of a trashcan buried into the  ground and filled with small rocks for drainage. The post comes up and the bowl is bolted to it. The water comes out by pressing or pulling that small blue piece of PVC type pipe.  The bowl has a small hole in the bottom, so the water can drain out.  It isn’t too big-the girls can drink their fill before the water is gone but large enough for dirt to run through. This invention provides, clean, fresh water and eliminates most of the mud issue and the dogs can’t trot off with the bowls or use them as toys. How does your dog park solve the water bowl issue? Or is it one that has all the issues?