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New Developments

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Shhh! I'm sleeping!

So, some will read this post in horror, others will be happy as am I.

I wanted a dog who would relax with me and lay on the couch.  Turns out, Bella is not that dog.  She is much happier with her feet on the ground.  I’m ok with that. She has on many occasions jumped up to ge a pet or maybe a treat but as soon as she realizes she isn’t on a firm surface, she jumps right back down.  The only exception to this is when she was sick. She came up cuddled with me, jumped off, threw up, collapsed and had to go to the ER.  So, Bella on the couch = scary.

Today Daisy Mae was  in a particularly cuddly, affectionate mood.  She jumped to put her front feet on my shoulders while I was sitting on the couch. So,  got a sheet to cover it and convinced her sitting next to me was cool.  She laid there until it was time to go to the dog park.  When we got home, after dinner, she came over and started sniffing her place on the couch so I told her “come on” and patted the cushion.  She jumped right up and has been next to me for the last few hours.

I love it!

MOM! The flash is too bright!

Last Saturday….

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I know, I know, I’m telling y’all stuff that happened a long time ago.  But I haven’t told you yet so it’s new to you anyway!

Last Saturday morning Daisy and I went to a farmers market.  Well, I thought it was going to be a little thing with some food and produce stands. Boy was I wrong!  This place was so busy and an absolute madhouse! It was so busy and so amazing!

We had to park in a parking garage a couple blocks away.  She did great walking through busy city streets. As soon as we got to the first corner of booths some random guy comes up and goes “is that a real black and tan coonhound”? What I wanted to say was “no, she is a figment of your imagination; the heat must be getting to you.” But I didn’t. Turns out he was raised with B&T’s and his parents bred them for hunting for a while. He took a picture of her to send to his parents. This place was crowded. People were packed in. Right now there was actually only one produce stand. Most of the places were selling foods and crafts. One bakery had brought propane ovens and was selling warm breads right out of the oven. Many of the farmers come later in the season when more stuff is ready for harvest.

Several places had water bowls out for the dogs which I thought was nice. It was hot.  Several also had dog treats for the dogs.  Daisy did so great!  you would think I actually trained her for something like this, but I haven’t. She stayed right by my side and didn’t pull my arm off trying to get to the good smells. She resisted table surfing at all the food booths.  She also took her first elevator ride. She’s a champ at this stuff.  She didn’t smell too many butts.  She was exhausted when she got home.  Behaving made her work hard!

Yesterday was bath day. So we went to the beach dog park. I could not get Bella in a picture to save my life!  So instead you are getting Daisy, enjoying the smells and ignoring the big cruise ship passing taking all those lucky people on vacation.  So, the girls were walking down the beach….one reason I like this park is it is 100% fenced in….except for the new hole that leads into an airport.  They were down on the beach which is very rocky so I was up on the seawall which at the end is about 6 feet high.  Well, I am looking and all of the sudden I realize Bella is on the other side of the fence!

I had to walk way back the wrong way to get down to the beach.  Bella has been down there many times and this hasn’t happened. Once I’m down there I see Daisy has went over too.  Turns out there is a hole in the fence.  So I stayed calm and just walked to the fence (ready to trespass onto airport property to get the girls).  When I got there I just called their names in my friendliest voice and told them to “come on” and they turned right around.  That side has huge boulders all over the beach (to keep boats from coming onto shore) so Bella was smart and went down into the water and walked on the sand but Daisy took her time slowly climbing back over the rocks.  I was sweating that one. I knew if anything smelled too good they might not want to come back.

They are all clean and ready for company this weekend!

 

What boat? I don't smell a boat!

 

Is it ok…

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to laugh at your dog’s expense?

Daisy was not feeling well. She was having another bout of nausea and vomiting so we went into the vet’s office. They have this little Tabby in the waiting room that is up for adoption. Daisy was just walking by the cage, she didn’t sniff or look at the cat all but the cat hissed and spit at her.

You know the goats that faint? Yeah, that is what Daisy did! She fell right over on her side then struggled to get back up. The tech and I laughed sooooo hard! it had to been one of the funniest things ever! I mean, my dog is supposed to be a mighty huntress. A hissing furry animal is supposed to make her blood boil and here my dog is playing dead!! No wonder she didn’t make it as a hunting dog!! LOL

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyReSMJw5MI&fs=1&hl=en_US]

stinky, sandy girl!

Yesterday morning Bella and I went to the dog beach for a meetup group. She had a blast! She loves running through the water. i think she likes the smells too. She likes rolling in the sand. She smells so good with decaying sea grass and toxic waste all over her. (this beach is in a shipping lane, I would NOT swim there).

The funniest thing is when she is chasing other dogs around. many retriever and water loving dogs come to this park. So they go to run into the water, typically chasing a toy or ball and she runs after them. Until the water hits her chest. This is where crucial split second decisions must be made…swim, or run? She chooses run. She loves the water but doesn’t swim. She bunny hops back out of the water.

bunny hopping out of the water

(not exactly) Wordless Wednesday

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Wow the holiday was busy!  Hope everyone fared well. I also was busy doing all my chores for this week by this morning since they are working on a water main near my house.  Water might be contaminated and dirty until Friday.

Last night the girls had so much fun at the dog park!  Both of them chased balls over and over.  Bella was feeling a little frisky too.  For the first time my girls actual wrestled and played bitey face and play growled at each other!  It was so much fun to watch.  Bella really participated including instigating an ‘attack’ after a quick break.  I just love that she is learning to be a dog.  She is out of her crate so much now that I actually had trouble getting her into it yesterday morning. She had to be locked up so maintenance could come.

Tonight there was just thunderstorms and rain. yuck. I made a 5 minutes run to let Daisy pee and poop at the dog park then came right back home.  Have I told y’all Daisy won’t poop on leash?  Yep, I live in an apartment without a yard and my dog won’t use the bathroom on a leash.  It can be a slight issue at times.

I would also like to start trying some nosework with Daisy.  There isn’t any classes or teachers near me but I hope with her natural scent ability and some good treats she’ll get it down pretty well with just us.  Um, day one didn’t go to well. I would put the treat into the open box with her watching me, put it on the ground and call her over.  I might as well had a third eye with the way she looked at me.  Maybe tomorrow….

Now I leave you with a picture of my sweetness.