Category Archives: Dog related

Are you all ready for another picture day…or two?

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What a lovely day we had.

     It’s a darned shame that with nice weather my energy levels didn’t go up.  If they had, I would’ve done so much yesterday that people would have fallen down in dead faints to see it.

     However, no one fainted, and I accomplished only minimal amounts of work.  I think my get up and go, got up and went.  If you happen to see it would you kindly direct it back here?

     Being outside in the sunshine was a pure invitation to laziness and my playful side.  The dogs and I had a rip-roaring wild game of find Mommy–tag, she’s it!  They are still snoring in their crates.  Funny, by now they normally want a last out.  I may have to wake them for that.

     You all have a good one! 

     Blessings on Boston.  A candle burns in this house for you all.

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After dinner romp…they are so silly!

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I live with three kids…two of them have four feet

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     Hehehe, we got our Daddy on floor with us.  It’s time to get wild and play!!!

Today is Patty’s 9th Birthday.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday

 

 

 

 

 

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     Since she was a rescue dog, we’ll never  know for certain when Patty was born, but today was the day we chose for her.  She’s our April fool.  I should say, she’s her Daddy’s April fool.  As far as she’s concerned I am the alpha but her heart belongs to him.

 

     Happy Birthday Patty.  Holy cow, you are now nine!

 

She almost broke her brother…

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     I had Gavin and Patty out in the yard yesterday and they were enjoying this new freedom they have with the new fence.  Patty especially enjoys it, she loves to run flat-out around and around the entire yard.

    Well, she was doing one of her flat-out runs when I noticed she was  heading directly for me and Gavin who was sniffing about the grass near my feet.  Gavin, oblivious to her impending collision, kept at his sniffing.

     I, on the other hand, quick to surmise impending doom, dashed to one side to escape catastrophe.  Patty failed to swerve the last-minute, as one of her predecessors was wont to do, and tried to leap over Gavin.

     As you can see, I said ‘tried,’ the attempt was unsuccessful she hit him with her knees on the way over and almost went ass over tin cups.  The sound of the impact made me cringe.  Gavin uttered not a peep.  While I asked Patty if she was trying to break her brother.

     Gavin headed inside.  I don’t blame him.  The yard would also seem less fun to me if I’d been freight trained.  I called Patty in from yet another high-speed circuit of the yard.

     Opening the kitchen door to let both dogs in, I couldn’t suppress my giggles as I hollered to The Curmudgeon that his baby girl had tried to break her brother.

     You all have a good one!

Let’s play!

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Lately, every evening around seven, these two nuts start playing.  Most of the time that includes hucklebutts and Patty making leg grabs while Gavin tries to wrestle with her.

Never a dull moment around here.

You all have a good one!

 

 

 

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Gavin here.  Daddy was snacking on nanner chips again.  Patty and I tried to mooch some.  The Curmudgeon finally gave in and gave us some!  Yay!

Too tired to write tonight…

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     We’re so tired after running around our yard that we won’t even give Mommy any room to sit. 

     A rare occasion when both of them are on the couch together.  🙂

     You all have a good one!

More entertaining than TV

     We’d finished dinner and the pups were mooching gummy cherries from The Curmudgeon.  As soon as he told them the candy was ‘all gone’ Patty decided it was time to play with Gavin.

     She likes to swoop in and grab a leg or his collar to get things started.  There’s chasing, there’s wrestling, and there are hucklebutts on and off the couch.

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   On our part, there is a great deal of laughter.

     You all have a good one!

All the better to play indoors

Oh, such cold weather…none of us wanted to go out for any longer than necessary.

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Fair weather dogs.

     Will the cold and wet weather never cease?  Yesterday we managed to have snow, sleet, and rain.  The dogs were not happy campers.  They like sunshine and warm.  They take after me.  😀

     Today our high will be 30 degrees and our low 18.  Wind chills will drop that even more.  Yikes! 

     I can see the dogs now.  Patty will hold it until her bladder reaches almost bursting level before she asks to go out.  Gavin will still want out every five minutes.  Therefore, both dogs will go out often, because if one goes the other goes. 

     I am not putting on my jacket and taking one out without the other going too.  I have done the take one out, come in, other one not in sight, remove jacket, settle comfortably, and then the other one rings the bells to go out.

     Not going to happen.  If one goes so will the other.