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I Love Dogs, But Three Is Too Many Dogs

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Too Many Dogs

Three dogs is too many dogs.

I dog sat.

For two pups.

Including my Blue, there were three dogs in the house.

For days and days and days.

Oh. My. God.

That’s too many dogs.

At any given moment of any given day, one wanted in, one wanted out, one was barking, one was digging, one was chewing, one was jumping, and two were picking on the other one.

I got nothing done all week.

It felt like the old days with all the neighborhood kids running in and out of the house.

I definitely had a lot more tolerance for chaos back in the day.

Now that the boys are grown, I’ve become accustomed to a quiet and orderly routine.

Although Blue enjoyed the company, as soon as her playmates went home, she melted into the kitchen floor and slept soundly for several hours.

It’s confirmed.

I’m an only-dog household.

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Stupid Bunnies, They Really Should Know Better

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Stupid bunnies

Stupid bunnies.

You’d think they would post some kind of community notification.

They ought to warn all the other bunnies to stay out of our yard.

We have a killer on the premises.

But no.

They keep on coming.

And Blue keeps on killing them.

We’re up to three this week.

Now don’t get me wrong.

I hate rabbits.

They’re evil, destructive little fluffers.

I’m happy to have the dog chase them away.

But I’m not thrilled with the killing.

It’s gross.

Depending on where we are in the trash pick-up cycle, it can get pretty stinky.

It’s only going to get stinkier as the weather gets hotter.

At our old house, we lived next to a greenbelt.

We would just shovel dead stuff over the fence and the buzzards would take care of it.

Here, though, the neighbors might object if we flung dead stuff into their yards.

Maybe I should put a bell on Blue’s collar.

It might give the rabbits a bit of a head start.

Stupid bunnies.

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The Dog Park – We Go Every Morning

The Dog Park
The Dog Park

Several weeks ago, when Bob reseeded the back yard, I started taking Blue around the corner to our neighborhood dog park.

We wanted to keep her off the lawn.

Blue loves the dog park.

She’s made a BFF named Rosie.

Rosie is a herding dog.

And Blue seems to enjoy being herded.

It works out well.

We’ve been having lovely spring afternoons, but the nights can still get cold.

This morning it was only 44⁰ outside.

“We’ll go to the park this afternoon when it’s 70⁰,” I promised the dog, opening the back door to let her out in the yard.

Blue was having none of that.

She refused to go outside.

I’ve created a monster.

So I bundled up and took her to the park.

It was a beautiful, bright, but chilly, spring morning.

Apparently the sprinklers were on at the dog park overnight.

It was a swamp.

It didn’t bother Blue in the least, but I was a bit put off.

We had to take a long walk around the neighborhood to dry her paws off.

And my shoes.

I have to admit that these early morning jaunts are becoming a nice routine.

Although I could do without the mud.

And the chill.

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Second Winter Really Caught Me By Surprise

Second Winter

Second Winter

The backyard is not yet ready for Blue.

I’m still taking her to the dog park several times a day.

And I’ve noticed that we have experienced all the seasons in just this week alone.

We’ve had lovely Early Spring weather in the 70s.

Followed by sweltering Fake Summer heat in the 90s.

Today we’re back to Second Winter in the 40s.

I bundled up to go to the dog park this morning.

Turtleneck, hoodie, hat, mittens, boots, and big jacket.

I debated wearing my parka.

But I thought that maybe I would be too hot.

It turns out that I froze my a$$ off.

Literally.

The parka is long and goes down to my knees.

My backside would have been much warmer in that.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll wear the parka.

Although, with my luck, tomorrow will be Fake Summer again, and I’ll be too hot.

Soon enough it will be Real Summer, and the weather will be predictably hot.

I guess I should just be grateful for the cool weather while I’ve got it.

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Why It’s Good To Be A Spoiled Rotten Dawg!

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Spoiled Rotten

Spoiled Rotten

I completely forgot.

I felt terrible.

My poor, spoiled rotten, Blue Dawg.

When we first rescued her, we were told that she had been abused in a crate and that she was, therefore, terrified of crates.

Not using a crate was a condition of the adoption.

I agreed.

On the rare occasion when I need to confine her, I just tie her off on her leash.

She has no problem with this.

Our groomer understood and has never put her in a crate.

But we recently lost our groomer, and we had to find a new one.

I completely forgot about the crate issue until Blue and I arrived for her appointment.

The groomer told me that it’s company policy to use a crate.

She told me that she’ll do her best with my dog, and if there’s a problem, she’ll call me.

I worried all morning.

I didn’t want Blue to be traumatized.

She’s been through more than enough already.

But I never got the call.

They told me that Blue had no problem at all with the crate.

She was calm and happy when I picked her up, so I know they told me the truth.

I’m so glad that our spoiled rotten girl has, apparently, forgotten her past trauma.

Yay rescue dogs!

Good girl, Blue, good girl.

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Blue Is Starting The New Year In The Dog House

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Dog House

In The Dog House

Blue is starting the New Year in the dog house.

She has been a very, very, very naughty girl.

Naughtier than usual.

Blue is actually a very good dog.

She has learned that she’s not allowed to go into the garbage, or counter surf, or chew socks.

Well, let me clarify that.

She knows she’s not allowed to do those things when people are around.

Lately she has been strategically doing all the naughty things when no one is in the room.

If she doesn’t hear NO, then it’s OK for her to do it.

Right?

Yeah, nah, that’s not going to work for me.

Blue is now in the dog house.

She’s confined to a leash.

Even indoors.

For a week.

Years ago, we had a dog who misbehaved, and a trainer suggested this strategy.

It worked for Wrigley back in the day.

Perhaps it will work for Blue.

Hopefully we can reset her back to factory standards.

Maybe she’ll work her way out of the dog house.

Good girl, Blue, good girl.

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It’s A Dog-Eat-Dog World Here In The Suburbs

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Dog eat dog

Dog Eat Dog

Blue has a very sensitive stomach.

Her nickname is the Pukolator.

Or Dog-Eat-Dog.

And Then Dog-Puke-Dog.

Don’t worry, she’s been checked out by the vet.

She’s perfectly healthy.

She just has a sensitive stomach.

The other day she threw up in the yard.

For once she avoided puking on a rug.

Good girl.

I decided to let it dry out overnight to make for easier cleanup.

When I went outside to shovel up the mess in the morning, it was gone.

“Did you clean that up?” I asked the Husband.

He did not.

I asked the Grown Sons the same thing.

Silly question.

Of course they didn’t clean it up.

Which means only one thing.

Some local woodland creatures feasted on a dog-vomit dinner last night.

Either that, or they’re sleeping in a dog-vomit-lined nest.

Ewww.

Elton John made the Circle of Life seem so sweet in The Lion King.

This episode proved that it’s not sweet at all.

It’s disgusting.

But, as they say, “Recycling turns things into other things, which is magic.”

I don’t know if ‘magic’ is the right word for the gross dog-eat-dog thing that just happened here.

But hey, we recycled, so there’s that.

This particular Circle of Life situation is absolutely not worthy of an Elton John tune.

But maybe Weird Al could write us a song.

That would do.

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Blue Is The Most Ferocious Pet In The Neighborhood

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Ferocious

Ferocious!

Through a series of social media posts, we now know the identity of the black-and-white cat that has been tormenting poor Blue.

Her name is Trixie.

Trixie the Cat often parades herself in front of the window, ignoring Blue’s ferocious warnings.

Trixie likes to nap in the sunbeam on the front porch, pretending to be oblivious to Blue’s ferocious warnings.

Sometimes, when the sunbeam moves, Trixie will nap and/or parade further down the front walk.

She always stays in view of the window.

And always, Blue’s ferocious warnings fall on pretend-to-be-deaf ears.

Would Trixie be so brave if I let Blue out?

Would Blue be so ferocious face-to-face with a rumored tough cat?

We’re not going to find out.

I have a sneaking suspicion that Trixie would win that fight.

But don’t tell Blue I said that.

She’s already insulted that I laugh at Trixie’s antics.

We’ll just let Blue continue to think she’s the biggest, baddest, most ferocious pet in the neighborhood.

Good girl, Blue, good girl.

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I Would Do Such A Happy Dance!

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A happy dance

Happy Dance!

A young father was lamenting the difficulties of preparing dinner for the family.

Night after night after night.

I laughed and laughed and laughed.

It never ends.

Just when you think you’ve got dinnertime organized, it all goes to pieces.

One kid decides he doesn’t like the dinner that he loved last week.

Another kid develops allergies.

The teenagers eat all of the ingredients that were supposed to be for dinner.

Someone is always complaining.

The dog, on the other hand, is always happy.

She gets Dog Food for every single meal.

And she never complains.

Even though she had Dog Food for breakfast, she still does a happy dance in anticipation of more Dog Food for dinner.

Someone should invent a big bag of Dinner, along the same lines of Dog Food.

It would, of course, be nutritious and delicious.

The kids would be ecstatic in anticipation of mealtime.

All you would have to do is pour it into a dish.

And everyone would be happy.

Whoever invents that will be my hero.

I would do such a happy dance.

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Good Girl, Blue – What A Good Watchdog

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Good Girl

Good Girl, Blue

Good girl, Blue.

Blue is a watchdog.

But not a very effective watchdog.

She’ll bark at random leaves.

Passing schoolkids.

And, more often than not, nothing at all.

Last night, at 2:00 am, she went bonkers.

She never barks at night, so Bob got up to investigate.

In our driveway, dressed ninja-style, were three bad guys, checking out the cars.

Bob yelled, and the ninjas ran off.

The cops came to the house to take a report.

My biggest disappointment is that I slept through the entire thing.

I missed all the excitement.

Blue is a hero.

I will never again tell her to shut up when she’s barking at random leaves.

Good girl, Blue, good girl.

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