Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

You Make Me Smile – May 8, 2016

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Before I share today’s You Make Me Smile, I’d like to take a moment to wish all of you moms, a very happy Mother’s Day.

Whether your baby is two legged or four, furry, feathered or finned, celebrate the beauty that is you and give yourself a giant pat on the back!

You Make Me Smile

You make me smile, (or laugh), the sweet, funny, loving things my dogs do on a daily basis that brings a smile to my face, or a laugh to my lips.

Sampson, the way you keep on eye on me when you know I’m getting ready to leave you….

Canine Peek-a-Boo

You make me smile.

So it kind of makes me a wee bit sad too. Because he does this on the weekend when he sees me getting ready to go out and run errands. As he’s aged, he’s developed some separation issues, so when he knows I’m leaving, he follows me around.

Yesterday he followed from the living room, to the bathroom, to the bedroom and back to the living room again. Sort of like a little lost puppy.

What do your pets do when they know you’re leaving?

 

Caption the Photo

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Coming up with a funny, intriguing caption for a photo can often times be challenging.

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I have an idea for what I’d caption this one and was wondering if you had any ideas?  If so, share your caption in the comments.

remote treat dispenser

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A Place in the Sun

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I think Sampson’s been a little bit depressed since his surgery, and honestly I can’t say as I blame him. He’s not allowed to run in the yard, he’s not allowed free access to the stairs, he’s not sleeping in the bed he normally sleeps in, he’s not allowed in the park, he can’t even go outside to potty on his own AND when we can’t be with him, he’s confined to one room.  I don’t know about you, but that would depress the shit out of me.

One of Sampson’s favorite things to do, is to lay on the deck in the sun.  But since our deck is wood (as is just about every one else’s) Sampson is not allowed out there as he could slip and injure his leg.  Hubby and I talked it out and came up with a plan.  Hubby had Good Friday off, and  the opportunity to put our plan into action.  A trip to Home Depot and our deck now looks like this.

Really, you did this for me?

Really, you did this for me?

He took the pails and half filled them with cement and then stuck a stake in each one.  On the far side of the deck he nailed one of the stakes to the wall.  Then he got some green plastic fencing and slid it over the stakes. A 12 x 16 piece of indoor/outdoor carpeting and viola!

Sampson’s potty area is on the far side of the deck where he nailed the stake to the wall.  All I have to do is lift the bucket up move it over towards the wall and roll the fencing over towards the right.

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This is our access to potty.

This is pretty cool.

This is pretty cool.

Of course while we were outside taking pictures I said to Hubby, “Let’s take bets as to how long it will take Delilah to go up and over the wall.”

Hubby said, “She’ll do it today.”

A minute later, she was up and over.

Poultry fencing can't hold me.

Poultry fencing can’t hold me.

5 plastic buckets – $19.25
1 bag of rapid cement – $19.97
6 – 1×2-36″ stakes – $3.48
One roll green poultry netting – $19.98
12’x16′ indoor/outdoor carpeting – $78.72
Total project cost – $141.40
Finally, I've found my place in the sun.

Finally, I’ve found my place in the sun.

The contentment on your dog’s face as he enjoys one of his favorite activities….priceless.

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