Chip ‘N Delilah

Today is the first day of Spring!!  Yay, I love Spring, it’s one of my favorite seasons.  Despite our weather’s decided lack of cooperation, there’s one sure sign of Spring at our house.

The chipmunks are out.

Yesterday morning found Delilah back to her favorite spot to window watch the chipmunks.  Believe it or not there have been times when I’ve actually caught her sitting there with drool hanging from her mouth.  It’s totally not her fault, the lab up the street told her they taste like chicken.

As I was bustling about in the morning, packing my lunch, washing dishes and my general morning rush, I looked over and found Delilah glued to the window.  Luckily my camera was right on the counter, so I grabbed it and started playing with the settings taking various photos.

It wasn’t until I got right on top of her that I realized there was a chipmunk not more than five feet from her.

In my best effort to help Delilah realize her wildest dreams, I ever so carefully removed the bell from the door knob and moved it out of the way, when I went back to unlock the door, the chipmunk was gone.

Drats!  Foiled again!  Hang in there Delilah, one of these days you’ll score you a chippie.

It’s Been So Long

It’s been so long since I’ve taken my dogs on a walk that I’ve quite forgotten what goes into it.

Yesterday I went home at lunch to give the dogs a break.  I left Delilah in the yard and walked Sampson down the driveway to the front of the house.  This is a sure way to get him to tinkle.  There is something about tinkling in the front that he absolutely loves.  He really wanted to hobble about so we crossed the street and then looped around and back into the yard.  The whole hobble took less than five minutes, but I hope it gave him a change of scenery.

Delilah was up next.  I grabbed her collar, leashed her up and walked out the door.  (Sampson of course, was ticked off and went to the window to bark his displeasure.)

We walked up the street and straight into the park and then I realized I was still in my work shoes, I had no phone, no camera, and no pepper spray.  And when Delilah responded immediately to me and looked at me for her reward, I realized I had no treats either.

Dog walking = epic fail.

Winter has been too long and too hard and it’s been far too long since I’ve enjoyed some bonding time with my dogs.  I mean to rectify that sooner rather than later.

Unhappy Puppy

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Sampson is learning how to get around on three legs.  When he first hurt himself he was okay with laying on the his bed on the floor for the night.   All of that changed Tuesday morning.  He woke me up about 3:20.  I leashed him up and took him outside where he sat down and stared at the sky.

I took him back inside and into the room that is supposed to be my office.  It is equipped with a futon, which is much lower to the floor than our bed.  I helped him get up on there, then climbed in beside him.  As I lay there unable to fall back asleep, I decided that this is where he and I will be sleeping until he has fully recovered from his surgery.  He’s happier snuggled up with his Mama and truthfully, I’m happier with him beside me.

This weekend Hubby and I will be working on this room to turn it into safe place for him to recover.

But while I was laying there in the quiet of the early morning, I swear I heard a coyote.  It was pretty darn cool, mostly because I was inside and they were not.  I’m pretty sure I’d feel differently if I was sleeping outside.

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