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Ah Fall

October 14, 2012 By Jodi

Since Sampson was sidelined with a soft tissue injury we’ve had to modify our walking schedule. Hubby’s been really great, helping out with walking the dogs.

By the time Hubby gets home from work, it’s too dark to walk in our woods, so we mostly walk around the block.

While Sampson’s been recuperating, fall has slowly crept up on us, and the days have gotten considerably shorter.

We’ve missed our woods.

It was a gorgeous day here yesterday, a wee bit on the chilly side, but lovely none-the-less.

If you’ve never experienced fall in New England, well you don’t know what you’re missing.

Crisp, cool weather, perfect for sweatshirts, fireplaces and hot toddies.

And the colors, the colors will take your breath away.

A reservoir not too far from our house. I took this picture last year.

 

The day was so beautiful I just couldn’t control myself.

I had to do it.

I prepped the dogs and we hit the trail.

They sniffed.

Ah yes, our field. I remember that smell.

 

They listened.

I thought I heard something.

 

They looked.

Did you see something?

 

They ran.

Come on mom, there’s so much to smell, hear and see. Try and keep up.

 

We enjoyed the beauty of the woods. Did you do something enjoyable this weekend?  What’s your favorite thing to do with your dogs?

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Filed Under: Hiking, Meanderings Tagged With: Delilah, Dog, dog training, Follow-Up Friday, Heart Like A Dog, Humor, Jodi Stone, Just Be The Dog, Labrador Retriever, Life With Sampson And Delilah, Obedience training, Pet, Pet Writing, Pets, Recreation, Sampson, sampson and delilah, W.T.F. Wednesday, Writing

Cats and Dogs

October 13, 2012 By Jodi

Up until this past spring, doggy daycare was part of our weekly routine. Then Delilah had a little fence fight, finances got tight and we stopped going.

Lately I’ve been sending them randomly, mostly when I know I won’t have a chance to walk them. 😉

Normally when I pick them up from daycare they are waiting at the gate for me, but yesterday I surprised them a wee bit early.  They were in crates, resting.  Jumping up and rushing out only when they saw me.

Little stinkers.

That was the first thing I noticed.  The second thing I noticed was the other dogs, lots and lots of dogs.

It was like a scene from 101 Dalmatians, except there weren’t 101 and they weren’t Dalmatians.

 

The next thing I noticed was Sara had a cat on the grooming table.

 

Wait a minute!  Really?  A Cat?

Yes, that is a cat on the grooming table.

Like you’ve never seen a cat before?

 

A cat.  On the grooming table.  Calm and cool amidst a sea of calm and cool dogs.

Cool and steady wins the race.

 

A cat, unrestrained on the grooming table.  While dogs meandered here and there, and neither species bothered the other.

I know how my dogs react to cats and I was surprised at how cool that cat remained with all those dogs around.

But as they say, truth is stranger than fiction.

Have you ever seen an interaction between different species that make you shake your head in amazement?

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Filed Under: Truth is stranger Tagged With: Delilah, Dog, dog training, Follow-Up Friday, Heart Like A Dog, Humor, Jodi Stone, Just Be The Dog, Labrador Retriever, Life With Sampson And Delilah, Obedience training, Pet, Pet Writing, Recreation, Sampson, sampson and delilah, W.T.F. Wednesday, Writing

Follow-Up Friday (10-12-12)

October 12, 2012 By Jodi

For those new to the blog, my follow-up Friday provides me with an opportunity to update or revise a post from the previous week.

You know sometimes you post about something and you need an update but it doesn’t warrant a whole blog. Or sometimes someone made a comment that really resonated with you. Yup, Follow-Up Friday baby!

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

 

A Visit to the Vet – Update

Sampson’s now been on the antibiotic for a full week.  The instructions on the antibiotic say to give it with food to avoid an upset stomach.  I’ve been very faithful with making sure it’s taken with food, but even with that, I’ve come home twice in the past week to find evidence that someone’s been sick.

I’m assuming it’s Sampson based on the antibiotic instructions as well as the fact that Delilah rarely vomits.

The rash does seem to be fading somewhat, although I’m still really on the fence about giving him his Leptos vaccine next week.

It looks better, right?

Sunday Discovery – Update

It’s been getting dark earlier as of late, which means our walking schedule needs modifying. Hubby’s mandatory over-time is…over, which puts me in a real conundrum.  It’s hard for me to walk both dogs on leash at the same time, so Hubby’s been helping out with small walks around the block.

Delilah’s been on the harness and it’s working out pretty good.  I do think it needs to be adjusted though, since I let Sampson wear it last week.  I’ve decided that as much as I like Sampson on the harness, it won’t happen again until he has his own.

I’ve been fairly lax about working Delilah with the Here command, but have been doing a decent job with getting her to ignore dogs we come across on our walks using the Leave it command.

Thoughts I Ponder – Update

Here’s one I was thinking of but forgot to jot down.

Why am I wearing flannel lined jeans to walk the dogs in the beginning of October?

W.T.F./Whoo Hoo Wednesday – Update

Apparently PCW Computer reads my blog because I GOT MY COMPUTER BACK!!!  I’m just ecstatic and can’t wait to settle in and catch up.

Please bear with me as it may take some time.

That’s it for us, how was your week?  Any news to share? Feel like hopping?

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