We are lucky we have jobs. We are ZHAs (Zoo Happiness Administrators). Not having a job is hard and we know to many people who are out of work today. We are praying for them to find meaningful work really soon.
Why is it that most dogs like to walk as far out on the lead as they can? They may not pull or jump, but they like to be at the ‘end of the line.’ Or is it actually at the ‘front of the line?’ Either way, almost any dog that I have had, likes to take the lead as far as they can. I know that leading is suppose to be my job and I am sure that many of you animal trainers out there are saying that I am being ‘lead around’ by my dogs (which is probably not a good thing from a leadership stand-point), but sometimes, and usually on our sniffy walks around the neighborhood, I just don’t mind. Sofie is more of a follower than a leader. She is off leash 99.9% of the time and usually a bush or 2 back sniffing away. Louise is a step ahead. Lulu is on the leash because I just do not trusted that she will not bolt into someone’s yard if she sees a squirrel or other creature. When is it OK to follow their lead? Am I suppose to keep them tight by my side and at my heel in all situations? But this is the sniffy, go potty, walk, so should I care?. I don’t mind being at the end of the line – as long as I am the leader.
October and November are the best months to see the beauty of the fall plant called the Chrysanthemum or “Mum” for short. These incredible plants are dense, compact, and bushy and provide an array of color for months, not days, long after the dahlias, daisies, zinnias, and coreopsis are gone. Plant them in the spring if you really want a good show in the fall. Remember to pinch them back to produce really strong blooms. “Mums” the word around here this month.
Mom makes us pose in front of all these weird things. We just want to pee on them.
Sofie and I went down to the river to check on the dinner crab situation. You see, our water (the Magothy River) is directly off the the Chesapeake Bay, so we get the best Blue Crabs in the nation. All we have to do is put these crabpots* in the water and the silly things crawl inside (How dumb is that?).
Mom was checking but it doesn’t look like anyone crawled in. Our humans love crabs but Mom is just going to have to go find one of those trucks on the side of the road tonight and get whatever the seaman caught today. That’s me! Louise the Baydog
*Invented by Benjamine F. Lewis in the 1920’s, patented in 1928, and perfected 10 years later, the crabpot changed forever the way hard crabs are harvested on the Chesapeake Bay. The crabpot is the most common method used to catch and harvest crabs and is used worldwide.
Nine here. I want to let you know that everyone seems to blame me around the zoo, but things are really not my fault. You see I am a very active young man and I just like to have fun. Just because I chase the girls, literally, and push around the old man, does not mean that I am bad. I just think it is fun to watch them all run down the hall and hide from me. Ok, so I did figure out how to jump from the kitchen counter to the top of the pantry, and then over to the top of the refrigerator, where the humans were hiding 3 full unopened bags of cat food, and then proceeded to open them, oh so nicely, and help myself to a little bit from each. Now really, what is wrong with a snack? They want me to grow up and be independent, don’t they? The sign on the fridge says “Dinner won’t make itself,” so I figured I would make it for us.
It is just not fair that I get blamed whenever something is broken, or missing, or there is a cat fight going on. Just because I am usually in the middle of it, does not mean I started it. And no Mom, I did not eat that $105 check you have been looking for all month. Really, stop blaming me for everything. I think I will run away with Sofie Bear and join the circus, this zoo is just crazy.