It's my toy!
I think it is funny how dogs want to possess everything; especially if another animal has it. Louise and Sofie only want a toy if the other is playing with it, and then….. oh my goodness, the whining that comes out of Sofie is ridiculous. I really am going to have to get a tape recorder and have you all listen because it is like the world has ended and she really is in pain. “Mommy, Louise has this…. Louise is taking the ring…. look Mommy, it’s mine… mine….MINE!” Now I can’t say that Lulu is much better because just when things calm down she goes and steals something from Sofie’s pile. The other day I gave them both bones before I went to the store, so that they might behave for C while I was gone. Well I came home to find that one bone was played with while the other was almost perfect.
I said give it to me!
They only want what the other has. I never know if I should buy two of the same bones or toys, or just one. They both play with the same one until it is destroyed, eaten, or taken away by me, so why bother getting two. Currently, their favorite backyard toy (which actually I think has sneaked into the house, because I just put it in the toy bin (come to think of it)), is a destroyed soft frisbee that Mojo’s humans were going to throw out because he had eaten out the center. Well, not only do they love it, but it also has become a favorite of Miss Kitty. Kitty likes to roll on top of it and cover it with her fluffy body. She thinks that Sofie can’t see her hiding it. You can imaging the pandemonium that ensues when Sofie realizes that Kitty is trying to pull a fast one on her.
I got it! I got it! I got it!
Another interesting dynamic is that Lulu likes me to pull the rings and gets really ticked off when Sofie hones in on the play. So I got a three ring pull, but they both want to tug on the same ring. Hummmm…. very interesting.
One of my greatest pleasures is watching my two goofballs play. They are silly and funny and just make me stop for a minute in my busy day and remember what is important. Now don’t go telling them the truth – all the toys really are mine! Just another DogDaz at our house <3.
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Dear DogDaz Readers – Mommy is going out of town on a business trip this week so we girls will be with the other humans. What that means is no walks; we just go out back in the yard and maybe can look out the front door. Mommy does set it up so we can go to doggie daycare and play with our friends every other day, if the other humans will take us there. It is not as much fun when Mommy is gone, but we understand that is what keeps us in dog food and chew toys. The other humans do their best to hug us and pat us on the head (especially the young one, she let’s us on her bed). We will go into Mommy’s office and sleep in our usual spots and hope that she comes back soon. Maybe with cookies in her suitcase.
Just another dogdaz morning at our house ❤ – Lulu Belle & Sofie Bear (as narrated to Mom before she got on that big silver bird that flies)
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Squash tail
Squash & Lulu tails
Squash tail with Connie attached
Lulu & Sofie tails
Sofie tail with Muffin in the shower
Cat tails (with human sleeping)
The end
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Lulu loves Mojo
Both Louise and Sofie have boyfriends. I am not sure they know what that really means since they are both spayed females, but they sure do like their boys. Mojo lives next door. Lulu has played with him since she was a puppy. She waits by the kitchen window (which faces his house) and watches for him. She knows when he is walking by the house even if all the curtains are drawn. She gets blue if she does not see him during the day. We walk with Mojo almost every day. She looks at him different then any other dog (or is that me anthropomophizing.) Mo is about 4 years old. He is an absolutely gorgeous champion dock diving black lab (she could do worse, right?).
Sometimes I swear they are having a conversation through the houses. Mo is a barker and has a really deep voice. The girls know exactly what is going on at his house because I see them run to the window to check out the action: “Mom, he’s walking can we go too, can we go too?” or “Mom, he’s in the yard, can we go play, can we go play?”
Lu & Mo sharing a frisbee
When Sofie came along it was like poor Louise had to bring her pesky little sister on a date with her boyfriend. Louise was not happy about it, and sometimes even Mojo, who is pretty mild mannered, would even give her a nip. Lulu and Mojo clearly have a special relationship. Louise does not play with anyone like she does Mojo.
Go away Sofie! Mojo and I were playing!
Sofie on the other hand really will play with anyone, she is not very picky. At the dog park she will join in the game with almost any group of dogs. But, there is one special dog, his name is Griffin, who she was very taken with. He was the dog of one of her trainers. She was only 4 months old when she feel for him.
Sofie & Griffin
Well, that is the story of my girls and their boyfriends. Just another DogDaz morning at my house. ❤
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Lulu in HER chair with a head rest
Louise likes to sit in her own chair in my office (yes we have blogged about this before). I know that many of you have complained that she does not look comfortable. I have offered her alternatives and she always seems to choose only her chair. So I put my piano bench next to it so she could spread out and now she looks equally as uncomfortable (she is fast asleep). No telling what a dog will like. Somehow she finds what looks like the most uncomfortable positions in the world to fall asleep in. What’s with that? She likes to have her head up on a pillow or something higher then her body. Very interesting, don’t you think? I never really know how I am going to find her.
She tried the bean bag chair but after a few naps decided it wasn't for her.
Well it is just another DogDaz morning at my house.
Here she is fast asleep in my office chair when I went for coffee. I did not have the heart to wake her. (See HER chair in the background.)
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I can not find the author of this piece but it looks like so much fun that I wanted to share it. How different my life would be if I lived like someone left the gate open. My initial thought is, “Wow, that would be so cool!” To run wild and do what ever you want. But then the grown up responsible me steps in. ‘The reason I have the gates are to keep the animals safe. I don’t think it is safe to leave the gate open (I’m sure I am missing the point?). My job is to keep the dogs from the world of cars and foxes that could hurt or even kill them. Does the picture mean live your life with abandon? With no worries? I think dogs live their lives in the moment. Around here, that moment is almost always safe and secure. I love to watch Louise run laps around the property as fast as she can – Zoom zoom Zoom. When you have a fearful dog like Lulu, to see her fully engaged in something that gives her pure joy, like her running at full hound speed, is just such pleasure to watch. When I open the back door and release the dogs, zoom, they both run with such zeal across the yard to catch whatever squirrel made the mistake of being on the ground at that time. Maybe the quote should say “Live… like someone made sure the gate was closed.” Just another DogDay morning at my house. ❤
Sofie chasing butterflies near the gate
Lulu smiling after a run
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lulu the day she came to live with us
I was having an OK morning and then something changed and the day seemed to take a nose dive from there. Not exactly sure why, but it got me wondering if dogs have bad days. I don’t seem to have moody dogs. In general they are both pretty happy unless sick. Is there such a thing as a moody dog? I do think dogs have a range of emotions: they get sad (like when they are away from their family for to long or one of their friends die) or they feel scared or anxious and I definitely know they get happy, but do they ever have just a ‘bad day.’ I think sometimes that I would really like to come back in my next life as a dog, but only if it is to some happy person who will love me and honor me the way I deserve. Well, now I feel better just thinking about the dogs. They do make my world brighter. Well, just another DogDaz afternoon at my house. ❤
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