Sam Sam
Dog walking 3 yellow labs on Tues 5/4
Stoli - Stoli was barking when I walked up. I think he heard the kids and dogs waiting on the school bus this morning. I took him out for a potty break, fed him and then we went for a walk. He pooped before we even left your yard (I put it in the trash bin in your garage.) Sophie was sitting near her empty food bowl last night and again this morning when I fed Stoli so I gave her about 1/2 a scoop of food. I hope that was okay... she ate it :-)
Lucy and I had a nice walk. She makes me laugh when we come back in the house though. She is so excited to get inside to get to her kong and she always knows exactly where it is. She's a smart girl!
My Sam Sam - my first three walks today were all labs: 3 yellow (Sam, Stoli and Lucy) and 1 black (my Buddy, aka the Budster)
Casper - Casper and I took 2 short walks outside because it was hot today. He enjoyed saying hello to several of the landscapers who were working nearby.
Guinness - Guinness was ready to go outside today. He peed several times (of course!) and he pooped too on our walk!
Brady & Ferguson - We had a nice walk today.... it was very leisurely and they got to do lots of sniffing.
Max - I'm not sure if Max feels great today. He was really sleeping hard and I think would've preferred if I would've just let him sleep. He did get up to go outside to pee though.
Dusty - Dusty got to say hello to the guy working on the fence. He trotted around and peed a couple of times too.
Happy Birthday Sloan
Dog running with Buddy
I am hoping that this will be a more frequent post: dog running! The weather was nice enough today (although not as warm as I was hoping) so Buddy and I got in a dog run. I got a chance to work with him one on one as well which was nice. I am looking into enrolling Buddy in a Therapy Dog class. He can be shy so I'm not sure how he'll do but I think it will be good training for him regardless. I just spoke with Yvonne Fehr (www.YvonneFehr.com) who is a dog trainer that has worked with Buddy. She thinks Therapy Dog training would be great for Buddy. Yah!!
Pet First Aid and Sam
Every time the boys and I go for a dog walk, we have to go by some rose bushes. Well today one of the thorns got ahold of Sam's ear. I didn't notice it until we got home and I saw blood on the wall. The first thing I checked was his tail. He has split that open twice before. No, it wasn't his tail. Then I checked his mouth. It was up on the wall about 2 feet so I knew it wasn't his paws. Then I checked Buddy. Finally I noticed the blood on his ear. So, my American Red Cross First Aid paid off today. (Or perhaps it was the first aid training I remember as a kid.....) anyway, apply direct pressure. After 5-10 minutes of doing that, it has almost stopped bleed and Sam is glad that I am no longer squeezing his ear. Hopefully it'll stop completely... I keep checking it and I think it will.