Excluded

My poor Kai felt like she was excluded yesterday. We had a yard sale and I kept her in the backyard, while we were up front. She did not realize the roll she played as I forgot to lock the back door. For once her barking acted as a deterrent and I did not mind. She did get hot so we had to crate her for awhile in the house so that she could cool down. We made sure the door was locked. She was actually very happy to be in her crate and fell asleep. When we finally finished our yard sale and went to take stuff to the Rescue Mission, she was still very tired. She went into the room where we watch television and fell asleep with my husband. The cutest part is when my husband started to snore Kai looked up perked her ears and nodded her head different ways. Of course, I just had to talk for her and say" Hmm I wonder what daddy is growling at". It was very cute and my husband was so tired he did not even know he was snoring or that he fell asleep. I do not think we will have another yard sale and I wish I could trust Kai in front with all the people but a lawsuit because she jumped on someone is not what I want. I am hoping tomorrow that my son and I can take her to a dog bark so she can run around and get used to dogs again. We have not been with other dogs because obedience class ended. She will be boarding this weekend, I hope she survives. Once again she will be excluded from her pack and I am sure when she comes back home we will be rewarded with chewed shoes.

Not a morning dog

I think my dog fits into my family exceedingly well. It seems like the rest of us she is not a morning dog. Right now it is 8:29 am and Kai is fast asleep. She did get up temporarily at 6 am., but has since crawled up into the chair I vacated only minutes ago and went back to sleep. This is not because she is sick, this is a typical morning. Unless, she is sick, she sleeps until at least 7 every morning and like today sometimes beyond that. The only problem with her sleeping late is that she may stay up late tonight causing mayhem and havoc. Though I think she maybe mellowing out. She is 7 months old, still a toddler, still chewing things, but not as much as she used to. She has added the digging to the other side of the Earth problem. I think that she buries her chew toys outside, that includes composite bones and hard chews. I am pretty sure that while she is in the house sleeping, some critter is digging them up and carrying them away. Which is why she is crazily digging trying to find them. When it is raining, she buries the bones down the sides and in between my couch cushions. Then she pushes a pillow overtop of them. Now if I happen to look her way while she is doing this, she grabs the bone or chew and hides it somewhere else. SHe must think that I go outside when she is sleeping to eat all her bones. I wish I could sleep like that oblivious to the world. Actually, she is not oblivious, she keeps one ear up while she sleeps. So calm right now, I hate to get up and start cleaning because she looks very peaceful sleeping and I get lots done when I am not chasing her like a madman, trying to get her favorite chew toy, my shoes.

Weather permitting

It has been so hot that I have almost given up on Kai and my long walks. Yesterday we did not get out at all, because she was panting before we even started. Today after we played with her unstuffed monkey for about 20 minutes, she was still wanting to get into everything, so we went for a walk at 8:30 am. Got back around 9 and she has disappeared into the back yard, no doubt sleeping on her chaise. I want to take her for a walk this evening but the rains may come which will hold us up for our walk. As discussed earlier the dog won't walk in the rain. It is so funny she looks at me with her big brown eyes and goes your kidding right. Then she turns her back on me and moves to a point further away from me without getting into the rain. The other day I grabbed an umbrella and her leash and stood out in the rain so she would just go to the bathroom. The last time I did not do that, she came into the house and peed on the floor. For a lab mix she does not like the water, unless it is in the form of snow. I am thinking of getting a kiddie pool and filling it with water to see what she does. I am afraid she will drink from it, but maybe if she sees me put my feet in it she will give it a try. Puppies you got to love them Weather permitting.

Messages from Kai

I used to say Kai did not bark, but she has found her voice. I am pretty annoyed, but I think that half of her barks are the look at me, come see me at my gate, why are you ignoring me. I want to be petted, admired, loved on. I can almost her saying "Mom why are the other dogs passing by without saying hello." There are other dogs that she does not bother with, like a couple of old dogs. There are some she clearly would like to see leave the side of her house. But when Luke, Bosco and Parker go by she absolutely adds a whimper and a whine. She has always barked a greeting when seeing us if we have been gone awhile, shopping, golfing or doing chores. She also barks at us when she sees us in the front of the house and she is not with us. So I am beginning to understand the barks. I am hoping that she is not doing the bark because you think you are scaring the intruder away, though I would not be adverse to that happening if there were indeed an intruder. She does not seem to bark at people. In fact, she loves people, unless they do not pay attention to her then she whimpers and barks. My favorite thing she does is talk to us. I let her stay outside sometimes when I am going to be gone longer than two hours. She loves the outdoors and does not get into too much trouble. She has a large gathering of toys, water, food and shelter. When I come home she welcomes me sometimes with this lovely woo woo. It is almost like she is talking and then she lets me know that she wants to go inside and that I am also to go inside. If I do not go inside she has a whole different set of vocals. It really is amazing. SOmetimes I call her my wookie, because she sounds just like one. Well I have to go KAi is on a barking jag,not sure why.

She Passed the Class

Yeah, jump for joy, Kai has passed her puppy obedience class. I made her go last so that she would not be distracted. She did everything she was supposed to do with a little coaxing on the come part. But she did it. We did not do stay or leave it, but sit, down and walking beside me. She did not care if I left her or that I played with her toes or her ears while she was laying down. So she is officially a puppy, and I am officially happy. We will still work on the behaviors appropriate for her, like not jumping on company or eating their shoes. SHe is much better about jumping on me because I do not allow it, but my family loves for her to jump on them. I have also stopped her jumping on people while we walk by standing on her leash and telling her to sit, but she is not on a leash in the house because I am afraid she will knock something over. I found my first tick on her while we were in class, this was after she stuck her nose under a bush. Luckily, it had not embedded itself in her skin. I pulled it off with my fingers and put it outside the fence, mainly because I was not sure how to dispose of it while outside away from anything. Of course, then I felt buggy and asked my husband to check my hair. He said I would feel it, but I have a lot of hair on my head so would I really feel it. I will have to check Kai and give her a bath. I hate ticks. So I guess I will have to give some more classes later but at least I have the basics.

Rainy Thursday

So, it is raining once again, which is both a joyful and troublesome thing. First my plants get a much needed soaking, but my dog refuses to get soaked. This morning I had to put her on a leash, grab an umbrella and walk around the yard until she decided to pee. It took about 15 minutes for her to realize I was not coming in out of the rain until she went to the bathroom. When she got in she went on a toy rampage and has now settled down in my husbands chair for a nap. I have housework to do but am afraid to move as this is her signal to get up and create chaos. Oh well, I guess I need to get organized as I have company coming tomorrow and need to clean up. Plus, I am in clean mode for the month of June. The Princess Kai is just going to have to learn to love the rain and inside adventures as long as they do not involve eating me out of house and home. And I mean literally eating up my house. She is in super chew mood these last couple of days. I guess this means she is feeling better.