woof hound

Okay, Kai has been quiet since I picked her up Monday from the doggie retreat, but today she is back to being a woof hound. She started off this morning and I had to take her for a long walk to tire her out. I think I will need to do that again but not quite as long. Maybe a couple of blocks as she is starting to pull again and I can hear my joints pop. It may be better than massage therapy, but it is not. By the end of the day my shoulder aches and my toes hurt, so a little walk hopefully will satisfy her. I really need to get things done and playing with the dog is fun but not productive in the long run. But with the days getting shorter I might have to take my woofy dog on shorter walks throughout the day. A dilemma to be sure, to walk or not to walk, before my pork chops are ready.

Back from trip

So I went away for a week and left my pup at his usual sitting service, The Bigger Brain. She loves it there maybe a little too much. Apparently, she was with the bigger dogs this time because they did not have any small dogs. She made a friend with a dog named Coco. When I went to pick her up the attendant had just settled them all down for a nap. As soon as I walked in the dogs started barking including my Kai. I mean she was barking like I was an intruder not her adopted mom. Maybe because it was dark but man it broke my heart. When she was released from her crate and came closer she finally picked up my scent. Then she would not get into the car, I had to physically pick her up and place her in the seat. She would not sit down and fell of the seat at one point. I think I may have to crate her again for travel or get one of those slings so she can look out the window but not stand up. When I got home she was very depressed and sat in her crate for the longest time, then she explored outside, picking up her scent around the yard. I have two more trips planned, what am I supposed to do if she absolutely dislikes coming home. In addition, her favorite people in the house are no longer here, my son and my daughter. It breaks my heart to see her all mopey. I have played with her and we have gone on walks, but I do not get on the ground and wrestle with her. She has gotten better, I think I will take her to the dog park tomorrow and hopefully her friends, Beau, Belle and Jackson will be there.

Quiet Sunday

Having a quiet Sunday after staying home yesterday and doing paperwork, walking Kai twice and playing most of the day with her. Today she is wiped out and is quietly resting in her crate. She put herself in her crate last night, I think she was as tired as I was after the day. My favorite thing to do is watch her play. She gets so excited with her plush toys, throwing them over her head and turning around fast enough to catch them before they hit the ground. It is like she is playing her own game of fetch. One day I will take a video and post it. I keep thinking I need to take her to agility training, she is so fast and when she really gets running she gets low to the ground really speeds up. She kept up with a weimaraner (not sure of spelling) last time we were at the dog park. My daughter felt she was trying to herd the dog, I think she was just running around the dog. They both were having fun though the Weimaraner is double Kai's height. Hopefully will get her out to park this week, but not today.

My new gardener

Okay, so she is actually a dog who likes to dig. I have explained her love of pruning my bushes as she runs past them and she loves to put holes into the ground, so I decided to let her "help." I am trying to plant fall flowers, but one of the places I dig is too hard, so when Kai offered to dig the hole I let her. She is a very good hole digger if anyone needs help tilling. You need to direct her a little, or she will dig up the plants you put in the holes. The best way to prevent her digging up the plants is to make sure you start watering as soon as you have put the flower in the hole, Kai hates the hose. Anyway, I am not sure how long my pansies are going to last in the holes, as she starting digging up the mums last night after I locked her out for eating my baseboard. She just needs a doggy gardening vest and we are set.

Holiday Weekend

This weekend was very busy and that included, Golf, church, movies and Labor day flea markets. So what has this to do with Kai, well we left her alone all for at least 6 hours each day. We did not leave her in her crate because that would be crazy, since she only stays that long in her crate at night. Plus we wanted her to be able to use the bathroom without having to wait all day. She did however get mad at us, how do I know she was mad at us? Well, we had planted some mums a couple of weeks ago which she has left alone until Saturday when we were playing in a golf tournament. We came home to a dog with a muddy nose and dirt surrounding the plants all dug up. When ever she gets mad at us something suffers mutilation, such as my headbands in the past. Sunday we were in and out but did go to dinner and a movie so she was alone for at least 4 hours, no destruction occurred while we were away but when we got home she decided she needed to eat our baseboards in the house. Took her for a walk to wear her out. Monday we left around 8 and got home around 3,leaving food, water and plenty of toys for her to destroy. NOt that we did not do this the other days but for some reason she must have got used to being left, for again no destruction of the yard. But she is still chewing the baseboards. I need to find her a log or something to chew on, the problem is she takes all her toys outside so that when she comes in there is nothing to chew. When I give her bones she just takes them outside to bury. I love that she is an outside dog, but hope she does not bark too much while we are away. She usually only barks when another dog goes by, never at people unless they are coming in the gate. But she does that when we come home and it sounds like a greeting to me. The other day I could have sworn she asked where we had been. It is always feels like she is scolding me for being away too long, when she uses a certain tone to her bark. Love this dog.