Rain rain go away

We are still experiencing rain, after yesterday and last nights thunderstorms. I am hoping that it goes away soon. Kai does not like to play in the rain and I do not like to walk in the pouring rain, drizzle yes, but not downpour. So Kai is only going out when she has to use the bathroom and just relaxing, which is why I am able to write. Unfortunately she left her new monkey and rabbit in the rain. I may have to grab them and put them in the dryer to get some of the moisture out so we can play in the house. If I do not do that I am afraid my socks will go bye, bye. So please rain go away for at least an hour so I can take my poor puppy for a walk.

Bees

My husband and daughter wanted to put beehives in the backyard, not my favorite idea. Last year they were pretty much trying to take care of the hive, get the queen settled and building up the boxes. This year they have become protective of the hive. I have been stung twice, my husband twice and now poor Kai has been stung at least twice. Two times in the last two days. My husband put the bees in her barking spot at the fence. HE will be moving it soon to the other side of the yard, where he put the second hive, newly established so they are not aggressive yet. But, the bees now consider this their place, so every time Kai goes up their they chase her. I am hoping that she learns soon not to go near the hives. I may have to place a small gate when my husband moves the hive, so Kai cannot get too close, she will not stand a chance with two hives together and barking at her usual spots. Too many bees.

Great Day for the Dog Park

Not her usual friends at the dog park today, but she had fun running around and hiding sometimes from the other dogs. Wore her out so that when we came home she found a nice shady spot to relax. We did not get a chance to walk yesterday so it was a good treat for her to play with other dogs.

Crazy weather

Yesterday was so crazy, we started off with rain and about 60+ degrees, Kai and I were able to get a walk in between rain showers, though it was just a little one only .8 miles. Then is got darker and darker, rain became heavier, winds picked up and temperature dropped so that by mid afternoon it was in the 40's. Kai does not like the rain so she was not able to enjoy the outside. She loves being outside and wants me to spend time with her. She does not care if we play, she just wants me out there. But not yesterday, we had to play indoors, which meant that she would find a sock, I do not know how she finds them, and then run around the house so I will chase her. So she had a pretty boring day yesterday. Today, she woke up feisty, the temperature was in the 30's but no rain. We went for our walk, came home and then I left to go exercise. When I got home, I also went grocery shopping, she followed me inside a little reluctantly until I pulled out the pigs ear I bought her. But that did not stop her from getting into my room finding a sock and hightailing it to the door. Luckily, the door was shut, I pulled out another treat and she dropped the sock and pushed it to me with her nose. She is a little crazy girl. I have trained her, unfortunately, to grab socks for a treat. Who has the bigger brain? Soon I will have trouble keeping her inside so I am quite happy to have my shadow for a little longer.

Ticks

I hate ticks. There is nothing like scratching your dog behind the ears and finding a bump. You hope beyond hope that she rolled in something that got stuck to her fur, but the fur is not matted. Then your next thought is maybe it is a sore, you really do not want to think tick. But, alas, it was a tick. I asked my husband for help, I do not know what I need to do to get a tick off a dog. My response, "yeah, right". But he looks it up, so maybe not. We clean off the island in our kitchen armed with tweezers, antiseptic spray, my husband places Kai on the countertop, grabs the tweezers and pulls straight back the first time, that little bugger is stuck fast. I pull back the fur a little more, in again, yank, tick comes out this time. We have also filled a small bottle with alcohol, so that we can place the tick inside, and recap. Then I spray the area with an antiseptic that the vet had given me for a rash the dog had about two weeks ago. Lucky us. So the rest of this week I will monitor the dog for ticks and any behaviors associated with lyme or leptospirosis. I was hoping that all the ticks would have died with the harsh weather, but no. She may have gotten it at her boarding place, since it is in the woods, but who knows. It was time for her flea and tick medicine, so I gave that to her last night and hopefully we will not have anymore ticks this season.

AWAY

Okay, I know this is probably not very charitable, but I do love being away from caring for animals. I am on 24/7 at home. I have someone watching my other animals, but Kai has been boarded. She is having a good time I am sure, she did not even look back my way. I felt like the boy in THE LIFE OF PI, when the tiger goes and disappears into the woods without looking back. The last time I picked her up, she ran to me but, then ran back to get her playmates. I do miss her, but I know how much she likes to play with other dogs, so I know she is happier than being penned all day long waiting for someone to take her for a walk.

Bees

My husband is raising bees and I think that Kai got stung a couple of days ago. She has a red spot underneath her front leg. It looks nasty so I gave her Benadryl and an antiseptic. I think she will be okay, she still runs around like crazy and it does not seem to bother her too much. I am taking her to be boarded for a couple of days, if there is a problem they will let me know.