Halloween

Well it almost Halloween and my dog goes bonkers when the doorbell is rung. So I am assuming on that fateful day I will be getting a headache. My husband suggests we leave her in the backyard, which is probably doable except she barks and goes frantic when she is in the backyard and hears the doorbell ring. I think she feels she must protect me. Then my son sends a facebook notice that is to warn people not to leave their pets in the backyard because misfits might want to hurt them. UGGH. But on a happier note my church has a pumpkin patch that they have had for the last ten years or more. I worked it today and decided to bring Kai a pumpkin that is called a mini. It fits perfectly in her mouth so now I have video of her carrying and throwing a pumpkin all over the yard. I love it when she pushes it with her nose in order to get it to roll. It is especially funny to watch her expression when she pushes it and it rolls down the incline further then she anticipated. So now she has two fun tricks with the fall, pumpkin flinging and leaf catching. She is so proud of herself when she catches a leaf and brings it in for me to see. I am not sure how I got such a great dog but I am sure glad I rescued her. Simple pleasures and Happy Halloween.

Fall

No, Kai did not fall but she is into the leaves and chasing them as they fall. I am waiting to capture her on video so that I can post it on this blog. I have a video of her running around with a plastic flower pot that she found. She loves to throw her own toys into the air and catch them. It fun to watch her lose herself in play. She is happiest playing when she has an audience but usually when I go out she challenges me to chase her. I think I finally figured out how to get the ball from her without getting my fingers too much into her mouth. I tried tugging but I realized she may not know how to open her mouth wide enough to let the ball just drop into my hand. So I put one hand on the ball and lift the upper part of the mouth. I know she is okay with this because she lets me do it and she brings it back for me to toss it again. When she doesn't want to play she hides the ball under a tree. So when I figure out how to add video or remember picks I will get a picture of her playing in the leaves and chasing them as they fall, maybe I can talk someone into recording fetch.

Sick Puppy

Once again Kai has an upset stomach, poor puppy, so I am trying Chicken and rice again. I thnk she is eating something that is not good for her outside, I just have not figured out what it is. For some reason she is chewing the Japanese maple, but I did not think that maples were on the bad things for dogs list, but that is the only difference, unless she has found something else to eat. Her food at home is the same, though we did give her a steak bone the other day, but that was last week. I hope she passes whatever has her tummy upset, because I do not like cleaning up that kind of mess. She still has energy, who knows, I am going back to a chicken and rice diet for a few days with no snacks. I hope this work, or the doggy day care is not going to be happy with me and I will have to take her to the vet, which will make Kai not happy.