Never assume your dog’s in a deep sleep. Whisper “treat” and watch them bolt upright like they’ve been electrocuted.
Hugo, aka the PRINCE, is not food obsessed like his 2 labrador sisters. He could care less if he eats breakfast or dinner. Matter of fact, we’ve regressed to eating on the couch. No lie.
If I feed him a couple tablespoons, it primes him up to eat the rest. So long as it’s on the couch and not on the floor where the other dogs eat.
He’s picky about meals — but not about treats. 🙂
Little dude has rank and status as he rules his domain.
Dogs can sure exhibit some odd behaviors…
Upon hearing the words, “butt butt,” Merida stands on her head with her butt in the air to be scratched.
Dharma talks… she’s always verbally on my case about something.
Gracie — gone but not forgotten — was so terrified by thunder, she would paw the toilet paper roll until there was nothing left but the cardboard tube.
Love pets? What does yours do that’s entertaining or quirky?
Now you know: There’s an Android game called “Send Me to Heaven” where the objective is to throw your phone as high as possible and catch it, with the app measuring height using the device’s accelerometer. Apple banned it from the App Store for encouraging users to damage their phones.
First, Mother, my food post from yesterday does NOT look like something the dog threw up. Ok… so the photo wasn’t great, but the food really was. I promise. But maybe you should have Perry’s future partner provide recipes to you (see below) instead of your favorite daughter.
ChatGPT creates future partners!
I’ve said before I’m so very tired of bad AI — but I love the fun things you can create when using it too! I noticed a new offering under the image tab of ChatGPT where you can upload a photo and it will generate your perfect future partner. Of course, I couldn’t resist trying it… and no way would I spare Ben or Perry!
Perry said: “I’m glad you two are going to be happy.” 😂
Perry was a tad snippy because he wasn’t crazy about his future love interest. Obviously, she’s a better cook than I am and they’re both packing the weight to prove it. She’s probably already started writing up recipes to pass to those Pesky Neighbors.
Oh, and Gracie has been reincarnated too!
Hugo’s thrilled she likes dogs and hopes she’ll make homemade dog food dishes. 😉
Now you know: The sun isn’t “strong enough” in northern latitudes to produce vitamin D during the winter, no matter how much sunlight you get.
Dharma is still struggling after losing her buddy last week. She’s stuck to me like a glue ball. Although she will sometimes lie down without touching me, she has me in her sight 100% of the time.
She still looks for Gracie each time she goes outside. She still stops to smell her bed even though I cleaned it with bleach and a water hose. She looks so sad…
But it is getting better!
It’s been at LEAST 6 months since we’ve had a full night’s sleep — until last night. Gracie would typically wake up about 3:00 AM and stir for a more comfortable position. That would always wake up Dharma who then whined to go outside. With nothing to wake up Dharma, she slept the entire night through. That translated to 8.5 hours of me snoozing last night.
I have mixed feelings about upping the puppy count around here again. I know Dharma would love the company, but I’m just not sure I’m ready.
It’s true you can be sad and relieved at the same time. That’s how I feel. No more panting and struggling to breathe, sweet Gracie made her way to the rainbow bridge yesterday.
Along with old age, Gracie developed laryngeal paralysis. Basically, the flaps of her larynx stopped working properly and she panted to breathe. Not just panting — this was sucking in air sounds so loud you couldn’t hear TV in the same room. Of course, the more labored the breathing, the more scared she would get which made her try even harder to get air.
Her mobility was also declining rapidly — generalized paralysis is just part of the path of this particular health problem. The last couple days were rough and it was obviously time.
Not sure how old Gracie was when we got her, but she was part of our family for more than a decade. I miss her loudness and her neediness — but am relieved she’s not struggling. She sure was a good ole’ soul.
Today was not an ordinary Monday. We all have crazy days, right? I had one today and sure hope this isn’t a sign for what the rest of my week is going to be like.
It all started with a text from Metronet letting me know they would arrive in 15-minutes. I figured that was plenty of time to let Gracie and Dharma out before the action started.
But… that’s WHEN the action started. Two tiny birds had gotten into the patio room (someone left the door open). Dharma had one dead in half a second. The other was frantically banging into windows to get free while Dharma chomped and I screamed. That’s when the doorbell rang.
Then… no Internet for hours. My Apple watch continued to send warning notifications — your front door camera has lost connection… your back door camera has lost connection! Alexa was pissed and kept telling me she couldn’t connect and Mr. Google was whining in the other room about his connection.
Then, we had gymnastics…
While there, a little girl got hurt — and then another. One was a toe and the other was full-on drama. While that was going on a very nice lady sat beside me and now I know everything about her family, her dead husband, and her battle with Lupus.
By 8:00 PM ET I was done! I unplugged from life and took a nap on the couch. Of course, now it’s almost midnight and I have the big-eye. Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings! 🙂
