Does anyone else’s dog nudge your hand when you’re walking them? The little tinker is like *nudge* look how nice I’m walking on my lead - I definitely deserve a treat *nudge*
It must actually be the most frustrating thing, a kong with some last bits of food at the end that you just can’t get cos your snout is too wide and you don’t have opposable thumbs! I bet Ginny is smug with her narrow kong-adapted features
Ah clever vanilla, the Pig hasn’t worked out to get herself high up to maximise dropping effectiveness yet, thankfully! Ok so seems that dropping and flinging aren’t that unusual. What I had read before about kongs made them sound like this magic calming device for hours of peaceful slurping so I thought something had gone wrong when it turned my living room into some sort of war zone with flying missiles!
Nope, I have a Stanley cam He’s always asleep or up to mischief when I watch that though. Not looking at me like behind a baby gate as I leave him
And that's why we start easy and make them harder - and why kongs are brilliant for helping dogs learn about tenacity, perseverance and delayed gratification
The Pig puts herself straight to bed when she thinks I am leaving, and then looks at me with one eye open like ‘hurry up and go, I need my morning nap’ way to make me feel loved, Piggy!
Moo used to order us out of the house and stamp her feet at oh if he wouldn't hurry she wanted her khong so we had to go to work. Now right! now! Move it monkey's, Rory us so much more patent he goes and sits politely on his mat.
I'm a bit late on this one but thanks for raising it SwampDonkey; Kipper was flatter than usual in the heat (cooler this week thank goodness). I was worrying he was ailing, but I'm pretty sure it's a heat thing; he was sluggish and panting more than normal, so we walked in the evenings instead. I tried a cool mat but his not-over-long claws ripped it after 2 mins out of the box, so it was returned for a refund. Icecubes in his water and staying indoors on cold floors seemed to work best for him, but I think we might get a paddling pool when it gets hot again...
I had the puppy rushes today. Kept imaging a little waggy tailed black pup following me around. It was nice, it made me smile and feel happy
It is once they are finished demolishing it, then it is piece and quiet. Well all of maybe 1 second then a toy comes
It's Friday, I am hot and bored and found myself creating a little song about Merlin, to the tune of 'Where do you go to my lovely': You act like a maelstrom and you run And you play without a care, Your gear is all made by PetSmart, And there’s mud and burrs in your hair Yes there are… I love you without reservation Though a pain in the butt you can be All the toys that you steal from poor Poppy… You are just my giant baby Yes you are… But where do you go to my Merly When you’re alone in your bed You’re lovely but not very clever - No one knows what goes on in your head No they don’t… ETC...
I am sitting at the Radison at Manchester airport after a long flight ready for my next one this evening. Spoke to OH and she said Vanilla is just lost at moment and keeps on looking if she hears a noise near front door, or lies on the rug by front door, and now on my pillow at night...sucks being away. At least plenty of presents can be bought...
I know. You still end up missing them, and there is just something about missing a dog. Just different....
Thanks @JenBainbridge Yes well going crisscrossing europe and seeing family, UK, Norway and Germany. All because I have to finalise an estate (sounds bad I know), so see some family at same time.
Wow you are in the uk @Sven ! I had wrongly assumed there was a Manchester airport somewhere in Australia... enjoy your catch ups.
Good thing is I can order lods of items for the dog and training that I cant get in Oz or is to expensive to ship Ohhh I will be in trouble...present for OH has to go in the mix seperate from the duty free shopping list
