fun on the farm--- or-- more specifically---- life with a
very pregnant great dane.
it has become obvious that my nights of sleeping in my bed
are gone-- probably for the next 2 months-
chaos' snoring loudly is a very desirable thing-- it means
she is asleep !
otherwise in a collection of wimpers , sighs, toenail
clicking, and barks she attempts to explain to me how she feels about her
changing body.
you have heard of a three dog night ... well, before i finally
gave up trying to sleep upstairs, last night was a three towel
night.
this house has a definite pitch to it... any fluid placed on
the floor collects in 3 places,, well... 4 if you count under the
refrigerator---except after extensive study the refrigerator was found to be
hiding a leaky dishwasher- the other 3 are dog generated...
on vinyl-- no big deal-- just more bath towels.
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her vocabulary ?outside? she will either rush to the door, or
drop her head and stare at the 55 gallon food drum where she will eat about 2
cups of dry food, before she starts the whimper "where's desert?" and move her
glance to the refrigerator... where a open can of dog food is kept. about 1/3 a
can of that and she will turn around and say "that water is not fresh.. i
just tasted it" so we do that --- and she gives a "i feel better now" and go
to the sofa in the tv room and lie down
this is where the real conversation starts
she does not fall asleep-- she wants company..
i got my book (44 presidents or something)-- sat down to
read--- and she not only wants company... she wants eye contact-
- because if i drop my eyes to read, she wimpers-- i look up
at her- she yawns and stares eye to eye for a long time-- then stretches her
jaw by yawning and wimpering... so i do the same..
that goes on for 20 minutes-- and she will look at the
door.. if i say ?outside? she will drop her gaze with a "no you
dummy"
so i started saying "?paul? and her eyes stayed on the
door-- the only word i could think of to describe the situation was "WAIT"
and her eye would come back to staring at me.
charades.....at 2:30 am ---
now 7:30 and she is asleep and i am drinking
coffee
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along those same lines..... lynn reports
It has happened, Merlot has finally come into heat!!!
Houston,!!!! we have red spots on the floor!
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wonderful--- now go back to your previous lessons in dog
reproduction....
red now +9 days = fertile== about the 14th which is when
chaos is due.
will chaos have had her pups so we can make an informed
decision about merlow? if chaos has 13 it is not to breed merlow.... but if
chaos has 1 ( which she has done before-)- then breeding merlow becomes much
more possible...
then relate that to the conditions of our finances-- how are
donations doing...??
specifically has everyone bought their chicken number..
??????
that chicken bit is not only th e puppy food-- it is also a
vote of confidence that we should continue along the path....
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it is supposed to be a nice day.. so photo-william is coming
i am not sure when--
it started to be just the teepee and dog dinner shots-- but
somehow it has become megan reading in a chair with bailey on the window seat
behind--- and 2 dogs on chairs on the island... he has in mind aderondeck
chairs-- sounds good except dogs bodies are not made to fit into aderondeck
chairs.
??? maybe lying down?? this is where it gets complicated-- the
artist in him dreams up impossible situations-- where the animal handler in me
dreams up very strange things he would think impossible ( like the dog in the
tree)
at any rate-- the teepee poles are up-- we have only to add
the canvas- which has to be specifically wrapped around "the lift pole", tipped
into place and unwound around the poles.-- it should be simple.. but i am not as
agile as i once was..
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Good morning,
Tommy has been many places in his first week: dentist (mine, not his), bakery, woods walk, yoga class, and a school auditorium. Despite the noises and smells at the dentist, he popped up only twice from his down stay. Good boy. He kept his focus with only a few reminders through the plethora of smells at the bakery and in the woods. Zonked out in yoga. The applause in the school auditorium surprIsed him the first time, held his interest the second. By the third, his head was relaxed on the floor.
He's been such a good boy, really trying. I strolled through town with him on a quiet morning. Good thing no one was around - it helped Tommy stay focused and no one saw my tears. I was so proud of him.
Renee
Tommy has been many places in his first week: dentist (mine, not his), bakery, woods walk, yoga class, and a school auditorium. Despite the noises and smells at the dentist, he popped up only twice from his down stay. Good boy. He kept his focus with only a few reminders through the plethora of smells at the bakery and in the woods. Zonked out in yoga. The applause in the school auditorium surprIsed him the first time, held his interest the second. By the third, his head was relaxed on the floor.
He's been such a good boy, really trying. I strolled through town with him on a quiet morning. Good thing no one was around - it helped Tommy stay focused and no one saw my tears. I was so proud of him.
Renee
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schedule??
nap when your child naps
i am going back to chair and book.. chaos is snoring.
