Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, the post where I highlight awesome reader comments, answer questions and generally wrap up my week.
You Make Me Laugh – February 22, 2015
First of all, thank you for not mentioning just how messy my stairs are. There are just so many things needed for a walk this time of year, and we do it twice a day. I tend to get lazy.
Monika said, “Sam bounces like a pogo stick in anticipation of our walks until he sees the dreaded snow boots come out and then he hangs his head as if he’s being punished.”
Poor Sam! When Sampson had his surgery last year, he had to wear the cone for the first couple of weeks. Each morning when I left for work I would put that cone on him and watch my happy, go-lucky boy hang his head. It broke my heart, but I had to do it.
KB said, “My dogs knock my hands off the keyboard with an upward push by their noses to get my attention. That makes me laugh!”
Oh that would make laugh too, I think it’s a lab trait. 😉
Blueberry’s Human said, ” Our routine when getting back from a hike/walk is for her to go into the house, drink some water and then have me remove her harness and collar after which I have to give her a treat. If I, for some reason, forget that last part and try to make my way over to the fridge to put the treats in there, body blocking ensues.”
Is she part lab too? LOL Don’t ever try and not give Delilah a treat when she knows she’s due.
You told them I was here, didn’t you?
Cupcake said, “No-further-testing is my favorite word! Yay!”
It’s my favorite word too, Cupcake!
Emma said, “How embarrassing to wear boots to the vet and not even a complete set.”
LOL he hates wearing four boots, if I put them on he will kick and kick until he kicks them off, BUT if I only put two on, he behaves himself.
Daisy said, “I wish Daisy would relax at the vet’s office like Sampson; she sits on our laps and trembles so hard you’d think you had a soft jackhammer on your lap.”
Oh my, is there anything you can do to make her feel better? Have you tried a calming collar, or maybe some Rescue Remedy?
Sue said, “When there’s ice or snow outside Jeffie actually waits by the mudroom closet doors for me to fetch his. Seriously.”
Oh I wish my dogs liked wearing the boots like Jeffie does!
It’s Colder Than a Witch’s Tit
Some dogs get normal people for moms. Apparently I’m not one of them.
Mary said, “The only one from that bunch I have heard, is the last one. Or, it’s colder than a witches tit in a brass bra. Which actually makes more sense. LOL”
Well I probably got it wrong, LOL. It actually does make more sense.
Frankie and Ernie said, “How about THIS one….. it is Colder than a Squirrel’s Heart.”
OOOOh, that made me shiver!!
Emma said, “We hear freezing my ass off all the time, but that’s about it.”
Who says that Emma? Mom? LOL (I say it too.)
Jan K said, “We woke up to 25 below this morning…but it rose all the way to 14 above, and I made the dogs wait until then to go outside!”
Brrrr…when it’s that cold I wait until it’s warmer too!
Cora said, “We have “It aint ‘alf nipply out there” or “it’s brass monkeys” (full version, It’s so cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.) Then we’ve got “Blimey it’s taters out there” (comes from Potatoes (taters) in the Mould (cold), mould being the topsoil, and referring to potatoes being in topsoil are colder than when they’re buried further down) which could be followed by “Let’s have a cup of rosie to warm our cockles” (have a cup of tea to warm up!) ”
WOW, thanks for sharing that. I’ve never heard the taters in the mould one, and please, can you tell me just what cockles are? 🙂
First the comments. 🙂
Hawk asked, “You didn’t really expect Delilah to pass up that enticing piece of jerky, did you?”
Hang tight Hawk, she almost did!
Emma said, “I would guess they ate the jerky on the floor and then found the box? Just be careful doing the treat on the floor thing as it teaches them treats can be anywhere, not just in boxes. ”
Thanks Emma, that’s good to know. I’m not worried about that quite so much because we won’t be doing competitions. When we took our nose work class, the treats were hidden in many different spots, with the goal being to have the dog not be afraid to check out items other than boxes. 🙂
Cupcake guessed, “I’d say one good doggie searched and succeeded, and another one (whose name shall not be mentioned) scarfed down the errant treat and left. ”
Close, Cupcake, you’re close.
Mary asked, “Totally off topic…do you have a hard time spelling definitely? ”
No, would you believe the word I have trouble spelling is occasion or occasionally? LOL
Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s mom said, “Delilah gobbled both treats down in record time while Sampson enjoyed every little, deliberate bite?”
Not quite. 🙂
Jan said, “I won’t embarrass any dog by guessing what happened, but I am guessing that the predictable scenario took place. Am I close?”
Okay you guys, I’ve kept you guessing long enough. Here’s what happened. I was predictable by placing the treats in the boxes at the end of the hall. (I wanted then to get some exercise after all.)
I started with Sampson first, he went to the first door, sniffed and found the jerky on the floor. Then he went to each of the remaining doors and did his sniff/search.
When it came time for Delilah’s turn, she tore down the hall, past the door with the jerky on the floor, she caught the scent as she flew past, and whipped around, grabbed the treat then ran down the hall to grab the real ‘find’.
I said, Damn it! I wish I’d had the video camera on to capture that moment when she caught the scent.
Well that’s it for me, have a great weekend!
LOL you should see our stairs. Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly
The fact that all those tasty gloves and boots and supplies can be right there on the steps and not eaten, hidden, lost, or on the couch being hatched like an egg – Proof positive that your dogs are the best behaved dogs in the world.
Mom loves those “caught the scent” moments, the emergency brakes, the head turn. It is wonderful for her to see!
I have a hard time with occasion or occasionally, too. Great follow-up, as always! Have a great weekend!!
Have a super duper weekend… and let’s HOPE it gets warmer…
hahaha yes you should of had your video camera. Have a great Friday and weekend.
That must have been fun to watch her do that! I just love to watch them sniffing out the treats. I might have to try that with Luke and Cricket and see what they do. I actually haven’t tried multiple hides yet so that will be fun either way.
Great wrap-up. Hope you had a nice weekend.