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Thoughts from a Winter Walk and Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Day 24

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One of my favorite things to do is to walk my dogs in the woods, of course there are times when it’s very frustrating, but in general just being together in nature enjoying the beauty that exists around us helps to clear my head.  It is a precious time for me, just me and the dogs.

Many a blog post has evolved from a walk with my dogs, I mean I ALWAYS know what I’m thinking, but sometimes it’s fun to imagine what they are thinking as well.

Here are the thoughts from a recent winter walk.

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Me walking into the park with yak tracks on my feet: Damn this shit is hard to walk in, even with cleats!

Delilah: Yay!  Sampson’s not on leash anymore so I don’t have to worry about banging into his big ass.

Sampson:  I wonder if there’s anyone in the field?  DOG!  I hope there’s someone in the field.

Sampson turns to the right and heads up to another area where he typically meets people and dogs, running ahead of Delilah and me.

Me as I slosh and slip up the hill with my thighs screaming in protest: Who’s bright idea was it to go up the hill, Sampson?

Sampson: Why you rolling me under the bus Mama? No one told you to play follow the leader.

Delilah: I need to get this woman some wheels, it’d be a whole lot easier dragging her around if she had wheels on her feet.

As you could see from the first photo quite a bit of thawing had taken place, in fact as of today we there is not a speck of snow left.  We have some low areas that tend to fill up with rain or in this case, melting snow.

Me as I sloshed through a puddle: Great my left boot leaks.

Sampson: Why does she keep calling me back to her when she’s not doing anything fun?

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Delilah: Who keeps leaving this wonderful piles of deliciousness up here?  It must be those elves I hear Mama speak of.

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We head to the field and Sampson always alert for people in the field is definitely intrigued by what he thinks is a person.  He approaches cautiously and I can see his fur is slightly raised as he’s unsure what this is.

Then he realizes it’s what’s left of a snowman.

Sampson: Well you’re not a person, here’s what I think of you.

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Delilah: Do you see any little delicious piles?  Do you? Huh?

Me:  Shit, the right boot leaks too.

Do you have these kind of thoughts on your walks or is it just me?

 Don’t forget about our Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers.

Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Giveaway Event It’s time for the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers hosted by Kol’s Notes, Heart Like a Dog, My Brown Newfies, My GBGV Life & Bringing Up Bella! 24 giveaways in 24 days, plus a grand prize worth more than $800 – who wants to win? Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Cloud Star. You could win special Holiday Buddy Biscuits Treats!. Click here to check out the Advent Calendar and enter today’s giveaway!

Gawking Around the Christmas Tree and Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Day 17

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When you have a dog like Delilah, every day life is challenging.  Why just Sunday she ate a stick of butter off the counter.  Organic butter!  Yo that stuff is not cheap. She ate like a dollar’s worth of butter.  In one sitting…..er standing.

Holidays can be extra challenging because of all the additional food and when you throw in a Christmas tree and presents, well you best be bringing your A game to make sure everything stays exactly as you want it.  Cause this dog has skills.  Mad skills. She’s brazen and fast and goes after what she wants.

The first year we put up a tree we lost a number of ornaments.  My baby elf.  Oh my baby elf.  Hand-crafted by me over 30 years ago, my special ornaments always went on the tree first.  And then Delilah ate an elf.  So we stopped putting my treasures up.

And forget about putting presents under the tree, Delilah likes to unwrap packages and then chew up what’s inside.

We’ve had to simplify our tree.  This year, I went totally basic.

Christmas Tree As you can see, Sampson could care less about the tree, the ornaments or anything that might be underneath it.

 

Ornaments I stuck with simple ribbons, crystals and a few glass ornaments and so far, Delilah hasn’t even looked at it.

TREE Until a present came in the mail yesterday.  So we’ve gated off our tree.

Hubby took our fireplace screen and arranged the furniture just so.  But it doesn’t keep a girl from window shopping. 😉

How are your pups around the tree, do they bother the tree, ornaments, presents?  What creative ways do you use to help keep your sanity around the holidays?

Day 17: Win a P.L.A.Y. Wobble Ball treat toy in the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Giveaway Event It’s time for the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers hosted by Kol’s Notes, Heart Like a Dog, My Brown Newfies, My GBGV Life & Bringing up Bella! 24 giveaways in 24 days, plus a grand prize worth more than $800 – who wants to win? Today’s giveaway is sponsored by P.L.A.Y (Pet Lifestyle and You). You could win a whimsical Wobble Ball Treat toy. Click here to check out the Advent Calendar and enter today’s giveaway!

I Thought Delilah was THE Diva and Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Day 16

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As you know Sampson had surgery last week to remove a Sebaceous Cyst and a fatty tumor.  The Vet sent him home with a C.O.N.E.

You know, one of those horrible plastic collars that keep dogs from scratching or digging at something they shouldn’t.  Most dog folks refer to it as The Cone of Shame.  Why, I don’t know.  Is it because most times the dog has done something (s)he shouldn’t have which resulted in an unexpected trip to the Vet?

It breaks my heart to see him in the cone, so as soon as we got in the car, we took it off.  As long as we are home to monitor him, he doesn’t need to wear it.

BUT when I leave for work in the morning, I have to put the cone on.  I feel like such a schmuck when I put it on him, even though I know it’s for his own good.

I called the Vet to check and they said he has to stay in the cone when we can’t keep an eye on him and he has to stay in it until he has his stitches out, which is Friday!

Friday!

So every morning, just before I leave for work, I put the cone on.  I’m quickly learning that not only do I have a Diva in the house, I also have a Drama King.

This was the look I received on Wednesday.

This was the look I received on Wednesday.

 

I’m not sure if cones are supposed to be THIS BIG, but it seemed HUGE on him.  And really we only want to prevent him from rubbing the side of his face, so we decided to cut the cone down.

Hubby drew a line and I cut just above it.

This was the drama face I got on Thursday.

This was the drama face I got on Thursday.

 

We decided that I needn’t cut it any shorter than this, so you can still see the black line.

Cutting the cone down didn’t make him feel any better about wearing it.

This was the face I got on Friday.

This was the face I got on Friday.

 

And when that didn’t work, he got really desperate.

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Hang in there buddy, Friday’s coming!

Has your puppy had to wear a cone?   How did you deal?  Did you get the drama too?

ADVENT CALENDAR FOR DOG LOVERS

Day 16: Win stylish Chuckle Hounds canine accessories in the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers Giveaway Event It’s time for the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers hosted by Kol’s Notes, Heart Like a Dog, My Brown Newfies, My GBGV Life & Bringing up Bella! 24 giveaways in 24 days, plus a grand prize worth more than $800 – who wants to win? Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Chuckle Hounds. You could win stylish canine accessories, like bow ties and flowers for your dog’s collar. Click here to check out the Advent Calendar and enter today’s giveaway!

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