You make me smile,(or laugh), the sweet, funny, loving things my dogs do on a daily basis that brings a smile to my face, or a laugh to my lips.
Delilah, the way you sit on the couch, like you’re the neighborhood watch…
you make smile.
Do your dogs keep track of what’s going on in your neighborhood? Do they sit and watch out the window like Delilah?
Welcome to this week’s edition of Follow-Up Friday, the post where I highlight reader’s comments, answer questions and generally just wrap up my week.
You Make Me Smile – February 28, 2016
Emma said, “We make ourselves right at home no matter where we are.”
That’s awesome Emma, I think you girls probably get out and travel a lot more than we do, which may be one of the reasons you relax so easily.
Sand Spring Chesapeakes asked, “So cute, is your mom still living with you?”
Yes, my mom has a small apartment in the downstairs of our house, so we used to visit a least two times per day. Now that Sampson is not doing the stairs, I leave the dogs upstairs when I go. I hope that in a couple of months, he’ll be feeling well enough to go back downstairs.
Monika said, “Sam is always looking for any opportunity to score a nice comfy warm bed, be it on an actual bed or on the sofa (the proof is always in the messed up pillows). That dog is shameless. Clearly, the D-dog is no ordinary fool. 😉”
Oh Sam! Does he ‘steal’ your spot on the bed when you get up to use the loo?
Making Sure Your Dog’s #TummyWorks
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Jan K said, “My hubby would probably kill me if I added another supplement to the mix right now.”
I hear that Jan! I need a list just to keep track of everything for my guys!
Jan asked, “Are we disqualified if we don’t have digestion problems?”
Absolutely not! Why wait until you have problems? A probiotic is a great supplement for any diet!
Dianne said, “I’ve recently read about the importance of adding probiotics and enzymes to our pets’ diet, particularly as they age.”
That’s absolutely right! Personally, I feel like they’re important at almost any age. They help to regulate the ‘good’ bacteria in the gut and I think as we age it becomes even more important as the body goes through the aging process.
Oh The Places You’ll Go – Dr. Seuss Day
This was just such a silly post. It’s been rolling around in my head for the last couple of years, but last year I missed Dr. Seuss day! I watch the places my dogs potty and it makes me laugh, so I snap the photos.
Caren Gittleman (who publishes her own tribute to Dr. Seuss every year) said, “This was soooooooooooooooooo fabulous that it needs to be YOUR tradition to post this EVERY YEAR!!!!”
I’m glad you liked it! I loved yours too! (You guys can read Caren’s HERE.) I like the idea of running it annually, BUT I do have quite a few more photos, so maybe I’ll change it a teensy bit next time. 🙂
It’s a Small World – Barks and Bytes
Cupcake said, “Mom had that idea in her head for Sampson – to drive him somewhere and THEN do the 8 minute walk for a change of scenery. Your brain told you the same thing as hers.”
Great minds. 🙂 I was actually thinking of driving him up to the OTHER entrance to the park, so he could get some sniffing done on the upper trails. I think he’d enjoy that.
Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s Mom said, “And I love looking up during our bedtime walk through the yard and seeing all the stars in the deep-navy-blue sky. Even the clouds are pretty at that time of night.”
I love that too. And with the upcoming time change (WHY? WHY? Just do away with that stupid Daylight Savings Time!) I’ll be back to seeing the that on our morning walks again. At least for a couple of months.
Beth said, “No matter how hard I’ve tried, I cannot make myself a morning person–especially if it means dragging myself out of bed before the sun is even up to be able to catch that sunrise.”
Believe it or not, it’s gotten easier as I’ve gotten older. I think it’s mostly because I don’t sleep as well as I used to.
Sue said, ” My preference is sunrise. I’m an early riser and when Jeffie was a little puppy, he and I would go outside (for him to pee right away) and sit on the back porch steps and watch the sun rise together. Sweet memories…I’ve been wondering… so, so glad to see Sampson has gotten to go to the park! Hmm…wonder which he would choose: a walk in the park or that steak? 😉”
THAT is a sweet memory Sue. As for Sampson he says both!
Dachshund Nola said, “I’m definitely more of a sunset type of girl – not only do I despise getting up at sunrise, I find sunset lighting to be so much more intense and vivid.”
I do love me a vibrant sunset. Here is a photo I took off the dock of the house we rented in St. Petersburg, FL, when my daughter got married. It was our last night in Fl. October 2005.
It is one of my favorite sunset photos. Not touched up at all.
Julie said, “This reminds me of my Daisy. She hurt her back in her later years and the doctor said no walking or running and it was something we did every.single.day. But she had medicine and rested and one day we were sitting on the porch and she looked so depressed. Like it was no life for her without going on the trail. So I put her in the car and drove to the trail. It was only 1 mile and I drove so slow and the minute we got out she was SO happy.”
What a sweet memory! It takes so little to make them happy and they have no understanding of why their world has changed, if we can do something sweet like that, why not?
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It’s a small world.
I was chatting with my friend Sue one day and she said, “I feel bad for Sampson, his world has gotten so small.”
And she was right. He went from a two 1/2 hour walks (at a minimum) per day, down to two 8 minute walks.
Because his walks are timed, it’s hard to give him a little variety. I mean there are only so many places you can walk to in our neighborhood in four minutes. (I time it for 4 and then turn around, which makes our walks usually between 8 to 10 minutes.) I do try to vary it by making our morning walk down hill and our afternoon walk uphill, but even still, our routes are very limited.
The afternoon walk is where I feel the worst. We are heading towards the woods, and Sampson SO loves the woods. Typically, I’ll turn off before we reach the cul-de-sac BECAUSE four minutes will just about take us to the edge of the park. And that right there seems to be so cruel to me. To bring him to the edge and not let him go inside.
That doesn’t stop him from looking longingly at the woods though, as we make that right hand turn.
I told Sue when Sampson had a healed up some, I’d load him in the car and drive him to the park. I would still time the walk 4 to 5 minutes in and then turn around, but at least he’d get up to the woods.
Last week I thought the time was right, so I loaded the big guy up and off to the park we went.
You know I like being off-leash in the park, don’t you?
He doesn’t look thrilled in this photo, but trust me, he really was happy to be at the park. We walked up the main path and made it as far as the field. As his leg gets better and better, we’ll be able to increase our walk times and he’ll get more days at the park.
Sunrise/Sunset
I’m super blessed to be walking my dogs right about the time the sun is rising in the mornings. There is something so special about watching the changing of the guard, as night turns to day.
Some days the colors are so vibrant, I can’t help but try and capture it.
I took this one on Tuesday morning.
While I love standing outside and watching the sun set, I don’t usually get to capture it on a walk. Last Saturday however, was my grandson’s birthday, and I ended up having a late walk. Delilah and I were treated to this lovely display.
I loved the rainbow of colors behind the Rainbow Trail sign.
I wonder if someone caught a sunset when they were naming the streets? Do you have a preference? Sunrise or sunset?
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