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Follow-Up Friday – April 25, 2014

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Thanks for joining me today for Follow-up Friday, the post where I highlight reader’s comments, answer questions and generally wrap up my week.

You Make Me Smile

Ah...I remember you.

Ah…I remember you.

Jan K said, “It sounds like he knew where he wanted to go, and he was going! It’s good to see him out there.”

He’s been wanting to get there for ages!  It’s been so hard to deny him, but he was so slow going up the hill and in order to keep within our time frame, I’d have to turn him around.  BUT this last week he’s been getting up the hill almost as fast as Delilah does, so it was his payoff for his hard work.  It pleased us both to no end that he made it there.  I had begun to wonder if he’d ever get up there again.  Of course, he still wants to get inside the park and we’ve yet to have clearance for that because I have to keep him from hitting soft earth or (dog forbid) a hole.

A Place in the Sun

Finally, I've found my place in the sun.

Finally, I’ve found my place in the sun.

Sophie said, “We have a golden similar to Delilah’s nature that we rescued when he was almost two. He has been a challenge, but has made great strides in the last two years. We have come to accept that he will always have some quirks that are just him. We are grateful to have him, because we worry what might have happened to him if he got in the wrong hands. Some dogs just need a little more patience than others!!!”

I worried about that with Delilah too.  She was so nuts when she came to us at about 18 months old.  Honestly her exploits at that age were so outrageous.  I was afraid if I didn’t keep her she’d be bounced from home to home to home.  I’m so glad you stuck with your guy.  He will get better too, the longer you have him and show him love and patience…..it really pays off.

Sue said, “That’s that Yankee know-how, isn’t it?”

Yes ma’am.  I like to say what one of us doesn’t think of the other does. 😉

Delilah Peed on a Frog

Jenna Mark “HuskyCrazed” Drady asked, “Ah!!! Haha!!!! But why? Oh why would you pee on a frog?”

That is the question I am asking myself!  I have no idea.

Molly the Wally said, “No we must be boring and we seldom even leave pee-mail.”

Molly, there are many words that come to mind when I think of you, kind, thoughtful, generous, funny…..but boring is NOT one of them. xoxo

Lauranne said, “The poor little frog – I can’t tell from the picture is it alive or is in no longer with us? (I assume if it is no longer with us it isn’t because of the pee?!)”

He is for sure, dead. And no, it is not because of the pee.  I think he got run over, because he’s kind of, um, uh….flat.

Frankie and Ernie said, “Can you just HEAR that frog telling his buddies about this? REALLY GUYZ… furst there was this DARKNESS then there was a WARM Rain. MUST BE SPRING.”

Fur sure that’s what he’d be saying if he could talk.  Or if she peed on him before he got squished.

Elizabeth K said, “Dewi pees on Jon Farleigh’s nose sometimes.”

Hehehe, that reminds me of the time that Delilah peed on Sampson’s head.  She went for a squat just as he stuck his head down in the same area, without missing a beat, she lifted her leg up and over his head peeing all the while.  He looked up at me as if to say, “Did you see that? She just pissed on my head. Why did you let her do that?”  I about died laughing.

Jan K said, “BTW, mine would try to roll on a dead frog….they tried that with a dead mouse just the other day. UGH.”

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Blueberry’s Human said, “I wonder if she really wanted to eat it or roll in it – decided that might upset you – so opted to whiz on the frog. ;)”

I’m actually surprised she didn’t roll on it.  Perhaps the asphalt had her leery because she’s done that in the field or woods.  Before she started peeing on that newspaper she tried to roll on it and I kind of instinctively tugged the leash a bit.  I felt bad about it because she almost slid on the road.  So I think the fact that she didn’t try to roll in it was all my fault. 🙁 Bad Mama.

Planting Seeds

Callie, Shadow and Ducky’s mom said, “Oh Delilah! How does your Mom not go out of her mind with you around?!”

You read this blog, right Sue?  Then you know I’m obviously barking mad.

Don't worry little dude, I'll go easy on you.

Don’t worry little dude, I’ll go easy on you.

Lauranne said, “I firmly believe that if children were taught how to love, care for and interact with all animals from an earlier age this world would be a better place!!”

Amen sister! I’m in total agreement, in fact one of my Blog the Change posts was on that topic.  You can read about it here if you are interested.

Beagles and Bargains said, “I sometimes have to remind my boyfriend of the very same thing!”

I’m in the same boat!  Which is why I try to walk both my dogs myself.  

Well that’s it for me, thanks for following along and have a great weekend. 

Planting Seeds

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Spring has finally arrived and we’ve had some decent weather the last week or so, even though it got super cold last night.  Easter Sunday was just about perfect weather wise and it was made even better by having the grandchildren over.  I was so excited that my grandson who is six was showing some interest in walking the dogs.

He did super good with Sampson.  Sampson is one of those dogs who adapts to whomever is walking him, he’s also on a new harness which helps with his pulling and I was tickled that my grandson could walk him.

Don't worry little dude, I'll go easy on you.

Don’t worry little dude, I’ll go easy on you.

When it came time for Delilah’s turn I became a bit more hands on.  If she saw a squirrel or a dog I was afraid she’d want to take off and he could easily get pulled or worse, so I kept a good eye on it. It was a good learning opportunity for us, as a couple of times when Delilah pulled he gave her leash a good tug.  I explained to him that is not how I work with Delilah, I want her to do something because I ask her to, not because I force her.  We had a good conversation and I hope at the least I planted a seed.

Hey, take it easy on that leash, yo! We don't leash pop dogs in this house.

Hey, take it easy on that leash, yo! We don’t leash pop dogs in this house.

It took me back many years to the beautiful walks and talks I had with my grandfather and the many seeds he planted in me.  What a beautiful Easter gift to share with my grandson, the gift of having an adult listen and share.

Sampson

Sampson starts his physical therapy tomorrow.  This past Tuesday was the four week mark since he had his surgery and it seems to me that he is walking a bit better.  He still resists his weight bearing exercises, but we’ve discovered if we let him initiate a game of tug, he naturally puts weight on it without realizing it.

And yesterday on one of his walks he pooped and used that back leg to kick some dirt over it.  I was so excited, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell Hubby!

Delilah

Delilah continues to be her crazy, zany self.  Honestly I need a video camera to actually capture all the crazy things she does.  Yesterday as I was prepping for her walk she she mistook my hand zipping up my jacket for a treat and actually tried to eat the zipper tag.

This dog yo!

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Delilah Peed on a Frog

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Typically my dogs pee in the woods, the grass, leaves, gravel, trees, fire hydrants and occasionally a curb.

Once when Sampson was about 15 months old we were traveling to Florida and stopped for the night in North Carolina.  Our intent was to get a room and then take Sampson for a nice walk so he could relieve himself and stretch his legs.  For some reason we got out of the car and stood in the parking lot a tad too long for Sampson’s needs.  So he peed right there in the parking lot and a good long time if I remember correctly.  Besides that occasion, I can’t remember him ever peeing on pavement or sidewalk.

And then there was Delilah.

When I walk both dogs I usually head up to the park.  It’s easy because Sampson can usually be off leash, which leaves me free to manage Delilah.  Of course there were times before Sampson’s tear where I walked both dogs on leash, both around the block and at the park.  It’s not my ideal walk but it was doable.

Since my All Star hit the D.L. Delilah’s walks have been largely up to her.  I decide when we walk and Delilah decides where.  While Sampson is a dog that loves the woods, Delilah is a dog that loves houses.  I suspect before she came to us that she spent some time on her own, scavenging for food.   When opportunity has presented itself, she heads to a yard and usually be found grazing like a cow.

So it comes as no surprise when Delilah chooses the walk, we usually end up walking around our neighborhood I’ve begun to suspect she’s casing the houses, waiting for her opportunity to strike.

Our neighborhood has no sidewalks, so I walk in the street.  Delilah can either walk in the street or she ventures just a tiny bit onto the grass of the neighborhood houses.

She’s surprised me lately because she’s taken to peeing in the road and I had no idea why.  Sounds far fetched, right?  Here’s your proof.

Mama! Remember what happened to you the last time you put a picture of me peeing up? Two words. Human Shaming. You've been warned Mama.

Mama! Remember what happened to you the last time you put a picture of me peeing on the blog?  Two words. Human Shaming. You’ve been warned Mama.

The first time she did it, she peed on  a newspaper that someone had left on the road.  (At first she tried to roll on it, then she changed her tune and peed on it.)  I suspect many animals have peed on that paper, which is why she continues to pee on it every time we pass it.

I wouldn't pick it up either, Dog knows how many animals have peed on it.

I wouldn’t pick it up either, Dog knows how many animals have peed on it.

I couldn’t figure out WHY she would pee in the middle of the road, on what to my eyes was nothing but pavement.  Until one day when she peed on this.

I'd like to tell you no frogs were harmed in the making of this post, but that would obviously be a lie. I can assure you I did not squish the frog.

I’d like to tell you no frogs were harmed in the making of this post, but that would obviously be a lie. I will say IT WASN’T ME!!

So now I’m suspecting that with her superior nose, she’s smelling things that have long since disappeared from human eyesight.

Unless of course she’s simply being Delilah and just likes peeing in the road.

Have your dogs ever peed on anything you found strange?  I know a lot of times my dogs are “marking” but why in the world would she mark a frog?

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