GreyPoopon

I have wood chips in the "zone" (dog bathroom). Toodles has had a couple of phases of "Yum, wood chips." That's problematic because she doesn't have any chompers (she has 6 teeth--her canines and two incisors) and could end up in trouble if she were to swallow what she can't chew. I'm not sure what triggers the phases, but I know I have to watch her carefully until she loses interest again. Good thing LaVida doesn't eat the wood. It's hysterical that she treats it like an extra special biscuit.

Love the W. Love the Doo jokes. Love the thread.

Or, better still, sleep in.

Toodles will do the 4 AM round. So it's Mark at 3, Toodles at 4, and Doolin at 5.

Wooooohoooooo!!!!!! Kiowa Sweet Trey offspring are extra special. My Piper (Cee Bar Easy) was bred to Jimbo Scotty a few times. One of her daughters with him--Poppy (Cmon Err Not)--did not have noise problems. Nor does grand daughter Hildy (Braska Hildy). My Kiowa Sweet Trey daughter Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue) did. I like Angus. Whatever his name, he's gorgeous and settling in very well indeed.

Agreed.

I don't see the problem. Perfect height, perfect angle, and available because he planned ahead. Soft pillows are a human thing.

True!

Love the long stink-eye filled pause in the first part of the video, and the hard-done-by sigh and look at the end. At least she's a bit more subtle than Opal, who (at nearly 14), bops around, digs in the bone box, chews, and--if I'm lying down--climbs all over me.

Her eyes and ears are both a little wonky as well.

Happy 8th Grace! I love the grey on your face.

I'm so sorry. Godspeed Deedee.

Most of mine were right from the track, albeit through an adoption kennel. The more recent their retirement, the fitter they were. Others were farm girls, again most through an adoption kennel. A few were fostered briefly on the way here, and a few were re-homed. The big advantage of a fostered dog is that it has probably started to learn the basics of home life. In general, it should be less overwhelmed (some withdraw and others are frantic) by the new sights, sounds, and routines. It might have figured out that carpet is not a pee pad and it might even know how to do stairs. But I neither need nor particularly want someone else to teach the basics. I prefer that the dog learn to be a house dog in my house. Yes, it's more work, but the dog learns what I want it to know. Does this help, or did I miss the essence of your question?

Happy 14th Val! Special greetings from Opal, who will be 14 in July (I hope), and knows all too much about that bouncing back routine.

Logan Nothing like a little whipped cream to make a scary place enjoyable. I've had a few Greys that had a taste for coffee, including my first (Betsy). I've never known whether it was the coffee or the cream that they enjoyed.

Thanks. I prefer no-bolster beds because they're easier to wash; pillows make decent bolsters. The Petsmart beds I bought years ago (and, fortunately, kept when I replaced them) are better than the ones I purchased two months ago. Every new iteration of the product has a shorter lifespan.

What sort of bed is Mark on? I've been having bad luck with bed quality lately--the last one started to flatten after a week.

Oh geez. I wonder how he can take it, even if he isn't moving. Silly boy.

Clearly it's too hot to move.

Sweet LaVida. I don't know that the lump in the yard is "something strange." Seems pretty typical for Mark.

I can't tell you how many times I've seen that look.

I think it probably says more about us--that we notice the patterns.

Her toys are actually lined up fairly neatly. I'm impressed. Maybe if you're busy for a while longer, she'll become OCD about the arrangement.