It Was an Accident

Phod: "It wasn't my fault. It was like an accident. I was just scared."

Lady: "Where you scared or angry?"

Phod: "Mostly scared. It was like you triggered the trauma of my early life when I was abandoned."

Lady: "I can see you were paying attention when I was working on the trauma course last week. And here I thought you just slept in my office while I worked."

Phod: "Nope, I pay attention sometimes. You know from your course that triggers can cause a fear response, and that is what I had."

Lady: "Let's say you did have a fear response when the Man accidentally shut you out of the bedroom the other night. After you had an accident downstairs, you came to the door to ask to be let in. Why didn't you just come to the door right away? We would have let you in."

Phod: "I was so re-traumatized I didn't think of it."

Lady: "Ok, if this is what you say happened. Can we try in the future, if the Man thinks you are in bed and you are not and he closes the door, that you knock first?"

Phod: "Ok, I will try."

Lee: "I would have anger peed and pooped if you locked me out. The room is mine and I should have access whenever I want."

Lady: "I know Lee, that is why I was just clarifying with Phod what happened."

Phod: "I would never anger pee and poop, even if I was very sad that you have gone back to work and had a busy weekend and have not been with me every minute of the day, and I am the saddest boy ever, made more sad because you locked me out of the bedroom."

Lady: "Oh Phod, we love you. The Man really thought you were in bed. He didn't mean to shut you out. We would love to be able to stay home every minute of everyday, but we have to work and go out and do some things. You are still getting love and walks and you spend most of the day sleeping. I am surprised you notice we are gone."

Phod: "I am sorry. I miss you a lot. Please don't shut me out of the room anymore. It is very scary when you do."

Lee: "If there is more pee and poop on the floor this week, it is because I am anger doing it because of our mistreatment. Think of it as my protest."

Lady: "Oh Lee . . . . ."

Wordless Wednesday - Emma Plays

Two for Tuesday

Mischief Monday - Yuck!

****Disclaimer: The following story is in no way Hailey's fault. The unfortunate events are really Lady's doing.

The scene: Saturday morning, shortly after 6:30. It is dark while we go on our walk. We go on the path less traveled up the hill.

The set up:  Lee stops and has the biggest poop in the world right on the road. Lady dutifully cleans it up and we continue on our walk.

The gross: As we are walking along, about .5 km from home, Lady gets an itchy nose. The runs her gloved hand under her nose. She smells it and realizes what has happened. Somehow she got Lee's poop on her glove. She has just wiped dog poop under her nose. 

The reaction: Lady plays it pretty cool although she is pretty disgusted. She takes off her glove and wipes the poop off her face and onto her hand (seems less gross there). Then she searches for clean snow. You see, the snow right beside the road is dirty with the sand. She uses snow to wipe her glove, her hand and her face.  

The aftermath: We finish the walk. Lady comes in, kicked off her boots and washes and washes her face and hand. She felt pretty grossed out. But can totally see the humour in all of this. 

Lee: "See, completely not my fault."

Nature Friday - A Winter Walk

Thanks to our dear friends Rosy, Arty and Jakey for hosting Nature Friday.  Today we thought we should share pictures of our last walk of 2019. Lady does not usually bring a device to take pictures on when we walk, but she decided to share our winter wonderland with you, so she grabbed her phone. 

It was a pretty icy walk because we had freezing rain followed by snow, which left an inch of ice underneath. There were more pictures but because we were not patient in waiting, many were blurry. Needless to say, Lady still got a few to share.

Peeking at our house

Walking down the main road

Looking at the hill the sun rises over

Our favourite road

Still on favourite road

Looking at the fields

Home again

New Year's Resolutions!

Welcome to 2020! A new year, a new decade!

Lady said we needed to come up with some resolutions, or a word of the year, or 20 in 20. When we suggested eating 20 squirrels for 20 days as a 20 in 20 goal, she said we should probably stick to resolutions or words.

Lee is up first:

If I was going to pick a word for the year, it would be, joy. I will be turning 10 in a few weeks, and I want to continue to bring people joy. I want to feel joy when I am tracking squirrels, and trying to eat deer poop. Joy, joy, joy!

I further resolve to make sure my Lady gets a walk almost every day when she is not traveling and the weather makes said walk doable.

I resolve to let me peeps sleep in until 7 on the weekends in the winter (when we get daylight earlier, I want to be out spreading my joy!)

I resolve to bark at all the wildlife I want to, when I want to, even it if it inconvenient for my peeps.

I resolve to make sure my belly gets a good rub every day.

I resolve if my peeps leave me in camp, to do a very good job at making them feel guilty about it later. 

I resolve to take my meds like a champ, but I make no promises about my behaviour (i.e. going through walls).

Zaphod is next:

My word for 2020 will be brave. Lady says that I have turned into the world's biggest suck. Hailey has taught me that the weather can be very, very scary. I will try and be braver in 2020.

As for resolutions:

I resolve to play with Precious every day.

I resolve to try not to lose a Precious.

I resolve to allow my people to play a lot of Precious with me outside, when there is not a lot of snow.

I resolve to be a little more patient with Lady when she is brushing me, because I can see the tumble-Phod's my fur makes all over the house, annoy her a little.

I resolve to be the best guard dog I can be and keep my peeps, and Hailey safe.

I resolve to always let Hailey win (or at least think she won). That will keep the peace in the house.

We both join our peeps in wishing you all the best for 2020 and the new decade! 

Happy New Year!

We wish you all the best for the New Year and the new decade. May the 20s be roaring!

Phod

Emma

Lee