It was a Very Good Friday

Friday, I got up, checked the weather and nearly danced. Highs of 12 C/53 F. The warmest it has been in months. I decided it was time to go to the dog park.

Going anywhere in the car is an ordeal for us given Phod's carsickness problems. I had to give him his meds. We decided to try a slightly lower dose as he hasn't been as sick the past few times. He either heard me say he was having a pill or he heard me get it ready because he hid and wasn't thrilled. Then Hailey can be fed, but Phod can't be so I took him out to play while Hailey ate. Then there was getting us dressed for going to a wet and muddy park, getting the car ready in case he threw up and waiting at least 2 hours before leaving. 

Finally around 10:30 we were ready! It is an hour drive to the park. 

Impatient dogs in the park

For all the hassle of getting ready and the stress it caused Phod (although fortunately he wasn't sick) were worth it. They had so much fun at the park!

A happy Phod running to the next tree to pee

Hailey enjoying some off leash time. 

Look who joined us - Cousin Emma! She was excited to see us.
I was glad to be wearing my boots and splash pants. Lots of people were not wearing
appropriate footwear for the swampy, icy, muddy mess. 

Phod on the snow going around one of the huge puddles. 

Hailey getting a treat before being put on leash. She kept going too far away
and not listening to come back in a timely manner. 

A new memorial to dogs who are at the rainbow bridge. 

The reason Hailey had to be on leash. Lots and lots of squirrels.

Hailey watching the squirrel

My handsome boy. He won the hearts of many small dog owners with his gentle
 and slow interactions with their dogs. They couldn't believe how sweet he was!

An example of one of the ice swamps. 

Hailey making friends 

A happy girl, even if she was on leash! 

The dogs had a great time. We can't wait to get to the park over the spring and summer. It is worth the drive and we like giving Phod the opportunity to go in the car to great places! They were very quiet on the ride home!

Feline Friday - Living with an Ancient Cat

Stop disturbing my sleep to see if I am alive, I am!

Our Nin is ancient. He is 19 years 9 months old. He is starting to slow down. Some days he is a little "tippy" and his balance isn't great. However, for the time being his quality of life is good and he is not suffering.

We are realistic that our Nin is not going to live forever and since Baggy was lucky enough to go peacefully in his sleep last July, we are hoping for the same for Nin. In the morning if he hasn't starting singing as soon as we get up (often he as started before), we go and check him to make sure he is still alive. Every evening, the first person home (usually Man) checks him to make sure he is still alive. If we haven't seen him for a bit, we check to make sure he is still alive. Each time he is, we say "Glad to see you are still alive Nin."  This is our new reality. Every day or part day with our Nin is a blessing.

Training Thursday - A Game of Find It

One of the games we like to play in our house is find it. We lock the dogs away (if we don't Hailey watches and cheats), hid treats around and tell them to "Find it".  They both love to play!

Happy 4th Birthday Zaphod

We have no idea when his birthday is, but we have picked today as the day to celebrate. We picked today because it is also our Auntie K's birthday!

Happy Birthday Auntie K! 

Hailey: Happy Birthday Little Brother

Maybe if I curl up the hat will disappear!

Zaphod is 4! 

Strange Conversations

On the weekend I went to a party for friends who had just completed their second 101 things in 1001 days list. As they were wrapping up this list the plans for the next list were in place. One of the items was to learn about DNA. When asked why, my friend jokingly said "so I can clone Zaria" (her cat). Her dad asked her why she wanted to clone only one of the two cats and she went on to explain that while she loved them both, she thought having the other again just wasn't necessary. (Athena is anxious and has some issues).

This led the Man and I to have a conversation about which pet we would clone if we could. Looking at the six we have had, here are our choices and why:

The Man: Bagheera - Beside from eating the magnet, he was the least troublesome. As he was a cat, he could be left for a weekend. He had longevity.

The Lady: Zaphod - He is my big, sweet, snuggle boy. He has the best temperament of any of the dogs we have had. So far (knock on wood), other than ear infections and a few injuries that could happen to anyone, he has been healthy. It is relaxing to have him around.

Have you ever thought which pet you would have again?

Come back tomorrow for a special day!

Mischief Monday - Bed and Sleep Stealer

Emma went home Saturday morning. Uncle Chris was feeling well enough to have her. She was happy to be home.

She caused some mischief the last few nights.

Thursday night, she stole the bed by the fire, forcing Hailey to have to sleep on the floor.

Friday night, she had to pee at 1:30 am. Then she insisted on the Lady holding her in her sleep. This was fine until 3 when the Lady must have rolled over and she was crying and carrying on because the Lady wasn't holding her any more. Lady had to roll back over to hold her as Hailey had decided to sleep between Man and Lady.  Lady was very tired and a bit cranky Saturday morning and had a long day of training at work. (This made the Lady very lazy and not so much fun on Sunday).

The house seems very quiet with Emma. We know she will be back soon!

Correction

The Man has pointed out to Lady that her story had a error in it. The scar on his belly is not from the tub incident. The tub incident caused the foot scar. The scar on his belly was caused when the wild panther used his stomach as a springboard. The wild panther Bagheera caused so many scars, it is hard to keep track of them all. My apologizes for this error.

We will be catching up with everyone tomorrow. I worked 3 long days Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so have fallen behind. Hope everyone had a great week.