Wordless Wednesday - Ummm I'm on the Wrong Side of the Door

Tasty Tuesday - An Empty PB Jar

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Lee is in pink

Phod is in blue

Man is in black

"I have a treat for you."

"The Man has lost his mind, he is giving me a whole jar of PB."

"Wait. Phody come over, Hailey wait. Wait, Phod, no Hailey wait, Phod come here."

"Hurry up and say OK!"

"Ok."

"Lick, lick, lick."

"Hailey, you had had enough, it is Phody's turn. Phod come here."

"I don't want to. I don't know why you are trying to make me eat poison."

"He doesn't want it, but I sure do. Give it back to me."

"Come on Phod, you will like it if you give it a try. Come on, taste it."

"Do I have to? I don't want to. "

"Come on Phody, it is peanut butter, it is not scary."

"Hurry up Phod, I want it back."

"I don't want to but if you insist . . . ."

"There, I tasted it, can I be done with this now. I do not love it."

"Good boy, Phod. Hailey, you can have another turn."

"Lick it on the stool."

"Lick it on the floor."

"Better take it so my people don't get any stupid ideas about me having to share it anymore."

"Here is the perfect place to lick it. This is great, but it better not replace my Sunday morning pancake."

Mischief Monday - The Lost Tag

One day a week and a bit ago  the Man said "On no, Leelee's tag is missing."  Somehow the part with her information had fallen out. Lady immediately took to the internet and ordered another tag.

The important part of the tag is gone

Funny enough, a few days later, the name part was found shimmering in the morning frost in the long grass beside the stairs leading to the backyard.

Lady and Man didn't repair it, because the new tag had already been shipped. 

Lady picked this tag because it made her laugh as it says "Not all who wander are lost, but I might be" on the front and it has Hailey's name, phone number and address on the back. Lady ordered it on Etsy from a place called IslandEngravers, located on Vancouver Island. 

The hot pink looks striking on Leelee's black fur.

Lady doesn't think Lee cares one way or the other about her new tag. However, Lady is sure she approves more of this than the squirrel one she was also looking at, which was a lot more money, so Lady didn't get it.

Nature Friday - A Feathered Friend

While we were in Venice, I was taking this picture

when the Man said, look to your right.

Standing about 3 inches from me was my new feathered friend, who was kind enough to pose for me. 

Let me show off my wings

Strutting his/her stuff!

He/She was a very tourist friendly bird, and a lot of people took pictures of him/her! 

Thanks to Rosy and the Boyz for hosting Nature Friday!

Project Hailey - Loving My Winter Girl

It was a rough summer for our girl. As most of you remember, at the end of June, she went through the wall again during a storm while we were at work. This led to us playing with her medication. It sort of felt like she was our Goldilocks - 20 mg of prozac was too little (she will still go through the wall), 40 mg was too much (she will do nothing but sleep),  but 30 mg (and the occasional Xanax) was just right!

She remained on 30 mg until the end of September. At this time, we decreased her dose to 20 mg.

We did this because we thought the kennel would have more success giving her 1 pill (she needs 2 to get 30 mg) and because we like to take her off it in the winter.

She remained on 20 mg until last week, when we reduced her to 10 mg.  (We are now currently looking at fading that out, and we can talk more about how that goes in a later post. She had a hard time with that last year!)

The world is now white

The difference in my girl with 10 mg compared to 20 mg, is very clear. On the lower dose she is far more food motivated. She begs more. She drools watching you eat more. She counter surfs more. She is in the dishwasher more. Basically, you would think we did not feed her. Interesting to note, we had to remove her slobowl when we increased her meds because she was eating so slow, she would get tired of eating and not finish her dinner. It was just too much effort. As of yet, we have not had to return the slobowl.

Other noticeable behaviour changes. She is far more cuddly (although the fact it is much colder, it was -25C/-13F this morning may also be a factor in this, but even before this week, she didn't just spend her evenings hiding). She is also more easily excited. She jumps more. She barks more. She has more life!

While I love my winter girl more, I know that being medicated through storm and firework season is what is best for her and our pack. She deserves to feel as relaxed as possible. It is not safe for her to be so anxious or to engage in such dangerous behaviours as going through the walls. We all deserve not to hear her bark endlessly out of fear. 

Having Lee be more Lee, is one of the only good things that comes out of winter!

Taken yesterday. We had a record breaking snowfall on Monday. It is now here to stay I fear. 

Wordless Wednesday - TV Time

Tongue Out Tuesday

When you know Lady has liver treats.