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ksrainbow 02-21-2023 08:05 PM

Squirrels, black walnuts and Sasha...
 
Warmer weather has brought a flurry of all three...

Squirrels have found their hidden stash/es of buried black walnuts from last fall. The freshly dug holes in my yard are proof.

Sasha who is part Lab/Golden Retriever has the eye sight and sniffer nose, was on yard guard duty. Today she was non-stop: Watch! Drop! Dig! Patrol! She ate at least 3 black walnuts (that I know of) :blink:

Gotta Love Em' :dog:

GeorgiaMa'am 03-07-2023 11:32 PM

Brittany made her first escape attempt with me today.

I opened the kitchen door, and I was blocking it with my chair, but she scooted around it. I have done this blocking maneuver before and she couldn't get out, not even to bite food delivery people or religious proselytizers. Usually she just stands behind my chair and barks. But today she went for it.

She knew she was being annoying. She went to the middle of the carport, about 10 feet away from me, and started sniffing the air. I couldn't get to her fast enough, and she moved another 10 feet away. I guess the fresh spring air got to her, and soon she took off for the back yard.

I didn't get her back until I saw her down the street and I got in my car to go see if I could tempt her with treats. As soon as I started backing down the driveway, she came back to see what I was doing, and she very calmly let me put the lead on her.

I was a basket case for about 20 minutes. She and I have some training to do.

FireSignFemme 03-15-2023 01:19 AM

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Soft*Silver 03-24-2023 07:44 PM

I finally have pet chickens again! Emerald, pizza, grandma, cookie, Joey, Jennifer, and Felix. All hens. (My grand daughters named some) today they laid an egg a piece. I’ve only had them a couple days and they’re already laying consistently! I am so proud of them! Sunday, I’m having some friends over and we’re putting up extra fencing, and we are adding an automatic door opener. It’s on a timer, so it will open at a certain time each day and close at a certain time each day. I have caught my husband standing outside, talking to them already! Lol. He felt he wouldn’t get attached, but I see, that’s not the case!

Gemme 04-07-2023 09:13 PM

Gracie has finally settled down some and is sleeping. It's been a really hard day for us both.

FireSignFemme 04-08-2023 01:04 AM

Monte was oh so Magnificent today and let me check his nails. I'm not sure what upset him last time I had them clipped at the vets but ever after he fought like crazy when I did them at home. So I took him to a place where all they do is trim nails, cats, dogs, rabbits, reptiles and more. They have little trailers set up in parking lots in different locations each open certain hours, on different days of the week. So there's always some place to have them done but depending on the day you might have to travel a bit if you can't wait. Oh except for Sabbath, they're closed at all locations on Sabbath. Anyhow it's very affordable and saves a struggle plus now he's calmly letting me examine his paws, hold them a bit again. Not like he used to but I'm sure that will come with time given how much progress has already been made. This time I also had them filed and his ears cleaned too. He was a champ. So today a little bit of examination. I'm making it a habit to check his paws a couple times a day not to clip or trim but just to get him used to and comfortable with having his paws handled again by making a routine of it. He can now paw and knead his blankets again, to his hearts content, without sticking. :)

GeorgiaMa'am 04-08-2023 01:28 AM

Poor Brittany had to stay in her crate for seven hours today. I had lots of errands to run with the boi, in rush hour traffic. When I got home Brittany was so happy she had zoomies up and down the stairs. We played an extra long time tonight, and she got lots of pets and loves and treats. Tomorrow morning we get to go for a car ride! (No place bad, just to the grocery store for a pickup and I'm sure there will be a visit to a drive-thru for a treat!)

ksrainbow 04-14-2023 05:20 PM

Sasha says: "There are rabbits!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ksrainbow (Post 1292543)
Warmer weather has brought a flurry of all three...

Squirrels have found their hidden stash/es of buried black walnuts from last fall. The freshly dug holes in my yard are proof.

Sasha who is part Lab/Golden Retriever has the eye sight and sniffer nose, was on yard guard duty. Today she was non-stop: Watch! Drop! Dig! Patrol! She ate at least 3 black walnuts (that I know of) :blink:

Gotta Love Em' :dog:

Today was : Lets find the baby-bunny nest!
Today was : Lets try to divert attention of the baby-bunny nest!
Today was : Lets try , lets try and again let's try!
Today was : Ring Around the Rosy of the baby-bunny nest located and dug up by Ms Sasha -

Today was learning that not all furry critters are lovable, nor a source of food or a squeaky new toy. Today was a trip to the veterinary clinic for bunny-bite stitches on the nose for Ms Sasha-and a trip to the adult beverage store for me!

TGIF folks! :shithappens:

Ks-

GeorgiaMa'am 04-15-2023 03:11 AM

Brittany had lots of fun with one of my dirty socks today (yuck) before I discovered her. I made her a giant knot out of a kitchen towel with treats tucked inside. It took her about 30 minutes to get it all undone. Right now she is snoring peacefully. It's kind of a comforting sound.

Soft*Silver 04-16-2023 10:18 PM

My new hens got out of the fence today and decided to take a stroll down the road! A neighbor stopped and knocked at our door to let me know the girls had gone wild, lol. I had recently fallen in the driveway, gave myself a blackeye. I was pretty sore all over. I knew I wouldn’t be able to catch them on my own so I brought my Moondoggy out to help me. Now Moon is a cross between a Maremma, which is like a great Pyrenees, and an English Shepherd, which is like a border collie. Livestock guard dog cross with a herding dog. Moondoggy knows she’s not allowed out of our yard but I pointed to the girls and said go get them, and wouldn’t you know I witnessed her run down the street and circle around them and bring them back to our yard and right into their fence! Now she joins me every night to get them into the coop! I must say I am very impressed with my Moondoggy ❤️

Gemme 04-17-2023 06:21 PM

Gracie is quiet now. Belly is full and she's hiding in her tunnel because I've started to clean the place up and she finds that frightening.

FireSignFemme 05-02-2023 08:04 PM

He's okay now but last night Monte decided to try his paw at sky diving. We were sitting in the living room calm as can be and all of a sudden he just leapt up and bolted out the sliding door leading out onto the balcony. In a flash he was gone. A woman out for a walk saw it all and was able to point me in the direction he went. I ran to look for him but didn't have to go far. He made it up the first and second flight of stairs and was sitting on the landing before the third just as I made it out the front door. He just waited for me to come pick him up then let me carry him up that last flight into the apartment. Inside he calmly let me hold him for a bit before wanting to be let down. I gave him a quick once over before letting him go but nothing too thorough, just enough to check for any bleeding, obvious signs of injury. I didn't want to do anything that might scare him more, cause him to run away from me. Anyhow after I set him down he just calmly walked over to one of his resting spots and laid low.

I called J and asked her to call the vet. They were able to get him in this morning. Well he is living testament to the fact that cats really do have nine lives. They said he's one lucky guy no obvious signs of injury. He doesn't even appear to have so much as a slight sprain, nothing upon exam, nothing on x-ray. This after taking a three story plunge! They gave him some medication to help with any pain well as infection just in case. It's cool the pills are disguised as cat treats and he just gobbles them up. So no having to struggle to get him to take his meds and that's a relief. The kids are going to help me put something up to help keep anything like this from happening again. You'd think this would terrify him enough to keep him off balconies for the rest of his life but no. He just keeps standing at the slider, whining and crying, begging to be let out. Who knows maybe he just wants more kitty drugs and thinks since it worked so well for him the last time, hey it's worth a shot, what can it hurt to try?


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nhplowboi 05-13-2023 04:55 AM

They wicked surprised me!
I was up early this AM and in the bathroom. Suddenly out of the corner of my eye I see something bolt out of the adjoining room, run through the bathroom, go out the door and head up the nearby stairway to the upstairs bedrooms. I knew it wasn't a wild critter as it had one white paw. A minute later there was a repeat by an animal with no white paw.??? Well Dorry cat, who had blessed us with 5 kittens over a year ago, had been looking a little chunky lately. As I hadn't seen any straggler cats around the farm I thought she was having a false pregnancy. Nope my bad. So now I know there are at least two more cats on the farm but who knows how many more there could be more.

GeorgiaMa'am 05-13-2023 08:57 AM

Brittany is lying in her travel crate downstairs while I and a friend clean the house. Mostly Brittany is sleeping, but every now and then she wakes up and makes her displeasure at being kept in a crate known. Of course, I let her out occasionally, and give her treats, but there are too many chemicals and precarious piles of things around to let her run around the house. This has been going on for days, so I know she's tired of it. I'm sure I'll pay for it later.

GeorgiaMa'am 05-16-2023 01:39 PM

Brittany faced the scariness of the vacuum cleaner and she handled it like a CHAMP! She stood up from her nap and looked at it curiously, but she wasn't anxious, no barking, no growling, just a sort of "Why'd you wake me up with this thing?" look, and she circled around and laid down and went back to sleep. She is such a good laid back dog.

ksrainbow 05-17-2023 02:56 PM

Pouting ...
 
My son has been here since last Tues. to assist his Dad with some medical issues. My son stays here with me and Ms Sasha until this Tues when he stayed at his Dads for early a.m. appointments-

Well, SOME ONE is not happy and has been pouting: eating very little, no energy, constantly watching the doors and the basement stairway for my son to arrive with whiny howls at night :blink:-

Needless to say Sasha has a love affair with my son and thus he needs to bring items of adoration for her and maybe some of his stinky socks for Sasha to sleep with :blink:-

(only 2 more weeks to go :cheerleader:)

:dog:

FireSignFemme 05-19-2023 06:15 PM

Tried to sunbathe, no sunburn it's 97 degrees out there! What the? No you get your butt back in here right now mister. Gosh I'm living with an Evil Knievel wannabe suicide kitty.

ksrainbow 05-19-2023 07:03 PM

Additional pouting ...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ksrainbow (Post 1293245)
My son has been here since last Tues. to assist his Dad with some medical issues. My son stays here with me and Ms Sasha until this Tues when he stayed at his Dads for early a.m. appointments-

Well, SOME ONE is not happy and has been pouting: eating very little, no energy, constantly watching the doors and the basement stairway for my son to arrive with whiny howls at night :blink:-

Needless to say Sasha has a love affair with my son and thus he needs to bring items of adoration for her and maybe some of his stinky socks for Sasha to sleep with :blink:-

(only 2 more weeks to go :cheerleader:)

:dog:

A surprised visitor (my brother) gave Sasha reason/validation to go bonkers! What the hell ? She met my brother and his pup 6 months ago- :seeingstars:

Gotta love the love Sasha has for family :cheer: !

GeorgiaMa'am 05-19-2023 10:06 PM

Miss Brittany was so well behaved today! The plumber came over and told me he was afraid of dogs, especially big dogs. I told him I had already crated Brittany, but he insisted I follow him into the bedroom where she was crated and where the bathroom was where he would be working.

Brittany didn't utter a peep. She sat up and looked at the plumber, but soon lay back down again. She kept an attentive eye on the plumber from her crate, but not once did she bark or growl or act aggressive in any way. She did not freak out at the noisy equipment. She got lots of praise and treats when he left. I am so proud of her!

nhplowboi 05-20-2023 06:02 AM

Oh geeze, final new additions to the house: two torties, one grey with white, one black with white and one all black.

Soft*Silver 06-12-2023 08:51 AM

On Saturday, my husband held our 18-year-old buff colored Chihuahua as he peacefully passed over the rainbow bridge. We are inconsolable…

GeorgiaMa'am 06-12-2023 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soft*Silver (Post 1293411)
On Saturday, my husband held our 18-year-old buff colored Chihuahua as he peacefully passed over the rainbow bridge. We are inconsolable…

I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved family member.

Gemme 06-20-2023 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soft*Silver (Post 1293411)
On Saturday, my husband held our 18-year-old buff colored Chihuahua as he peacefully passed over the rainbow bridge. We are inconsolable…

My condolences. (w)

GeorgiaMa'am 06-20-2023 07:48 PM

Brittany has decided that her favorite toy is: a tattered bath hand mitt.

I have purchased at least a couple hundred dollars worth of mind enhancing toys, chew toys, toys for her to play alone with and toys to play with me with, and she simply does not care. She likes the 99 cent bath mitt.

She likes it so much that I didn't have the heart to take it away from her. So now it's hers.

Soft*Silver 06-24-2023 09:01 PM

After my husband’s little Chihuahua died, I gifted him a beautiful rat terrier puppy. Tobias, a.k.a. Toby.
My husband works midnights, and he only works three days a week. The dog has been with him for a week and last night was the first day my husband had to go to work.
This morning I woke up to my husband, sobbing and calling for the dog. Evidently he climbed on top of a chair, and this little rat terrier (a year old) lifted up the window from a 2 inch opening, and pushed out the screen, and went running through the neighborhood!
Thankfully, we have an incredible community in our little town. We had a small army, literally, of people on foot and in cars looking for him. I was on Facebook, posting him, and posting sightings of him so people could go where he was last seen.
His breeder jumped in the car with her pack of dogs that he grew up with, and drove 40 miles to help look for him. She was the one who was able to finally get her hands on him!
My husband sobbed when he was placed in his arms. My husband is at work again tonight, but this time the chairs moved away, all the windows in the house are shut, and a dog crate is ordered, and on its way!

Gemme 07-08-2023 08:12 PM

Today, she was oblivious to the vet appointment I made for her in a couple of weeks.

GeorgiaMa'am 07-08-2023 08:25 PM

Brittany didn't eat much today at all, just a few bites. She seems to feel fine, though, she was playful and even frisky. Maybe she sensed that there are going to be thunderstorms here all night, and didn't want to have to risk standing out in it to poop. Or maybe she's holding out for more of the roast beef that was on its last day and that I already had two sandwiches from, so I gave her treats from it. Or maybe she's watching her figure. Hell, I don't know, those sounded good anyway.

Later: My doggo better not be psychic. She is hiding in the windowless hallway and panting like crazy. I swear, if another tree falls on this house, I will move.

GeorgiaMa'am 07-17-2023 07:36 PM

Brittany rode in the car with her harness on. She was actually quite well behaved. I don't usually put it on her because we only take very short trips and I don't want to fight with her. (I know, I know, I'm a bad doggy mom. I'm trying to be better about using the harness.) But she didn't fight with me about it today, it was just kind of awkward because we're not used to it. I did worry less about having her in the car, and I didn't have to extend the "mom arm" out in front of her every time we turned a corner.

Gemme 07-17-2023 07:46 PM

She left me a present. Luckily, it was on a hard surface and not a rug.

ksrainbow 07-19-2023 05:10 PM

ms Sasha-
 
returned from her second medical appt-
her original vet went on vacation with no back after her labs were completed-
her second visit was with another vet-
god bless them for taking her on short notice-

Anti vomiting meds. anti diarrhea/antibiotics meds : added some Advita to her food-

*wonders how the FUCK a veterinary clinic with one DMV * remains in business !

Sasha's new clinic has 24/7 staff with no one ever on vacation-

I apologize to my sweet Sasha for the last 3 days-

ks-

GeorgiaMa'am 08-05-2023 08:19 PM

Brittany got a new collar today! That's not the really exciting part though - the exciting part is that she let me put it on her without a fuss!

I rubbed my bath towel all over it first so it would smell familiar to her. Then we had several sessions of me getting her to smell it, followed by a treat. Then I laid it over her neck - treat. Finally I was able to click it locked without her pulling away.

It shouldn't have been such an ordeal, but taking her old collar off was kind of traumatic for her. It was the same martingale-type collar with no buckle and no click-lock that she had gotten at the pet rescue place, and it had gotten a little too small for her. Pulling it off over her head was not fun for either one of us. Looking back, I should have cut it off with scissors.

Her new collar has a click lock - much safer and easier to remove if she gets tangled in something. Also, it is PINK. Her new name tag will arrive in a few days - it is rose gold and is engraved with a floral motif, in addition to all the important info. She will look like the pampered princess she is!

kittygrrl 08-10-2023 12:31 PM

oh....
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after i stop screaming

GeorgiaMa'am 08-10-2023 06:28 PM

Brittany paced up and down the balcony and surveilled the front yard while I sat outside and waited for the delivery person.

nhplowboi 08-15-2023 09:37 AM

Well I finally heard my baby rooster trying to cockadoodle. He only got the first two notes out but he is trying.

GeorgiaMa'am 08-15-2023 11:28 AM

I lowered the temp in the house by one degree yesterday. Brittany seemed unaffected by it until we went to bed. She usually swirls her blankets around and then lies on top of them. But last night she somehow created herself a fort out of them, with herself in the middle. After swirling, she picked the blankets up with her teeth and moved them exactly where she wanted them. Then she put her stuffies behind her. She was like a bird building a nest. She was nice and cozy by the time it was done.

ksrainbow 08-22-2023 04:02 PM

Follow-up
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ksrainbow (Post 1293647)
returned from her second medical appt-
her original vet went on vacation with no back after her labs were completed-
her second visit was with another vet-
god bless them for taking her on short notice-

Anti vomiting meds. anti diarrhea/antibiotics meds : added some Advita to her food-

*wonders how the FUCK a veterinary clinic with one DMV * remains in business !

Sasha's new clinic has 24/7 staff with no one ever on vacation-

I apologize to my sweet Sasha for the last 3 days-

ks-

Ms Sasha was sending *signs* that her world was not *right*. After trial and many errors (on my behalf): The dog food she ingested suddenly became toxic* to her gut and intestinal digestive system/s. She had been on the regular Purina Dog chow since I adopted her 2 1/2 yrs ago.

Her new Veterinary Clinic-changed her diet initially to science diet with lamb (canned) to now Purina One high protein Lamb (dry kibble). It has been 6 weeks since the change in her diet and what a difference! She is leaner, her beautiful black coat is shiny, her spirit is back and welcomed!

Bless the beasts and the children :dog: !

ks-

GeorgiaMa'am 08-22-2023 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksrainbow (Post 1294108)
Ms Sasha was sending *signs* that her world was not *right*. After trial and many errors (on my behalf): The dog food she ingested suddenly became toxic* to her gut and intestinal digestive system/s. She had been on the regular Purina Dog chow since I adopted her 2 1/2 yrs ago.

Her new Veterinary Clinic-changed her diet initially to science diet with lamb (canned) to now Purina One high protein Lamb (dry kibble). It has been 6 weeks since the change in her diet and what a difference! She is leaner, her beautiful black coat is shiny, her spirit is back and welcomed!

Bless the beasts and the children :dog: !

ks-

I'm so glad Ms. Sasha is doing better! I feed Ms Brittany Purina One High Protein Lamb, and she is doing very well on it. When I adopted Brittany I researched the available affordable dog foods and Purina One H.P. Lamb ranked very high. We have both been very happy with it. I do rarely feed her the Purina One H.P. chicken if the store is out of the lamb, and it seems to work well for Brittany also.

"Bless the beasts and the children" indeed.

Soft*Silver 08-23-2023 12:00 PM

My Moondoggy went to the vet yesterday. She’s now up-to-date on all of her shots, heartworm prevention, and allergy shot. I do shots at the end of the season, and every other year. We are not in high-risk areas and she’s older, so I try not to overwhelm her system. She also had her quarterly shampoo and grooming. She’s a good girl, and we love her so much!

GeorgiaMa'am 10-04-2023 09:12 PM

Brittany is learning two new tricks, and she had a breakthrough today on both of them!

The first trick is to catch treats that are thrown in the air. Today she finally figured out what it is that I want her to do! Previously, she was mostly just letting the treats fall and then eating them off the ground. But we worked on it, and tonight she finally started catching them in her mouth! She needs some practice to get more accurate, but she's at least trying, and she catches them about 20% of the time.

The second trick is to get up on my bed. I'm trying to teach her to do this with a hand signal and a voice command, and I put treats on the bed where she has to go farther each time to get them. She finally put both paws on the bed! Previously, she was just stretching as far as she could, and might put one paw on the bed. But tonight, she finally figured out it is okay to put both paws up on the bed and stretch really far. No telling how long it will take me to get her to jump on the bed, but we'll keep working on it.

She's so smart!

GeorgiaMa'am 10-13-2023 08:15 PM

Brittany was taking a nap today and snoring loud enough to call the cows home. I tried to take a video of her, but as soon as my camera went "beep" she woke up and looked around suspiciously.

In other news, she is improving rapidly at her tricks. She almost always catches treats thrown in the air now - we're going to start working on distance. Also, she easily puts both her paws on the bed for a treat now, and even starts to crawl up - but she hasn't quite figured out that she can get on the bed yet.

My smart Brittany!


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