sprinklers, the saga continues

when the sprinklers go off, so does ella!  she'll plow through anything to get as far away as possible.  never mind that it's probably refreshing, it's pure torture to her.  she'd rather sit inside and wait for them to be turned off before she goes out again.  she'll wait very patiently, but she won't go anywhere near them.  I do have to put a leash on her when I bathe her or she's as far away as she can be (usually sitting on the sofa with bubbles in her fur).  she never liked the pool either.  this is not a water dog!

man oh man she's a pretty dog!!!  she has the greatest swoop to her nose and she's so expressive.  can't tell that I love them, can you?

zhu zhu

I'm probably a bad person, but I saw this zhu zhu pet that a coworker brought in for her daughter, and I thought it would be hilarious for the dogs!  if you don't know what they are, they look a lot like a hamster, but they go forward and back, and make really cute noises.  I bought one and came home with it and wish for the first time that I owned a video camera.  ella would have destroyed it, she loves her little stuffed animals that she can rip apart, so I kept it away from her, but I sent it in louie's path and he went insane!  he bounced all around it, woofing and pouncing and it was the funniest thing.  he finally put a paw on it and knocked it over, but still wanted to play with it.  I told him "gentle" and he mouthed it a little, but didn't destroy it.  I finally picked it up to play with another day (amazing it made it through the first play date).  he acts a little shy near it now, but I'm sure he'll forget it and be thrilled when he sees it again.  too much fun for $7!!!

sprinklers!!!

louie loves the sprinklers!  usually the first 10 minutes, I can't expect to get any coverage on the lawn, other than about a foot in front of the sprinkler, because he stands over it, chomping on the water.  it makes him so happy.  he is so water logged by the time he's done, he's exhausted and soaking wet.  sometimes he lets it just spray him in the face, other times he likes to attack it and squash the spray.  maybe it's an interesting sensation in his mouth.  who knows, he's a little different.  I'm thinking this is an excellent activity for the summer when it gets really hot!  ella, on the other hand, HATES to get wet and goes as far away as possible.  my next entry will be what she's doing when the sprinklers go on.  it's very different.  if I want to hose her down I have to catch her first, then turn on the water.  she'll let me do it, I think she feels better after, but if she sees the hose first, she goes the other way.

for the birds

louie HATES birds and I think they know it! they swoop in and torment him to no end. the last time it rained it was also very windy, and the crows who live in a big old tree a couple of yards down were in my big old tree instead, just squawking up a storm. I'm sure it had something to do with how their home was being whipped around in the rain. louie went out and was looking directly above him at the crows, and I was sure he was going to drown with the rain pouring down, directly into his nose. he did sneeze a couple of times, but wasn't ready to let the crows just be. I finally coaxed him inside with treats and closed the door. the next time he went out it had stopped raining, so he could survey all around the tree. the crows were still there, still squawking, still tormenting, but at least my puppy wasn't in danger of drowning any more.