Doggie daycare again.....

Katie and Dobie went to daycare again and seem to be having quite the time. I drop them off for two hours and this time when they came home Kati was even worn out.

Seems as if Kati is really getting along well with her daycare family especially Mom Sandi......i have to say this picture makes me a bit jealous as she never looks this relaxed when i hold her. But i do have to admit, when i am holding her i usually want something. I am working on holding her more just to be holding her and for it not to be for a chore.

Dobie really is having a good time too it seems, but then you all know he has always been the social butterfly of the family. He truly is just about having a good time and playing with buddies, he does not have a mean bone in his body unless a big kid gets kind of ruff with him. Since this is all going so well........i am sure they will be back for more. Kati gets home and seems just a bit more relaxed each time. This week after her visit, she seems to be very comfortable with just laying down where ever we are and sitting for a bit. Nice to see her starting to relax a bit.

And some other things....

So i have typed this a couple of times now so will keep it short in case it get to do it a third time. Daycare went really well. Both Kati and Dobie had fun, will the pictures of Dobie say he did. Kati still looks kind of scared shitless. So we will go back again this weekend and try it all over. They were both just fine when we got home, so i know it was all ok.

Kati has finally decided that the come home hug is ok....sort of. When i get home from work, both Molly and Dobie come rushing up to me and are wild little animals. I pick each one up and the get a doggie hug. Well twice now Kati has cowered down shortly after and let me pick her up for a doggie hug as well. She still refuses to make any eye contact when i hold her but she is allowing it a bit more each week. She will actually stop moving sometimes when she knows i am trying to pick her up for some reason......usually some sort of grooming effort. I will say, once i get her started in the combing or butt clean up, she is very tolerant and lets me finish without much resistance. She does appreciate it all.....later, and i do have some pics to get out there.

Bugs...

Seems Kati likes to disappear into the night and chase bugs under the lights. As the temps have warmed up and the bugs starting to comet out, Kati has a new love. All at once I noticed she would be gone for long times at night. Found her in the back yard, chasing the little bugs that are coming out now and hanging out near lights or light coming from windows and such. She seems to enjoy it all quite a lot.......

Six months in Kati-land.....

Well, we made it........six months!! Kati made it and the rest of us made it......well, Molly still won't let her on the bed but other than that we are in great shape. Kati and Dobie are going to their first few hours a doggie daycare this afternoon. Found a pet sitter nearby and that does day care so going to give it a try this afternoon. We passed the visit, i guess i should say they passed!! She was checking us out and all a long i was doing the same. Making sure the house was safe and secure and not too mention.........very clean!!

As for other things going on. Kati is settling into her little world. I have caught her just sitting in the house, outside in the grass, outside on the sidewalk.....surveying her little kingdom of dog!! Those are probably some of the most relaxed times I see her except maybe at night. I know she is happy at night when i hear her having little dog dreams. That makes me feel, she feel safe enough to sleep that hard and not have to worry about what is going on around her or who might be in to scare her. The neighbor dog has been unusally quite lately, so that means Dobie is quiter and everyone is happier and more relaxed. If Dobie barks at the top of his lungs, it still scares Kati but not as much as it used to. She just comes in the house at normal speed rather than bolting in like she has been shot out of a canon. I gotta wonder what that is like when flying thru the dog door....LOL.

Her and Dobie are playing more and more these days. It used to be just on the mornings, but not it can be any time of day and they seem to get really active right after the sun goes down. They disappear outside for a bit and then come in the house at warp speed with Kati chasing Dobie......it is very cute.

More later and some pics.........bye for now!!

The tail wag....

Oh my God.....it finally happened........or i finally got to see it, Kati wagged her little nub of a tail. She and Dobie were having quite a time playing on morning last week and they both came flying into the house from play and she was all happy and her little nub was just rocking back and forth just enough for everyone to notice.

She and Dobie seem to play more and more, when he is feeling good. I really need to get the new doc to check him out and see if maybe she can figure something out. He seems to be holding up his left rear leg more and more lately. However, i did notice that when i walk him he tends to keep them all on the ground as he gets tired. It does seem also seem that when he does his morning stretches he is somewhat hesitant to really get into the whole thing......like he can only move so far before he is uncomfortable. On the other hand, the geckos are coming into season and he is hot and heavy chasing them. I have seen a couple this spring and they are kind of big, if he gets a kill he will be very proud!!


And another first this week for Miss Kati.........she finally figured out the flower box wall that Dobie runs away from her on. She can't get up from the middle yet, but she certainly has figured out to go the low part where Molly gets up and can walk the whole thing now. She is a bit hesitant to jump down but does seem to be getting over that pretty darn quick. I have also "caught" her just sitting in the yard. As I like to say with the other two.....surveying their empire!! It rocks she getting comfortable enough to stop all the movement, sit and enjoy the day. Our weather is getting warm and it is just perfect out in the mornings.....they do seem to disappear for a bit and got out and just enjoy. Can hardly wait until she will lay down and nap with Molly out there.

So as I have said, she is very affectionate and cute in the mornings before getting all nervous. She rolls around on the carpet and has come to expect i will be down there to rub her back, legs, belly........just about head to toe now. And as you might expect........someone (Dobie) spends his mornings getting in between her and I and that is pretty darn cute. Good thing i have two hands or there would be a problem. He really has always been the attention hog when anyone other than him is not getting rubbed all over. Well on weekends, I tend to go back to bed after our little wake up session and so if she is not ready for all that will come try to get up on the bed. So this weekend, i picked her up and set her up there with all of us. She was nervous but was ok with it. Dobie jus kind of looked at her and sat there............Molly on the hand, if she could talk, she would have been saying.........."I know you are not serious with her being up here. This is my giant bed and there is no room for HER!!" So Kati decided to move, and as i expect was charged off the bed by Molly........it was kinda cute and pretty much what i expected. They will have to work that one out on their own, as I am sure Molly will make very clear the plan!!














And finally, princess Molly!!

I remembered the camera.....

So it was bath time again and i did remember the camera. Being a puppy mill kid, Kati did not not develop all those normal dog grooming skills right off and she is still working on some of them. For instance, when she first came to live with us.....a diggleberry did not bother her much. Now she pretty much drags her ass all over until it is off but it might take a day or two unless i can catch her and help out. So we have decided she will get a bath once a month and some grooming. That is Deb holding her after her haircut and as you can see it is not too bad. She really does not mind getting trimmed much until we get to her paws. She lets me pay with her feet ok some but sure does not like them being trimmed or toenails being cut either. At least she did not yesterday and i don't like fighting her to get it done.....so no toenails yesterday.


She really hates i would say, the bath part of it all. And i don't know if heard or read, that her cage may have been cleaned by just hosing it all down without taking her out. But either way, she does not like the whole water thing. And you can certainly tell by that picture below. The one above she is deciding that Deb might not be all that bad during the soapy, washing part. And you really can see moments during the warm water part, she might have been ok with it all.

This picture really does say it all for Kati....she is scared to death many times with something new and it is this face that probably causes me the most distress. But i do have to say, after her bath and we are back in the house........she is very happy to be clean and fresh it seems. She runs around gets all dried off, and knows she is all fresh and clean. We love Deb, she comes to the house in her truck and just kind of go through each dog. Dobie got all cleaned up and pretty yesterday.......he was starting to stink too!! They have been playing more, running around and chasing each other..........very cute, but they do get kind of smelly and with the temps warming up......well, you know.....stinky dogs!!

Molly even got her toenails done, so everyone is good to go for another month. I am thinking maybe i try the kitchen sink bath with Kati. That is how Molly gets her bath and it works just fine. However, Kati might be better off in the bathroom.....the drop/leap will be much shorter if she gets away. Anyway.........thinks are good and clean this week. Have a new resolution to walk at least one dog a day........lets see how we do!!

Mud.......

So this is Kati when she decides it is bedtime. She has finally gotten to where she will go into the bedroom on her own and go to her little bed. It is really cool now that she knows that is her bed and she can go there anytime she wants. Molly does tend to poach during the day time on the spot but Molly is all about the bed when night time arrives. Kati is not into the bed yet, but she does know that is where all the action is when Dobie is up there and in the mood to play. He jumps off and on kind of attacking her a play time. I just know she will follow him up one day. Rumor is the pet sitter "caught" her up there my last trip so i know she knows how to get up there. Not that there is room for three dogs on the bed!!

So it is pretty much spring in AZ and well that means time to have the sprinkler system checked out. And as $650 bucks would have it, there were some problems and a leak. The guys came out, rerouted a line that had busted under the patio, replaced some heads and found another leak in the year. All that work, has resulted in some mud.......and you guessed it, two of the dogs like mud. Go figure it is both of the girls. I dont think either have ever had much reason to see and get into any real mud before and of course it is not a problem for either. Dobie has held up his image a a sissy boy and will not have any part of getting his paws messy. The two girls are all into the mud. I did put some fertilizer on this weekend that is bone meal based and both the girlie dogs are eating those little grains as fast as they went down. No, not bad for them but not all that good either..........they will be fine and i think most is melted into the ground now. Funny to see them digging up to their ears looking for the little grains in the mud. And yelling to get out, only kind of works.

Kati and Molly are really enjoying the warm up. They both seem to be spending more time out in the yard just laying around and checking it all out. The minute i get there for a pic, they are both up and headed my way looking to see what i am up too. Gotta figure out a faster way to get the picture!! Headed out of town for a couple of days......Kati is not real fond of the pet sitter but she is going to have to learn to get along with some other humans........as we are not all bad.