Happy New Year.....

Wow……….cant believe it has been such a long time since I have updated you all. I really need to try and do the little updates just to make sure something is getting out there and the funny thing is, I always have plenty to share. And speaking of sharing. If you look at the last pictures posted you can see the girls look a little uptight. Well I had plenty of cushions so giving them each their own seemed like the thing to do and as you can see from the new picture………..they really do like having their own and not sharing. Dobie as you can see prefers to sit off by himself……..he I a tough boy as you will hear later and the cement is fine for him.

Kati has discovered the whistle, though she does not really know what it is or where it comes from. I can be looking right at her and whistle and she will look every where but at me to find the noise. It is very cute and you can tell it is something new for her and she is not quite sure what it is all about. If Molly is in the room, she is pretty darn sure the noise is coming from her but as we know it is not. I love it when she finds something new.......

Happy Christmas........

HI All.......happy, happy, happy.........can you believe it, Christmas has passed now and what a bit of a let down. Really seemed like it too forever to get there and then bang it was over and now i am back at work again. It has been kind of gloomy and rainy here this past week so that was kind of nice for the holidays. In fact, it rained all last night and what a nice night of sleep it was. Temps were cool and the patter of rain on the windows as oh so nice and relaxing........not to mention the kids slept all night long. No wandering around as sometimes happens when I don't help with the exercise...........which is more often than i should admit. I suck as good dog exercise mom, but heck they have a big yard and lots of toys and beds so we just deal with the busy nights.

I got that picture of Molly and Kati sharing the outside cushion. As you can see from the two pics....neither mutt is perfectly happy about the whole sharing thing but they are making it work. Kati has been needing some serious pushing to do her business outside. Not sure if the cooler temps, wet grass or what is causing her to relapse a bit. Did get her tested to make sure there is no infection or anything going on but all is good there. I have to admit it seems to be just a case of lazy on her part. Heck, how tuff is it to walk 20 more feet to the backyard from the living room. I mean she has four legs and all, should not be that much work should it.

She and Dobie have been rather cute with their playing lately. More interaction but just not very long. Not sure which one of them gives up first.

All is good in Kati-land.....

Well things are going really well at Kati's place. The weather has turned and she loves being outside. Had a little thunder storm and she sat quietly, very close to me on the couch last night. She does not do furniture or any kind of snuggle but she was on one side and Molly was on the other and no fighting..........or Molly running her off that is. Neither like thunder and we even managed to have some hail so it was a bit noisy for about 5 minutes.

She managed to find a little ear infection last week and is taking her ear drops with no hassle. I guess she figured out they were a good think and made all the itching stop. She and Dobie are playing out in the yard and a bit in the house, more and more. Walks are still very stressful for her so have not been pushing that much..........she really is quite happy in her own little world. And she is my dog for sure..........will sleep and nap just about anytime.

Had company yesterday and she was taking veggie treats by the end of the visit.....she loves food and that makes her my dog as well. Good think someone gets to control her treats. She still has little accidents on the tile when she is nervous, not so much on the carpet anymore that i can find and i look hard for them. She knows where she needs to go, just gets side tracked from time to time. If she knows she needs to go and we make eye contact at the time......she will rush outside and get just barely outside the dog door and do her business, then come rushing back in. The funny thing is, Dobie is a neat freak shall we say, and will not go out the dog door until the mess is cleaned up..........so he stands inside at the dog door and whines until i figure out what has happened and clean the outside for him. It really is kind of funny to watch it all go down. I guess that is all for now, did not think to have out the camera when they were walking in the hail last night.........one day, i will put it all together.

Traveled again......

I left town again for the weekend and the kids did great it would seem.......and Kati let the pet sitter pet her and rub her as well. I say great, but then i don't know if the neighbors agree with that since they are unsupervised at night and probably howling at the moon the whole time. But it is nice to feel good about traveling again and leaving Kati with "strangers". She is a tough cookie and does not warm up will to new faces and voices. She really does make a person work extra hard to get on her good side. Actually it works out better if you do nothing and let her "come" to you.

The cooler weather has put everyone in dog heaven. Lots of running around outside and chasing each other. Not to mention just sitting outside and taking it all in. Our weather really is perfect.

Kati also got groomed this past week and smells all pretty again. She really has turned into a copy of Dobie somewhat, as she sniffs and marks like a boy. Always has her nose down sniffing on something and getting her face into things......and seems to think it is ok to put just about anything in her mouth. Good thing she is smarter than Dobie and does not eat what does not seem to be food. Have a great weekend............we are!!

Happy 1 Year...........

Can you believe it.........one year in Kati-land this past weekend!! Not sure what to say, first of all never thought I would keep up with a doggie blog for a year.... such that it is. Follow through is not one of my strengths when related to home/lisa kind of stuff. If it gets done great.....and then it usually goes by the wayside. Kati is currently curled up in one of the 4 beds here in the office (yes, JS there is a shopping problem......i promise to control for a while). Dobie is on one of the others and Molly is in her apartment (yes, my closet was renamed her apartment a couple of years ago by a friend). She started sleeping there because i used to keep a laundry basket of dirty clothes she loved to hang out in.

So one year..........who knew!!

Kati got a new bed.........

Well my trip out of town was good and the pet sitter said 2 of the 3 visits were good. Gonna try a bit more travel next month and see how it goes with Ashley again. Really did not find any new pee spots in the house so that is always a good sign and Ashley said she ate but still hung out in the closet..........gotta love a big closet for your hide out!!



So have you ever been shopping and got home with something that is much larger in your smaller home than the big store you bought it in. That is what happened with a new bed for Kati at the discount home store. It was only 26 bucks and that is pretty good deal for a big fluffy dog bed and is it ever big. As you can see from the picture, there is room for a couple of dogs on there. But then my kids don't sit/sleep or hang out much where they are touching each other or sharing much of the same space. The big bed is way cool and she likes it, and Molly has even been on it a couple of times so it stays............along with the other dog beds in the house. Lets see, I count 12.........oh and Dobie's crate. So there will be no more dog bed buying until a few are removed from the pack. Man, I really need some shopping therapy. Good thing they don't wear shoes!!

We went for a walk......

So we went for tiny walks this week and actually got in a real walk this morning. Well real being more than two houses away. I have to carry Kati away from the house to walk and then set her down and we walk back home. Today, i took us the other direction and walked on the other side of the street..........and took some treats with me. I cant believe i forget about treats when i want something from the kids.

We managed to walk back past the house and up the other street twice!! This might not sound like much but it was a big deal for us since Kati has really been scared of things outside her big ole back yard. She was very happy when we got back and knew she had accomplished something new today.

Going out of town for the weekend so the pet sitter will be stopping by. Trying Ashley again, as she is less expensive and really does well with Molly and Dobie.........just she and Kati have not hit it off too well. Lets hope since it has been a while Kati has a new outlook on life and Ashley. Only three visits so things cant be all that stressful for them. Details on it all next week.