Monday, December 23, 2013

Oreo & Stuffy

This evening Oreo met me in the kitchen, as I got their dinner ready. He nibbled a bit. I went to see if Stuffs was sitting in the bedroom again. Sure enough, he was! He was all snuggly, curled up on the bed. I went to say hi and gave him a few pets. I cleaned out their box, then headed to the living room. Oreo came wandering in there to see me. He sat with me for awhile and rubbed his face on me. Eventually, he meandered into the kitchen to snack again. He didn't come back to see me, so I went to see what he was up to. I found him snuggled up in the closet on some shoes or slippers. Guess he was ready for bed!

Gracie, Molly, Emma & the kitties

This morning Emma and Henry came to greet me at the door. I let the older gals out to do their business right away. Henry and Smudge kept me company, sitting on the table next to me for some attention. The girls got their breakfast when they came in. Next, I went to let Gracie out. When I walked in, she was standing in the room, watching me for a minute. Then, she went for safety under the bed. I was able to get her outside pretty quick, with minimal effort. I let her have some time outside, while I cleaned up her accident. I was able to get her back inside when it was time. This afternoon I got her out again after the other two had their turn. let her have a few minutes out there. Then, I got her leash,  just to see what would happen. She wanted to go in, so she stood pretty close. I slowly got up to her and slipped the collar on. Once I did that, she was pretty much attached to me! I took her out front for a short walk. It was pretty chilly out! She walked quite close to me and would look up at me when she was nervous. She did great! When we got back, I wasn't quite ready to set her free. She let me pet on her for a little while. The girls came up and were pretty excited. Emma kept giving Gracie kisses. I took Gracie back to her room and let her go. She was still quite the nervous Nelly, but we made big strides today! This evening Emma and Molly went outside for awhile, as I got their dinner and cleaned litter boxes. I guess Henry just likes to be in whatever box is currently being cleaned! Haha! I had the smaller box clean already, but he decided to hop in the big one as I scooped. He's so silly. Sam came wandering down the stairs to visit again. Smudge was jumping up and trying to swat at my phone to get my attention, as I was getting a pic of him. When the girls came in, I let miss Gracie out. She went out pretty easily again this evening. I gave her some time out there. I actually had to go out and get her when it was time to come in, because I couldn't see her! She came wandering in and headed to her room. She was such a good girl that she even went straight to a kennel. So I tucked her and Emma in this evening. We will see how tomorrow goes!

Sadie, Zoie & Cole

This morning I let Zoie out first when I arrived. She made sure to gather up all her bones first, before she came to the door. She quickly scooped them all up after she got dried off. Next, it was time for Cole and Sadie to go out. When they came in again, I got Cole his medicine and everyone their breakfast. After they finished, we spent some time in the living room. Zoie wanted to play fetch. Sadie sat by me while we did that, and Cole got himself a bone. This afternoon it was snowing out again! I let everyone have their time outside to do their business. Sadie came in and laid down nearby to relax. Zoie worked on chewing on her bones for awhile. When she saw me looking at her, she crammed them all in her mouth and started to run around. Cole came out for some attention too. He would do a big stretch, with his front paws crossed and sitting on my leg. This evening the kiddos all took their turns outside. When they came in, I got them their dinner. Zoie brought all her toys into a pile in the living room. She made sure no one got close! Sadie sat in front of me and snuck as many kisses as she could. She even tackled me once, when I wasn't paying attention! Haha! Eventually, I tucked them all in their beds for the night.