Saturday, August 30, 2014

Bubba & Stormy

This evening I read mom's note, then started getting food ready for Bubba. He must have heard me, and came wandering in the laundry room. He hopped up and went to work on eating, while I got him some fresh water. I gave him a few pets, then went to see Stormy. She was busy barking out the front of the yard, so I went around the side to try and get her attention. I startled her! Poor girlie. But, when she saw it was me she came running and got all excited. I said hi to her for a minute, then got her dinner ready. She also went right to work on her food.

Shadow

This evening I came in and called for Shadow, while I read my notes. He came wandering into the kitchen. Shadow started rubbing against my legs, while I got his dinner ready. He started to nibble a bit, so I went to turn on lights and check his box. He met me in his room and walked me back to the living room. He walked some circles around me, purring away. Later, he hopped up to the back of the couch. I got out his feather toy and he swatted at that awhile from his perch. Eventually, he came back down to lay on the floor next to me. He would roll to his back and hug onto the feather toy. After he was all done playing,  Shadow went to go snack on his dinner some more.

Bradford, ZZ, Heighty & the gang

Moody came out and hopped on the counter to talk to me when I got in this evening. I said hi to him, then went out to feed the pups. They were all busy talking at the front of the yard. I called for them, then they all came running. Everyone was accounted for, so no one got locked inside today. :) After a few minutes of saying hi, they all started to eat. Bradford helped me get some fresh water and took a drink from the spigot. Yum! Back inside, Moody was a hungry little man as well. He went and stood on his shelf, while I refilled his bowl.

Oreo & Stuffs

This evening I came in and started to get food ready for the boys. I called for them and Oreo appeared in the kitchen. When I turned around, I saw Stuffy was sitting at the edge of the living room. Oreo got to work right away, and made sure to nibble from both plates. Quality check. Haha! I went to the living room and Oreo came trotting over to sit by me. He purred away and rubbed his chin on me. Stuffy stayed put in the same spot, so after Oreo had enough time I went over to sit by Stuffs. Oreo sat there with a look on his face... "Um, I wasn't finished yet! How could you leave me?!" Haha. I called for him to come over by me, but since he felt snubbed, he went to eat instead. Silly boy.

Gracie, Molly, Emma & the kitties

This afternoon I walked in and spotted Gracie right away. Today, she ran full force right for me, heiny wiggling and super excited! She was bouncing all over the place. Silly girl! I let her out for a potty break quick, since she was so excited. She came in to visit with me, while the other two took their breaks. Gracie grabbed a pink bunny toy and started racing around and shaking it. Then, she just kept trying to crawl under my legs and just soak in as much attention as she could. She cracks me up. I tried to get her to calm down a little, since the kitties were trying to come say hi too, and I didn't want them to get run over! Smudge was sitting safely atop the table. Henry and Charlie snuck in and got some pets when they could. Molly was telling me she wanted to come in, so I let them inside and gave Gracie some time out back to sunbathe. Charlie wandered over for some more attention while Gracie was out. As I was petting him, I noticed Henry was staring at the wall and chattering. He was stalking a fly! This evening, Gracie peeked around the corner to see who was home. The paws started flying! Haha. She runs but barely moves on the slippery floor. I let her potty quick, while I got the pups their dinner. I got the older gals started, then let miss Gracie inside. She was so excited, she didn't know what to do! I convinced her to eat, so she worked on that, taking breaks to get pets while she chewed. She's so silly. Molly and Emma went out after dinner for awhile. Gracie sat with me for some attention. Charlie wanted some love too, so he hopped on the table next to me. When it was time, I told Gracie to go to her bed. She kept picking Emma's kennel and I couldn't get her to switch. I didn't want to freak her out, so we went with it for tonight. Haha.

Chica & Paco

Today both kitties came running from the bedroom when I arrived. Paco was really wanting some attention! He kept meowing and walking in front of me, and nearly tripped me twice! Haha. I stopped to love on him for a minute, then I cleaned their box and got them their snacks. Chica had hers on the counter. Paco wanted to help me water the outside plants today, but I made him stay in. I wasn't sure if he knew the rules yet, like Chica does. The kitties were both ready to chase the feather toys today! I saw after I had left yesterday, they continued and took one into the kitchen, almost tucking it in next to the fridge. Chica took a break to sit next to the tv to groom. She came back down for a little more playtime before I left. Paco was busy zoom zooming the whole time!

Major & Boomer

This morning I pulled up and heard a funny noise that I thought might be a bark, but wasn't quite sure. I waited to hear it again, but didn't, so I headed on inside. Boomer was right at the door waiting for me. Then, I heard the sound again. I guess it was Major, being nervous about coming in through the doggie door for a second. Once he put a foot through, he was fine. The boys waited behind me, while I got their breakfast ready. They went to their spots to eat and Major got his medicine. After they finished, they went outside while I cleaned up. I joined them for a little bit. I saw a couple doe and a buck outside today! Pretty neat.

Sadie, Zoie & Cole

This morning I let everyone out when I arrived. Zoie was busy collecting toys on her way out. Once we got out there, I realized she brought her purple bowl out with her too! What a goodball. They all had a potty break, then we went in for breakfast. Everyone ate well, then back outside for some more playtime. This afternoon I had to go get Coley from his bed. He must have been napping! He came out and did a big stretch, then we went to get the other two. It was pretty hot out this afternoon. They all did some lounging and sunbathing. Zoie was busy running around and collecting her toys into a pile. Eventually, they all wanted to go in to cool off. I gave Cole his pill, then made sure they all had enough water. I guess Coley wanted to go lay down, because he kept pushing his nose against the gate. That made me laugh. This evening, all the pups went outside again. They had plenty of entertainment tonight! There were lots of people out and about the neighborhood, kids fishing and a few walking by the fence. That had Sadie and Zoie all worked up and racing around. Even the backyard neighbor pups joined in the fun! Cole sat and pawed at me for attention, while the girls were busy patrolling the yard. They came in for dinner, then later got tucked in for the night.

Bella, Louie & Chico

This morning I let everyone out of their beds. Louie was quite a bit disoriented when he got out and was walking behind the recliner and trying to figure out where he was. I got him to follow me out to the back door and he had a little trouble bumping into things along the way. Poor little guy. Chico hung out in his bed a little while, but eventually joined us outside. I got Louie his medicine while Bella was working on her breakfast. Chico hung out on the table and supervised. Haha. They all wandered around this morning and did their business. I put the other two inside for a little bit, while I fed Louie. He wasn't interested in eating, but I left it outside with him in case he was hungry later. This afternoon I let Chico and Bella out. This time Chico zoomed out of his bed! I let Louie in and he seemed to be having some trouble getting around. He laid on the floor for awhile and that's when I called. The other two were outside doing their thing. I let them in and got them their peanut butter snacks, then got Louie cozy in his bed. I made sure he had access to water if he got up later. This evening I let Bella and Chico outside. Louie did get up and made his way out too. His back end didn't seem to want to cooperate the greatest, but at least he was up and moving more than earlier. He drank a bunch of water and took breaks to lay down. When it was time, i got them all tucked in for the night. Louie got his medicine, but he wasn't hungry again. I put his bowl in by him, so maybe he'll eat later.