Dakota & Benny Cont'd

Tonight when I got out of the car there was a little black kitty in the driveway! It was itching it's face on the front of my car! Benny heard me coming and started barking. He tried to take his ball outside with him again tonight, so I had to grab it before they went out. He's getting really good at rolling it to me from across the room with his nose! Kota and I played around a little bit, then she decided to chase after Benny! She rolled around and played with him while he was trying to protect his ball. He wandered over to eat some of her food that was on the floor, and as payback she stole his ball. I threw the ball for her a bunch of times and she'd bounce over to me to have me do it again!
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Harvi, Porthos & Athos

The boys met me at the door tonight. They said hi to me for awhile and I gave them some attention. You were right! Not too long after, they were telling me they wanted to go outside. They would run towards the garage, then run back to me if I didn't follow them. Harvi was patiently waiting by her bowl for supper. She had a little dry food in there yet, but she ate that all along with what I gave her tonight. After I fed everyone I let the boys go explore for the night! When I was leaving, Athos was hanging out by my car. He took off after I came outside. Porthos must have bolted right away because he was nowhere in sight!

Is it time to go outside now?

Raven, Joe Friday, Murdock & Bunny

This morning Joe Friday was waiting for me at the top of the stairs. Raven was snuggled up in the slide bed and Bunny was in her corner. After doing my duties, I went over to say hi to Bunny. She was letting me scratch her chin for awhile, but when she'd had enough, she ran under the slide. After I left her alone, she eventually meandered to her corner again. I said hi to Joe Friday and Raven for a little while, then went down to see Murdock. I called him and he came right out for me! He started rolling around the floor again and came over to get his chin scratched.

Zeus, Baxter & Zelda

Zeus and Baxter were ready to go outside when I got there today. Shortly after I walked in, Miss Zelda came to me. I put her out so she could eat her breakfast. The boys stayed outside for a little bit. When the boys came back in, Zeus wanted his ears rubbed again! He came over and rubbed his head on my leg. After seeing that, Baxter started in on it too! Miss Zelda came back in and said hi to me for awhile before I had to leave.

Webster

Webster was a lot happier when I came in this afternoon! He came right up to me and was dancing around excitedly. He was still a little cautious at first, but that went away shortly. He didn't really eat much of his food from yesterday. Maybe next time he will when he's more comfortable with me and knows a friend is coming to play when mom and dad leave! We went outside for most of my visit since it was pretty nice out. I tossed his tennis ball a few times for him. I would've thrown it more, but he didn't want to give it to me! We came back inside and I had him do a few tricks for me, in exchange for some treats. He sat by me pretty much the entire time I was with him and got back scratches and tummy rubs! When I'd stop he would put his head back and look at me upside down just like my puppy does!

Remy & Frankie

Remy was sitting in the window when I pulled up today. He was hiding behind the couch when I came in, and just peeked around the corner at me for awhile. I checked their food and they didn't finish all of what I had given them yesterday, so they should be fine. I had spread it out into all 4 bowls so it would take them longer to eat. Remy took off into the bedroom after I came out of the kitchen. I called for him, but he just didn't want to! Frankie took me up on the offer though! He came out, walked right up to me and started rubbing his head in my hand. He stayed out by me for quite awhile and got lots of attention!

Dakota & Benny

Kota & Benny were happy to see me this morning. They weren't quite as hyper as they were last night. They went outside, then came in and had some breakfast. I brought in one of Benny's toys for us to play with while Kota finished. Kota made a big mess again by digging through her food for the good stuff, but Benny cleaned it up for her! She came and sat by me to get pet for awhile after she was done. This afternoon Benny was all wound up again! He started running laps around the house as soon as I walked in. It was pretty nice out when we walked, a little cloudy but on the warmer side. We went for a nice walk and they got pretty tired out towards the end. Kota did have some soft stool today.

Moose, Timber, Mick & Taki

Taki met me at the door this morning and was talking away. He helped me let the dogs out. I was rinsing off the spoon I used after getting their breakfast ready, and Taki came up to get a drink from the faucet. Moose didn't have any interest in his own food this morning. He kept trying to sneak over to get Timber's! Mick and Taki raced each other up the stairs when I was heading up to give Taki his breakfast. I sat in Moose's room while I gave the dogs attention this morning. Taki came to join us and was checking himself out in the mirror! This afternoon I let all the dogs stay outside for awhile since it was sort of nice out. Moose started teasing Timber, so I let her and Mick back inside. Taki raced me upstairs and helped me clean out his litter box. When we came back down Moose wanted to come back inside. Mick was busy going in and out of Moose's cage and eating his food. Taki hung out on the back of the chair and tried swatting at the dogs as they passed by. Since it was my last visit for the day, I gave them all another rawhide!

Zeus, Baxter & Zelda

The boys met me at the door this morning. I let them go potty quick and they were ready to come back inside to say hi. They helped me look around for Zelda, but we didn't have any luck. Hopefully she will come out for supper tonight. I gave Baxter a good back scratch and he loved it up! He crawled up into my lap and helped me get his itchies! I gave Zeus a good rub too and got his ears for him. He let out little groans when I did that and leaned into my hand! Tonight all three greeted me at the door. I put Zelda out into the garage for awhile so she could eat. The boys stayed outside for a bit. I went out with them and heard some people outside that they started barking at. There must be another Baxter in the neighborhood! I heard someone calling for a Baxter. They came back in and ate a little bit while I was there. Baxter sat by me while I scratched his back for him. I opened the door to the garage and Zelda was patiently waiting to come back inside, but wouldn't with the dogs right there. I picked her up and brought her in, while she purred away!

Moose, Timber, Mick & Taki

It took a minute for Timber and Mick to realize I was there this morning, but then they came running. Taki and I let the dogs outside right away while I got their breakfast ready. They all were staring inside the doorway at me! Guess they knew what time it was. Taki followed me into the bedroom to feed the dogs and jumped up on the bed with Mick. I went upstairs to feed Taki while Mick and Moose came along to see what I was up to. Someone had brought a tube of toothpaste into the living room, but not sure who. I just put it on the counter along with the sock Moose found and was playing with. Mick didn't want me to leave this morning and tried coming with me! This afternoon I came in to see Timber and Mick snuggled up on the couch in Moose's room. The sun came out for my visit, so they stayed out a little longer. They all got their treats for going potty when they came back inside. Mick was very brave and snuck into Moose's cage to steal his little squirrel! He chased Mick around for awhile, but then gave up. Later I saw Mick eating Moose's food, so I closed the door. Not even a second later I saw him open the door with his paw just far enough to sneak in! Tonight Mick greeted me in the laundry room with the squirrel in his mouth. After they all came back inside they got their treats. Moose got ahold of the squirrel and teased Timber with it. She even tried to take it away from him, but she wasn't going to win that one. Mick sat in the chair with me for awhile and Taki sat above me. Taki was going a little crazy tonight! I looked over and he was carrying around a little hair tie and playing with it. He dropped it behind the couch, so then started running around and jumping up on furniture. He would reach down and swat at the dogs as they passed by! Taki came up with me to clean the litter box, and had to use it in the middle of me cleaning it! I gave them all their rawhide chews before I left and they got working on them right away. Oh! Also, I'm sure you probably know already, but just in case... I'm pretty sure Timber has an ear infection.

Can I come with you?

Hey, who's car is that?