Well, it’s official. Aunam Cara She Runs Hot, our agility friend Pitsch’s new baby sister, came home over the weekend. Her call name is LuLu, and we are SO EXCITED to meet her. We have tentative plans to visit next Saturday as part of LuLu’s socialization work. …
We had a three-day setback over the weekend with the ever-illusive Coming Inside Problem that only crops up in the summertime and only in the evening. As usual, I’m unable to peg what caused Lilly to decide once again that the house was SUPER scary, but it seems to be better. Even though, get this, Tom is currently in the basement using a small jackhammer-like thing. …
You all know that Lilly can be SUCH a border collie — bossy, controlling, down right mean. BUT, often after such an outburst towards Ginko, she’ll deliver a flurry of appeasement kisses. I’ve put the behavior on cue. Ginko is a good sport for putting up with it. Those of you who’ve received such kisses know she’ll also kiss certain people on cue too. I find having kissing on cue (or “under impulse control” as the lingo goes) especially helpful with little kids, whose faces are at prime height for Lilly smooching. This way she generally won’t kiss them, unless …
After a rough week emotionally, I decided to take Lilly along to the Golden Fine Arts Festival last Saturday. She has been to this event, near her favorite city path, for several years running. And, honestly, I needed my girl that day. I needed to get out, and I needed my Lilly with me. Some days are like that. All in all, Lilly did well … despite MANY challenges. …
Today is a rough day in Lilly Town. First of all, my sister meets with her oncologist to get the full diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan now that she’s 10 days out from her mastectomy. She has been up for hours already, steeped in anxiety, so if you can send her a prayer for inner peace, I know she would appreciate it. Secondly, today is Katie’s last day in Lilly’s life. We. Are. Crushed. …
Shot this video clip this morning. It demonstrates things Lilly has learned from Ginko and from Katie. It takes a tremendous amount of trust for Lilly to A) go belly up in front of another dog and B ) actually play a little in front of another dog. …
I tried getting Ginko to do his one and only trick on camera last week. Instead, he chose to do this. If all those dog body language books are right, then this clip shows unadulterated joy. …
Since I’m on a streak of avoiding real life as much as possible healthy and completely normal coping these days, Lilly and I went to class on Wednesday … even though it was scorching hot. We hadn’t been to class in 6 weeks. It was a new park location we did not know. She did NOT do particularly well. …
During the summer, Lilly and Ginko ONLY play like this after it cools off. In fact, once Ginko turns into a wild monkey we know the temperature has finally dropped. I’ll call your attention to a few things. …
Just a quick note of thanks for your good wishes and prayers. My sister’s surgery went well. Because they started about 2 hours late and her post-op pain was significant, they ended up keeping her overnight. Yep. We live in a world where a mastectomy is considered an OUTpatient procedure. BUT, they transferred her over to the main hospital around 7 pm Monday night. She went home Tuesday afternoon and is dozing well in between doses of pain meds. …
