Our big dog, Ginko, loves Tom’s mom. L-O-V-E-S her. If we tell him she’s coming to visit, he’ll sit by the front door and wait. When she arrives, he mills around with excitement. As soon
as she sits down, he tries to kiss her. Not in a crazy way, but a sweet, deliberate smooch. At bedtime, we let her get settled, when we ask Ginko if he wants to “snuggle with Grandma,” and he blasts
upstairs to join her in bed. He’s very careful and very gentle. So, when Grandma comes, Lilly sleeps with us. …
Last Thursday, I drove to my local big-name pharmacy to pick up Lilly’s anti-depressants. I had a long list of errands, so I swung through the drive-through. One of the 3 pharmacy people I could see through the huge window approached. She picked up the phone on her side so that she could speak to and hear me. I gave her Lilly’s name and the name of the veterinary hospital that called in the prescription. She disappeared to pull the bag from the shelves, then approached the two other women, said something, and all three laughed.
The research that first ranked dog breeds by intelligence
essentially measured how many exposures it took for various dogs to
learn something new. Border collies, as you’ve likely heard, were
(and often are) touted as the “smartest” dogs. Now, I don’t know
about smartest … as in smarter than every other dog in the world,
but Lilly is very smart, and she is certainly smarter than any dog
I’ve had. …
I know that my non-agility friends don’t get it. I’m quite convinced they are quite convinced that I’m a total stage mom. Those of you with performance dogs (not pets) understand the distinction. We know and love our dogs in ways others likely do not understand. That said, don’t you ever look at your furry star and think, “Man! She ought to be in pictures …”?
It’s been a wet summer here, which is somewhat unusual in the high,
often dry Rocky Mountains. Other places in the country easily get
2, even 4 inches of rain regularly, but around here, that’s a BIG
deal. Last week, for the first time in our nearly 6 years in this
house, we had a full-blown flash flood in the creek that cuts
through our property. My husband was gone and had the camera at the
time, but I went out after the storm passed and recorded this.
…
Last week, Lilly went to the doctor for a major blood draw in
preparation for our experiments with anti-depressants for her. Even
though there are no indications (other than behavior challenges) of
illness, we wanted to be extra sure. So, we ran about $150 worth of
blood tests. All is well, but after Lilly went back with the
veterinary nurses, she came back with a classic case of Stink Eye.
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