Because of a whole series of activities occurring on the same day, last Saturday I ended up dogsitting a total of eight dogs: my guys Emmett and Lucas, my mom's dog Otto, my sister's dogs Tank and Buster, my cousin's dog Turk, and my aunt's dogs Louis and Bubba. All I can say is..... PHEW! I brought them all to one location, my aunt's house because she has a pool, which I thought would be fun
It’s hard to bark at a bird with another dog’s head in your mouth!
Typically, Lucas guards the backyard heavily whenever we're outside. Anything that comes near - a bird, a pedestrian, even the occasional errant leaf - gets barked at. With Turk here, though, that whole dynamic has changed. Apparently, Lucas prioritizes wrestling over guarding! For example: The two of them tolerate a lot from each other. While they primarily just chase around in circles,
After a holiday weekend…
Hello! Welcome back! I hope you had a really nice Memorial Day weekend. A three-day weekend always flies by as we try to cram way too much into three days, and this weekend was definitely no different. Emmett and Lucas attended a cookout on Saturday with a whole pack of dogs: Tank and Buster (my sister's), Elvis (my aunt's), and Otto (my mom's). Otto and Lucas are absolutely the best buds.
Emmett’s big day!
This past Saturday, Emmett tested to become a registered therapy dog through the Delta Society, an organization dedicated to "Improving human health through service and therapy animals." We began training together to be a therapy team in September. The work included medically-specific distractions (wheelchairs, walkers, loud noises, etc.) added to basic commands like heel, sit, and stay. While