Sunday, August 21, 2016

Summer Daze

Here are Buddy, Reggie & Bingo:

Reggie says, "Hullo."

He is shedding like an alpaca in these photos. 

I brushed him a coupla days ago, but he's back in Shedville.

Thru the kitchen window:

Buddy in Frog Pose:

I got the boys a new toy:

It has several squeakers and crinkley-sounding ears:

Oh look!  Here's Hannah for a day vizzie:

She says, "Let's play!"

"No," says Buddy.





It has been so HOT, so I filled the pool:

Hannah's the only one who will get in because around these parts, it's know as the BATH POOL.




Meanwhile, here's Buddy:


I thought it would be fun to put some treats in a bowl and float it in the water; see who would come try to get it:

 Who else?!

But watch what he does . . .

Lifts the bowl out of the pool . . . 

and dumps the treats in the grass . . . 

as he thinks he's taking it to a "safe" spot.

*SNIFF*
 Hannah sees the bowl:

Buddy follows the trail back to the treat spill at the pool:

And Hannah makes off with the bowl!

And she shreds it:


Here's Bingo:

Realizing that SOMETHING food-related has gone on, but not quite sure what!

In the Morning

I awoke to this fine orb weaver web:

The very considerate spider designed it to the side of the doorway so I wouldn't face-plant her web. When I first moved in five years ago, I walked through a spider web in the doorway three days in a row. On the fourth day, the web was over to the side. I guess all subsequent spider residents have gotten the memo. What's interesting about that first spider was that after that first week, she retreated to a corner of the doorway and wove herself into a very tight hammock-like structure. Two days later, Hurricane Isabela came roaring through!  Nature knows. 

Here's Buddy enjoying a post-breakfast snooze with a few toys:




Saturday, August 20, 2016

And We're Back . . .

I'm getting back into a groooove with things. I don't know if I'll ever catch up with all the photos I've taken these past few months!  But here are some recent ones.

Hannah Vizzie

I had Hannah Banana, the Golden Retriever for a few days last month. Here she is in the yard with Buddy:
Buddy, mid-flap of ears.
 Hannah found an old yogurt container under the deck:
Buddy with tail at half-mast.
 Hannah settles in to overlook her domain:








It only took a year, but finally! Reggie and Hannah made friends. Here's Reggie:

And Back to Hannah:






Full retriever form!

In the meantime:

Here's Reggie again with Bingo in the background:

Happy boy.  :-)

And Hannah, happy girl.  :-)

Buddy is so funny . . . 

. . . he found a little bit of something . . . 

. . . and brings it onto the dog bed.







Hullo.
Happy boy.  :-)


Ro came for a vizzie. Look how tall he's getting!

Playing with a stick. As you do.

Buddy perusing the perimeter. 

And that's all for now!

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Why "Free to Good Home" is NOT a Good Idea!

I read Victoria Barnes's blog for home improvement ideas and laughs. She's a great writer and very funny. Unfortunately, her beloved cat Elvis died, which prompted her to go check out adoption. In her post, A Box of (foster) kittens, she shows cute kittens and, in addition to encouraging adoption, at the end, included information on why it's a bad idea to give away free animals. I had permission to repost, but really, go see her entire blogpost about these kitties. SO SWEET!
 
I sent what Victoria wrote to my friend Mari, who replied with some more great information. So I thought I'd put that here, in addition to Victoria's blogpost. 

 How a rehoming fee protects your pet:

Please don't compromise on your rehoming fee since 'free to good home' ads are strongly discouraged by the Richmond Times Dispatch, Craigslist, and all animal rescue groups. The reason is that they encourage people who:

1. get a dog on a whim. It is a serious responsibility that spans 10-15 years or more. Charging at least $60 makes people stop and think. Small purebreds should be at least $150 if they under age 7. Otherwise, they are subject to resale for more money- no matter what the adopter tells you about giving them a forever home.

2. get a dog even though they cannot afford vet care, etc. Dogs are not cheap. If a family cannot write a check for $60 for a new pet, they have no business getting a dog. What will happen when he gets an ear infection, etc?

3.get free dogs and use them for pitbull bait.

4. get free dogs and , when they get a bunch, sell them for research. They are called bunchers.

5. are puppy mills  and get unspayed purebreds to live as breeders neglected in a cage for the rest of their lives.

6. are people like Lynne W. in Varina and Frederick Cooper in Richmond get free dogs and then sell them to all comers. Lynne sells them at Richmond area flea markets for about $50. Wright sells them out of his residence near Woodman Rd. (He may have moved.) He likes small dogs- mixed or purebred. I just got an email from a Craigslist poster that he is now using an alias  ( Jason) & has moved off Brook Rd. See why a home visit is important? An adopter said he had a bunch of dogs at his house waiting to be sold.
 She calls herself Over the Rainbow Rescue.  That is not what reputable rescues do.
7. are hoarders  who think they are helping dogs but cannot care for them since they have too many. They sound great when they talk to you since they truly love animals -but a home visit will reveal the deplorable conditions of the dogs and cats in their animal collections.

It's easy to keep all of the above from your door- charge a fee.
The following links are to articles that are extremely disturbing. But they highlight the risks of placing your animals into homes that you have not checked out. We all know times are tough, but please, at least do a home inspection and make a phone call to the vet before adopting your animals to just anyone. The previous owners of these dogs would probably be just devastated to know how they ended up.



Thursday, June 16, 2016

Hullo!

Apologies for the lack of posts. Since my other computer died, I've had a hard time negotiating the new one and downloading. I've taken to taking lots of photos with my cell phone! Here are a few of Reggie this morning. The bonus is that he is not suspicious of the phone . . . yet

Buddy was ROO-ROOing at the neighbor's fence. I was on the bottom deck taking some photos of an upcoming project to be posted on the Labyrinth Gal blog and Reggie came trotting up to say hullo. 

"Black blob."
 He's watching Buddy here:
"Black blob with tongue sticking out."


Black blob says HULLO.  :-)

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

New Video of Buddy's Sneakiness

This is why I have to barricade the back door:



SO CUTE!
Also, watching this makes me think I need to clean AND paint.