Monty is a stray that was picked up in Bakersfield. He arrived at HB on Saturday, April 1. We thought he was too frightened to brave the noisy kennels so I took him home. We didn’t have a kennel for him anyway so he had to go somewhere. He’s a very sweet boy with the unseemly habit of lifting his leg in the house. He goes to the vet tomorrow morning so Dr. Codde can rearrange his manly parts. I’m hoping that will fix his desire to mark where he has been.
Yule departed yesterday after a visit lasting 2 1/2 weeks. His Mom, the wealthy heiress, reportedly had been gallivanting around Europe with a 17-year-old high school student her teacher son and 17 middle school students. When I have Yule here I like to introduce him to new dogs in hopes of widening his circle of friends. As you may recall, Yule is not the trusting type when it comes to dogs he is not acquainted with. He used to bark furiously whenever he as much as saw a strange dog at a distance. Looks like we messed up some numbers…
Ryder and Decoda got to spend some together in the BIG yard at Homeward Bound.
Can you beat that?
Can you?
I was minding my own business eating my supper. I bit down on some kibble. All of a sudden my tongue just went flat!
I haven’t shot much in the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden lately. And I probably won’t do so for the near future at least. But yesterday I took a dog over to visit with his best friend, Lori, and that gave me an unexpected opportunity to spend a few minutes in the garden.
Yule arrived last week for a 2 1/2 week stay. Hurray! Even Lilly was excited to have Yule visit. That’s significant as they had some fireworks during their 2nd cohabitation. I like to have the inside dogs out in the front yard when we’re expecting a boarder. Sometimes we have to do an introduction or a re-introduction. But I always like to see how excited Scrappy gets when Yules comes. Both Scrappy and Lilly love to see Maria (Yule’s Mom). There was a time when Scrappy considered Maria to be his mortal enemy. No more. What happened next was…
Dogs have many different play styles. One of the key elements of effective dog socialization is matching dogs that have similar views on what is “fun” when they hang together. For some dogs — and not necessarily just the older ones — a good time is lying in the shade on a sunny day sipping lemonade. Then there are dogs like Ryder and Decoda that play as if they are mortal enemies. 10 years ago I would have freaked had two dogs started up like this in my presence. This time I just took a moment to make sure they…
And his bear too. Don’t forget the bear.
ROB & DOG 