tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69345007273093094312024-03-18T22:51:18.611-04:00VA Dog RescueA rambling narrative about my life and my passion, dog rescue.Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3775125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-23896253886202516672024-03-18T12:36:00.000-04:002024-03-18T12:36:21.918-04:00Bailey at PatchI got a couple of small pre-spring garden things done this weekend. I divided by lotus flower plant that was extremely pot bound, so now I have two pots in two separate ponds, giving both some new soil and room to grow. I'm hoping to have more vigorous plants and more blooms out of them this year. I also got all four of my pond pumps running and at least partially cleaned out the ponds. Thanks to the mild winter, some of the water plants that I didn't expect to winter over have done so and are spouting new growth. <div><br /></div><div>Sunday was St. Patrick's Day so I took Bailey up to Patch to try their new Irish red ale, Company 24. It was excellent, in fact I think it's my current favorite local brew. Sunday was a beautiful day and there was a big crowd at Patch, including quite a few friends. She was initially rather overwhelmed. There were dogs and people everywhere, balls and discs were flying around, the wind was blowing scents all over, but she handled it well and settled down nicely. </div><div><br /></div><div>She was great with all the dogs and people she met, but she also demonstrated her commitment to me. At one point she crawled under a table and I dropped her leash and took a couple of steps away. When she realized that I was no longer attached to her and had moved, she came scurrying back to be with me. I'm not too proud to admit that I'm emotionally needy enough that this makes me very happy. I suspect she knows this about me too. She frequently puts her paw on me and that just makes me melt into a big pile of mush. Gigi did that to me years ago when I had her at an adoption event. We left that event shortly thereafter and I never took her to another one. She was mine, or I was hers, whatever.</div><div><br /></div><div>When Bailey is meeting new people I always hand them treats to hand to her to make sure they get off to a good start. One man walked by us later in the afternoon that Bailey immediately barked at, fur up and everything. I don't know what set it off. He may have been making eye contact with her as he approached. He was coming from behind me so I didn't see him but she did. He was an older man wearing a hat. I reined her in when she barked so nothing came of it, but it was a reminder that this dog has some protective instincts. I'm usually inclined to trust a dog's instinctive dislike for a particular human, but if she has a particular trigger, I need to figure it out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmNB1MGDHRiA7D9g6xJEMOdQ8GAvY5vgncdj6IFrJMhUITj04ve0PruUIdrqG3HTZuxSgN4ttkdmWFj9kcyezzQshPqefwXvNLJzsBpGeam-vYxPyupkQS9Q8vS4HUKZG2IcqCJECoKKxd6_MbDGznda3iNdiFudnFuvAy9g6WNLf6Ae_yWDL4SQt/s2302/IMG_3500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="2239" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmNB1MGDHRiA7D9g6xJEMOdQ8GAvY5vgncdj6IFrJMhUITj04ve0PruUIdrqG3HTZuxSgN4ttkdmWFj9kcyezzQshPqefwXvNLJzsBpGeam-vYxPyupkQS9Q8vS4HUKZG2IcqCJECoKKxd6_MbDGznda3iNdiFudnFuvAy9g6WNLf6Ae_yWDL4SQt/w389-h400/IMG_3500.JPG" width="389" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt11B7ANhNCmR6KMiPSq_n2-pD5WiEasV6QYVdLNUigpd902oLn96hZGKVxLDfof_vvs8ETEWOLnjR1gw_CsRZP4e4K-DLkIqhqDaz7kAWeaseUsTMR1s42Bp37OZcRSzQrrq22BNBPiORa78vKazoFbiLsbFsWpiZFf50sLCxDvR2LhMnAmnsE4Qo/s4032/IMG_3473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He was fabulous. He likes all people, is good with children, loves other dogs and wants to meet everyone. We walked through the store and he sniffed but didn't try to shoplift anything. This dog continues to impress me. He's really too good, too easy for me to have as a foster, although having one without major issues is nice. <div><br /></div><div>Yes, he's deaf and his vision is probably not good out of one of his eyes, but he gets along fine, knows some hand signals, and even some ASL signs for certain words. He's a great all around dog. We haven't tested him with cats, but from what I've seen of his personality, I expect he'd be happy to have a cat friend as well as a dog friend.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARjmI1jW-TcLn-91tHlPiRuba2QY7pS5BMElgRHrXj-Kg7x6r7FXTOOdZo6vP8lcrlY7JQKetGWdVnDkYOUeJQGsZEimc5Jh4c0UY0VjdDvjsF-gNRN01ugQE2HBcbxaysbRa5kaVaGd4Yk1efOvosaXR-oQuY9cvA3qtg4cMqDVYRh-D_athBvLn/s4032/IMG_3425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARjmI1jW-TcLn-91tHlPiRuba2QY7pS5BMElgRHrXj-Kg7x6r7FXTOOdZo6vP8lcrlY7JQKetGWdVnDkYOUeJQGsZEimc5Jh4c0UY0VjdDvjsF-gNRN01ugQE2HBcbxaysbRa5kaVaGd4Yk1efOvosaXR-oQuY9cvA3qtg4cMqDVYRh-D_athBvLn/w300-h400/IMG_3425.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BDA2qkIlIzRy510v9u1JbmCZXJoLV1mCQ0qEtHEaeQzAQ1JVjLjHxptcV7y81UL6L2w9l-Xc5c1Xfjcwd6fxYhuknrAHbPSRmI0h2LzEeWAfZXwh2G0nfTTI5ZPof0Z8ZGQwyq7agCMFLuG0lrwGU860RiJwLax3nizHKHFwcGxoi-F86guyEEiH/w217-h400/432053552_1204032817626799_2546841691864350_n.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's still a nice size for picking up too.</div><br /><div><br /></div>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-62294033566475979182024-03-15T20:29:00.001-04:002024-03-15T20:29:46.450-04:00Warm, wet day<p>It didn't rain enough to add much to the already excessive accumulated rainfall, but it made everything wet again and refreshed the mud. I was busy with work all day and waited until it had rained before taking Norman, Bailey, and Ford out to the pasture to run. The grass was wet so the dogs got wet but they didn't mind at all. It's time to get the pasture cut, but it's too wet to have anyone bring in a tractor and bushhog. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf2xfBRdcczwvKRm6bU6tivr_qIeIvYCu0FIxfIuCfrw7YauVbMAkRsy4RIOyj0qbh_k9mJLF6TB9y3beeGrEIVcssdGegz27MF6VrcBwRoCFxSd7oegZfHsvkRbJSCCYEm9yRt3Djs-MiLEod-YR80HlhlgjrnCci7AbdpWQuOGHFjh2qWDxQ7X6/s2095/IMG_3368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="1543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf2xfBRdcczwvKRm6bU6tivr_qIeIvYCu0FIxfIuCfrw7YauVbMAkRsy4RIOyj0qbh_k9mJLF6TB9y3beeGrEIVcssdGegz27MF6VrcBwRoCFxSd7oegZfHsvkRbJSCCYEm9yRt3Djs-MiLEod-YR80HlhlgjrnCci7AbdpWQuOGHFjh2qWDxQ7X6/w295-h400/IMG_3368.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ford (front) and Norman</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Bailey immediately went into hunting mode.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, she doesn't seem to make any effort to actually locate her prey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She likes to pounce and she does that at random places without any reason to believe there's a mouse or rat where she is pouncing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFlRelbLo4tQLcoc7MAy1V2c1dbPVU5z5oqtXVGTNoN_OcV7mAc4ZPa0OLn1_69zD792ytgAoLnoHMrkKkeadQTiVlZyi8ACFSzH8bk1uTsHDbOQ6CObqRMBUoTbYIanQDn69lk_WhjucBbTHWNhpkUD6NvW9jIa3JZOmwKBuMdzlwfNQ3WRaQ1-V/s2692/IMG_3377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2450" data-original-width="2692" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFlRelbLo4tQLcoc7MAy1V2c1dbPVU5z5oqtXVGTNoN_OcV7mAc4ZPa0OLn1_69zD792ytgAoLnoHMrkKkeadQTiVlZyi8ACFSzH8bk1uTsHDbOQ6CObqRMBUoTbYIanQDn69lk_WhjucBbTHWNhpkUD6NvW9jIa3JZOmwKBuMdzlwfNQ3WRaQ1-V/w400-h364/IMG_3377.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">While Bailey and Norman blend into the tall winter grass, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ford's color and markings are a sharp contrast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7WQjW5q5BQ_wZ_o_4T8BzWq1n21eT-24J_7CFro9LqitOW_2Wz5uk-TXwgTnixcX2q9SYZ4CGYmc0aPezHN2KU8APYKH_yM8nCFKqNHZWvYlBNdmrtsWGLy-FdV6DhEY1qJ5Bg5yzaLW61a9swLXy0O4nC1T84GKPNZ0eI3In6SXlPvOoB-BcMwN/s4032/IMG_3403.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7WQjW5q5BQ_wZ_o_4T8BzWq1n21eT-24J_7CFro9LqitOW_2Wz5uk-TXwgTnixcX2q9SYZ4CGYmc0aPezHN2KU8APYKH_yM8nCFKqNHZWvYlBNdmrtsWGLy-FdV6DhEY1qJ5Bg5yzaLW61a9swLXy0O4nC1T84GKPNZ0eI3In6SXlPvOoB-BcMwN/w400-h300/IMG_3403.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Suddenly Bailey turned up with what appeared to be a deer bone in her mouth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know where she found it, and when I looked at it most closely, I'm not sure it's real.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytOqQr7DhqqGTIBbvM0sTQuRWOa8kuAvSwzbKcFNpn34mYcToIp6sS22aOA3B4QaJpDssKF96c7LCsVh3VI1c9S3KL_fquYWzhGlzyK5mzHCAbquLaGR83l5DFuEjPSyQEBHNT66dGHdbdyUuZixb5_qDP30rWF_wUyX5uf2RVpo2Ty-xpVGXUSuO/s4032/IMG_3417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytOqQr7DhqqGTIBbvM0sTQuRWOa8kuAvSwzbKcFNpn34mYcToIp6sS22aOA3B4QaJpDssKF96c7LCsVh3VI1c9S3KL_fquYWzhGlzyK5mzHCAbquLaGR83l5DFuEjPSyQEBHNT66dGHdbdyUuZixb5_qDP30rWF_wUyX5uf2RVpo2Ty-xpVGXUSuO/w400-h300/IMG_3417.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had to take the two who had missed it most, Della and Elvis. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mN_-7hamevp3hB2rorhXLpLNZvvYUyR8fvbsGZw1vvuve60lLj7Si5A5qvan6CFu-2TAp6gSKoSvkgHLsjF82q_QzCpTnNOG4myn8n-bXut4gljL6zRpkx43apWGCn3Ek4XsLLVTgJTR7b3A67NNpOc9gevFJBMCUaN1B7QppEsg-XQz8doFdKiy/s3661/IMG_3255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3661" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mN_-7hamevp3hB2rorhXLpLNZvvYUyR8fvbsGZw1vvuve60lLj7Si5A5qvan6CFu-2TAp6gSKoSvkgHLsjF82q_QzCpTnNOG4myn8n-bXut4gljL6zRpkx43apWGCn3Ek4XsLLVTgJTR7b3A67NNpOc9gevFJBMCUaN1B7QppEsg-XQz8doFdKiy/w330-h400/IMG_3255.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZW4iqEGoXEIn3y6YtMYPczLxhBZfP-h85YhB8b-pUxhxqTDEiKQPgxkOFcqPa-Tprxcuvl8Zp1pvYFvUUiCJ-W561ts_iJArPOq5s59ZhiWviiiYHCAlMszW20IZ4Gf6TeyMveeJHl69-PxbvycpMjKcvcbFfWvHGjS73XDotgQFLwiy0xhmFenG/s4032/IMG_3264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZW4iqEGoXEIn3y6YtMYPczLxhBZfP-h85YhB8b-pUxhxqTDEiKQPgxkOFcqPa-Tprxcuvl8Zp1pvYFvUUiCJ-W561ts_iJArPOq5s59ZhiWviiiYHCAlMszW20IZ4Gf6TeyMveeJHl69-PxbvycpMjKcvcbFfWvHGjS73XDotgQFLwiy0xhmFenG/w300-h400/IMG_3264.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhggtlV2zNc0vtO-ykvoiuWQmDnIvRQ3NpXcnBFSvWjR7UH5GpLPZoPgtIH2yCZsw6AjvRDYVJuM5MW3SgrKoklpi-jeqP4Lbg_xsPiIjpExkBIzzaLMqmLsBhlJsRHBHrfN1j6psqVoHBPemoDyOU5w0Ikc5QP2QVuIRQICEvU8bQ2WzPbzEAu4_/s4032/IMG_3268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhggtlV2zNc0vtO-ykvoiuWQmDnIvRQ3NpXcnBFSvWjR7UH5GpLPZoPgtIH2yCZsw6AjvRDYVJuM5MW3SgrKoklpi-jeqP4Lbg_xsPiIjpExkBIzzaLMqmLsBhlJsRHBHrfN1j6psqVoHBPemoDyOU5w0Ikc5QP2QVuIRQICEvU8bQ2WzPbzEAu4_/w300-h400/IMG_3268.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tuesday: Della again, but with Paisley this time. Paisley was very happy to be included. I remembered back to when I first got Paisley and started walking with her. She was scared of me and would walk a full leash length away from me, far out to the side where she would keep an eye on any movement I made. She's still freaky weird, but she's also very devoted to me now and thinks she's my number one outdoor guardian dog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85f4d_edbmKEY0vQYkJ3tgQ-iZl7XuNwWVX2yCZ3pN_WrczxD-C7VEAcIYQ72lj0uXsiXJJuNZG_Hc9J-GUedYKA_Y7dQxOAHo-Wr3YBNgTig6iaYAB6QwW8JE9DPCdTLqTGEQKGgNLuz_UnG-jgKggA-YwwtI9uBCTNMV6a9SsLwRG7osB9QLn0Y/s2718/IMG_3273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="2718" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85f4d_edbmKEY0vQYkJ3tgQ-iZl7XuNwWVX2yCZ3pN_WrczxD-C7VEAcIYQ72lj0uXsiXJJuNZG_Hc9J-GUedYKA_Y7dQxOAHo-Wr3YBNgTig6iaYAB6QwW8JE9DPCdTLqTGEQKGgNLuz_UnG-jgKggA-YwwtI9uBCTNMV6a9SsLwRG7osB9QLn0Y/w400-h360/IMG_3273.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHztENLY0pOlCToFbkJsbdUNqkBx-woQJu53uU_I9XMfNp9MYxd5t_yiRAfFueCyK-nA_uiYNgTaxInQVJsbqtMsdFe9hBRs8ds6qCP1R4FMiiVHSlwp2Y7-rml7Nwv3TOnvEvx6jPWByZbejmwrRA3zZZXV_Fi-heeEM9VzXaYuwvyw3PPLGGCxlG/s4032/IMG_3277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHztENLY0pOlCToFbkJsbdUNqkBx-woQJu53uU_I9XMfNp9MYxd5t_yiRAfFueCyK-nA_uiYNgTaxInQVJsbqtMsdFe9hBRs8ds6qCP1R4FMiiVHSlwp2Y7-rml7Nwv3TOnvEvx6jPWByZbejmwrRA3zZZXV_Fi-heeEM9VzXaYuwvyw3PPLGGCxlG/w400-h300/IMG_3277.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TUbWigrz63qGT_903MFyX_YXhX1Pp92hD0Xg3KUTkqwtIKreTrvwMDPKLZGaylJw7MniZNszAzphL9kMNzpG1hy40WNmnPI518atFEY8FwXoRolD0Mx9PWNY0pBkbDMv9p-XFpi7s4bjEA0UXL4LHjB-BiDIizpsJtp5BSYu_eE7fSQbuTfPvjeN/s3184/IMG_3279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3184" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TUbWigrz63qGT_903MFyX_YXhX1Pp92hD0Xg3KUTkqwtIKreTrvwMDPKLZGaylJw7MniZNszAzphL9kMNzpG1hy40WNmnPI518atFEY8FwXoRolD0Mx9PWNY0pBkbDMv9p-XFpi7s4bjEA0UXL4LHjB-BiDIizpsJtp5BSYu_eE7fSQbuTfPvjeN/w400-h380/IMG_3279.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3yxmld5bgppL68WOY2s27PkcFcZY7ldTy2ifac_pIOSJzpsp9pSt4mdjusoB0BLQ9d2LUQJWIrEh1ZzuGretqA_2Yw8oApk3zYZU53DCZR5ofS91D7ytJd1yx8DAHa70OMydLvfihORc2LRJNfDCAYdYwpcQTvu334CT1Qj7D4Yr4ogMWAjSuXki/s3391/IMG_3280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3391" data-original-width="2548" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3yxmld5bgppL68WOY2s27PkcFcZY7ldTy2ifac_pIOSJzpsp9pSt4mdjusoB0BLQ9d2LUQJWIrEh1ZzuGretqA_2Yw8oApk3zYZU53DCZR5ofS91D7ytJd1yx8DAHa70OMydLvfihORc2LRJNfDCAYdYwpcQTvu334CT1Qj7D4Yr4ogMWAjSuXki/w300-h400/IMG_3280.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRpn2v6Lf2we7Glvgt69Kk-NoUxk2C8WGefWHXAKdF94q1-ntJdOeYB4MMg234jl1I83xTx5V3aYEKME4y3wgFTJTm3uaAmPX5NSrGEXFF6rqwKLEPn54i9cbzxYw4yhKkm55Lgdey4x8hOk_b2ueeRFwDQK10yxVXbkYIor61JxpHuGl6n8QOitF/s4032/IMG_3281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRpn2v6Lf2we7Glvgt69Kk-NoUxk2C8WGefWHXAKdF94q1-ntJdOeYB4MMg234jl1I83xTx5V3aYEKME4y3wgFTJTm3uaAmPX5NSrGEXFF6rqwKLEPn54i9cbzxYw4yhKkm55Lgdey4x8hOk_b2ueeRFwDQK10yxVXbkYIor61JxpHuGl6n8QOitF/w300-h400/IMG_3281.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wednesday: I didn't hike because we went to town in the evening and saw a film at the Paramount Theater, Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse. It was good and it was timely. Really got me thinking about this year's garden projects. I have lots to do and need to get started on it this weekend.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkPsxIritzBiRfnW38Fd54Bs3MeFyfgkAr3_5JeL0BEVYx703fJbggzc5qS2pwDZ_sc-53w7u1BRrPgadJH5ISHOEWRSw6xcvPU-9Ca47oJKPrMaQb8bmtzTA4heLdf7uhwK7F3y80QujDD5ZbIw6yXJOUWzkAUZC0owuN2CcNwoSwIrzn2taVtfX/s2115/IMG_3269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="1927" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkPsxIritzBiRfnW38Fd54Bs3MeFyfgkAr3_5JeL0BEVYx703fJbggzc5qS2pwDZ_sc-53w7u1BRrPgadJH5ISHOEWRSw6xcvPU-9Ca47oJKPrMaQb8bmtzTA4heLdf7uhwK7F3y80QujDD5ZbIw6yXJOUWzkAUZC0owuN2CcNwoSwIrzn2taVtfX/w584-h640/IMG_3269.JPG" width="584" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I left for Montana there were just a few daffodils in bloom. When I returned, they all were. This is the best these daffodils have ever bloomed and I had planted 100 more inside the fence, but I haven't seen any of them yet this spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9UIjsJQeIi8h8ocP4KR28SIEaN6Hz91fgcuMH7lJ-l3uBOnyqztDKmAwOTcGMJuZxTWpxdFBRbE3R_ddH6lK00vz-RN6Pcxf4unAhyphenhyphenQzJdS6O4XZE9SNxP8kRpfhOm5a8dmpckB6wESryw5orIjaYQbS6KoEQ-U9KDqjFaM4SlyLCfl2aJv4pmWR/s4032/IMG_3322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9UIjsJQeIi8h8ocP4KR28SIEaN6Hz91fgcuMH7lJ-l3uBOnyqztDKmAwOTcGMJuZxTWpxdFBRbE3R_ddH6lK00vz-RN6Pcxf4unAhyphenhyphenQzJdS6O4XZE9SNxP8kRpfhOm5a8dmpckB6wESryw5orIjaYQbS6KoEQ-U9KDqjFaM4SlyLCfl2aJv4pmWR/w640-h480/IMG_3322.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This saucer magnolia in the center of the driveway is having a good year too. Some years it gets nipped by frost, but there's been no threat of that this year. There's a certain time early in the morning when you can see the blue meteor lights that I hung in this tree and the pink flowers before the sun comes up enough to shut off the lights. I saw it this morning, very pretty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thursday: Bailey and Ford. I have been neglecting my baby girl since I got back because she's been tasked with baby sitting the new foster, Ford, and both of them have been spending the days out in Daneland with Norman to keep him company. I need to start walking Norman but I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet. Today I walked Bailey and Ford. I put rope harnesses on both and expected both to be out front pulling me like a team of horses. Bailey certainly did so, but Ford surprised me. The former owners must have done some work walking with him. He was out front with her part of the time, but he never really pulled me and he often dropped back and walked right next to me. He's really a nice dog. The first couple of nights he fussed and cried in the crate for a while at night, but he's over that now, and unlike Bailey he doesn't destroy the nice bed in his crate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArl5v8teYV0c8bKQOjR6yI5A1WZhBhA2k_OhHcaEau4TTjbcJEi7njPBmIjeeUfGkkvwIvmPGszBzSuzySIz8n1uSk6-tRrcrYFWO3A6KPQo3ryYKA-IfttvfpwZeAvniRY4gogdPMsy1t7YtDLoNed6AH3i5x0vb_q3Xa5_oskIRpaOFXi7M9Qzw/s4032/IMG_3323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArl5v8teYV0c8bKQOjR6yI5A1WZhBhA2k_OhHcaEau4TTjbcJEi7njPBmIjeeUfGkkvwIvmPGszBzSuzySIz8n1uSk6-tRrcrYFWO3A6KPQo3ryYKA-IfttvfpwZeAvniRY4gogdPMsy1t7YtDLoNed6AH3i5x0vb_q3Xa5_oskIRpaOFXi7M9Qzw/w400-h300/IMG_3323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I haven't walked with Maya in a long time because she doesn't seem to want to go any more, and I had never walked with Candace. I kept it to just one mile but I think both girls enjoyed it.<div><br /></div><div>Maya doesn't ask to go out on hikes any more and that's ok, she's hiked hundreds or more likely thousands of miles with me over the past 10 or so years. But I put her harness on her today and she didn't seem to mind it. In fact she headed directly for the van because she knew what it meant. Once we got going she seemed to enjoy herself like she always did.</div><div><br /></div><div>After finally getting Candace back, I had been loath to take her anywhere outside the yard. But she's really been enjoying outdoor time on these nice days we've had recently, and I've seen her run around enough in the yard and pasture I felt that she was up for a hike, and she was. </div><div><br /></div><div>Candace and I don't have a leash walking history, however, and she was a bit nervous about getting in the van and starting out on the hike. Once we got going she wanted to do her thing while I wanted to do mine, so we both had to make some compromises. 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The subject of the film was a New York socialite from the 1920s up to her death in 1944. She was a patron of the arts who was herself an amateur soprano. Florence fancied herself an opera singer and she occasionally performed for friends and even gave private recitals. However, Florence Foster Jenkins couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. She had many friends in the music world who actually were talented musicians, but no one told her she was terrible because so many of them were dependent upon her patronage. Eventually, after a public performance that received honest and terrible reviews, she came to realize the truth, resulting in this famous quote from her: "People may say I can't sing, but no one can ever say that I didn't sing." It was a great movie starring Meryl Streep in the title role and an inspiration for people trying to do something they enjoy without being afraid of failure.</p><p>Replace the word "sing" with "ski" and it pretty much sums up my recent experience learning to ski in Montana this past week.</p><p>I went out to visit my sister who lives near Helena, MT. She and her family all ski and it's something I've wanted to try. I'm not sure how many people take up skiing at age 65, and I should have done it sooner, but I've been busy. Skiing isn't just a winter sport, it's part of the culture of Montana. It's actually one of the better parts of the culture of Montana. There's also casinos, weed, and trumpers, to name just a few. I got a lesson on the first day and that was very helpful, but it's one of those things you just have to keep doing until you can. Falling isn't hard, getting up is hard. But it is fun once you develop enough skill that's it's not just terrifying. We did lots of other things with family and friends during the week as well and I had a really good time.</p><p>Would I do it again? Oh yes, but I'd really like to do it on hills rather than a mountain. However, they don't seem to build ski slopes like that. Did I learn? I learned what I need to do to get better. It wasn't pretty and I was exhausted at the end of each day that I skied, but I did it. And I'm confident that I'll be better the next time, whenever it may be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncQJ9pUh8KTS4Qf52kRHskYo_Bj5WEQ8JlDeJYDArmpmIo2GKEAbU8uMbME4jzgLeP8iBnextMZdKMGEv5bnc3pOd0AZQ2GnsV4OfEBXcYIJpVP7lOjWhXHE7-F5ac2HFbR4WYuSYsBEk1NOzl0btmMNw7EJlzIvbeKQWZpTXHGck71J2M_ls5261/s4015/IMG_3142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="4015" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncQJ9pUh8KTS4Qf52kRHskYo_Bj5WEQ8JlDeJYDArmpmIo2GKEAbU8uMbME4jzgLeP8iBnextMZdKMGEv5bnc3pOd0AZQ2GnsV4OfEBXcYIJpVP7lOjWhXHE7-F5ac2HFbR4WYuSYsBEk1NOzl0btmMNw7EJlzIvbeKQWZpTXHGck71J2M_ls5261/w640-h398/IMG_3142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Lone Peak, over 11,000 feet in elevation, the center piece of the ski world at Big Sky, Montana. There are actually ski runs on the steep face of that mountain, which just seems absurd. I didn't go anywhere near there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ2rzcJ9oggvxlPabB1s83Sgp4xcCKrPnK3VOSwaMQXNRwMIlglnazp34EXZhZzIFrKOJgKhDSesZP6GgqIk1JXJ2d4h5XyV1wcbUaid2DE4q6lOB4Pay50LlPCPRu2pqRY4JF0Th7xyiHlwJM72Ptl2cfh-xaOLD-nhzCyBYOYJ_geU-Q8jlOrLW/s4032/IMG_7002.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ2rzcJ9oggvxlPabB1s83Sgp4xcCKrPnK3VOSwaMQXNRwMIlglnazp34EXZhZzIFrKOJgKhDSesZP6GgqIk1JXJ2d4h5XyV1wcbUaid2DE4q6lOB4Pay50LlPCPRu2pqRY4JF0Th7xyiHlwJM72Ptl2cfh-xaOLD-nhzCyBYOYJ_geU-Q8jlOrLW/w300-h400/IMG_7002.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is me at my ski lesson, my instructor, Dave, is in front. This was actually at a different ski resort called Great Divide. Notice that I have no ski poles, they aren't for beginners. Apparently they are a "crutch."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoT7mQqHyCrJeL8i7VDco-cxZc0qznBaAqbUHvbJV-3JJiaZR_IBZrP9BmX6FbuucAJ6wfw97DaTcptq3TrLY9cCPWfvwTrv6ySZWwViORrjeIusws8QsD77o4TnU-hcfM8b40iDwwXw7gNxvJkF4BccNOeIdveyw8ZyyLTEVv2hX4kkrr3EFQ70Jm/s4032/IMG_6999.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoT7mQqHyCrJeL8i7VDco-cxZc0qznBaAqbUHvbJV-3JJiaZR_IBZrP9BmX6FbuucAJ6wfw97DaTcptq3TrLY9cCPWfvwTrv6ySZWwViORrjeIusws8QsD77o4TnU-hcfM8b40iDwwXw7gNxvJkF4BccNOeIdveyw8ZyyLTEVv2hX4kkrr3EFQ70Jm/w300-h400/IMG_6999.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is me, second from the bottom, being pulled up the small beginners hill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9-9Ea9fn9mA" width="320" youtube-src-id="9-9Ea9fn9mA"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span>And this is me coming down the hill, weaving around the cones, at the conclusion of my lesson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX5xyEp5UZ4jKj9YHVorcPozxywzX-JgBMybq7dglNHMTwKIRQAp25Qv9jlqOn7ULuxt6CcSqlYllFlSCLoF4l8DZl3BxrlbD2IDoTZ_1FT7KyYMjQTjYC-zXfQyyvRSM6KkHuu3ev5J7yinLvWEVX5kclK9rSymOW-h7ZScpQ4nSDamhASkYX1Hl/s4032/IMG_3100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX5xyEp5UZ4jKj9YHVorcPozxywzX-JgBMybq7dglNHMTwKIRQAp25Qv9jlqOn7ULuxt6CcSqlYllFlSCLoF4l8DZl3BxrlbD2IDoTZ_1FT7KyYMjQTjYC-zXfQyyvRSM6KkHuu3ev5J7yinLvWEVX5kclK9rSymOW-h7ZScpQ4nSDamhASkYX1Hl/w300-h400/IMG_3100.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A resident Bernese Mountain Dog in the bar after my lesson. He was hustling french frys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWEI09z9TiCrY1Kz43kXJHqnZIEXEPE4xldgV5HNaO9KNA3w9hCQ9ML2UNcro7TGE_crvEK0kXNDoWDS3emuyDZ5DG4uJy9Lm7xiPvyOSudeA7_q5jmP5nGiAoV60dlSi1X0jXeCEDPWPR3pNtUvoaX9KaFNMyC5q9noUPmKPsZnU4OxoYLlkVogH/s4032/IMG_3135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWEI09z9TiCrY1Kz43kXJHqnZIEXEPE4xldgV5HNaO9KNA3w9hCQ9ML2UNcro7TGE_crvEK0kXNDoWDS3emuyDZ5DG4uJy9Lm7xiPvyOSudeA7_q5jmP5nGiAoV60dlSi1X0jXeCEDPWPR3pNtUvoaX9KaFNMyC5q9noUPmKPsZnU4OxoYLlkVogH/w640-h480/IMG_3135.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The long blue tube encloses a conveyor belt (the magic carpet) that you stand on to be transported up the hill at Big Sky. The magic carpet is just for the beginners' slope, there is a network of ski lifts that conveys skiers all over the 5,800 acres of the resort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlwMzXEPTrDlaOBu1IP2uuA1_VhkcJBVu6KTgCf_-qhMekD7JS_UNaVUwbSqe2H5vadbbC94JpCIOxZ5pm3JMHYvC9lS9Vk3i6GgHJtIyXIwmGVZJ5WhJuGvsHv4narBCfXqjSqv9EYL_4tLPgkIM-IT9ET4mE1yriCJdkgi59ViLUrr3qkm8S5f2/s2000/PDJV3056.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlwMzXEPTrDlaOBu1IP2uuA1_VhkcJBVu6KTgCf_-qhMekD7JS_UNaVUwbSqe2H5vadbbC94JpCIOxZ5pm3JMHYvC9lS9Vk3i6GgHJtIyXIwmGVZJ5WhJuGvsHv4narBCfXqjSqv9EYL_4tLPgkIM-IT9ET4mE1yriCJdkgi59ViLUrr3qkm8S5f2/w300-h400/PDJV3056.JPEG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is me emerging from the magic carpet for the first time. The guy on the left was operating it. He was very friendly and encouraging to beginners. Good customer relations skills. I have to assume he was stoned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8m1kqlIOj-4B4bd8MIbTezupxR0leo3cT7rjTpPoxjTESgCIlv_4rKPbeBwuMZ15v_OPWcfhFysZLYSuFO6w_TMPJrqdNNprno2c8sdmKZ_gZlg-vkAkXhZPOjXpzzeKI1SNVmiTuTwL0PChhzIIiZqP3Tqi-0WRHDIlhfItqgFS_jgH4vH8B0dZ/s4032/IMG_3103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8m1kqlIOj-4B4bd8MIbTezupxR0leo3cT7rjTpPoxjTESgCIlv_4rKPbeBwuMZ15v_OPWcfhFysZLYSuFO6w_TMPJrqdNNprno2c8sdmKZ_gZlg-vkAkXhZPOjXpzzeKI1SNVmiTuTwL0PChhzIIiZqP3Tqi-0WRHDIlhfItqgFS_jgH4vH8B0dZ/w400-h300/IMG_3103.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I made many trips up the hill on this the first day and then skied back down to the beginning. I learned that my left leg is stronger and much more confident than my right. Consequently, making left turns was much more difficult for me. Also, the walking that you have to do to move about on skis is much more difficult that you'd think. I got overheated and exhausted after a while and had to take a break.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef8siqgAEGVUvpEDiT2r7_iwpshc_-F_YN_O5_uiYmDUxusWD6eN1hVbjtv53HTgOaprNnpagNTQTZAcT_4So8dK2YA_0pISF_PxbROtTzYcCXANtK4osJAmKZyk_SAq7l-0mxqr62FX6eJbD_dIOO-VHJ9b-BD5KOvslKhLT0exFAODoL6eAKGRM/s4032/IMG_3144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef8siqgAEGVUvpEDiT2r7_iwpshc_-F_YN_O5_uiYmDUxusWD6eN1hVbjtv53HTgOaprNnpagNTQTZAcT_4So8dK2YA_0pISF_PxbROtTzYcCXANtK4osJAmKZyk_SAq7l-0mxqr62FX6eJbD_dIOO-VHJ9b-BD5KOvslKhLT0exFAODoL6eAKGRM/w400-h300/IMG_3144.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the second magic carpet, it had two tracks and takes you further up the hill. However, I found the slope of the hill was easier at the top of this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRC4dzBQnJFihZnYCnEKj0jd7ztYwZWxDAODG7d9KYFR_0TAUGfrFM4nWBVqMHLdA5g9I2-4eQQu6Y_-P76AKCGP5zpxASx79RE9SASbeqYq-GO65M8mIy2e9MttwKZ151lBxXW42I4rJP28KZLSifBFiu4q4TB_YDo01OM3bKSRBO_hspKDRIsy7/s4032/IMG_3108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRC4dzBQnJFihZnYCnEKj0jd7ztYwZWxDAODG7d9KYFR_0TAUGfrFM4nWBVqMHLdA5g9I2-4eQQu6Y_-P76AKCGP5zpxASx79RE9SASbeqYq-GO65M8mIy2e9MttwKZ151lBxXW42I4rJP28KZLSifBFiu4q4TB_YDo01OM3bKSRBO_hspKDRIsy7/w400-h300/IMG_3108.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the umbrella bar, an outdoor but enclosed space that provided water and sold drinks. It was a welcome respite but I did go back for a couple more runs after I cooled off and rested up for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf3tE2R6Oh_GBOdRsejoAokF7AJaL-Nl_aAYUPaR5wVqc0dcbrQVzq4QBndPRt7_IpwzoPXH5wqadKU-oynHQ_BOplkl_hb_5uSSUPTRaoVAYc9hnsb7dKlszmV_UnbHL67Z2EDPAj-TsW4WAY77IEDC1qAwQsz9zcKMI66F1TilaYacDLv0knDUQ/s4032/IMG_3102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf3tE2R6Oh_GBOdRsejoAokF7AJaL-Nl_aAYUPaR5wVqc0dcbrQVzq4QBndPRt7_IpwzoPXH5wqadKU-oynHQ_BOplkl_hb_5uSSUPTRaoVAYc9hnsb7dKlszmV_UnbHL67Z2EDPAj-TsW4WAY77IEDC1qAwQsz9zcKMI66F1TilaYacDLv0knDUQ/w640-h480/IMG_3102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vWL-Gq1nOG9-PB-qnz3XExsi5n1jWUl4HK-ZmkcrcHelNhMV9hvTJHXNqrI12-3SlCBqdEiuG07dyIT_3hxzhenHX_PHNblMP-IeohAwO0Xqqe3faujiNgQ68oDA51M8QLwfo9N7IFkFeQhMF2o1G_YIgWScQJbID4EDXB5GExv3Uz_sKSXBKKNX/w640-h480/IMG_3109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">People leave their skis on these outdoor racks, and leave their non-ski gear in open, unsecured "lockers" and no one steals them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTs9KzQfCgcLldsfWEqp-CWR8Y8wSnMsPP_htPx7SIUZgqfUKDOn9sCf4K6cZxW3D1pYP3ncuqEKb08s0VOzjuL9S_geFNXemyIhe2ZwnR085vciQe6mLcPj_h5yMp9oQl8cuHHkP8_z5TVM6GNBEQiwSO4xlFUKPCt9Ye-RoKbln-BS_WuvcRuTX/s4032/IMG_3110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTs9KzQfCgcLldsfWEqp-CWR8Y8wSnMsPP_htPx7SIUZgqfUKDOn9sCf4K6cZxW3D1pYP3ncuqEKb08s0VOzjuL9S_geFNXemyIhe2ZwnR085vciQe6mLcPj_h5yMp9oQl8cuHHkP8_z5TVM6GNBEQiwSO4xlFUKPCt9Ye-RoKbln-BS_WuvcRuTX/w400-h300/IMG_3110.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It clouded up and began to snow in the afternoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4aUwtqJyqJS4Ygy8dRslep2LA-0fqfhk6pznHFKfE9Y-IjtT93HW3eNyy6ni_3whHw2Hw5NbmZVSBfw6lXRWclXY7JMAPgEk4BKOJzv0sPUnEgf-rY0nGayjFMev7vbmRbRHxPkt0hSmOtFcm0LbofMBLhkMpvnNX70atcnSFU167b0yC9fC2tyl/s4032/IMG_3111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4aUwtqJyqJS4Ygy8dRslep2LA-0fqfhk6pznHFKfE9Y-IjtT93HW3eNyy6ni_3whHw2Hw5NbmZVSBfw6lXRWclXY7JMAPgEk4BKOJzv0sPUnEgf-rY0nGayjFMev7vbmRbRHxPkt0hSmOtFcm0LbofMBLhkMpvnNX70atcnSFU167b0yC9fC2tyl/w400-h300/IMG_3111.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took that as a sign that it was time to quit and retired to the bar, but many people continued to ski even in very low visibility conditions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL1P5bTMTcTfuT9YwbIZh0XBZGQAEEYBYT-tfo-F_7Sxv20aHijgZwcjRLhN3iG6KAj9nqzVIJgk3pZeesHTCArEYttIyXSJKFDo7tPvF4D_KlwNydSHegZVFB6Xu5CUUHAvUHayien7l4EXPcmgwffHrjOpDwa-bunGdZ7m-zD7pQHCUff_Zj2Pr/s2369/IMG_3121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL1P5bTMTcTfuT9YwbIZh0XBZGQAEEYBYT-tfo-F_7Sxv20aHijgZwcjRLhN3iG6KAj9nqzVIJgk3pZeesHTCArEYttIyXSJKFDo7tPvF4D_KlwNydSHegZVFB6Xu5CUUHAvUHayien7l4EXPcmgwffHrjOpDwa-bunGdZ7m-zD7pQHCUff_Zj2Pr/w380-h400/IMG_3121.JPG" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second day was a snow day on the mountain so we didn't sky and instead walked around the village. This is a brewery, of course, with a nice mastiff customer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DkpxIDTg_3QhKQAVIUuqE39ZTXLyfDhz3wOesCSc7avvnAmSjQDqGTzydHK3iqcg5B25ZUKQCYovSFn9VGu5eJmZ8Bz7_nkCrZpkBYtTFY_aks_UW__-QyZvjo5yiwQ4GE5HhbW9_sEQCnWUCLqoaad8g_PdOZPoSS3gdJ6bnkwJRdmpip9_ddas/s4032/IMG_3124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DkpxIDTg_3QhKQAVIUuqE39ZTXLyfDhz3wOesCSc7avvnAmSjQDqGTzydHK3iqcg5B25ZUKQCYovSFn9VGu5eJmZ8Bz7_nkCrZpkBYtTFY_aks_UW__-QyZvjo5yiwQ4GE5HhbW9_sEQCnWUCLqoaad8g_PdOZPoSS3gdJ6bnkwJRdmpip9_ddas/w300-h400/IMG_3124.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYUHwwhfiu1oq4dvuYCTnhErQMLG1fyTDQT9toxLb-9R2oDC0wNGz3LjC0FBx_ycLkU9TXXeEkaJkDOks0j0qO64ElrLn6-suaEGdwYOez4HvOwdyYIAc0lRST8jFF9gserPg-Rxh1R4CkPpplm30mDGfhh2ofRwhh5UEyXI-vSbvG9_NwzHCn8YY/s4032/IMG_3116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYUHwwhfiu1oq4dvuYCTnhErQMLG1fyTDQT9toxLb-9R2oDC0wNGz3LjC0FBx_ycLkU9TXXeEkaJkDOks0j0qO64ElrLn6-suaEGdwYOez4HvOwdyYIAc0lRST8jFF9gserPg-Rxh1R4CkPpplm30mDGfhh2ofRwhh5UEyXI-vSbvG9_NwzHCn8YY/w300-h400/IMG_3116.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my sister Paula and I in the village.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2O3HTqnE55ecwl5nsZl8MKn-RCYonzadz0FkCQv2JE6BZ4FGKhoPM-RXYpXqT54zcg2Z-X4ZJq1gX3Iy5g_r0ZPdKrXE1x5jOwmPY7MBFMfyWkk0QLLCD7Dz1GxUDWvJij4jh2bjxKSbaYQIHjOjAbA8gdPNgI-Dbz_t4XW5yqlwUovRaBWSWtv6/s4032/IMG_3131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2O3HTqnE55ecwl5nsZl8MKn-RCYonzadz0FkCQv2JE6BZ4FGKhoPM-RXYpXqT54zcg2Z-X4ZJq1gX3Iy5g_r0ZPdKrXE1x5jOwmPY7MBFMfyWkk0QLLCD7Dz1GxUDWvJij4jh2bjxKSbaYQIHjOjAbA8gdPNgI-Dbz_t4XW5yqlwUovRaBWSWtv6/w400-h300/IMG_3131.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a few inches of fresh snow on everything the next day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqJ52v4IE2laIL98h_y_76XVAFzX7Eoga0bObXt59nuvALho3ZPlqdufTzJi31lr6wfQsCLYMvVzxxvx0b8IGYJFAYLCdL021Lk4URLRcVIhggSf1HChvfbB-08QEi5hr9aI7xZTuu3Ylc-nxyOrqZgTI6t7N3l2Cez84rF4CXdC_cGxHeyZSGUS0/s4032/IMG_3136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqJ52v4IE2laIL98h_y_76XVAFzX7Eoga0bObXt59nuvALho3ZPlqdufTzJi31lr6wfQsCLYMvVzxxvx0b8IGYJFAYLCdL021Lk4URLRcVIhggSf1HChvfbB-08QEi5hr9aI7xZTuu3Ylc-nxyOrqZgTI6t7N3l2Cez84rF4CXdC_cGxHeyZSGUS0/w640-h480/IMG_3136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0uypQ3YX6-5QWV1HAqf4z9XUHUbAt3ocquK4vGS_ML1zSsjadGfrWGPD3ZEck6KgCEgZJ_pUo_gfn-Qt0QEsDq0LJEeWvOyLlYd98QsGihC6TbgtB46kvduQ8p8ap0dzkL5lKyAaw4OmsaApwO5LbBa-4Cbn8AQON-xKlH9HnRJOnQGHmcERwNTm/s4032/IMG_3152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0uypQ3YX6-5QWV1HAqf4z9XUHUbAt3ocquK4vGS_ML1zSsjadGfrWGPD3ZEck6KgCEgZJ_pUo_gfn-Qt0QEsDq0LJEeWvOyLlYd98QsGihC6TbgtB46kvduQ8p8ap0dzkL5lKyAaw4OmsaApwO5LbBa-4Cbn8AQON-xKlH9HnRJOnQGHmcERwNTm/w640-h480/IMG_3152.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sister took me up on one of the ski lifts the next day. It was still a beginner level slope but it was much longer and seemed much steeper than the one I had been practicing on. But the views were better too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8a90HCjHEeAqMCMiVjWKJizAKrfxulTECrMDRNoKZICcrJVZdJo1VIzICGU6j3Wo80qYH2b4EY2hR4_sh0FOBOrGMXbApB8bGKl1wdyAnSqJu_dlvVTAn_3nTUn5FuGdzsyaDl3AazLEKD8zJQ37U-b0VogKuR75emyyhCrK4_XXwjP7XyCi6ZUO/s4032/IMG_3154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8a90HCjHEeAqMCMiVjWKJizAKrfxulTECrMDRNoKZICcrJVZdJo1VIzICGU6j3Wo80qYH2b4EY2hR4_sh0FOBOrGMXbApB8bGKl1wdyAnSqJu_dlvVTAn_3nTUn5FuGdzsyaDl3AazLEKD8zJQ37U-b0VogKuR75emyyhCrK4_XXwjP7XyCi6ZUO/w640-h480/IMG_3154.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5OHN2FKrlKsRpQ1WFfYaPli_npOB-j6pAK2CE0TNr_MGREm5HivIzPMTkO12Mk1FFqsL8oR4G3Z3q7Qu24UVhXdRaE-d9SGBuGz4FR49aCJ1R2NILmmbeQJwaQkHkN7nAe-BIC4rF0ekjxSrcfeywVzMjalfowtfvq3T5k_MuuQk1F-nV3Re83vj/s4032/IMG_3156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5OHN2FKrlKsRpQ1WFfYaPli_npOB-j6pAK2CE0TNr_MGREm5HivIzPMTkO12Mk1FFqsL8oR4G3Z3q7Qu24UVhXdRaE-d9SGBuGz4FR49aCJ1R2NILmmbeQJwaQkHkN7nAe-BIC4rF0ekjxSrcfeywVzMjalfowtfvq3T5k_MuuQk1F-nV3Re83vj/w300-h400/IMG_3156.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sister skied behind me to so she could show up if (when) I fell. I made a couple runs down this long hill before calling it a day. I had finally learned to be able to turn when I needed to, but the effort you have to put out to slow yourself down to a reasonable speed wore me out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieihxPyEQ82HvccG2Wr0TwScQAGjwqyUAWbkEaUwFRVdtLPCxNp7hcHUqg0KZq0k9_puiDlwkGGKz5rLU8t55jSi6_-vedbTSDUIegUozco7SxXGMn72k1BivDZhdKU-CU-jx0V7ig8iB9IY0hRfLwUstbRP1BNWkm2Uc_Q8UsqDc5S9X1Neq3_rjI/s4032/IMG_3185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieihxPyEQ82HvccG2Wr0TwScQAGjwqyUAWbkEaUwFRVdtLPCxNp7hcHUqg0KZq0k9_puiDlwkGGKz5rLU8t55jSi6_-vedbTSDUIegUozco7SxXGMn72k1BivDZhdKU-CU-jx0V7ig8iB9IY0hRfLwUstbRP1BNWkm2Uc_Q8UsqDc5S9X1Neq3_rjI/w300-h400/IMG_3185.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a picture of a dog in the seat in front of me on the trip home. That's it for my first experience on skis. It may seem odd, but I thought of Florence Foster Jenkins often during the week and took inspiration from her. People may say I can't ski, but no one can ever say that I didn't ski.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-59974807287209593012024-03-10T20:42:00.000-04:002024-03-10T20:42:41.602-04:00Ford<p>I got back home Saturday night about midnight and had a new foster dog by Sunday afternoon. His name is Ford and he's with Green Dogs Unleashed. He's about a year old, neutered male, possibly a lab/aussie mix? He's deaf but not blind. He's crate trained and seems to be house trained and he's good with other dogs. </p><p>I put Ford in the dog yard and brought out Maya, Della, Paisley, and Elvis to meet him through the fence. I soon let Maya and Elvis in with him and he was running and playing with Elvis almost immediately. I later brought in Della who checked him out and Paisley who just ignored him, which was best. I moved him over the a/c yard next to the house and then let Bailey out with him. It didn't take long before they are playing together and they continued that after I brought them in the house. </p><p>As I'm writing this on Sunday evening, he's laying next to my chair in the office. I'll put him and Bailey in adjacent crates tonight. </p><p>He's a great dog. He knows some sign language and apparently is very food motivated. He ate dinner this evening near Bailey (I stood between them). He ate his food immediately and with enthusiasm, no sign of even considering a hunger strike. He's a young dog so of course he will need some continued training and I think a home with a play companion would be ideal. Welcome Ford.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC04ogeAximCujfcPjUHovgHTX7ouB2o-gH_RW8DPspcGH329Q4k6wi63IGZv4QWvshdYXXAfvljzC1yvSGsI8AQAiYTIoMim1d9sUkZhxp1yv6EoS4EXEPjKaZgmThCu9XlVPM7mP80bkrT3oK82O8HQdlOiUazgDOPt-eELromn-Cxy2657Ib3dd/s925/IMG_3200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="925" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC04ogeAximCujfcPjUHovgHTX7ouB2o-gH_RW8DPspcGH329Q4k6wi63IGZv4QWvshdYXXAfvljzC1yvSGsI8AQAiYTIoMim1d9sUkZhxp1yv6EoS4EXEPjKaZgmThCu9XlVPM7mP80bkrT3oK82O8HQdlOiUazgDOPt-eELromn-Cxy2657Ib3dd/w400-h309/IMG_3200.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Ford. Look at that beautiful tail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOXBfZt5DCzUUNELI2QJVddNJWfJjnau5g1tbkvZCL3RZF8tjh5n3qJF3YTa6vG3EcWJpwkAFKvVKF7qVZJa-XYIppZemTyV9Y4aPyZ9CiF4vXRXhdBZOocCrJOSqcwbAJoozrFbxGpumfD3grfJLScVugYOaO_8rM5eKOZkNfrsKZNvFnogVvymX/s4032/IMG_3202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOXBfZt5DCzUUNELI2QJVddNJWfJjnau5g1tbkvZCL3RZF8tjh5n3qJF3YTa6vG3EcWJpwkAFKvVKF7qVZJa-XYIppZemTyV9Y4aPyZ9CiF4vXRXhdBZOocCrJOSqcwbAJoozrFbxGpumfD3grfJLScVugYOaO_8rM5eKOZkNfrsKZNvFnogVvymX/w400-h300/IMG_3202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maya telling him how things work around here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn6DWwqkvasMrmqmXe2IYS-9FL53LKVf8mwtc1FcM_t6KGcHEijo0xLgFwpXlgig7gjqOlQHSpH3_wVYXsGZ0EpoAf_xXZ-8nCPLDFLIzsWhzjXq7jt_48hPDeLMuikKjTs7Rsyn1MrIs8YsGYw-zPRwUPns_bAUzjumF09kR9ngM8ylIcOPcQGgI/s1364/IMG_3210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Getting checked out by Della.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkU6xcXCrJd9b9fVBO-FYpjA099AgWwn2BtkFbK-HkER4tt15WX-O84zMiS1LRVpBrduexRD83GKVTVT7YeS0H7jqvsgW-yiYY2TjRbpRDtxSBhsxSQrt1-5RPAli2ddoIPs-G58MDrgsZiVHcia-m8lpVQ3yW-q8f6iHslmCIy25Vj8LtIEPut9d/s2164/IMG_3224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="2096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkU6xcXCrJd9b9fVBO-FYpjA099AgWwn2BtkFbK-HkER4tt15WX-O84zMiS1LRVpBrduexRD83GKVTVT7YeS0H7jqvsgW-yiYY2TjRbpRDtxSBhsxSQrt1-5RPAli2ddoIPs-G58MDrgsZiVHcia-m8lpVQ3yW-q8f6iHslmCIy25Vj8LtIEPut9d/w388-h400/IMG_3224.JPG" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meeting Bailey</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtpw947kQh7wrDPgp2bF4D2DSxxlLopLutcCGDsHn8h63CHhoWn965YiEtNnYU71yx6A57lDWjj5dfkreQrVhAm22b-HNdFebFulTx1BrYtUMsXFj3SMgQ6BtvC0JDkKbV9QaFclJ8shr9mu4c08rpvX2RfbEI4xEIVcR6j5sn4iILtCi7ljE7twT/s2046/IMG_3237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I've been very busy with work and now with getting ready to leave so I haven't walked this week, until today. The last couple of days have been wet anyway but today was bright, sunny, and cool under a clear blue sky - perfect walking weather.</p><p>We just did the two mile road walk at the park, not wanting to deal with muddy trails, and the dogs were just happy to get out and go. I hadn't taken Della and Elvis in a while, and Bailey was outdoors in Daneland with Norman all day. I'll try to get her out for a quick one tomorrow, I hope. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhdAiibgvtaH-I86beUTHHdFiYhf8CcNxM6pzpTV8pYMBnHajRBvlsjoQFWkRm60xk6-tkhOPkABKh7ZMNZEfpJvQuL6nhcXSmMutuCM2lR3MxcfozKlsIbSdh471L-qzpbjFJCaF0njo6NHSdjvrnUCoI1-0GEOK-TQekFpph_DPEgsrmNUhd0lV/s3083/IMG_2990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3083" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhdAiibgvtaH-I86beUTHHdFiYhf8CcNxM6pzpTV8pYMBnHajRBvlsjoQFWkRm60xk6-tkhOPkABKh7ZMNZEfpJvQuL6nhcXSmMutuCM2lR3MxcfozKlsIbSdh471L-qzpbjFJCaF0njo6NHSdjvrnUCoI1-0GEOK-TQekFpph_DPEgsrmNUhd0lV/w400-h393/IMG_2990.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pair likes to sniff, but I managed to keep them moving most of the time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We did have to make a few sniff stops, of course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlg23jeEG3YN9kX2mDzbLviOI9i6rLhJItDjsQ3zvql_5FYxp2HezERJezQFN6ERyW98wPfhx5t4wBu4DmK4VY1ehB1DHILmi2z2SqqoHTEisZCnLnQTfd2a0TF1mr72nACpp6ZZSWYQUDywXqbsqvRWmQs_v3R9rYIY4PBxjx1MnKzIyxxMOd_Wq/s4032/IMG_2997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2838" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlg23jeEG3YN9kX2mDzbLviOI9i6rLhJItDjsQ3zvql_5FYxp2HezERJezQFN6ERyW98wPfhx5t4wBu4DmK4VY1ehB1DHILmi2z2SqqoHTEisZCnLnQTfd2a0TF1mr72nACpp6ZZSWYQUDywXqbsqvRWmQs_v3R9rYIY4PBxjx1MnKzIyxxMOd_Wq/w281-h400/IMG_2997.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Della has the most beautiful eyes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She actually slipped out the door on me this afternoon after Clay got home, and she hopped over the fence to explore the neighbor's pasture. She was back just as fast, fortunately, and I decided it was a good time to introduce her to Norman in Daneland. <div><br /></div><div>Norman is a lot of dog, but Bailey is no shrinking violet. She's been playing with Arlo and she can certainly hold her own with a larger dog. Norman is probably three times her weight though, if they crash together she's going to be the one that bounces off. But she's agile and she's fast, and she is a female.</div><div><br /></div><div>Norman is part Malinois himself, so they have similar play styles. 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After breakfast, ours and the dogs', I went back to bed and actually tried to nap. Della came to bed and snuggled with me. It was nice, but I don't think I got any real sleep. It was a beautiful day, sunny but cooler than recent days. I needed to hike but didn't feel up to a lot of dog wrangling, so I just took Bailey. </p><p>I didn't have any real plans for the walk, not that I ever do. I just figured we'd go three or four miles if I could find trails that weren't overly muddy after yesterday's rain. After three miles I was feeling good so I just kept adding another mile. After four miles I was planning to stop at five, but that didn't bring me back to my starting point. I finally worked out a route that would put me back at the trailhead behind the library at six miles so I made that my goal and felt good about it.</p><p>I was nearing the library at about 5.8 miles and thought that I had judged the route just about perfectly to end at six miles. Then it dawned on me that I didn't start today's hike at the library as I had been doing lately. I had driven past there without really thinking and drove on up to the park and started the hike at the pole barn. I was over a mile from the pole barn so I knew this wasn't going to be a six mile hike. I briefly considered calling Clay to request an extraction, but then decided this was the universe telling me to just keep walking. </p><p>Bailey was up for it, although even she was slowing down a bit, pulling less, and was looking for a drink of water. We made it back to the van at exactly eight miles. When we got home, Bailey had a long drink and was definitely ready to rest for a while, but the rest of the dogs needed to get out. I had left Paisley and Norman together in the dog yard with access to the pasture, so they had had plenty of outdoor time. I put Norman back in Daneland and brought out Maya, Della, Candace, Elvis, and Arlo for some pasture time. 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text-align: left;">I have asked Bailey to jump up and pose on so many benches and picnic tables that now she does it automatically whenever she sees one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DFjlcvzBZDchOPgHJwHWyib6Y9ONMpKefQDI3yicDjXpro9muWhwbrGRBnTMxFQAptQVR4aigrQD6WYAKBVPH8lEdg7gRfyu2t4xgav8Ojp4KPelyjInDihriIr_Zo8MiecT_DsXFfEGXRl0Y7zmhyphenhyphen4F4yJTwjY9iuqpPUJLn1cHSsQzIaEZ6P-1/s4032/IMG_2856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DFjlcvzBZDchOPgHJwHWyib6Y9ONMpKefQDI3yicDjXpro9muWhwbrGRBnTMxFQAptQVR4aigrQD6WYAKBVPH8lEdg7gRfyu2t4xgav8Ojp4KPelyjInDihriIr_Zo8MiecT_DsXFfEGXRl0Y7zmhyphenhyphen4F4yJTwjY9iuqpPUJLn1cHSsQzIaEZ6P-1/w300-h400/IMG_2856.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">I'm calling this Rin Tin Tin rock. It's a great boulder for a dog to climb up on and look out over the forest. It reminds me of what I think was the opening sequence of that old television show that is probably responsible for my love of shepherds. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqQoaym9-d6Wl7k7GxJpC40uBKzPo7DzRYrPHsJAGXvnFLPgyiU0_z2AYG8eVwYAxTQV4Ag7Ag901GhyhQnEbyTX96_kFdU2ftlF-RGtYfdiL2pVP9szabozb3BgTftyZF4HKWO-ppxtFH9Y0LgKw38FpuFUjVljecEEMwIcTIqgSuwWJPtddm707/s4032/IMG_2885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqQoaym9-d6Wl7k7GxJpC40uBKzPo7DzRYrPHsJAGXvnFLPgyiU0_z2AYG8eVwYAxTQV4Ag7Ag901GhyhQnEbyTX96_kFdU2ftlF-RGtYfdiL2pVP9szabozb3BgTftyZF4HKWO-ppxtFH9Y0LgKw38FpuFUjVljecEEMwIcTIqgSuwWJPtddm707/w300-h400/IMG_2885.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1As41fUjsKyCsbgN10ykzAdQwJh7MuvhaYX9k1drmCJNOpNNuDxgYvBKUC357yiSsbm45_fl8slcbT_zIhQcqokmlvVha9MNy_zfkwbGmOOx1PwrZdhKYRbdKUkS9nBd22BF-XNcxFA5gXhVoJydWPj7oNMinzNAiDeuIVMe6rMGCtywOGwMbF6c5/s4032/IMG_2892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnQRovumt_Zq03ozTd8RjjOMF1Y6f5LmDgRPmj4u4z66F0or254bX77hpYcPXe1pIhwwMhTsO3IpFYE9N1ckJ7rz235FgIPv_6Tboo2LVzUMGagH0vTkqIoXXaLtsUWvovp7jqr_StyB2UopmiDwIPRnWRh0734_yd9SGlOjIA7Rx0aK_m07iqytx/s1806/IMG_2909.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="1290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnQRovumt_Zq03ozTd8RjjOMF1Y6f5LmDgRPmj4u4z66F0or254bX77hpYcPXe1pIhwwMhTsO3IpFYE9N1ckJ7rz235FgIPv_6Tboo2LVzUMGagH0vTkqIoXXaLtsUWvovp7jqr_StyB2UopmiDwIPRnWRh0734_yd9SGlOjIA7Rx0aK_m07iqytx/w286-h400/IMG_2909.PNG" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The accidentally eight mile route.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLKgWcLVit6q9ZGuE3QZqj3nHQBaYKVHYmXBHnMpMdEWgKRI1LKouXqNN4Q-F-JhOMetAK001gwyp5Zz3vixrbgptU9gYMm8eNJ69MJ0dYtlvOdWwaHSO1Pp1jw-4fBHGiKjwaHyZMZS6ekQ6PKK8E78u64fOLh1mtI_e5MuMxjpQxxMN4bePNMbM/s2627/IMG_2910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">No Arlo, Maya doesn't want to play with you.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5stEwUp4p66KxE6j57r3eCSLrnTQ0ysaggQU58ipMiW6-LkpwrCKPpZNEhTzVCy61Y522Csym1diwdpb6KjX9Z8HXyWFXzP8tKL985V4K_gEBykcyqVgkHrbfpnkpLoPr_2YuPq9IqUywEu-flzoVNSV_4OOt0MYoMjKpPzmtTrnjZ2QJj7hHj3O/s1143/IMG_2918.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1143" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5stEwUp4p66KxE6j57r3eCSLrnTQ0ysaggQU58ipMiW6-LkpwrCKPpZNEhTzVCy61Y522Csym1diwdpb6KjX9Z8HXyWFXzP8tKL985V4K_gEBykcyqVgkHrbfpnkpLoPr_2YuPq9IqUywEu-flzoVNSV_4OOt0MYoMjKpPzmtTrnjZ2QJj7hHj3O/w400-h390/IMG_2918.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlo is supposed to be going home Monday morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbzyiIAhF1AeuTRyeJvlpfskbRbwMwMMbHy_eFNsgtQbtU2zhnFh-Sbf0fCUfa97MhP6tN2_1TDzAai7Amtdwlej3gHfMRjI3xQValIX-pt-7CK7ta8sP5U4tFEm2Q1N4IbvNmF4OvRVFiNwdM9zXmVIxLbdvZrHN5NLHvY9UxmIP_imqjdZPAoS4/s1716/IMG_2919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1716" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbzyiIAhF1AeuTRyeJvlpfskbRbwMwMMbHy_eFNsgtQbtU2zhnFh-Sbf0fCUfa97MhP6tN2_1TDzAai7Amtdwlej3gHfMRjI3xQValIX-pt-7CK7ta8sP5U4tFEm2Q1N4IbvNmF4OvRVFiNwdM9zXmVIxLbdvZrHN5NLHvY9UxmIP_imqjdZPAoS4/w400-h235/IMG_2919.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Candace didn't want to play with him either.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXckmioI25dv6zD12VfsnPXNoN6xmpRNjN-yqyYItFrbBnpxlcGLa3lGjRn3xdtIY0ZE583MNSUhy03HXwpSvmnXWrOjK7NUCU57UgE-6PR1_zLaSPvq_KubVudHZGRZuMeNgIpxhHfANbbnfky_9ypNZDLbe0V6lokAWoG2JSNRjXlFPxcTUi_PQ6/s2555/IMG_2920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeIXwjivmJe1DhV1bD04drGZ7COHOKg0n9LYxkgPAMKIu1w3C4nHKZxU3dHBLTNSnVZ-T1zdyTdr8ukVmE0eOXYdq0pox7VDlAZuCQvqPBEXILJ9aT6nxGUV74rG5LE6-Q8gOckMkHVtehIQbZj7ZswFOcVoep7FjgWOxqfuEebZ6suOC4OQUAPQ0/w300-h400/IMG_2886.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed Rin Tin Tin rock twice today due to fact that I had forgotten where I had parked the van.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-50564365969816140142024-02-23T21:43:00.006-05:002024-02-24T11:10:14.331-05:00Posts, messages, and phone calls<p>I had a phone message this week from someone who had adopted a shepherd from me several years ago. That dog was still doing well, but their older dog had passed away and they were looking for a young companion for my former foster. Having former adopters come back for another is always gratifying.</p><p>I had another phone call this week from someone who has adopted I believe three dogs from me now. He just called to say that my former foster, a Dane, was the only member of his family to greet him when he came home that night and she did so everyday with a welcoming howl. </p><p>I see a Facebook post from another former foster almost every week. That was a poorly socialized shepherd who came from deplorable conditions and was adopted just as the world was shutting down for Covid a few years back. That dog is now a stunningly beautiful white shepherd who goes everywhere with her people that a dog is allowed and I don't think they go many places that she can't go along. </p><p>I frequently see messages and posts from the various litters of puppies who were born here, including the Danes born to Della and Allison, and the beautiful mutts we had from Holly, as well as the fine wine and donut pup litters just to name a few. </p><p>The adopter of a shepherd mix pup that I had nursed through parvo many years ago stayed in touch with me throughout his life, and his people sent other adopters my way over the years. This dog and many others whose adopters have stayed in touch more or less continuously has felt like a part of my life up and including their final days and I feel privileged to have been included in the bad times as well as the good. </p><p>And of course there are some that I don't hear much from after adoption. And that's okay, adopting me is not part of the adoption contract. People may moan about the rigors of the adoption process, but I'm content to let a dog go knowing that I may never hear from them again, because I trust that the dog has gone to a good home with good people. </p><p>The rarest of circumstances perhaps is when I don't hear from a dog for many years until at or near the time of that dog's passing. These come out of the blue because we haven't kept in touch and over the past almost 24 years, many dogs have passed through our home. I'll confess that I can't always recall dog and/or adopter, but thankfully this blog and email searches go a long way to refreshing my memory. The adopter I heard from yesterday I remembered instantly although it had been several (many?) years since I had heard her name. I remembered the adopter because it was someone I knew through rescue work but it took me a little longer to recall the dog. </p><p>The dog was an extremely shy little female shepherd mix. I have a soft spot in my heart and head for dogs like that and this poor little girl was among the most fearful that I ever had. A person who will take on a dog like that is very special. She wrote me the nicest note and told me how much she had loved having the dog in her life. The dog is a senior one now and has cancer that has metastasized but I know she will get the best possible end of life just as she has had the best possible life since she was adopted. I'm sad for the adopter who will be losing her companion of course, but I'm so happy for the dog who has had such a good life, and I'm grateful that she reached out to let me share in the sorrow as well as the joy.</p><p>Hug them, pet them, kiss them, whatever they prefer. If your dog came from here, give them one from me as well.</p><p>The point of all this is this: if you got your dog from a rescue, drop them a note and send a pic. If you adopted from a shelter, they probably need to hear from you even more. </p><p>The pictures are from dogs in the pasture on this wet Friday afternoon. When the dogs are tired we all sleep well. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDF9mitoYE_rlYqdWdSn40lNT3W3UuwhyLSDEvMM84-CCl-UHfXLlJoguKWh-k_a6VTZup7T9nNkYoSR8WDtG4SNYPYXIFu8TTgzya9lpcq7ye7kunoenviPnSs8JoO_ulZXkukw9flqYuetI3vJyWCctu016Iy4jwJgDPQ0ikvMWVHeuy0n8hU72/s4032/IMG_2773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDF9mitoYE_rlYqdWdSn40lNT3W3UuwhyLSDEvMM84-CCl-UHfXLlJoguKWh-k_a6VTZup7T9nNkYoSR8WDtG4SNYPYXIFu8TTgzya9lpcq7ye7kunoenviPnSs8JoO_ulZXkukw9flqYuetI3vJyWCctu016Iy4jwJgDPQ0ikvMWVHeuy0n8hU72/w400-h300/IMG_2773.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Norman, enjoying some pasture time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOp4sFNt155-9SoHBQsGQqLApfDD91kuOZgeCzgzX0YrEMTFWak2lMkY8fsl3XStKV1n7W40QKXsfEEvD4K_KdBJS2qvVcRynY8B3VKjD03iDgdYIvZ8Gdv2QClLHp9l7Mbi00cJu_QLNNGcObjUHlF94Hx0vnA2axJsKKPCCfVrEryNtBobdxr4g/s1642/IMG_2759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1642" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOp4sFNt155-9SoHBQsGQqLApfDD91kuOZgeCzgzX0YrEMTFWak2lMkY8fsl3XStKV1n7W40QKXsfEEvD4K_KdBJS2qvVcRynY8B3VKjD03iDgdYIvZ8Gdv2QClLHp9l7Mbi00cJu_QLNNGcObjUHlF94Hx0vnA2axJsKKPCCfVrEryNtBobdxr4g/w400-h316/IMG_2759.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Norman is one of very few dogs since Trooper who has ventured to the top of Playstation K9.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2LdfiUF0hDEJq1PEOpK4POcfDvAdSE7eJwFavWz2IvOQvjh-EHyLolKq7TITnKqgBM4MLmMCWZvW5eDaa5M7a80MtkX6H_pS_i_2dkUhCYnsR2dxochTZ6CmD62uZEggubqhGoRuwTj3UMkvQapdaIId9BZzLXpJsQyoiEbwKkqfebQiDn4doAlL/s4032/IMG_2760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2LdfiUF0hDEJq1PEOpK4POcfDvAdSE7eJwFavWz2IvOQvjh-EHyLolKq7TITnKqgBM4MLmMCWZvW5eDaa5M7a80MtkX6H_pS_i_2dkUhCYnsR2dxochTZ6CmD62uZEggubqhGoRuwTj3UMkvQapdaIId9BZzLXpJsQyoiEbwKkqfebQiDn4doAlL/w400-h300/IMG_2760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clay saw him jump directly down to the ground from the top today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's several intermediate levels so he doesn't need to do that, and shouldn't.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8plX-I_aapq5IBAgDMbXXd0yk81-CrOlN2gcwBrqflWYFb15EVdRccw5geGm4XADPj57BwHl6wIBqy1w3fD-4BVM6MgltqgHYhADs0cs8vnvUN3Dn32FVuEPVbhnKvFNK8s3n0z9rH5IEbF9rEg0G8dGG2GWpdOLtISd6O7pCl46N0BDfcpVdyGF/s4032/IMG_2763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Norman is the color of the winter pasture grass.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGGNV0a0XIVRL49VQNng8zIE1HDl8uTOr1HflSkQHBJxytysC_nBEXHXgd5txpyHJVm37UTgqzgjn_0llIrA72NpKFtq5HrfP8RIlo1pcCDwC9qlLhNY-DEQKv9Asec2V2hMdg-sdUPhLY61FHgkHLEcWSnHfQQ-a-m2pG3yKime9C6b9okLiBhd_/s1484/IMG_2783.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1484" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGGNV0a0XIVRL49VQNng8zIE1HDl8uTOr1HflSkQHBJxytysC_nBEXHXgd5txpyHJVm37UTgqzgjn_0llIrA72NpKFtq5HrfP8RIlo1pcCDwC9qlLhNY-DEQKv9Asec2V2hMdg-sdUPhLY61FHgkHLEcWSnHfQQ-a-m2pG3yKime9C6b9okLiBhd_/w400-h274/IMG_2783.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Arlo is with us until Monday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QrBoD0gjAV0B4ZFQmNtuUHOyGLdJ_eWFW1MyZzy2ZaZGvZE2pmVjrUj9C-QwAfDA7T5-L0ipoMXUHu5RJKDbft_Z_Dt50bued3AD50InpVblJRzxwCN7exO_UlkWzicvH5p3rxqmWlhnNE9zNpaK_0Eh5lHJ-lgEvyVoPDYf4ycA40S1UY9EXytj/s4032/IMG_2787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">This picture tells you everything about Bailey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2vhS357VpHtDcDiniAmbhlZbdTI6BQZajJKuAVxKR0sETeJStYYbzX4OC1PugWegdrHcWHuScdgB2gb0G43fkQCjeORNZk2XOMg9x_3h8FJfyYKg-NHv-uDPMmsXq0-ToJk7YCdTn2kicQSDztAY-8SzjEJKpijo0YuVFO5pIs3bcnuoLQR_AoUB/s2966/IMG_2794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="2966" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2vhS357VpHtDcDiniAmbhlZbdTI6BQZajJKuAVxKR0sETeJStYYbzX4OC1PugWegdrHcWHuScdgB2gb0G43fkQCjeORNZk2XOMg9x_3h8FJfyYKg-NHv-uDPMmsXq0-ToJk7YCdTn2kicQSDztAY-8SzjEJKpijo0YuVFO5pIs3bcnuoLQR_AoUB/w400-h383/IMG_2794.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlo enjoys the pasture time but he wasn't interested in hunting field mice with Bailey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The pounce. All four feet off the ground.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Q02pidVReEP_zgNmW1BHYkPyw_3K9RtPS_PYkTdbqcpJSDZJkDd0v7sSS7XvARpbu9UuvmVI4dLs0Bm-GMOsIVrO2cVQMZvmRQtsJrGKm8hWmFsXnl88aclF95cZdLWNHwZ3iqLGO3sjC3GIqkOafQmfsPJNzgXHX21us2C0v7e7ob7nGbtUYW5p/s3192/IMG_2835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="3192" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Q02pidVReEP_zgNmW1BHYkPyw_3K9RtPS_PYkTdbqcpJSDZJkDd0v7sSS7XvARpbu9UuvmVI4dLs0Bm-GMOsIVrO2cVQMZvmRQtsJrGKm8hWmFsXnl88aclF95cZdLWNHwZ3iqLGO3sjC3GIqkOafQmfsPJNzgXHX21us2C0v7e7ob7nGbtUYW5p/w400-h336/IMG_2835.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Della and Arlo. They had a brief play run.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She still isn't quite sure if she wants to play with him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9njP-eqZxh7lkV4sl0oSFScbZGXx805e4dRB3qZdzZgdk2jDef5wIxAR6NpY9SJmWoNeMtQ2xbeaTSjMp2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-12536023044843308802024-02-22T20:56:00.001-05:002024-02-22T21:01:15.243-05:00First five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JTG00RDHJ-VmKYh163wZzMOBhUcePW0MOwLs0JwQ4C9g5_Gx_kvNM8Gf3Ws6xZUMO5qMG_ORuSFJq1IVsRwbvFmrvP1tKZwy02CIn8HeKMYdUvAtpT_27xTGmSms5Qi6NKSerQD_PhUmifXTFQP26XF1ekBDyowH8BaxCzDS_fKLRmxH64UdL0pY/s900/11898932_994063217292172_279735617690083004_n.bmp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="900" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JTG00RDHJ-VmKYh163wZzMOBhUcePW0MOwLs0JwQ4C9g5_Gx_kvNM8Gf3Ws6xZUMO5qMG_ORuSFJq1IVsRwbvFmrvP1tKZwy02CIn8HeKMYdUvAtpT_27xTGmSms5Qi6NKSerQD_PhUmifXTFQP26XF1ekBDyowH8BaxCzDS_fKLRmxH64UdL0pY/w400-h310/11898932_994063217292172_279735617690083004_n.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I've posted this before, but it's fitting for today because it was my first five mile hike of the year. </p><p>I had Paisley and Bailey with me. I'm not sure if I've ever walked with that combo before but it wasn't a bad pairing. Both are pretty easy to keep moving. Bailey was pulling me steadily but not hard, and she rarely stopped of her own volition. Paisley was more inclined to stop and sniff but she was easy to keep moving; a little encouragement or a little pull on the leash was all it took to keep her moving. Five miles was nothing to either of them but my feet, legs, and even my back were feeling it by the time we finished.</p><p>I checked the sundown time on my phone as I was walking to figure out how far I'd be able to go. The sun didn't set until almost 6:00 p.m. today, but it was a cloudy day so I knew that useful light would be fading quickly after that. Five miles would be cutting it close, but that gave us more incentive to keep moving. There was no time to waste. We finished a bit after 6:15 p.m., and it was getting dark fast at that point. I knew the way and only had to look where my feet were landing. Bailey seemed to become hyper vigilant as it was getting dark. It is good wildlife viewing time and she was really looking for anything that moved. </p><p>A good walk it was. I have been noticing that Paisley seems to be losing weight and the fit of her harness confirmed that. I gave her, and everyone else, the first of three daily doses of Panacure with their dinner tonight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cKxd-G9hUOSRk3RPERCbYPg5HecN48b0E8rMTzLniCdDBBz8W4nd_msoq0-8bL-TDFxY57MpvTK70E1reSbi1mLyOipBF-0JBRawWli_AV0JaJjReZZ7rwAHJZvKGgP25xHczPDjvK2KSkvvOTXgKwpXWcuT9BHEM5wQ1G7BNMVA5IQXQDbOXIFb/s4032/IMG_2709.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cKxd-G9hUOSRk3RPERCbYPg5HecN48b0E8rMTzLniCdDBBz8W4nd_msoq0-8bL-TDFxY57MpvTK70E1reSbi1mLyOipBF-0JBRawWli_AV0JaJjReZZ7rwAHJZvKGgP25xHczPDjvK2KSkvvOTXgKwpXWcuT9BHEM5wQ1G7BNMVA5IQXQDbOXIFb/w400-h300/IMG_2709.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hCWlfeNeFq5M9u9HyDjY-dL0bGKB6vev-ASZ6a_CEmw-6p4IKggFthnaZOjQLelA4Wnjs0pudnMm-vBk4tNJw7pttyvayLvO-zd82RfXU0zchLZ5iYYkQTxvz3dSGaM6yIuUCfaN8Gl6KKmYG9-CLasL5nQsBIumoWCWjZVu8G5p4BdXzrtR8pcy/s3057/IMG_2714.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He wasn't moving so Bailey didn't notice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we finally got too close for his comfort he took a few steps and disappeared into the woods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's when Bailey really took notice and became interested.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjaN_9kDaSxJAIRN-Vh0jccXaZDaX16aNACuniETdQ-55wP7_NKdUIZ2cVc2wRlyljhdPZR01ha2gzlPgDvNyQM0SuPBD4P-pTDeoUGV8RtO9J6iBmQm1EOl_GdYsenU-Cxt6HxyHyuztB0AKyrCTvEwZNPEnda0r4gWQiCQE5w5PyyBdeSvK069B/s1290/IMG_2757.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1290" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjaN_9kDaSxJAIRN-Vh0jccXaZDaX16aNACuniETdQ-55wP7_NKdUIZ2cVc2wRlyljhdPZR01ha2gzlPgDvNyQM0SuPBD4P-pTDeoUGV8RtO9J6iBmQm1EOl_GdYsenU-Cxt6HxyHyuztB0AKyrCTvEwZNPEnda0r4gWQiCQE5w5PyyBdeSvK069B/w400-h344/IMG_2757.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Oh, I almost forgot. We had another good night's sleep last night and I followed the same routine with the dogs again today. Bailey slept until 6:00 a.m. once again. And Arlo has learned to eat his food when it's given to him. He knows that Della will be looking over his shoulder very soon.</p><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-85410005994749805482024-02-21T20:58:00.000-05:002024-02-21T20:58:20.488-05:00A new routine for a quiet nightTuesday night was the first night in what seems like a very long time that both Clay and I got a decent night's sleep. <div><br /></div><div>Oakley liked to get up in the middle of the night, anywhere from midnight to 3:00 a.m. After she got adopted we had a few nights of Norman barking in the middle of the night. No matter when we were up in the middle of the night, and whether or not we had managed to get back to sleep, Bailey always wants to get up and start her day at 5:00 a.m., causing everyone else to get up with her expecting to be fed breakfast.</div><div><br /></div><div>I finally started closing the doggie door on the puppy shed at night, keeping Norman inside and quiet. Yesterday Norman spent most of the day in the pasture and the dog yard while Bailey and Arlo spent the day in Daneland. All dogs were tired in the evening and everyone slept through the night. Bailey didn't get us up until 6:00 a.m. I repeated the routine on Wednesday and I'm hoping for similar results Wednesday night. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pictures are from a four mile walk with Della and Elvis late Wednesday afternoon.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNOKxqavIxVcsFtLKtuzmf-SKQaRuY0DNeEpTDxRVkWtJP4gMKEMG19Q5VAeuWc7jQCEuDdvG6Z5Xw_A0LoVFkNU73XZUKXwgw3DeaBhowxCau5izcR_r_LkcH0TphAp0HciTUN6ZJQsksTIRtyVV6adyC1XE0HbnueMQXftYwSlmADG8sbWF82zN/s3446/IMG_2678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNOKxqavIxVcsFtLKtuzmf-SKQaRuY0DNeEpTDxRVkWtJP4gMKEMG19Q5VAeuWc7jQCEuDdvG6Z5Xw_A0LoVFkNU73XZUKXwgw3DeaBhowxCau5izcR_r_LkcH0TphAp0HciTUN6ZJQsksTIRtyVV6adyC1XE0HbnueMQXftYwSlmADG8sbWF82zN/w351-h400/IMG_2678.JPG" width="351" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He's a good and entertaining companion for Bailey, and she is for him as well. It was another nice day here and they spent most of it outside in Daneland. I brought them in before leaving for an afternoon appointment but when I got home we all went out to the pasture for some exercise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchQTsSxtk_uYVD5laN4ElNawLQ3EM4ilIa6CRcSCte9LkALHSBiWZo8-TxRqLwxwy9yPkCeDRcuZch2_7sMZyu83DRZxk0NokGeEe-jVpV1o55JniqCJnYufDlzzRNqhkd03X3LGmMuEp5XRGjTqpHdfck_ZSTh91mDL7ZiWXwD_8zWy4wUDNXnsv/s1421/IMG_2575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="997" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchQTsSxtk_uYVD5laN4ElNawLQ3EM4ilIa6CRcSCte9LkALHSBiWZo8-TxRqLwxwy9yPkCeDRcuZch2_7sMZyu83DRZxk0NokGeEe-jVpV1o55JniqCJnYufDlzzRNqhkd03X3LGmMuEp5XRGjTqpHdfck_ZSTh91mDL7ZiWXwD_8zWy4wUDNXnsv/w281-h400/IMG_2575.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlo running, ears flapping</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Della, with Bailey hidden in the grass behind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQy3-VVhFup5Bk4Vz0YR0UQlYluevS7Y3qvTLOhV9Eo_BnbJABU6elCV68e8OkmjPk2CFJcUlcar5gpCvuplu5mKSWaHl-ja2ztOPi_A5IuPVVeokACVqSQGjvxLrfukja68bFlrHvLv0sWxOpWVSTzyw4ykp7QZ0-rdbJRMw0HaWM3WAb2o5MHX1/s4032/IMG_2590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQy3-VVhFup5Bk4Vz0YR0UQlYluevS7Y3qvTLOhV9Eo_BnbJABU6elCV68e8OkmjPk2CFJcUlcar5gpCvuplu5mKSWaHl-ja2ztOPi_A5IuPVVeokACVqSQGjvxLrfukja68bFlrHvLv0sWxOpWVSTzyw4ykp7QZ0-rdbJRMw0HaWM3WAb2o5MHX1/w400-h300/IMG_2590.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front to back, going downhill: Maya, Della, Arlo, and Bailey</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW2-lXVglfD2MLDON2Hh8aowpG9heq0Y-Xuko7to4eEVWXYLjjjKnb_-MbdUJfGUqqqLocTQDfWfqHoPvQJr1iKPOLA7E6meKk3ZIx7iE4p-HTRThO-rhN3KjXdQF8qKS5wep5m7yH9bFMKGyZHW_QL4n-WNpbVq8bDzhANKu2OOeF21581eyFnxA/s2393/IMG_2596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2393" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW2-lXVglfD2MLDON2Hh8aowpG9heq0Y-Xuko7to4eEVWXYLjjjKnb_-MbdUJfGUqqqLocTQDfWfqHoPvQJr1iKPOLA7E6meKk3ZIx7iE4p-HTRThO-rhN3KjXdQF8qKS5wep5m7yH9bFMKGyZHW_QL4n-WNpbVq8bDzhANKu2OOeF21581eyFnxA/w400-h310/IMG_2596.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlo and Elvis at the brush pile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCLSCLn0L7rQ3nKN9iGgy7FzKzyC-dupq1jEJggPjLgfgLQtd-dNc9-QA_gl7ixr_MiUAo8QYHJnqAxievtEv5XOBDDCUaucF3mdSmk0zTuDZ-0HUcSyxWhdP4pKoFYupOXNcr8_ruKgxybIi9ia6m6ZWPDuJE9Wqf5QUq6WgY9CFP1bfDdyU-DM0/s2394/IMG_2608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="1840" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCLSCLn0L7rQ3nKN9iGgy7FzKzyC-dupq1jEJggPjLgfgLQtd-dNc9-QA_gl7ixr_MiUAo8QYHJnqAxievtEv5XOBDDCUaucF3mdSmk0zTuDZ-0HUcSyxWhdP4pKoFYupOXNcr8_ruKgxybIi9ia6m6ZWPDuJE9Wqf5QUq6WgY9CFP1bfDdyU-DM0/w308-h400/IMG_2608.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He seems pretty happy most of the time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe1VR_Jq6UmUU-EVuAUg6bXOG5eabB-CE3D1fEXFTFkMjfdiiKLx3BDJ2xeCzKUlSF0sFEkGOB04Vf27dJLTb0EDOTL8BIhAD90nqHUJhwweQsyCeCBEJr3HEVxipTeN1hreTwRlHSjJ5FzlSY3JuISqEoiz_ysoG0PiFw_TFXNC7_6aQywsFsN2k/s2329/IMG_2617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="2329" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe1VR_Jq6UmUU-EVuAUg6bXOG5eabB-CE3D1fEXFTFkMjfdiiKLx3BDJ2xeCzKUlSF0sFEkGOB04Vf27dJLTb0EDOTL8BIhAD90nqHUJhwweQsyCeCBEJr3HEVxipTeN1hreTwRlHSjJ5FzlSY3JuISqEoiz_ysoG0PiFw_TFXNC7_6aQywsFsN2k/w400-h339/IMG_2617.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Della, because she's stunning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-emfNLWxeqF2_-sv4XzPgIkW6WJ3P5dH8taqXSL1wbBaW4sNo1TdjB_B6qKqsf_cVyc4rYOWGuTbb2kBgcPVjMIeRJN75Nl7ginVW03Rblw_1zuTv2HR5wIbkjxmJG6aWu39yy-09-fxwTTVXD6mrAQV6iddQa-j83w5hinAwgmIHJZsZLU4hIf9/s1033/IMG_2622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="852" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-emfNLWxeqF2_-sv4XzPgIkW6WJ3P5dH8taqXSL1wbBaW4sNo1TdjB_B6qKqsf_cVyc4rYOWGuTbb2kBgcPVjMIeRJN75Nl7ginVW03Rblw_1zuTv2HR5wIbkjxmJG6aWu39yy-09-fxwTTVXD6mrAQV6iddQa-j83w5hinAwgmIHJZsZLU4hIf9/w330-h400/IMG_2622.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little girl Maya</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xymsX04wSADPspgXDKdgP8DI987xPukUKcCjvz7q6wulRXln8CO8i6L-DSMkhNEnYioti8w2elPujTgrZ8JhuJtERX8E-5thyyl2VuaLK2CbW-mqk54qHQP5wUkNJLSxgu2XDvn9yziqjS4LiJlnxPl2-jzOmz5w_8_NwIP6VUsELX7PMAKZPcNE/s1862/IMG_2625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xymsX04wSADPspgXDKdgP8DI987xPukUKcCjvz7q6wulRXln8CO8i6L-DSMkhNEnYioti8w2elPujTgrZ8JhuJtERX8E-5thyyl2VuaLK2CbW-mqk54qHQP5wUkNJLSxgu2XDvn9yziqjS4LiJlnxPl2-jzOmz5w_8_NwIP6VUsELX7PMAKZPcNE/w330-h400/IMG_2625.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlo has more of a goofy personality, versus Della's more stately style.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXUnlVMQAqL-vIOJoD2huBfQwL0feL7LwhyphenhyphenlW5uccFufmirQIF7UJEQjo6Y7rmkA0hSFKeiOCV0Jf9egoMI2cdMts-TkbKtfI2-Pjl4JrQNXue5BZEaTnP6LKfnAoSbmECDvtNjwYCQxscpKDn-VA_3rH2blnvLOwKDR3zHgdcgYZH4RyGVmn1Io8/s4032/IMG_2630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXUnlVMQAqL-vIOJoD2huBfQwL0feL7LwhyphenhyphenlW5uccFufmirQIF7UJEQjo6Y7rmkA0hSFKeiOCV0Jf9egoMI2cdMts-TkbKtfI2-Pjl4JrQNXue5BZEaTnP6LKfnAoSbmECDvtNjwYCQxscpKDn-VA_3rH2blnvLOwKDR3zHgdcgYZH4RyGVmn1Io8/w300-h400/IMG_2630.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKDjHExm76nJGj7VtU27s_H8jm761P13SNWtirg0jFCET_CGMSvuTvqq2AtrdCS5s4NzXpBJ-DFprlnUYDm89YfO3ki-s7Acd_J5C2u6wNpxLqslJzmNhEEeKypNOOoEHBGIDevTrJq2OPdAoO9zf9g5ZuBSydCD1Q6pTbd43Gpe9XQ_90Wqvhs2V/s4032/IMG_2633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKDjHExm76nJGj7VtU27s_H8jm761P13SNWtirg0jFCET_CGMSvuTvqq2AtrdCS5s4NzXpBJ-DFprlnUYDm89YfO3ki-s7Acd_J5C2u6wNpxLqslJzmNhEEeKypNOOoEHBGIDevTrJq2OPdAoO9zf9g5ZuBSydCD1Q6pTbd43Gpe9XQ_90Wqvhs2V/w300-h400/IMG_2633.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bailey was all about the hunt out there today but she never really stayed focused in one place long enough be effective at it. She also wanted to run.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSzC9K_Zgxi2MjDgvjBCUSsHAWDg0CC6gBFTExbmNegm9XfLgmpqwu1Ca9699tCUPm3J0CaDuJVfl-Y3Jwbuq6JqNH1yYQwlfYaE2kDExCOJvayEQiaGdVN8DkNDehMJBxZTFFyWPbUsDeS5xgBBdGkhzDsvAzfjsEr7adTJ2AOsq2Km1abfnblkq/s4032/IMG_2634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSzC9K_Zgxi2MjDgvjBCUSsHAWDg0CC6gBFTExbmNegm9XfLgmpqwu1Ca9699tCUPm3J0CaDuJVfl-Y3Jwbuq6JqNH1yYQwlfYaE2kDExCOJvayEQiaGdVN8DkNDehMJBxZTFFyWPbUsDeS5xgBBdGkhzDsvAzfjsEr7adTJ2AOsq2Km1abfnblkq/w300-h400/IMG_2634.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the injury on the tip of Maya's tail, courtesy of Paisley I think. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMmebw9r5Lg1YyIEZkiC03elTQN3cw571ftF8Rj-XfSTYYEFCveobI8QAQVX_KdzNP1GDxaF-cBm55UK10aW9I8b6irG_y3O60Q9cSA9j7pT_uA0cFx7WBie0_3Kh6-f7VivY9zot_WnBKCnqW3WKl9Xth0LL_h78YeOtKnEJKamiCFuPC7vAwHNZ/s2160/IMG_2645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMmebw9r5Lg1YyIEZkiC03elTQN3cw571ftF8Rj-XfSTYYEFCveobI8QAQVX_KdzNP1GDxaF-cBm55UK10aW9I8b6irG_y3O60Q9cSA9j7pT_uA0cFx7WBie0_3Kh6-f7VivY9zot_WnBKCnqW3WKl9Xth0LL_h78YeOtKnEJKamiCFuPC7vAwHNZ/w359-h400/IMG_2645.JPG" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Bailey, front feet off the ground, in mid pounce, her signature hunting move.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq_aQyFxDDd2jyRGcyAiEHvEfQmaGWGw_NSUEPjuLLghXUR3FgaGSmnUQbxMOoqbjLn4JwDuUXvkfKP_WRA5tPdGpmMyNYSG1VefFeoXOZgchs9mnKzywKVTWh6ybp12v_jFlP9_CUzmj1aXlQUP79nd8i4Mc4kQSUXnjxNuBNbip5EhGh8VFDFOc/s3727/IMG_2648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Della did engage him in one brief run out there today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll have to take just the two of them out there together to really get it going.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwn7s-sesmfuOyLDuX1Vvs26TbENtBY1VZH1mpsZ5TazpG1kGRw3JEEexZULmJvp2hk8guwdUEKEP2x6ZX8WZHa9CXXz2MH_104wTdFlcckrc7Uf6yZxTmVQ81a7HrgKdxiCed4smUXixT2OFWiX4Rt9s4_3bIF-VOq8qXbH8iOYIjebmXFH35QqQ9/s4032/IMG_2662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwn7s-sesmfuOyLDuX1Vvs26TbENtBY1VZH1mpsZ5TazpG1kGRw3JEEexZULmJvp2hk8guwdUEKEP2x6ZX8WZHa9CXXz2MH_104wTdFlcckrc7Uf6yZxTmVQ81a7HrgKdxiCed4smUXixT2OFWiX4Rt9s4_3bIF-VOq8qXbH8iOYIjebmXFH35QqQ9/w300-h400/IMG_2662.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arlo and Elvis</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSHZdFKGEzf-LKSxNhrEVq4K5e_SX-nK_bdIT0rx-lG91lHpJWcU-iNqQCeniWxiZPeotiR5SDU-RLYF95lEnBj_WPGtyqf1xmGl2z1AyFzE251Aj8RxLiUo1TeTLCQcH67b1tSniwpr9gDJL8Bara7_m_cqTt6AnxtBQMZQq3-nL4PwPIW1v-4wH/s791/IMG_2664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="791" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSHZdFKGEzf-LKSxNhrEVq4K5e_SX-nK_bdIT0rx-lG91lHpJWcU-iNqQCeniWxiZPeotiR5SDU-RLYF95lEnBj_WPGtyqf1xmGl2z1AyFzE251Aj8RxLiUo1TeTLCQcH67b1tSniwpr9gDJL8Bara7_m_cqTt6AnxtBQMZQq3-nL4PwPIW1v-4wH/w400-h379/IMG_2664.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maya needs a good brushing, daily.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCEty2fYeDdKEBb89Lle2P8kye4_aL4zlVbY-DejSNTSUX1WOv94Ebjcd21fOsYx37FJziUMPAAkhlMS3Lj6EH_c2huVL5LMaVFkYOAzM2cjUQxF0V50WpG-8wgPG3UOpNXZeSZFOYYwt3toQiyjfsD3r6wfDrRPK6yRiqEyAkgjYGEMaE9DaGvB0/s1999/IMG_2666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">You really see the black points (feet, tail, ears, and nose) typical of Malinois in this picture of Bailey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, notice that both ears are up because she's fully engaged.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMYVFzxyjJszb1glRSzw_UMfBtmlH5J5HKLPl3WD826qoN8a73KHdGls4SGuZBexoBf3iAGYJ_MOrt-cd3gqWtBfos3GuE885qgt_IH6X5A8hPgTH3cO8GyWRZdc9z1eJV9rPUjIFmHSBA57zV4TKipcVER8TbpoS7VId68ko4TD4HtHtGI1OrVgI/s4032/IMG_2672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMYVFzxyjJszb1glRSzw_UMfBtmlH5J5HKLPl3WD826qoN8a73KHdGls4SGuZBexoBf3iAGYJ_MOrt-cd3gqWtBfos3GuE885qgt_IH6X5A8hPgTH3cO8GyWRZdc9z1eJV9rPUjIFmHSBA57zV4TKipcVER8TbpoS7VId68ko4TD4HtHtGI1OrVgI/w300-h400/IMG_2672.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Arlo pulled a hunger strike on us the first day he was here. He ate better today but it was clear that he's an only dog in his home and feels free to walk away from his food in the belief that it will be there later. I fed him in the dog yard today by himself, but Della was on the other side of the fence and noticed when he walked away without finishing his food. She jumped into the dog yard and proceeded to help herself. I chased her off and then Arlo came over and finished up what was left in his bowl. By tomorrow I expect he will realize that he needs to eat food when it's offered and finish it before someone else comes along.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-73697592568254381272024-02-19T19:06:00.001-05:002024-02-19T19:06:27.124-05:00Temporary Dane<p>His name is Arlo. He's a young male, blue harlequin Great Dane, about 18 months old, still full of puppy energy. He's just boarding here for the week; he belongs to a friend of a friend. The timing was good because we are down to just Norman as a foster. The real reason I agreed to take him in though, is that I thought he would make a great playmate for Bailey. I was not wrong.</p><p>He arrived very early this morning but I had everyone fed and back in the house already because Bailey starts our day at 5:00 a.m. Della wanted to be the first to meet him. He was happy to see her. They made appropriate introductions and then he wanted to play. She responded to his play invites with her usual wait-and-see attitude, but she did not dislike him. Maya met him and proceeded to ignore him. Elvis displayed his little big dog demeanor that got him into trouble with the last foster Dane, but Arlo backed off and there were no problems. Paisley met him and displayed her well known lack of social skills. I didn't push for him to meet Candace, he's just a bit much for the older girls, both Candace and Maya. </p><p>The one I most wanted him to meet was Bailey and they immediately began to play a way of getting acquainted. They can both be a bit much for many other dogs due to their age, energy level, and in Arlo's case, his size. But they were good together. Bailey can make up for what she lacks in size with her speed, energy, and in-your-face attitude. I kept them together in the a/c yard for much of the morning.</p><p>The only large, 6 foot fenced area I have is Daneland, which is Norman's home at the moment. But Norman needs some time out of there so I moved him to the dog yard and pasture and then moved Arlo and Bailey to Daneland for the afternoon. They had more room, it was a new space for him, and the 6' fence keeps Bailey in, at least for now.</p><p>Bailey and Arlo are both crashed out hard this evening. They will be sharing the office, in separate crates, at night. They will sleep it off and probably be ready to go again about midnight. It should be a fun week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmFqw1t_gTAXPw6argN9ozaeJzsunW5AOD7qypj52UZDDSUG0m2Q4eOlvmObOxma_WooObUl5zJS59U7GnG5Aw0CM2untDtUUvPLNVIE8zcYzoFhrml0c85Nf5gaT_07tox8xMe6xjYw4qq9ZcgLykQXYdHUyOGuMFZrLPdyAa2rUw05bueyXs2Cp/s2658/IMG_2528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="2658" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmFqw1t_gTAXPw6argN9ozaeJzsunW5AOD7qypj52UZDDSUG0m2Q4eOlvmObOxma_WooObUl5zJS59U7GnG5Aw0CM2untDtUUvPLNVIE8zcYzoFhrml0c85Nf5gaT_07tox8xMe6xjYw4qq9ZcgLykQXYdHUyOGuMFZrLPdyAa2rUw05bueyXs2Cp/w400-h374/IMG_2528.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRO9J8Veo0cONnS7DcnAbny0BDiFluTZiIx3adBHeE1oOBAd0XbNEarQfMrhHubyAG7x12cFcpnS5UkAeuWOnQ_HvKmNQoORK16YX73SD-txDAEmrl4-NXbAceDybsL0a_q7IKezLOEiofQhaYsFeWEHgZqBC2uMx72MaDCxQwxARkJOPLPxIvrlHW/s4032/IMG_2523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was a beautiful day, chilly but sunny. That's perfect hiking weather. I started out with the plan to do at least four miles and hoped we could do more. </p><p>We encountered a number of people on the trails, some with dogs, some without. I always pull my dogs as far off the trail as possible, at least 15-20 feet, and let the other people pass. These two dogs are friendly enough, but it's good trail etiquette and I wish more people practiced it. We saw a number of trail runners today owing to the fact that it was such a nice day, but the trails are still closed to bikes and horses so everyone we met was on foot. </p><p>Bailey and Elvis walk nicely together. She keeps moving and pulls him forward when he stops to sniff or mark every third tree that we pass. I have the leashes joined together so she does the pulling, not me. I'm just the neutral party in the center of the combined leashes.</p><p>Bailey noticed and focused on the river today in a way I haven't seen before. We took one trail that went down near it and another that provided a clear overlook of the river below, which is still running fast and high from recent rains. She's very focused on movement and that includes birds and the tops of trees swaying in the wind. I'm working on teaching her "left" and "right" commands at trail intersections. Emmylou knew them and Maya learned them as well. I'm sure Bailey can too.</p><p>Earlier in the day I had been looking at old blog posts that talked about much longer hikes than I've been doing lately. I fell off the diet and exercise wagon back in early December and I've been needing to get back on. Today was a beautiful day so we just kept going and we racked up seven sweet miles. 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text-align: center;">7.02 miles</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-14460652027560982942024-02-17T18:04:00.000-05:002024-02-17T18:04:03.374-05:00Oakley, the flying Dane<p>Oakley was adopted Saturday morning, but before the adopter showed up she and I went out to the pasture for some run/fly time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNTyC4BvWXxwgC-0o-2PBm8Er8Qlo5I7lOnoh9hmanySOS_BigPYL2ZgC9e7__nPVWgZMPqCE1PGmBy8oPEs87WkDEmeg6IcyWSfZGy_YUEDs3haDbLsooXpntbVi3WOieZ1sBBm3fH82xqLNaYH4a6xY8JEwguM3DGrvIClL6yAM7vZX76DbA2cV/s2340/IMG_2436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2340" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNTyC4BvWXxwgC-0o-2PBm8Er8Qlo5I7lOnoh9hmanySOS_BigPYL2ZgC9e7__nPVWgZMPqCE1PGmBy8oPEs87WkDEmeg6IcyWSfZGy_YUEDs3haDbLsooXpntbVi3WOieZ1sBBm3fH82xqLNaYH4a6xY8JEwguM3DGrvIClL6yAM7vZX76DbA2cV/w400-h375/IMG_2436.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We don't get a lot of visitors around here so the dogs were very excited. When we do get visitors they are nearly always dog people who bring treats. These folks did not disappoint. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPCWAlKkS6C5Juoy1hslXQtCQJd2Hf8YKXAnSRszY0fG9BxIXwfBF616kSEb2jBNJsBSS9DjualIMXDfIWF8v6tqrbVQy4joZvXzGegY3G0cDOdE4KFizxRnNHTEYDoarUNo02d4Vu5dtU_g9rfev1YKZry9BtLyW1Es6flE8DxQrukDarv4XhhMg/s3710/IMG_2368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="3710" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPCWAlKkS6C5Juoy1hslXQtCQJd2Hf8YKXAnSRszY0fG9BxIXwfBF616kSEb2jBNJsBSS9DjualIMXDfIWF8v6tqrbVQy4joZvXzGegY3G0cDOdE4KFizxRnNHTEYDoarUNo02d4Vu5dtU_g9rfev1YKZry9BtLyW1Es6flE8DxQrukDarv4XhhMg/w400-h253/IMG_2368.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charly (Diane's dog), Maya (facing away), Paisley, and Della</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEqqacX7vgj-fG8-oaDGhOUmu_AjfTjGjlylWNngey9Ouqoqg5yukzREfkFXV2wXp0pBBpEfmHDQMyzL9kAfjuSmDl4F4s2ger38Y0R_LTfmnZVSgpYFh0ZjlHJcfn32NLyUbBuRPcq13N60KPYE2u3zUqbgAUtK_f6B5h7D_cPTPG7LoMLgVv0tR/s1842/IMG_2321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="1802" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEqqacX7vgj-fG8-oaDGhOUmu_AjfTjGjlylWNngey9Ouqoqg5yukzREfkFXV2wXp0pBBpEfmHDQMyzL9kAfjuSmDl4F4s2ger38Y0R_LTfmnZVSgpYFh0ZjlHJcfn32NLyUbBuRPcq13N60KPYE2u3zUqbgAUtK_f6B5h7D_cPTPG7LoMLgVv0tR/w391-h400/IMG_2321.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paisley was weird about being touched at first, but she took treats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxDjocS_LaqYcgLrXtJtIuZCKumLlpf83ouOjzwli5KHm7uSZOU1KX8nYRhLz_0haOQIb2rDnURUHtWzepU1aQJ2Aw68vn2EnP65DDuMECndSZ22Z0drrVQdz-jsk0sr-U2gvTuDcCePIapIMwofpE6GWScMeNW4rjijQDh4HHub7seugKGn0yZ9A/s3024/IMG_2324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwv3arybJp0witRGVbEEMS97YO3svIjHqQWYSAtTCPEAOW72EQNo3y5LrLN2hh8XZbpe9dwnzrUG67xWzT3W5_9AZE64CxRtFob9FFxopjvZoWfSAmRdwSUmg2OEniPwLFn9Z64xaEVef9PREgkRkNmoC8wzSXVK9tgDLldJztcWGohgUK_L9At5py/s3017/IMG_2330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="2595" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwv3arybJp0witRGVbEEMS97YO3svIjHqQWYSAtTCPEAOW72EQNo3y5LrLN2hh8XZbpe9dwnzrUG67xWzT3W5_9AZE64CxRtFob9FFxopjvZoWfSAmRdwSUmg2OEniPwLFn9Z64xaEVef9PREgkRkNmoC8wzSXVK9tgDLldJztcWGohgUK_L9At5py/w344-h400/IMG_2330.JPG" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bailey is concerned about strangers in our home, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but they brought treats and Maya told her to relax.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1285" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-XxaOqDDCB_Fi44BxYdu9aH5p1o7Y3YM2aBrs9jDjY2kuSeQ4KOjtPLlQu77nuLu3L9iIOhGUG8u9Uto9X3vADWHEfOT4fpSstPeTyLmjKYLPfDhmh3Lu6f5R7OIRHyfdPxZ45rVZz0xXtLSUlN5EO_obIsG0UOMhMuyEnFHs7dufmLhvtqxODaE/w374-h400/IMG_2342.JPG" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Candace didn't hustle treats but she did come out to the yard and pasture with everyone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOg47pX9L1SlFDBm1Q_TrnQQ4ybb6TY4iJz0poQGzEpC2lxKZPve-3JUgGRXsExf6NAnTi0pcxUOnBHMfN390OhNXrtl8FRNEF96eb9t4LOg05x2pdYA0FZwztGievct6WQMnGwlMU3GCqR5dX00BSy-2k-PIndH8oPUoH_xipY-fxT-i1xWLdcOK/s2206/IMG_2347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="2206" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOg47pX9L1SlFDBm1Q_TrnQQ4ybb6TY4iJz0poQGzEpC2lxKZPve-3JUgGRXsExf6NAnTi0pcxUOnBHMfN390OhNXrtl8FRNEF96eb9t4LOg05x2pdYA0FZwztGievct6WQMnGwlMU3GCqR5dX00BSy-2k-PIndH8oPUoH_xipY-fxT-i1xWLdcOK/w400-h204/IMG_2347.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paisley and Charly</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfCRscpusGX9xbTHZLmCBGRkFbc-0jjkyBjXUJz-MYOoUyhRxO_pDdhQBl9dCz4XIIJQRJA7_Bh1BGSIVhRRzChPVrOm0pAj8Lw59_zVWqXGEPFnG0l443KwIukbVfOaWpbqFtXs_gpAMEOyovc-0gq9zUI1IR3cNfWUHsvJHlC53WKdytkKtDniH/s2052/IMG_2353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="2052" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfCRscpusGX9xbTHZLmCBGRkFbc-0jjkyBjXUJz-MYOoUyhRxO_pDdhQBl9dCz4XIIJQRJA7_Bh1BGSIVhRRzChPVrOm0pAj8Lw59_zVWqXGEPFnG0l443KwIukbVfOaWpbqFtXs_gpAMEOyovc-0gq9zUI1IR3cNfWUHsvJHlC53WKdytkKtDniH/w400-h360/IMG_2353.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paisley still has no social skills with other dogs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighlS4NAAzAqK4KV_nTTCzAFdvalS4Fhi1mp9HYz6cTmRb_EuJrUjEEiaig3vZSCTSdRbba4xWvquun2cJdv-cNEpl58j4xDFVebs41W9Jb6dcDBfJSD44pZzlrRd0EvvjvTz6-MJdt205iftV23p4AjTpTanckVkFKQkl_L9jVSkmFOlW8b0o0cFZ/s4032/IMG_2354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighlS4NAAzAqK4KV_nTTCzAFdvalS4Fhi1mp9HYz6cTmRb_EuJrUjEEiaig3vZSCTSdRbba4xWvquun2cJdv-cNEpl58j4xDFVebs41W9Jb6dcDBfJSD44pZzlrRd0EvvjvTz6-MJdt205iftV23p4AjTpTanckVkFKQkl_L9jVSkmFOlW8b0o0cFZ/w400-h300/IMG_2354.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charly tried to play with her, but Paisley doesn't really know how.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIJ0_ThdJxABgN2cuIHIajM-_h45LrZyGHHYnU7i5H1TlRS2i5LoBjtGEKTQB2xSLMvkBQFL01H-7ie9-B79SI98onMyTg8xSSFHKyajsQ2oyIt-Yvy_hDpxAFymSAKQLs6UE6gGCTHUf_l_3WidhqrGkqR1XP5e-kf4VSp6-b7Od_Bv1o3Ox0eGc/s2998/IMG_2357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Charly, Paisley, and Candace</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelt2OvP-2UVq4G4wYuvm81vb-0EYaKtwEhV_4OWNjTAHQO1PUXrKyO7HWivKkSLybrEZlRq-sp6yc9Gk8NHr8IqPvkSmVCItL0mw7kZle8YGqHNGm39dWXLSc45QegCB76g597yvFO-_3BVcspeZbDbohEbg_duy03pg_Sz34sCB6g4WXfeDWBuFu/s4032/IMG_2364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelt2OvP-2UVq4G4wYuvm81vb-0EYaKtwEhV_4OWNjTAHQO1PUXrKyO7HWivKkSLybrEZlRq-sp6yc9Gk8NHr8IqPvkSmVCItL0mw7kZle8YGqHNGm39dWXLSc45QegCB76g597yvFO-_3BVcspeZbDbohEbg_duy03pg_Sz34sCB6g4WXfeDWBuFu/w400-h300/IMG_2364.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heading down the trail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-JXeBxzZNcKg_rL-r9BXxBEAjsyx9kuGDoi6pYPwqo7sL_6Z4mGXNAk7NJhiDSvp0M6_Uj9zZSAp58MT_yYSb86ukgA26cJj8AS2tIZW2Iw8IbBlbBZCtFRPLB3Tn6dihv5UQcfEVMt4BcDI3Uz2j7KUlI9Uge51lcvAZd1OquU09q5tEl-ln_Ow/s4032/IMG_2365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Notice Paisley jumping up at her head in the back of the this picture. I would bet that's when she nicked Della's ear. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdR7xlwFjuASm0uzGqRv21vowFH563j5ODGTIxUqyF1GgNo4ussbiKsrUSyxnztuUm0TwvGF29YgqlHXi06FxroJMiLJ77HIim7hN8y1Ofb0iGGynLMFbePZoDuX-YTK_N_dEonTA7pive3cPRniRMH6JKb0gg8CoNAXO8wkB7Mgf_x1Nev6QohND/s2035/IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="2035" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdR7xlwFjuASm0uzGqRv21vowFH563j5ODGTIxUqyF1GgNo4ussbiKsrUSyxnztuUm0TwvGF29YgqlHXi06FxroJMiLJ77HIim7hN8y1Ofb0iGGynLMFbePZoDuX-YTK_N_dEonTA7pive3cPRniRMH6JKb0gg8CoNAXO8wkB7Mgf_x1Nev6QohND/w400-h365/IMG_2366.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-O1oO1iusO5YNLPZy5q1N4cgw3ElseEFlTv_vq5mjUwHJxkfT2pQtb3qh-0N2X1MvLkc-_dneQbV81eLEbAIWcyAkVxrmFb99sciRxCCSQDeLPLJfy-KiMGJhxhfAXhlC3L9laeZ4h5VxfECQjoCmKpy9YiXDg1SpYvWp6_qDz5Hsnax8wmOWDT4/s3649/IMG_2367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I put Paisley into the dog yard and brought out Bailey. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She and Charly had a good run but then Bailey tackled her, which was a bit much.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5ALsjSUf2lLJRf9sPFLmZx-e4GlwsCo0UnrlR7nFGkqpAlal0pv2cLF2UQmBJ8ILJKF7D2KKYYhTlIBw_ytov5x6tnRoOBhtX8y1YuU3Jviq1SsQFyHY0Qgr3IjP6nYUIToqHhED6cFGeeiIXwwl6qDnkHNL5-puhlbTNXlp3ZpuLU3L3_q3CL9s/s3024/IMG_2376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2892" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5ALsjSUf2lLJRf9sPFLmZx-e4GlwsCo0UnrlR7nFGkqpAlal0pv2cLF2UQmBJ8ILJKF7D2KKYYhTlIBw_ytov5x6tnRoOBhtX8y1YuU3Jviq1SsQFyHY0Qgr3IjP6nYUIToqHhED6cFGeeiIXwwl6qDnkHNL5-puhlbTNXlp3ZpuLU3L3_q3CL9s/w383-h400/IMG_2376.JPG" width="383" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Later I put everyone back in the dog yard and brought Oakley out to run.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She ran, and ran, and ran.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWH9NTK45lKLUC1x070LYIxePS2817XulisVxzRb-tW36D-EEgxtdvNCAJr9Aq04FBnElMMqkoDWf-g9KgIbbtCXbEvuvowz8Q-ilIZxfubE-2POyHUpiAuyBXo_2mzmoyEY2bgH5okOeLa7rAeyBG18rnuqws1bUkoziEisOYsW8ERBK6BskqVLo/s3162/IMG_2394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3162" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWH9NTK45lKLUC1x070LYIxePS2817XulisVxzRb-tW36D-EEgxtdvNCAJr9Aq04FBnElMMqkoDWf-g9KgIbbtCXbEvuvowz8Q-ilIZxfubE-2POyHUpiAuyBXo_2mzmoyEY2bgH5okOeLa7rAeyBG18rnuqws1bUkoziEisOYsW8ERBK6BskqVLo/w400-h383/IMG_2394.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Maya stretched out in the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Only Norman didn't get out to run, but I gave him some pasture time in the evening and will again tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-60213479298453956902024-02-14T19:59:00.008-05:002024-02-14T19:59:54.765-05:00Oakley<p>Oakley is a very nice dog, but she hasn't been the easiest foster. </p><p>She's skinny as a rail and posting pictures of her in that condition brought out an internet Karen, criticizing the rescue (and indirectly, me) for not feeding her enough. She came to us very underweight and with diarrhea, which made it very hard to put weight on her. She's been de-wormed multiple times since then and I think she's beginning to put on some lean muscle weight, but it takes a lot of that on a slender and still growing Dane before it results in any padding on the ribs. </p><p>A few weeks back Oakley got into a fight with Elvis and tore him a couple of new ones. I expect Elvis provoked it, he has a bit of a Napoleon complex, but it was a very one-sided fight and Elvis ran up a sizeable vet bill as a result and still needs to be seen again.</p><p>She had an interested applicant, still does, but she also had a weird growth on her left front leg that really needed to be looked at. A simple needle biopsy didn't point to any obvious cause, nor did bloodwork and urinalysis. We finally had a big chunk of the growth surgically removed and biopsied, but it still didn't reveal any cause, must less a cure for the weird bump on the leg. That surgery was two weeks ago and today she got the bandage and stitches removed. Oakley ran up a hefty vet bill on top of her spay surgery because of all this and still no answers were found. Fortunately the potential adopter is still interested in her, and is coming to meet her Saturday morning. </p><p>Until the incident with Elvis, Oakley got along with everyone around here, including Elvis, but since then I only let her associate with Paige. They had each other so that worked all right, although it complicated household sleeping arrangements and meant that Oakley and Paige didn't get as much uncrated, indoor time and experience as I would have liked. Since Paige got adopted last weekend Oakley has been pretty much solo, which isn't ideal but neither she nor Elvis seemed ready to forgive and forget. </p><p>This afternoon I took Oakley to get her stitches removed and then we went for a two mile walk. It may be the first time I've walked with Oakley. She was really pretty good and seemed to enjoy doing something new.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWM4D24U7HddNEH-wyl3zxW_LmCQmJx22ZWVz2erKToUlqWIWzxeRqsIpev8LViif2YAyN7XuGumVK358_pL0p3rg4e2avxmt7KAwMgxtRRgeM59o4T24ndsFYrSGz_vDItmYa1unPxvj82cqruIPg9Dv1y_qSKZ0pJrRbFSqdn76_7NkmczA8BOF/s2746/IMG_2266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2746" data-original-width="2500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWM4D24U7HddNEH-wyl3zxW_LmCQmJx22ZWVz2erKToUlqWIWzxeRqsIpev8LViif2YAyN7XuGumVK358_pL0p3rg4e2avxmt7KAwMgxtRRgeM59o4T24ndsFYrSGz_vDItmYa1unPxvj82cqruIPg9Dv1y_qSKZ0pJrRbFSqdn76_7NkmczA8BOF/w364-h400/IMG_2266.JPG" width="364" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCDoJ98PZblZeWoO0O9J3wt_DDx28NC3w-n5QHpXj4T99kiJD8lZn24pQw5Ew5UzJmZxiBIvMdoHTazmZfhEFpUynyCpFKTIUHBwn9tYbavGRWqebGmwrx_I5vITEECqHIsQFj6zknumOCIwscObr04haTMvPLqVi0g2S1_6J_G3NxduzB7xaBKnG/s2859/IMG_2269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Asked to "touch the dog," Oliver complied, but just barely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oakley was fine with him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XxK0XlFoS7YnPUZMniTB8PdZsr6qnFkzRC3W68S0RuZ2_eS3PajaJMW7Ywz3RA5DcE1nP0T8v_4CkbR3Rru-HRQ-xLeIFgr6mm-Uauj_B17oFqKNaGFQ1hFrD-vE15zgn5yCunwDHQ45VZrirya40DM2KABhbpEa463WY2M997U9u0fgTBL1thaW/s3614/IMG_2284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="3614" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XxK0XlFoS7YnPUZMniTB8PdZsr6qnFkzRC3W68S0RuZ2_eS3PajaJMW7Ywz3RA5DcE1nP0T8v_4CkbR3Rru-HRQ-xLeIFgr6mm-Uauj_B17oFqKNaGFQ1hFrD-vE15zgn5yCunwDHQ45VZrirya40DM2KABhbpEa463WY2M997U9u0fgTBL1thaW/w400-h323/IMG_2284.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a rope harness on her for the walk. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn3btymbambYEBa_szMHNHMEfBat7NfrjHrmJSyrdczHSioNKXDculQ-p851zC22Zz8DKAW8Y0M2_3pK8YkmyGE4rhFXVOA3RPfphU5Ky16wfVcJIqzUQlxRdYQl87N_mdQ2GkomilxJdp2bZ5hchsibPFvSodCFzF725MpZ0gCffXyWEJidQ8utC/s4032/IMG_2290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn3btymbambYEBa_szMHNHMEfBat7NfrjHrmJSyrdczHSioNKXDculQ-p851zC22Zz8DKAW8Y0M2_3pK8YkmyGE4rhFXVOA3RPfphU5Ky16wfVcJIqzUQlxRdYQl87N_mdQ2GkomilxJdp2bZ5hchsibPFvSodCFzF725MpZ0gCffXyWEJidQ8utC/w400-h300/IMG_2290.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rope was long enough to add a half hitch and the rear end of the dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-79240165810817508982024-02-13T20:24:00.000-05:002024-02-13T20:24:00.269-05:00Longer days, longer walksI desperately needed a walk today and Della and Bailey agreed to go with me. I initially planned just to do the two mile road walk at the park because of the recent rain and resulting muddy trails. As I was about to hit the one mile turnaround point, I decided to venture into the woods on a trail that doesn't have many muddy places. The further I went, the better I felt, especially when I realized that I had over two miles in and the sun was still above the horizon. I checked my phone and sunset wasn't until 5:49 p.m., and we have a half hour of good light after that on a clear day. Mud be damned, we kept going. 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It was held in the outdoor pavilion and the place was packed! I took Bailey along and it was a good mob scene for her to experience, but it was almost too much for me so we hung out just outside after I got a beer and later we went to the main indoor brewery space, which wasn't nearly as crowded. </p><p>Bailey did very well greeting new people and new dogs in a very busy environment. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EHVnE4gFJc1hJUsQzJkN4-jR3c9CG33gNltWekzJU3fqAwOTUFHgKAfsxlirS4Luw4iQgj-p8BogAIREReMxpgX7Ri9QXpuXy6VNhe_HaZXiUpxrULpuvJQ9q6JhRgFHzZYBbc8nVzMtqQGjgBrHLZWjQ6xjAb7ALmYeAmZYlpU5FNAGIr8QeIWm/s2921/IMG_2189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2921" data-original-width="2548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EHVnE4gFJc1hJUsQzJkN4-jR3c9CG33gNltWekzJU3fqAwOTUFHgKAfsxlirS4Luw4iQgj-p8BogAIREReMxpgX7Ri9QXpuXy6VNhe_HaZXiUpxrULpuvJQ9q6JhRgFHzZYBbc8nVzMtqQGjgBrHLZWjQ6xjAb7ALmYeAmZYlpU5FNAGIr8QeIWm/s320/IMG_2189.JPG" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVLXrS1iA20FFHQ5cyljvcFGPccIw-aazXwBpD_EMWi5YrDWnI8i6wBwejiXtK5XVGx7iTBiSRmdoVntFb24_ZPud9NKrKHEHqTqOsKTZzcYX7KFgP1NtspnCAAZObb3XZteqdctq0x73Gb9GYWaTYdLJhn3O5Gnsof9LGcEoL_YWo9CkdDj-vR4k/s4032/IMG_2185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVLXrS1iA20FFHQ5cyljvcFGPccIw-aazXwBpD_EMWi5YrDWnI8i6wBwejiXtK5XVGx7iTBiSRmdoVntFb24_ZPud9NKrKHEHqTqOsKTZzcYX7KFgP1NtspnCAAZObb3XZteqdctq0x73Gb9GYWaTYdLJhn3O5Gnsof9LGcEoL_YWo9CkdDj-vR4k/w300-h400/IMG_2185.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh755sbg3t8h6mTR_4m0Fog8ssJvZ3BOCY-HqwSbTqn8HzwKAPSEmpH_ZjoRVFCawYtVmRCQ3wdTamJwTHqfC8xD0Y_Lq7gyQSeyMGvQsQL37DJdPaQS4KXmlNI-GQuL7_wl90VJ6fm7nXwrScJh8OurRxmzChkdq0bQjqn4G_NTGor-EmBsZ53Qt8w/s4032/IMG_2179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh755sbg3t8h6mTR_4m0Fog8ssJvZ3BOCY-HqwSbTqn8HzwKAPSEmpH_ZjoRVFCawYtVmRCQ3wdTamJwTHqfC8xD0Y_Lq7gyQSeyMGvQsQL37DJdPaQS4KXmlNI-GQuL7_wl90VJ6fm7nXwrScJh8OurRxmzChkdq0bQjqn4G_NTGor-EmBsZ53Qt8w/w400-h300/IMG_2179.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was happy to see Clay behind the bar when we arrived.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jvkYucDl9LlYHgmZWzidKJebRFEJ4vSRmFK2caA0A1Qc_FnDj2RWRYCcI8UQH6iUcUkcNtDrluwFLk0mzpU7YmvAPqR2Ppry53cqGodkvX6m9tdSmuDOYPmfqlhiIiwtBcmVFTuJY1qyXeOZ4A4VOygjw8MCW82FVJNr717a293TptPoGQXnB00p/s4032/IMG_2172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jvkYucDl9LlYHgmZWzidKJebRFEJ4vSRmFK2caA0A1Qc_FnDj2RWRYCcI8UQH6iUcUkcNtDrluwFLk0mzpU7YmvAPqR2Ppry53cqGodkvX6m9tdSmuDOYPmfqlhiIiwtBcmVFTuJY1qyXeOZ4A4VOygjw8MCW82FVJNr717a293TptPoGQXnB00p/w300-h400/IMG_2172.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw former foster Elliott (one of Alison's puppies).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got home from Paige's adoption on Saturday I wanted to finish getting my cold frame ready because I knew that the forecast called for rain. I got the wood frame built, and dug the trench to a depth of 2 feet. I will fill it with straw and then place pots in there with bulbs I want to sprout. The sun will warm it up during the day and the depth will keep the pots warm enough to grow, along with heat generated as the straw decays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2J1RjlTlBXQhyphenhyphen_1cLIKXMrj2BilnnuxoDr0fw83RPx0cR3QBQm9yXdG3yre5amXkSmqZ8MH54NEKplTcpXJ14t8tx5sZ0sZ6hlOf2YCeFkErxh4djIE8TxGpAhjsYHJV6SRsUwf9kCRZGgR8ZgBnDFRRTl3_wcYldSc-cVnebZKocGo9P51nA1DR/s4032/IMG_2167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2J1RjlTlBXQhyphenhyphen_1cLIKXMrj2BilnnuxoDr0fw83RPx0cR3QBQm9yXdG3yre5amXkSmqZ8MH54NEKplTcpXJ14t8tx5sZ0sZ6hlOf2YCeFkErxh4djIE8TxGpAhjsYHJV6SRsUwf9kCRZGgR8ZgBnDFRRTl3_wcYldSc-cVnebZKocGo9P51nA1DR/w300-h400/IMG_2167.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierubm9yq59PY0v-I1O0yLUiAp3-FqNohzIa3mrjH7C7tyfooJF17j7wLevRr43FLHykSCHTcDtRPRJlLzTMnORKhh7OODpnLZnHNUxEl9Y5P6F9iIdGol72l6vSdKaDGFrK90jVaJYoV5zMeDumgOL-jPDTw_-a-adUduFdRfmhF6syxU_Ui7_WTS/s4032/IMG_2168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierubm9yq59PY0v-I1O0yLUiAp3-FqNohzIa3mrjH7C7tyfooJF17j7wLevRr43FLHykSCHTcDtRPRJlLzTMnORKhh7OODpnLZnHNUxEl9Y5P6F9iIdGol72l6vSdKaDGFrK90jVaJYoV5zMeDumgOL-jPDTw_-a-adUduFdRfmhF6syxU_Ui7_WTS/w400-h300/IMG_2168.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKl_18-rAjotZzxPOSv6ynNBl7yqJwAOZeRnDslQpkw-xHHCUPCCOwroYL4WchYuzYZ1E5bRF8MAZvdFUGrP6sxyQSYf6R1Lw946ZztVtenMEFGv4aosmYByDTIBKPn_XBzx96_4lKVES7QaHeB9QgQvDbi7eScKxqYcIsiC2anKOdMNGc0aEpuLF/s4032/IMG_2169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKl_18-rAjotZzxPOSv6ynNBl7yqJwAOZeRnDslQpkw-xHHCUPCCOwroYL4WchYuzYZ1E5bRF8MAZvdFUGrP6sxyQSYf6R1Lw946ZztVtenMEFGv4aosmYByDTIBKPn_XBzx96_4lKVES7QaHeB9QgQvDbi7eScKxqYcIsiC2anKOdMNGc0aEpuLF/w400-h300/IMG_2169.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a pic with Paisley for scale. It's about 6' long.</div><p>Sunday night wasn't particularly cold, and the rain was down to a light mist for the most part. It wasn't cold enough that Norman felt the need to seek the comfort of the shed. He was hanging out in the big box full of straw and spent much of the night barking, presumably at deer.</p><p>I got up and took food out to him twice, hoping that a full belly would bring on sleep. Today I made a point of getting Norman out to the pasture to run around on his own. I left him out there for several hours while I was working. The light rain didn't seem to bother him and he had shelter when and if he needed it. It's a little cooler tonight and the dampness feels raw, so I hope he'll use the shed and be quiet. It actually feels warmer in there than it does in our house this evening. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHrXY0a_UfcZNK7D01Jt3_3gth4nYF_XkkQCGwgP2MGG-lIrcH-3KLdYD3Vi0A5xAqNqJ0GiiNGiXn2J3-vknEzBq90ehJQYnAmjazxY10aeqPI6KExIYpKgJ3Hg3SFcOZp7bjsYyzlZtoO1mXYyeTJDEdKXI4FjSLt-IjUIrn9reeNpE171XMbE5/s4032/IMG_2197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHrXY0a_UfcZNK7D01Jt3_3gth4nYF_XkkQCGwgP2MGG-lIrcH-3KLdYD3Vi0A5xAqNqJ0GiiNGiXn2J3-vknEzBq90ehJQYnAmjazxY10aeqPI6KExIYpKgJ3Hg3SFcOZp7bjsYyzlZtoO1mXYyeTJDEdKXI4FjSLt-IjUIrn9reeNpE171XMbE5/w400-h300/IMG_2197.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R2x014vBOs9hryqWJYuRsZF_TU537s1peA9er724rZQZ0VvsC28fCMoyeNXm3qkmaBjEN0vt7Kec16MCcmjwmjQbC5ig2vuaSlGiEw_B_7Je_gBzDMImvF5IzRSWe-U6qCqKXarlV8GNtyJpjDg1XTITQBp6w0pwCoynJTk8ksXgLEKItdsJRXz2/s4032/IMG_2196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R2x014vBOs9hryqWJYuRsZF_TU537s1peA9er724rZQZ0VvsC28fCMoyeNXm3qkmaBjEN0vt7Kec16MCcmjwmjQbC5ig2vuaSlGiEw_B_7Je_gBzDMImvF5IzRSWe-U6qCqKXarlV8GNtyJpjDg1XTITQBp6w0pwCoynJTk8ksXgLEKItdsJRXz2/w400-h300/IMG_2196.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lTKZBvTaVzVqKZ43eDZ8RMGW9uRO73Sb_Z6g4J4dgiDaTHj0w23BDRqM7uBqIzOvVLr3Nbg6sGebtUnfQzFvewSIsa9C3HE-zMsxsnUlVOBBSQTFCcmIbBcqElhsAFa4Q8YefZSsj2jTOm2qcnE_w9zR3tdND7JPSog87baqq6hYxQzTCSu_n08F/s4032/IMG_2199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lTKZBvTaVzVqKZ43eDZ8RMGW9uRO73Sb_Z6g4J4dgiDaTHj0w23BDRqM7uBqIzOvVLr3Nbg6sGebtUnfQzFvewSIsa9C3HE-zMsxsnUlVOBBSQTFCcmIbBcqElhsAFa4Q8YefZSsj2jTOm2qcnE_w9zR3tdND7JPSog87baqq6hYxQzTCSu_n08F/w400-h300/IMG_2199.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-53236322206999988512024-02-10T20:00:00.000-05:002024-02-10T20:00:54.313-05:00Jackie O!<p>Saturday morning I fed Paige and Oakley as usual and gave them some yard time to run around together for the last time before loading up Paige to make the trip to her new home. I took Bailey along for the ride in a crate in the van just so she could experience a foster dog going to a new home. I used to do that with Della and she quickly figured out this foster home business. </p><p>Paige certainly didn't know what was happening but she's an easy going girl and I think she will have a smooth transition. She met her much smaller and much senior canine sibling without any difficulty and seemed to enjoy exploring her new home. </p><p>She also got a new name, Jackie, and a new collar. Actually it's not so much a collar as it is a necklace. Black Great Danes are striking and regal creatures. Our Gigi loved her pearls. 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text-align: left;">She was little awkward on the stairs but there are a lot of them in her new home so she will learn them quickly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdveYBW7TqVIETxrKYniR3VbHLB-nl7np8TgXpeyLbqcbDHoZowOAHOaharTkMUU_AH0YhuT3OW887SPVrCnRL_T7OLlPRTkZm8LzyNJZv9U9eNRxdQWs-UHJ2zxHYSu5b3kiIyIRCRFMsiBl3EzO1MVNhUi1NXslF3qia-FIm9AUcwruhkS-g29x/s4032/IMG_2134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdveYBW7TqVIETxrKYniR3VbHLB-nl7np8TgXpeyLbqcbDHoZowOAHOaharTkMUU_AH0YhuT3OW887SPVrCnRL_T7OLlPRTkZm8LzyNJZv9U9eNRxdQWs-UHJ2zxHYSu5b3kiIyIRCRFMsiBl3EzO1MVNhUi1NXslF3qia-FIm9AUcwruhkS-g29x/w400-h300/IMG_2134.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jackie matches the decor of her new home too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="2637" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwK3KGWEOXLp0YdkmYuqOQGG99KzFK_1DAaGzLvQ75imoHrIlPuEZViLrjOk9OO8y1gzcVKecPYLUZg0lJj1J7ZaXY_yy83sY6rXOTmaSoBIpMrWkA5e-NrGtfwzGd3TQ-qKXU42nPNZQPXJEZU0RfnlTPjWx-NCqzsqUDAvs6dK80CTeKF_PVp9G/w400-h256/IMG_2161.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-18740601211385212602024-02-09T21:44:00.003-05:002024-02-09T21:44:42.659-05:00Worthy companionDella has always been very selective about her dog friends. As long as Serena was around, she didn't need another friend. Serena perfectly and fulfilled Della's need for a friend. They slept together and played together; their play styles were complementary. Della hasn't really had a dog friend since Serena died. She has played with the occasional foster or visitor, usually another Dane. I've always been hoping that she would find another playmate and maybe she has.<div><br /></div><div>My last blog post showed Della and Bailey walking together and even sharing a crate. Yesterday I caught them playing together and it was nice to see.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwXaeOmniEDCWbGVEFKF1wXLNx6sOK8ii8LgRbFwRa48E4S8MimQunnCqjKtC_X70X82E5srcopi0ELxKJycQSMOm-Biye_DFaZRnoCKIlOOhpN43nDHPUCGEiYeM7MWB6mPlxQu9xlSvtxsfthWf7F-AbwVwh2mg2mZZLGyx6Ik-Ka6oMbkbRAAU/s3223/IMG_2071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3223" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwXaeOmniEDCWbGVEFKF1wXLNx6sOK8ii8LgRbFwRa48E4S8MimQunnCqjKtC_X70X82E5srcopi0ELxKJycQSMOm-Biye_DFaZRnoCKIlOOhpN43nDHPUCGEiYeM7MWB6mPlxQu9xlSvtxsfthWf7F-AbwVwh2mg2mZZLGyx6Ik-Ka6oMbkbRAAU/w400-h375/IMG_2071.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SCMzRc0Az_lXbg0Lg0Gp-vrDBWy_xgu8npZ1uN33EvJZkGLiGzKaThEG1oU4chNfRL8yQAlDMTTl9hfIP2418XJOgB1antt4UQltCI8jiNI4QbMRXWsKU5asO4vD5Mx0bAaOlo4M5KTYq98_bC-Joz9SFC9z42bINPXbIZYYpxNm3Qv_GWd0iuGI/s2819/IMG_2073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="2468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SCMzRc0Az_lXbg0Lg0Gp-vrDBWy_xgu8npZ1uN33EvJZkGLiGzKaThEG1oU4chNfRL8yQAlDMTTl9hfIP2418XJOgB1antt4UQltCI8jiNI4QbMRXWsKU5asO4vD5Mx0bAaOlo4M5KTYq98_bC-Joz9SFC9z42bINPXbIZYYpxNm3Qv_GWd0iuGI/w350-h400/IMG_2073.JPG" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Della putting her paw on Bailey's back is her way of initiating play.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsq6vkdWuGXUR9gHHP1PbsWx9vQNRPQAK5feM22pUq6SN0zURLSaj7U1ibGDDO_KtrkfbeRnXzZMuKl-8q4q3zN6PHikPSHw_reEUaSQQhE_9p08ZHwHy4GqrmljROEidJAJKTbGH_MYYP6K8z5kWhvZAeOinAoOlb_5IEr39UNRL60sUbTANhm9Y/s3452/IMG_2076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="2293" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsq6vkdWuGXUR9gHHP1PbsWx9vQNRPQAK5feM22pUq6SN0zURLSaj7U1ibGDDO_KtrkfbeRnXzZMuKl-8q4q3zN6PHikPSHw_reEUaSQQhE_9p08ZHwHy4GqrmljROEidJAJKTbGH_MYYP6K8z5kWhvZAeOinAoOlb_5IEr39UNRL60sUbTANhm9Y/w266-h400/IMG_2076.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bailey's ability and willingness to go vertical makes her an almost Dane-size companion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnHblPXPJtJOE8qpXFwBeiMA446dt3g3_NoOkbzDKNzMYAO3OqzDpaXdDAaonL-cAnmyoQMHzlON8-O1LbBy-naZ-I4WuYY8DzSDNBB1CnUuBvX9nojAPfDPcAarOUvL_6eDTA6GluqPmkMqSKFg9RrzkvtVMwoaUQFvBpIfdSPFCGq3rHTmuBio0/s2570/IMG_2082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="2374" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnHblPXPJtJOE8qpXFwBeiMA446dt3g3_NoOkbzDKNzMYAO3OqzDpaXdDAaonL-cAnmyoQMHzlON8-O1LbBy-naZ-I4WuYY8DzSDNBB1CnUuBvX9nojAPfDPcAarOUvL_6eDTA6GluqPmkMqSKFg9RrzkvtVMwoaUQFvBpIfdSPFCGq3rHTmuBio0/w370-h400/IMG_2082.JPG" width="370" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uqi1k7bG66fwFT2gbgsB1GLsqfSLeqUrEYuvNa05GV0pZ9DxX1Mq6r6SGsvvJPe0bsySaqzUBvU5krVCjbaeTWO6y2QoLVxuonrNwKdtrIMImVsq8pZLaKuqZehtqDsKmkzfnV_RerLcS_uAnSoPdJf5TmEibLS0ZfIJK0Q-5RNF9dDJ7cHvg3DM/s3382/IMG_2086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3382" data-original-width="2737" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uqi1k7bG66fwFT2gbgsB1GLsqfSLeqUrEYuvNa05GV0pZ9DxX1Mq6r6SGsvvJPe0bsySaqzUBvU5krVCjbaeTWO6y2QoLVxuonrNwKdtrIMImVsq8pZLaKuqZehtqDsKmkzfnV_RerLcS_uAnSoPdJf5TmEibLS0ZfIJK0Q-5RNF9dDJ7cHvg3DM/w324-h400/IMG_2086.JPG" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture is a big blur, but that is Bailey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her height, speed, and agility makes her a worthy companion for Della.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZV_B5D9Q8UmVzfgRrMbMMj8vNyUjpoLyO0roSuJEzEfmuAYRaV7nZFkhHQTBZgxCxcig8MYaF7QaBQlsGFNvzVPGRnuUwYO3YhaDy-StQ4FD0DOt9dQxeuoyuNBJDd3u7oKfYZKQYpms-nbOW54jfWy8MOv1RJyDZfebwlgrw3IQvcE_yt2w5sz_Y/s2738/IMG_2090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxCV2Gixgi9tjc-BT0yJSf4bne6ljx6avruO_BweQc-VyMCbkqeQ9gwlOtIZca_hyQehHqbdxS_q3P86rrjgQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hecz-BoxTYk" width="320" youtube-src-id="Hecz-BoxTYk"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841519941162083343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934500727309309431.post-18125779304452053322024-02-07T20:43:00.000-05:002024-02-07T20:43:03.709-05:00Della and Bailey<p>The nighttime sleeping situation is better. The foster Danes downstairs only got me up once, at 4:00 a.m. last night, and then everything was quiet until Bailey needed to get up about 6:00 a.m. The warm, sunny days have let me keep Paige and Oakley outside during the day so they are sleeping well at night. </p><p>It's another busy work week, but I did take Della and Bailey out for a short hike today. I think I needed it even more than they did, but they were needing it too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6aoxJC-N8WOBhJ6LOLJ8ArJTDfLMEwhlyvzXYXtBuucjZ_QLOAH9PUWKuI1-Y8bq2GfVE4Smme76zyz4r9_fES27dXmJsrSh53Aamx0wzTmDfMgleE75pzk4FtmAJv3af1SEWWRlh9StX6ORsiWzI7Vmw4AT0mJ-fCVMpoQ4PdQNGxMX6k-07yp7/s3179/IMG_2034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="3179" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6aoxJC-N8WOBhJ6LOLJ8ArJTDfLMEwhlyvzXYXtBuucjZ_QLOAH9PUWKuI1-Y8bq2GfVE4Smme76zyz4r9_fES27dXmJsrSh53Aamx0wzTmDfMgleE75pzk4FtmAJv3af1SEWWRlh9StX6ORsiWzI7Vmw4AT0mJ-fCVMpoQ4PdQNGxMX6k-07yp7/w400-h308/IMG_2034.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Della's crate, right next to my desk. It looks like Bailey grabbed it first, but Della moved on in. It is her crate after all. Della used to share a crate with Serena all the time, but I've never seen her do it with any other dog.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1lTn9Plzecgd1ZMfDnBXnWD6lfpHLM-GbvdNU6ikgmJfv7DDokVwctGfL4_q5HRcLWpDXzNDozAF2lMBL39rRw3fTvf7iHsnMXMUZgRVaU2RhA3Ix-kOxE1Y7e_fgAuSTz4_i4QkwmQAcBxoLsyEwIFvccI5cHx6tob7Zst2W16xB7Y6bwsrroN2/s3881/IMG_2036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3881" data-original-width="2595" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1lTn9Plzecgd1ZMfDnBXnWD6lfpHLM-GbvdNU6ikgmJfv7DDokVwctGfL4_q5HRcLWpDXzNDozAF2lMBL39rRw3fTvf7iHsnMXMUZgRVaU2RhA3Ix-kOxE1Y7e_fgAuSTz4_i4QkwmQAcBxoLsyEwIFvccI5cHx6tob7Zst2W16xB7Y6bwsrroN2/w268-h400/IMG_2036.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Della on today's hike.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The short answer is that sometimes you can't. Last night was one of those nights. The problem was Oakley, but I don't know what her problem was. She often fusses a bit when we turn off the lights downstairs and go to bed. Paige is always in the crate next to her and it generally doesn't last very long. <div><br /></div><div>Last night it went on and on until I finally got up and went downstairs. I put her outside and she seemed happy to run around. I realized I had not given her the gabapentin that she had been receiving since her surgery last week (that's another story), so I gave her that and we all went back to bed. That was probably about 10:00 p.m. and I slept until midnight when she was barking again. I went downstairs again and pulled some more drugs out of the cabinet, trazadone this time. I was up until about 2:00 a.m. that time, and we finally got some sleep after I had given more trazadone and even some acepromazine. Clay got up with her about 5:00 a.m., and found that she had shit in her crate. I don't know it was the meds or the change of food but diarrhea automatically qualifies for a 24 hour fast, although I hate to do that with a dog who needs to gain weight like Oakley. </div><div><br /></div><div>She got just very small portions of food today along with an anti-diarrheal and probiotic. I also determined to leave her outside all day today. It was a nice enough day and I really wanted her to be tired and ready to sleep tonight. It was another beautiful day, sunny and 50s, so Oakley and Paige got plenty of outdoor time and even pasture time. 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