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Showing posts with label Rita. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rita. Show all posts
May 17, 2015
May 10, 2015
Our Dog is Lazy: Recumbent Fetch & Another Inventive Game for Lazy Dogs
We are coming to grips with the fact that our dog is lazy.
I've mentioned before that Rita's not really that into playing fetch. Oh, she'll run after the ball/toy a time or two, but then she just takes it to her bed.
I've mentioned before that Rita's not really that into playing fetch. Oh, she'll run after the ball/toy a time or two, but then she just takes it to her bed.
May 3, 2015
Monday Mischief: Our Dog's a Drama Queen
This past weekend, the hubs and I went away for one night, so my sis came and dog-sat Rita for us.
After some initial barking when my sis let herself in the house, she was greeted with two kisses from Rita. (Rita is VERY stingy with kisses so getting two is a big deal.)
Once Rita got over being happy that it was her auntie who came in and not a burglar, she started waiting for Momma to come home.
After some initial barking when my sis let herself in the house, she was greeted with two kisses from Rita. (Rita is VERY stingy with kisses so getting two is a big deal.)
Once Rita got over being happy that it was her auntie who came in and not a burglar, she started waiting for Momma to come home.
Rita camped out by the garage door |
April 26, 2015
No Mischief at Grandma's -- Well, Maybe a Little
My mom has a collection of teddy bears. But Rita never tries to snag the ones that aren't "hers."
My mom has one little lavender-colored, bean-filled bear that Rita is allowed to play with. It sits on a little stool in my mom's bedroom, and Rita runs to get it first thing when we go visit Grandma. It always makes us laugh when she runs to get it right away, like it's the whole reason we're there!
My mom has one little lavender-colored, bean-filled bear that Rita is allowed to play with. It sits on a little stool in my mom's bedroom, and Rita runs to get it first thing when we go visit Grandma. It always makes us laugh when she runs to get it right away, like it's the whole reason we're there!
April 21, 2015
Less-Wordy Wednesday: Sporting Dogs
Usually sporting dogs are the hunting breeds... but not at our house.
Oh, Rita does like to hunt a squirrel or dead gopher every now and then, but she's more of a Pawdres ball girl:
Oh, Rita does like to hunt a squirrel or dead gopher every now and then, but she's more of a Pawdres ball girl:
"SD... Does that stand for Super Dog?" |
April 19, 2015
More Hiking Mischief
Last week I blogged about our hike with Rita in Marian Bear Canyon in San Diego and the mischief therein. Well, this weekend, we went back, only headed west instead of east like last time.
We saw lots of pretty flowers (or weeds?) growing like crazy.
There were these tall yellow things growing everywhere. They looked really pretty along the hillside. You can see how tall they are in this pic because they are growing up over the hubs' head and he's 6'2".
We saw lots of pretty flowers (or weeds?) growing like crazy.
There were these tall yellow things growing everywhere. They looked really pretty along the hillside. You can see how tall they are in this pic because they are growing up over the hubs' head and he's 6'2".
April 14, 2015
April 12, 2015
Hiking San Diego's Canyons With Your Dog: Hiking Mischief
One of the many things I really like about San Diego is the canyon parklands which run through the 'burbs (and even quite close to downtown). Although the canyons can be a bit scary at times (like fire season...) they are great for going on a nice hike and feeling like you've gotten out in nature, even though you might be hiking right along a freeway.
Check out the link above for a list of all the canyon parklands and maps of each.
Check out the link above for a list of all the canyon parklands and maps of each.
You'd never know we're hiking right next to a freeway! |
April 5, 2015
My Dog's So Weird: Miss Sniff
Instead of Mischief Monday, today we have Miss Sniff Monday.
Rita has some funny habits, and this is one of her more amusing ones. Every morning, when I get dressed, as soon as she hears the rustling of the fabric of my clothes, she comes running to sniff my pants.
If I'm putting on yoga pants or shorts, she's pretty sure she's getting a walk and her tail starts wagging.
Rita has some funny habits, and this is one of her more amusing ones. Every morning, when I get dressed, as soon as she hears the rustling of the fabric of my clothes, she comes running to sniff my pants.
If I'm putting on yoga pants or shorts, she's pretty sure she's getting a walk and her tail starts wagging.
Me, getting my shorts ready to put on |
March 29, 2015
My Dog's So Weird: Breakfast Mischief (And... A New Title)
Rita has some very odd habits.
Here's one that's been surfacing lately - she doesn't want to eat her breakfast.
Dinner, she'll snarf down in two minutes flat. But breakfast? She'll often sleep until 9, get up to go outside quickly, and then go back to bed.
Here's one that's been surfacing lately - she doesn't want to eat her breakfast.
Dinner, she'll snarf down in two minutes flat. But breakfast? She'll often sleep until 9, get up to go outside quickly, and then go back to bed.
March 22, 2015
Off The Wall Mischief
About once a week, I try to get Rita over to her BFF's house for a playdate. They play like crazy, and then we all go for a nice long walk.
I've shared a photo of her BFF before - she's a boxer named Dakota. She will kiss you with that big ol' tongue if you let her.
I've shared a photo of her BFF before - she's a boxer named Dakota. She will kiss you with that big ol' tongue if you let her.
March 15, 2015
Monday Mischief: Dog Days of Summer - in Winter
It's too hot to blog! Siriusly. My office with the computer in it gets the sun beating into it in the afternoons (and trying to blog via an iPad is an exercise in frustration!), so I'm going to try to keep this brief!
The weather in San Diego this afternoon while I type this is 87 degrees.
The weather in San Diego this afternoon while I type this is 87 degrees.
March 10, 2015
Wordless Wednesday: Our Minx, the Sphinx
Remember I told you about Rita's artwork/custom-bedding project? I didn't have the heart to throw it away, so it's in our bedroom and she sleeps on it every night. (Sometimes I hide it under her blankie but she's not crazy about that.)
Here she's our little minx in her custom bed, doing her sphinx imitation:
Here she's our little minx in her custom bed, doing her sphinx imitation:
March 8, 2015
Monday Mischief: When No Mischief Is Mischief
When I posted last week about Rita meeting Sugar, I mentioned that I was hopeful she'd like Sugar, since there's a sweet, calm, older golden in our 'hood that Rita likes.
Well, we ran into her this weekend, just hanging out on a sunny sidewalk all by herself. (She's so mellow, her pawrents just let her hang out in front of her house. I'd worry too much to ever let a dog do that, but then... I worry about everything!)
Well, we ran into her this weekend, just hanging out on a sunny sidewalk all by herself. (She's so mellow, her pawrents just let her hang out in front of her house. I'd worry too much to ever let a dog do that, but then... I worry about everything!)
March 3, 2015
My Goofy-Foot Girls or What Do Dewclaws Do?
A while back, my blogger buddy Jan wrote a very interesting post about dog's feet called Barking About... Canine Paws & Toes. (You should check it out. Did you know dogs have either "cat", "hare" or "webbed" feet?) Her post made me think of some of the odd things about angel Abby's and Rita's feet.
When we got Rita, we said she seemed to be a mix of Abby and our other angel Bailey. Bailey had no dewclaws in the back, but Abby had both.
When we got Rita, we said she seemed to be a mix of Abby and our other angel Bailey. Bailey had no dewclaws in the back, but Abby had both.
Our long little doggie with both back dewclaws |
March 1, 2015
Monday Mischief: If Only Rita Was as Sweet as Sugar!
You guys! We met a celebrity this weekend! As fun and exciting as it was, there was a lot of mischief too...
I was super excited to get a chance to meet Sugar (!!) from Sugar the Golden Retriever fame on Saturday!
I was super excited to get a chance to meet Sugar (!!) from Sugar the Golden Retriever fame on Saturday!
February 22, 2015
February 10, 2015
Wordless Wed.: A Walk in the Fog with the Dog
We've had some super foggy mornings here lately. Rita's not a huge fan of walking in the fog. She seems to be on high alert, as you can tell from her perked up ears in this pic.
February 8, 2015
Valentine's Mischief: Pets Over Partners?!
Petplan, which we use for Rita's insurance, surveyed 4800 pet parents with some questions about Valentine’s Day. Some of the results were kind of amusing, and maybe sound like your house or mine??
February 3, 2015
Dementia and Show Tunes (and Dogs!), Oh My!
The other day, there was a report stating researchers found that singing show tunes helped improve brain function in patients with Alzheimer's/dementia. The researchers held sing-along sessions with hits from The Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music, and found that those who sang along showed "marked improvement" compared to those who just listened.
The hubs and I really worry about our brains - especially mine, which often doesn't work right. This was fantastic news to me, because I know every word to every song from Oklahoma! (and most of them for TSoM and TWoO and, as a bonus, South Pacific). We not only had the albums when I was a kid, but I played Aunt Eller in the school musical. (I shoulda rounded up a pic, but that would be Throw-back Thur, and today's Less-Wordy Wed.)
To prove to myself I still had it, I typed out the lyrics to Ado Annie's "I Can't Say No" from Oklahoma. (Hit that link if you've never heard it. It's not exactly a beautiful tune, but it's fun.)
So, here are my typed lyrics... accompanied by repurposed dog photos.
The hubs and I really worry about our brains - especially mine, which often doesn't work right. This was fantastic news to me, because I know every word to every song from Oklahoma! (and most of them for TSoM and TWoO and, as a bonus, South Pacific). We not only had the albums when I was a kid, but I played Aunt Eller in the school musical. (I shoulda rounded up a pic, but that would be Throw-back Thur, and today's Less-Wordy Wed.)
To prove to myself I still had it, I typed out the lyrics to Ado Annie's "I Can't Say No" from Oklahoma. (Hit that link if you've never heard it. It's not exactly a beautiful tune, but it's fun.)
So, here are my typed lyrics... accompanied by repurposed dog photos.
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