As I mentioned last Monday, we're dog-sitting our nephew, Reggie the corgi, at the moment.
Here's a pic of Rita and Reg on our walk the other day. Of a twenty minute walk, about 13 seconds of it looked nice and organized like they are in this photo.
Showing posts with label Rita. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rita. Show all posts
September 27, 2015
September 20, 2015
Muchas Pooches Equals Muchas Mischief
We are dog-sitting Reggie right now. (If you're new around here, Reg is my sister's corgi). When Rita and Reg get together there's always plenty of mischief! Here's a recap of some of it from this past week. Sorry about the quality of some of the pics. My phone doesn't take the best pics in bad lighting. Or maybe it's operator error!
First of all, I never met a dog who resists going on a walk. If he sees me coming with the leash, he takes off running. He seems to like it once we're out, but I have to corner him to get the leash on him. Funny boy.
First of all, I never met a dog who resists going on a walk. If he sees me coming with the leash, he takes off running. He seems to like it once we're out, but I have to corner him to get the leash on him. Funny boy.
September 15, 2015
Balancing to Build Up the Dog's Confidence
I wanted to try to do a pictorial of our vaca with Rita to Cambria in Central CA today, but I didn't have time to get organized, so instead I'm sharing a subset of Rita balancing on things while we were on vaca!
I'm always impressed by Mr. N., the adorable Tenacious Little Terrier and the Adventures of Zoe & Phoenix and all the other talented dogs out there who can hop up on trees and whatnot and pose for photos. Since Rita has a lot of fears, I figured we'd try some hoping-up-and-posing pics, too, to build up her confidence - but we started small!
Here she is on a bench. (I know: easy-peasy. But they had all these cool benches made of logs and driftwood so it was mostly for the photo op and to practice her "go to your bed" command. That was the command I used to get her up on all these things. If I pat something - sofa, her bed, bench, whatever - and say "go to your bed" she'll get on it.)
I'm always impressed by Mr. N., the adorable Tenacious Little Terrier and the Adventures of Zoe & Phoenix and all the other talented dogs out there who can hop up on trees and whatnot and pose for photos. Since Rita has a lot of fears, I figured we'd try some hoping-up-and-posing pics, too, to build up her confidence - but we started small!
Here she is on a bench. (I know: easy-peasy. But they had all these cool benches made of logs and driftwood so it was mostly for the photo op and to practice her "go to your bed" command. That was the command I used to get her up on all these things. If I pat something - sofa, her bed, bench, whatever - and say "go to your bed" she'll get on it.)
September 13, 2015
A Puffy-Faced Puppy
We were away last week on vacation so took a little bloggy break. Missed you guys! Catching up on recent mischief today, and hopefully I'll get around to sharing our vaca pics soon!
Some of you may have seen this on Facebook, but recently, Rita was happily hanging out on the deck outside, as she often likes to do...
Some of you may have seen this on Facebook, but recently, Rita was happily hanging out on the deck outside, as she often likes to do...
September 1, 2015
Our Dog is Calling the Drought Police - We Gave Her a Bath
Rita LOVES the drought in California. Because of it, she hasn't had a bath in ages! She was terribly over-due so we had to give her one this past weekend. (Siriusly, Rita - we had no choice!)
Since I knew we'd be giving her a bath when we got home, I let her indulge in one of her fave things to do on a hot walk - dunk in a puddle.
Since I knew we'd be giving her a bath when we got home, I let her indulge in one of her fave things to do on a hot walk - dunk in a puddle.
Filthy dunking puppy |
August 25, 2015
Less-Wordy Wednesday: A Little Library
I found a little library in our 'hood. So fun!
I was out walking Rita the other day, and someone had put a "little library" on one of the side streets by our house. It had just started, so there weren't too many books then, but I did get Room, which I've been wanting to read.
I was out walking Rita the other day, and someone had put a "little library" on one of the side streets by our house. It had just started, so there weren't too many books then, but I did get Room, which I've been wanting to read.
August 16, 2015
Mad Dogs, Englishmen, and Us
August 11, 2015
Wordless Wednesday: Wild-Eyed
As you know from Monday's post, Rita's cousin Reg was here for four days last week. Usually he is the one trying to get Rita to play, but sometimes she tries to entice him first, which is what she was doing here when she flung herself into her bed and struck this "come and get me!" wild-eyed pose.
Nutty girl.
Nutty girl.
August 9, 2015
Monday Mischief - Busted for Pooch Smooches
August 2, 2015
Monday Mischief - Custom Bedding for the Dog Part II
Remember when Rita took it upon herself to customize her own bedding? (In a nutshell, she purloined a no-longer-needed twin mattress topper that I didn't know where to store and "customized" it to fit her fuzzy little form.)
July 28, 2015
July 26, 2015
Monday Mischief: Rita and the Breadsticks
From the title of this post you might suspect Rita got into a package of breadsticks and ate them.
Nope. Our girl would never do that. Siriously, never.
She won't even eat one breadstick.
Here is a (not very good) picture of her enjoying a bite of a breadstick.
But she won't eat a whole one.
Nope. Our girl would never do that. Siriously, never.
She won't even eat one breadstick.
Here is a (not very good) picture of her enjoying a bite of a breadstick.
But she won't eat a whole one.
July 14, 2015
Less Wordy Wed: The Dog Doesn't Want To Be A Bother
Usually Rita sleeps later than I do and I'm up before her, but the other morning I came around the corner and here she was, waiting patiently by the backdoor to go out:
This is what she does when she wants to go in or out. She waits.
This is what she does when she wants to go in or out. She waits.
June 28, 2015
An Experiment Goes As Expected
Last week, Jodi at Heart Like a Dog, who frequently writes cute
posts about the funny or sweet things her dogs do that make her smile,
wrote about how her boy Sampson stops eating his Kong and stares at it, "knowing someone will help [him] get the goodies out..."
She said that he will "either bounce the Kong until he gets the pineapple out, or he just stops all together. "
I commented that "Rita would look at me like I was insane if I put fruit in her Kong." Jodi asked if I'd ever tried pineapple,
conjecturing that Rita might actually like it. I said I was "100%
certain Rita will give me a look of disgust if I offer her a piece of
pineapple." And an experiment was born.
June 16, 2015
Less-Wordy Wed.: Celebrating the Dog's Birthday!
Rita turned four on Tuesday. Well, we don't really know her exact birthday, but June 16th is the day we celebrate. Based on the age Baja Animal Sanctuary guessed at for her, we figured her birthday was around mid-June, and since 6/16 is her angel-cousin Lou's birthday, it seemed like a perfect day to pick for Rita.
Rita wanted a party with pony rides and a clown (to bark at) for her birthday but we decided on something a little more low-key.
We started the celebrations on Sunday night, when the whole unit went to In-N-Out burger and Rita got a Flying Dutchman! (Which is 2 burger patties with cheese. Yes, I know - so decadent, but she only gets one on her gotcha day in January and her bday in June.)
Rita wanted a party with pony rides and a clown (to bark at) for her birthday but we decided on something a little more low-key.
We started the celebrations on Sunday night, when the whole unit went to In-N-Out burger and Rita got a Flying Dutchman! (Which is 2 burger patties with cheese. Yes, I know - so decadent, but she only gets one on her gotcha day in January and her bday in June.)
June 14, 2015
Monday Mischief: Pom Wonderful - and Pom Confusing
This weekend the hubs came in and said we had 7 pomegranates growing on one of our trees.
This was news to me, for 2 reasons:
1) I didn't know we had a pomegranate tree. We've lived here almost 5 years and never seen any fruit on the trees so we didn't know what they were. Turns out we have two pom trees! Yay! Pom wonderful!
2) I thought pomegranates were only in season in winter, since we always only get them from our CSA in January. (I Googled it and according to the Pomegranate Council they usually only grow in No. America during late summer and early winter. Maybe our tree is confused since our weather was so hot in winter and has only just lately felt like early winter!) Pom confusing!
We all went outside to check it out. (I apologize that these are blurry!)
This was news to me, for 2 reasons:
1) I didn't know we had a pomegranate tree. We've lived here almost 5 years and never seen any fruit on the trees so we didn't know what they were. Turns out we have two pom trees! Yay! Pom wonderful!
2) I thought pomegranates were only in season in winter, since we always only get them from our CSA in January. (I Googled it and according to the Pomegranate Council they usually only grow in No. America during late summer and early winter. Maybe our tree is confused since our weather was so hot in winter and has only just lately felt like early winter!) Pom confusing!
We all went outside to check it out. (I apologize that these are blurry!)
"Hmmm. What's this?" |
June 11, 2015
See Beautiful: Volcanic Edition
A couple of weeks ago when I posted about the hubs swimming with an Iron Dog, I mentioned we'd gone to the Big Island for my Big Birthday. Today I thought I'd share some of the beauty of Hawaii with you!
We spent a few days in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and it was amazing! (It would have been even more amazing if the rain had let up a little more often.)
Here's a picture of the Kīlauea crater during the day (during a rare break from the rain!).
We spent a few days in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and it was amazing! (It would have been even more amazing if the rain had let up a little more often.)
Here's a picture of the Kīlauea crater during the day (during a rare break from the rain!).
May 31, 2015
The Shortest Path To Treats
With our 2 previous dogs, they never wanted their walks to end. Bailey would dawdle along, sniffing and exploring for ages if'd you let her. Abby, who we used to always take to the bay, would dance out into the water just out of reach when it was time to get in the car and go home.
So with Rita, I taught her that getting home from a walk was a good thing by giving her a treat when we get home.
And now of course she wants to race home!
Abby evades capture just out of reach in the water |
And now of course she wants to race home!
May 21, 2015
My Dog Loves Life! #FuelTheCure
Today I'm joining Oz the Terrier and Sugar the Golden Retriever who are hosting the "Loving Life Contest and Fundraiser" along with Zuke's treats to support the Dog and Cat Cancer Fund!
You know that (unfortunately) dog cancer is an issue that Pooch Smooches is passionate about, so I was happy I remembered to participate, because for each blog post in the hop Zuke's will donate $5 to DCCF!
You can join in too - but time is running out as the contest/hop ends May 22. All you need to do is create a post showing your pet loving life and include #FuelTheCure in the title. (Complete rules and info for the contest are here on Oz's site.)
You know that (unfortunately) dog cancer is an issue that Pooch Smooches is passionate about, so I was happy I remembered to participate, because for each blog post in the hop Zuke's will donate $5 to DCCF!
You can join in too - but time is running out as the contest/hop ends May 22. All you need to do is create a post showing your pet loving life and include #FuelTheCure in the title. (Complete rules and info for the contest are here on Oz's site.)
We're also happy to participate because Rita LOVES Zuke's tasty treats and I love that they donate a portion of their sales to DCCF, which helps pet parents afford cancer treatments for their sick furry family members.
So, in the spirit of the hop, here are some pics of Rita loving life and doing some of her favorite things!
Rita loves to go on walks...
So, in the spirit of the hop, here are some pics of Rita loving life and doing some of her favorite things!
Rita loves to go on walks...
May 19, 2015
Less-Wordy Wednesday: Rita Refutes the "Lazy" Label
Rita was miffed that I called her "lazy" in my post last week. She insisted that I "roll tape" to show how crazy she gets over her Unbreakoball. (We'll get to the tape in a minute, Rita!)
Ages ago (probably before most of you found PoochSmooches), Rita won an Unbreakoball. She LOVES it. I don't know why she gets so nutty over this toy! It's like nothing else we own.
I don't bring it out often because it's hard plastic and a bit scratched up, so that plus hardwood floors is not a great combo. And she can't play with it in our yard because we live on a super steep slope, and if it rolls off the deck, it's a goner.
But I got it out the other day and she immediately went nuts.
These pics are all a blur cuz she runs by so fast with her prized possession.
Ages ago (probably before most of you found PoochSmooches), Rita won an Unbreakoball. She LOVES it. I don't know why she gets so nutty over this toy! It's like nothing else we own.
I don't bring it out often because it's hard plastic and a bit scratched up, so that plus hardwood floors is not a great combo. And she can't play with it in our yard because we live on a super steep slope, and if it rolls off the deck, it's a goner.
But I got it out the other day and she immediately went nuts.
These pics are all a blur cuz she runs by so fast with her prized possession.
Cracks me up how she hooks a tooth in to carry it around. |
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