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Sadie’s Dock Dog Daydream

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Have you ever heard of Dock Dogs competitions? I’ve been watching some videos lately of these fun events where dogs leap into the water to see who can jump the highest or the furthest or fetch a toy the fastest. These competitions seem like they would be a lot of fun for athletic, high energy dogs. Unfortunately, neither of those adjectives apply to Sadie. In fact, Sadie feels uncomfortable doing any jumping and I’m not even sure if she can swim. The closest Sadie and I will come to dock diving is the time we spend daydreaming on the cute little dock in these photos. Sadie and I recently discovered this floating dock on a small lake near Sadie’s groomer. It’s a nice place to go and sit in the sun together, especially as Sadie can usually use some time to relax after the stress of a grooming appointment.
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Dog House Bath

 

 

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This weekend Sadie had her first outdoor bath! Normally Sadie uses the bathtub, just like the rest of the family, but this time I decided to take advantage of the last official weekend of Summer and the really warm weather to try something new. Her dog house pool seemed like the perfect place for outdoor bathing. I filled the pool from the hose and mixed in some warm water that I brought out from the house in a bucket. Sadie’s big dog was very helpful in holding all her bath supplies. I let Sadie splash around in the pool for a bit before we got down to business. The bath went very well. Sadie smiled the whole time, which rarely happens in the bathtub indoors. I feel like I got more soaked than usual, but it was hot so I didn’t really care. After everyone dried off we deflated the pool and put it away until next Summer. It’s sad to see the Summer end, but now I know that bath time can be more fun for Sadie next Summer in the dog house pool.
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Twenty Sixth Time’s the Charm

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Clearly I wasn’t paying enough attention when taking photos of Sadie after her grooming visit this weekend. It was hot and sunny, the ground was full of sharp, pointy rocks, there were bees, excuses, excuses. Honestly I was just being impatient and trying to snap a quick photo. But as usual, if I try to do something quickly, it just takes longer to correct all of my mistakes in the end. It took me over twenty five tries before I finally positioned myself, the camera, and Sadie correctly to get the above photo. Here are six of my first attempts, which I find funny because they are so bad, followed by two photos that actually turned out pretty well.
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dogs, designer dogs, yorkipoo, yorkie poo, dogs with flowers, tongue out, dog smiling
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Preparing Your Pets For Meeting Children

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If you live in a household without any kids, than your pets may not have spent much time with children. Sadie, for example, has played a bit with one little girl whose parents work next to our office, but she hasn’t had any experience dealing with multiple little kids. But with the holidays approaching, I know Sadie will be meting a number of little relatives for the first time. So we’ve been doing a few simple exercises to try to prepare for little kid behavior.

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