Introducing, Super Sadie! Protecting the neighborhood from squirrels, groundhogs, and package delivery men, all from the safety of the front porch! Sadie is trying on this superhero Halloween costume today in honor of the new TV show Supergirl, which is premièring tonight. It looks like a fun show and the world definitely needs more female superheroes, so we’re excited. If SuperGirl needs a sidekick, I know one little Yorkipoo up for the job!
The other morning I was sitting and eating breakfast when I thought of an idea for some cute photos of Sadie. (Hopefully I’m not the only one who thinks about taking pictures of my dog while eating breakfast, lol). I had some time sensitive errands to run, so I wouldn’t be able to take the photos until I got home later. But I didn’t want to forget the set up I had in mind, so I figured I would get everything ready really quick before I left the house. I have this pop up cube that I use for a photo backdrop whenever I don’t want anything else to show in the background of my photos. I set up the cube on the floor and put a few props nearby to use in my photos later. Then I went and got dressed and ready for my errands. Once I’m finally set to leave the house, I grab Sadie’s collar, harness, and leash to get her ready to come with me. But Sadie is no where to be found. Normally she comes running when I open the front door, but this time she is no where in sight. So I go looking around the house and finally find Sadie. My little model is sitting in the photo cube, all prepared for a photo shoot. She looks at me like, “Come on Mom. I’m ready for my close up. Where’s the camera?” I’ve gotten her so used to posing for photos that when she sees the pop up cube she knows a photo shoot is about to begin. She’s such a good, cooperative little pup that she assumes her photo shoot position without my even asking!
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.
I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! Sadie and I had a nice time with a barbecue and a visit with family. But today is Labor Day, which means start of the school year, give or take a week or two. Sadie is definitely ready for back to school, but there is one problem. Neither I nor Sadie actually go to school. Sadie decided to ignore that little detail and got dressed up with her new backpack anyway. So we played with some blocks and I tried to teach Sadie to spell back to school. After I took a few photos, Sadie got bored with the school idea and took a nap. I guess my little three year old pup is still a bit too young for school. Although she might enjoy some aspects of kindergarten like play time and snack time and nap time.
Introducing a new, exciting game from the creative team that brought you Bowl Ball and Dog House Ball. It’s Tissue Box Ball!
Tissue box ball started with one of those battery operated dog toys that bounce and vibrate and bark at your dog. The protective bag over this crazy dog ball ripped, so I was looking for some alternative covering to protect my floor and Sadie from the hard plastic of the ball. I had just taken the last tissue from a box and randomly decided to drop the crazy ball into the tissue box. It fit perfectly and made the tissue box jump and dance across the floor in a very entertaining way. From that moment on, a tissue box became Sadie’s favorite playtime accessory.
Multiple times a day, Sadie will be playing with one of her squeaky balls and will drop it into one of the tissue boxes I leave on the floor for her. She then uses her paws to bat the tissue box around on the floor. She likes to make the box flip over and over until her ball drops out. Then she squeaks her ball again for a bit, before dropping it into a tissue box again. Occasionally the tissue box will get pushed into an inconvenient position, so Sadie picks it up with her mouth and moves the box to a better location before starting to bat it around again. She also enjoys having multiple boxes to choose from, which has led to there being eight to ten tissue boxes on my living room floor. But the tissue boxes on the floor are well worth it when I see Sadie’s smiling face as she runs from box to box deciding which one her ball should go into next.
