Last Friday I introduced you all to the ball pits I created earlier in the week for Sadie’s entertainment (Click here to read more about the ball pits). Since we continued to have cold, snowy, icy weather here all weekend, I spent some time playing with Sadie in her ball pits. She would let me know she was ready to play by sticking her head in the ball pit and pulling out whichever ball she was in the mood for. She would then lay the ball by my feet and go back to stand or sit in the ball pit. It was so cute watching her be all attentive and excited for me to throw the ball, I just couldn’t help taking a few photos during the games. Here are some of the highlights from the multiple games of catch we played:
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Create – #52Snapshots
This week’s 52 Snapshots of Life theme is create. I decided this was the prefect reason to finally put into action a little DIY project I’d been meaning to try for Sadie’s entertainment – I created a doggie ball pit. Actually I created two ball pits, as Sadie wasn’t really comfortable with my first attempt.
I began with a laundry hamper. I filled it with all of Sadie’s ball-shaped dog toys, along with some other balls I found around the house. Then I put Sadie inside. She was a little scared at first, like she couldn’t quite find her footing among all the balls. She didn’t really sniff around or play like I imagined she would. She just sat down and stared at me. I played catch with her a little while she sat in the laundry basket ball pit, and she did seem to enjoy that experience. But overall the laundry basket version of a ball pit just wasn’t working for my pup.
So I went back to the drawing board, so to speak. I got out the playpen I had for Sadie when she was a puppy. I poured all the balls into the playpen and let Sadie inside. She immediately started wagging her tail like crazy and ran around trying to sniff each individual ball. Although I didn’t have enough balls to fill up the playpen as much as I envisioned, I think Sadie is happier as a result. She feels safe and comfortable being able to walk among the balls, instead of having to stand on them or push through them. She loves running into the pit and digging through the balls until she finds one she feels like playing with. I think she sees the playpen ball pit as a kind of walk-in toy box. So clearly my creation didn’t turn out exactly like I planned, but I think Sadie still appreciates my efforts.
This post is part of The Lazy Pit Bull‘s #52Snapshots of Life Challenge.
Sadie’s DIY Office Bed
Working at our office can get pretty boring for Sadie, even with all the toys she’s got all over the place. So some days I try to make things more interesting for her. I had just finished using the last ream of paper from the box and was setting up the empty container for recycling when Sadie came to investigate what I was doing. She started sniffing around, and then stepped into the overturned box lid and sat down. That’s when Sadie’s Grandfather and I realized that the box lid was exactly the right size for Sadie to lie down. We brought over some stuffed toys for pillows and a nice blanket. As soon as I placed the blanket over Sadie, she laid down and got comfy. Within minutes she was fast asleep. Of course Sadie has multiple fluffy dog beds around the office, but we correctly predicted that a box lid would be a far more exciting place for a nap that day.
This post is part of the Thoughtless Thursday blog hop hosted by Ruckus the Eskie, Love Is Being Owned By a Husky, and M.K. Clinton.
This post is also part of the Thursday Barks and Bytes blog hop hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like A Dog.
Sepia Saturday #21
Sadie is so distracted this weekend that she’s actually put down her squeaky ball to watch her humans work. Sadie’s Grampy and I are hard at work on another DIY home improvement project. As usual our project is designed around making Sadie’s life better. This weekend’s task – a new backyard fence. We had to remove our old fence during our home renovations, but now that the inside is mostly complete, it’s time to finish the outside. So we are installing a sturdy new fence surrounding the yard so that Sadie can run and play in safety.
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Cabinet Supervisor
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Sadie decided she needed an unusual vantage point to inspect my DIY efforts last weekend.
Recently I’ve been working on fixing up my grandmother’s house, getting ready to put it up for sale. Last weekend I refinished the kitchen cabinets and began working on screwing the cabinet doors back on. Sadie watched me very quietly and patiently as I worked on the upper cabinets. Continue reading