Life With Dogs

A Whole New Year

2010-01-04T09:40:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone,

Its been quite some time since I have written anything on here, so I figured it was about time. Hope everyone had good holidays I sure did. Christmas was great, and New Years was too. John and I celebrated two years together on New Years day. We just recently sold The Greenhouse which was really good news. Its shaping up to be a good year I think. Hopefully lots of good things will happen this year. Savannah his daughter will be married this year that will be an exciting time for her. I can't think of anything else at the moment but life is looking good right now and thats the way we like it.

Monday without rain

2009-05-18T11:11:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

Its been quite a while since I've written on here. We have been doing all sorts of things. Anything from dealing with lawnmower problems, to cleaning up our deck area of vines and debris. Our furry little critters are glad to have it not raining this week. We went to a friends boys graduatuion over the weekend it was nice to see everyone.

The geenhouse that his daughter runs is really flourishing this year. They've got all kinds of landscaping jobs to do. And the shop itself is doing good this year. She and her fiance and all who work there are doing a great job. They are really making a name for theirselves.

It will be nice to be able to do some grilling this week without getting wet in the process. We are doing hamburgers tonight and probably some tater tots. Its always nice to be able to cook outdoors. It makes for less mess, and grilled food is always a hit. And its nice to spend time outside.

We have lots of projects to do this summer. I think we will stay quite busy. The next thing I want to do out on the back deck is repaint it. That will make it look so much better and help preserve it in the process. And I don't mind painting so its a good project. Also we want to clean up an old flower bed back there that is overgrown with vine and other things that will make it look lots nicer back there after we do that. Thats just a couple of the priojects on the choppping block but its enough to stay busy with for a little while.

Have a good day,

and as always

Happy Tailwagging!!!!

Monday

2009-04-06T14:08:00.000-07:00

Well its another Monday,what is it about this day that always makes it seem blah? We never look forward to it, and are glad when its over. This day gets the worst wrap of all. It's a cold day here in Kansas today. I think spring decided to leave for a couple days and let winter come back. At least it was a nice weekend. We visited a customer of his over the weekend that bought a race track in Missouri. It was the first shoot out race there for the year. It went really well and we had good time seeing friends and watching the action. They had one wreck but the guy wasn't hurt so that was a good deal. And actually didn't hurt the car too bad so I'm sure he will be back out sometime this season. I got to see my first top fuel car in person that was cool. You sure do feel it when they make a pass. Hope you all have a good day!! Happy Tailwagging!!!

A GOOD DOG AT REST

2009-03-25T14:49:00.000-07:00

Hi all,
Its a somber day in my house today. Yesterday we had to put our boxer Sadie down. She was getting worse so we had to make the call. I have to say its already lonely without her. Its never an easy thing to do. But its the worst when you've had them for a lot of years. She isn't suffering though and that's the main thing. She will be greatly missed. I guess they say time heals all wounds, it just takes a while when they're deep. She was my loyal companion for a lot of years this was my turn to be loyal to her. She gave me ten good years and they will always be remembered. Saying goodbye was tough but then it always is. Well anyway here's a toast to Sadie may she rest in peace. Happy Tailwagging!!!!

In memory of Sadie
November 1st 1999 to March 24th 2009
We will miss you!!!

Wednesday

2009-03-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

Good day everyone,
Well our big girl is hanging on ,we're just taking it day by day with her. She has had a stroke, and couple of seizures but she's holding her own. She has a ways to go to be normal again if she ever will be but she has a will to live and as long as she has that she's got a chance. She doesn't appear to be suffering so we are giving her the best care we can. The vet told us to put her on baby aspirin to deal with the seizures so we did that. As for the stroke part only time will tell whether she will regain what she has lost or not. She circles to the left alot .P.artly because of focusing problems with her eyes. And also partly because of the brain activity or lack there of that stroke victims deal with. She also hasn't wagged her nubbin since this happened, and she hasn't barked. Its really kind of weird but hopefully she will come out of some of this and be the dog that we love to play with again. Have a good day all!! Happy Tailwagging!!!

Our Furry Companions

2009-03-03T13:05:00.001-08:00

Hi all,
Sorry its been a while life just hasn't been all that exciting. But now our boxer Sadie is having some problems. And we're not totally sure whats going on with her so I'm concerned. You know you never realize how much they affect your life until you don't know what to do for them. They are always there for you. And when they get at that age when they have health issues. It is tough knowing that theres going to be that day when you have to tell them goodbye. I hope that day is later than sooner but you just never know. To all you animal lovers out there love them as much as you can while you can. Happy Tailwagging !!!!

Thursday

2009-02-05T14:45:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,
Its a lovely day outside here today. Its a nice change to see sunshine and have it be halfway warm. We have a busy weekend planned. Tomorrow we are going to Wichita to the swap meet at the coliseum. Saturday night we have a party to go to in Oklahoma for his car organization. I think both will be a nice time. I started a new Lisa Jackson novel yesterday. I haven't gotten to far in it yet, but so far its pretty good. So far Sadie hasn't had anymore seizures which is good. We have been working on the firewall in the car, trying to get it smoothed out for when it gets painted. I got in the baking mood today. So I made some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Cookies always seem to be a big hit in this house. They always dissapear quickly which is good that way I don't eat to many. Have a good evening all and Happy Tailwagging!!!!

Saturday

2009-01-31T09:41:00.000-08:00

Hi all,
Sorry its been a while, just been kind of quiet around here. Yesterday my boxer Sadie gave us a scare. She had a seizure yesterday, I guess another sign of old age. I called the vet and they just said to monitor her. Hopefully she won't have anymore but I guess we'll see. As far as life otherwise, we got the heads off the motor and sent them off yesterday. Last weekend we took some of the pieces over to the bodyman in Joplin for him to get started on. Other than that its been pretty quiet around here. Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

Monday

2009-01-19T13:16:00.001-08:00

Good day everyone,
It has been a little while since I have written. Well we started working on getting the motor out of the car to get it ready for body work. I helped him take of some parts yesterday. We will probably hit it again tonight. Its a different experience getting to help him do these things. I am enjoying getting to have a hand in all this. Its nice to have a guy that wants to teach you these things and has the patience instead of telling you to get out of the garage. I had a busy morning this morning. I went to curves, came home,gave two dogs a bath, then myself . And have been doing some laundry in between. Its been a fairly quiet day here today. Not much to report today Happy Tailwagging!!!!

Monday

2009-01-12T11:55:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,
It's a fine Monday afternoon here in Kansas. It's sunny and relatively warm for January. I went to curves and worked out this morning. they had gotten two new machines to work out on. One was a leg machine and the other a machine for working your obliques. Nothing to radical but a change at any rate. The weekend was good, we worked on the car and watched some movies. If you like a good murder mystery Righteous Kill is good. We also watched Ghost Town which was pretty funny. Other than that it was a pretty quiet weekend around here. Good Day and Happy Tailwagging!!!!

Friday

2009-01-09T08:35:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone,
It's Friday once again, anyone got big plans for the weekend?I don't think we do,we will probably work on the race car some. But other than that probably won't do to much. I was reading the blog Underwatertimes.com. They are going to dissect a Great White shark. And they are going to stream it live on the net. It will be on February 8th 11 am to 1pm. I have a fascination for ocean life, particularly sharks so I was excited. Its awesome when they do something, that they haven't something they haven't done before. This could teach alot about this marine species. Well things have been pretty quiet this week. I spent some of it reading a Lisa Jackson novel. I read Cold Blooded, it was a good murder mystery with a little romance. So far I am liking going to curves a few mornings a week. I haven't decided if I want to join yet or not but its been fun so far. My boyfriend now has a blog. If anyone is interested in race cars. And how to do different things to them. The name of it is JohnHeard.com. I hope you all have a good weekend and HappyTailwagging!!!!!

P.S. If you are interested in the shark dissesction, the site is aucklandmuseum.com

Friday

2009-01-02T09:50:00.000-08:00

Good day everyone,
I hope everyone had a good New Years. We had a good one, we went out to dinner with some people and then went to a dance. Yesterday as I mentioned in a previous post was our one year anniversary of being together. We went out of town for the day, did a little shopping,visited some friends and went and had a nice dinner. We had a really nice time. It was good to be away and just have us time for a little while without alot of interruptions. The girls are laying around being lazy today, I think they are glad to have a normal day where we are at home and not gone for hours at a time. I went and did a workout at Curves this morning. I was tired when I got done. I could tell I did some good, but also that I hadn't done it for a couple days. But now at least for a little while I can have a normal routine. Well not much else to report today so Happy Tailwagging to you all!!!!!

Tuesday

2008-12-30T11:23:00.000-08:00

Well its a fine Tuesday afternoon, and all is quiet around the house today. Tomorrow night is New Years eve, hope you all have a good and safe one. I'm not sure what we are doing yet but it will be nice at any rate. I went to Curves and tried out my free month to exercise this morning. I got a pretty good wokout and had a nice time. There's not alot of people there early in the morning which is nice. New Years day he and I celebrate one year together. It has gone by so fast. It doesn't seem possible its been that long already. Everything between us has gone so smoothly. It always helps a relationship alot when there's not fighting and disagreements going on. We have blended very well together and I for one am very impressed with us. With all the fighting couples and anger that you see with some people. Its nice to know that I am in a stable and loving relationship. Have a good holiday and Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

Day After Christmas

2008-12-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Ours went really well, being our first one together it was special. We had a nice time at my parents. We went out to eat and then came home and did gifts. It was a nice time. My two four legged kids went with us. They had a good time. The grandparents gave them new toys to pay with. They always like it when that happens. yesterday we got up and did our Chirstmas with each other. I liked watching him open his presents and being surprised. Later on we went to his parents to have dinner and do Chirstmas gifts. His mom had quite the feast,I ate way too much. With it being my first Christmas with his family I was a little nervous but I mellowed out after a while. It was a comfortable laid back kind of day. He and I will celebrate one year together on New years day. I am looking forward to that. It doesn't seem like it has been that long already. But as they say time flies when your having fun. I put a bow in Tracy's hair for Christmas but she kept on trying to get it out so I never got a picture but it was cute while it lasted. I hope you all have a good New Years be safe and have fun!!!! Happy Tailwagging!!!

Tuesday

2008-12-23T14:51:00.000-08:00

Good evening to you all,
Well its the day before Christmas eve. I finally got the rest of my shopping done today so I'm all ready now. I hope all of you have good holidays and a happy new year as well. We will split the holidays between his family and mine. Tomorrow night will be with my family. It's really kind of exciting with it being our first year together and all. At first I had a hard time getting into the spirit of things. But I finally eventually got in the mood and got excited about things. Hope everyone has good times with family and friends !!!

Happy Holidays
&
Happy Tailwagging from Tracy,Sadie,and Darhma

Sunday

2008-12-21T10:49:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,
Well the holidays are almost here. Its coming down to the wire for shopping and all that good stuff. My boyfriend is going to do his last minute stuff today. I think this will be an interesting holiday. Life has sure changed in the last year. If you had told me at this time last year, that I would be living two hours away from everyone I know. I would have thought you were nuts. Lots of things happened that I never expected over the course of this year. Its been a good year and I hope the next to be just as good or better. Its been a year of getting to know each other for him and I. We've done very well together.I didn't really know what would happen when we moved in together. But we get along really well and its been good between us. I couldn't have asked for any better. He's been there for me alot and I love him dearly for that. My four leggeds are kids are quite attached to him too. Well hope you all have a good day whats left of it. Happy Tailwagging !!!!!!!

Monday Blues

2008-12-15T11:52:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,
It's that day of the week, the one most of us say is it here already. It is incredidbly cold outside today. I guess winter really decide to make its presence. We spent the weekend watching movies and staying warm. And yesterday I made some cookies just for fun. There is a cookie monster in my house. So I'm sure it won't take them long to disappear. He enjoys my cooking, and thats what counts. So I will let him haave all he wants. It's always nice to be appreciated for doing things. Other than some stocking stuffers I am all done with shopping. It's nice to have that out of the way. Hard to believe it's just days away now. I have to get the girls all bathed this week so they are ready for Christmas. Well not much to report other than that. Happy Tailwagging and good day to you all!!!!

Just Another Day In Paradise

2008-12-10T09:23:00.000-08:00

Goodmorning,
Well it's hump day as they say and a cold one at that. We had about an inch or so of snow last night. I'm ready for winter to hurry up and get out of here. I'm just not a fan of the cold. The girls come in pretty quickly when it's like this outside. They don't care for the frostiness either. I still need to do a bit of shopping but I'm getting close to done. I'm finally getting that Christmas spirit in me. I'm looking forward to this holiday this year unlike last. I think it will be a nice change and alot of fun. We put up our Christmas present to each other the other night. We went out and bought a new fancy ceiling fan to put in our freshly redone bedroom. It looks really good and it's nice and quiet, which is what we were going for. Well I don't have much other news today so Happy Tailwagging to you!!!!!

Sunday

2008-12-07T08:30:00.000-08:00

Good morning on this fine Sunday,
We got some of our shopping done yesterday, that was fun to get away from our little town for a bit. We went into Joplin Missouri to do some of our shopping. We had a nice day and got some things done. It's hard to believe that the Holiday is almost here this year went so fast. It's been a good year though, and hopefully the next one will be just as good if not better!!! Things went well with moving in together and getting use to a new place,and surroundings,and new people. It went better than I could have hoped so I'm glad we made the move to be together. It's always risky to jump out on a limb. But for once, that risk was one I was happy to take. We went and got an ornament to symbolize our first Christmas together at a Hallmark store yesterday. I thought that was a nice little touch. Well have a good day and Happy Tailwagging to you!!!!

Midweek

2008-12-03T08:01:00.000-08:00

Well its Wednesday the middle of the week. Hope everyon e is having a good week.
Things are pretty quiet around here which is always nice. Last night we got our Christmas cards done and ready to mail. It's always nice to egt that sort of thing out of the way. Hopefully this weekend we can get some more Christmas shopping done. I went and did a little shopping done Monday for my boyfriend and for the person whose name I got in his family. It's kind of neat I get to start new traditions and learn a few of theirs this Christmas. I got thecutest little bows to put in Tracy my little Yorkie's hair. She's going to look really cute even though she doesn't like having her hair done. She will prance around once I'm finished and go look at me I'm pretty. She has quite the personality and she's a bit arnery too but she's adorable and you can't help but love her. Have a good day and Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

Another Monday

2008-12-01T09:01:00.000-08:00

Goodmorning all,
Well its another Monday morning, and it is a cold one here. We got a dusting of snow just enough to see traces. We got the christmas tree all decorated and the house decorated. It looks pretty good if I do say so myself. We had to go and get new lights for the tree. So we went and got some of those new led lights. They are incredibly bright and really pretty. At any rate we are all festive now. It's nice to get that much out of the way. We got each of the girls a toy for Christmas already. I can't wait to see their reaction. My boyfriends daughter just called and she had to put her horse down. It always sucks to have to put down animals that are near and dear to us. You get so attached to them and then one day they're gone. Anyway,not a good day for her. Hope you all have a good day! Happy Tailwagging!!!!

Friday

2008-11-28T11:27:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,
I Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Ours was real nice,we went to my parents and had a nice dinner. After that we stopped in at a friend of mine's house and talked with her for a while. All in all a very pleasant day. And so now its the weekend, we are going to put up the Christmas tree tonight and do the decorating thing. Hopefully it will get me more in the mood for this holiday. I've been a little bah humbugish. I'm getting better though, so this should help. This should be a good holiday this year and hopefully fun. Its our first together so its kind of a special one. Hope you all have a good weekend !!! Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

Changes from The Weekend

2008-11-25T11:24:00.000-08:00

Well its a fine Tuesday afternoon, and all is well in this household for the time being. The dogs are clean, the laundry is clean, and over the weekend I got a new haircolor. I decided I would go back to my natural brunette color. This was a big shock for me because I have been blonde for a number of years. I'm starting to adjust but it still looks very strange to me. My boyfriend doesn't seem to mind too much. I wasn't sure how he would react, once it was all said and done. But he seems to like it so all is good. Well just one more day till Thanksgiving, is everybody ready for that or are you last minute procrastinators? I have it easy,all I have to do is make a jello salad tomorrow and I'm ready. We are going to my parents house so I don't have to do much. It should be a nice time,we are also going to stop and see a friend of mine so it should be a nice day. Well hope you all have a good day Happy Tailwagging!!!!!!

Weekend Time Once Again

2008-11-21T09:04:00.001-08:00

Well its Friday once again,
Hope you all have had a good week. I'm ready for the weekend to be here.I'm going to take a day trip tomorrow back to my neck of the woods. Its always nice to see home once in a while. The girls have been frisky and playful this week. Its funny how they get in different moods. One day they're bouncy and playful, and the next they just want to lay in a corner and sleep. Its hard to believe that Thanksgiving is here already. This year went by really fast, I can't believe the year will be changing soon. But considering what things happened last year, this one has been really good. So even though it went by a little quicker than I would have liked at least good things have come out of it. I have much to be thankful for this year. The things that could have been really hard were better than I thought they might be. Have a good weekend and Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

Last Bit Of Racing Before Winter

2008-11-17T11:53:00.000-08:00

Well its another weekend passed and another Monday started. We took out the car this weekend just to test a little. We went to Tulsa Ok, and it was a gorgeous day for it. We Didn't get exactly what we wanted out of it. But we learned some things to work on for next season. There was a guy there that races in our series. He had his boxer with him that was young. I had to pay her some attention she was a cutie. She was just a year old and she was full of energy. I was remembering Sadie at that age, and how full of it she was. Its funny how fast they grow up before your eyes. The girls as always were glad to see us come home and greet us with kisses. Thats on thing nice about dogs they are always happy to see you no matter how long your gone. Well Good Day,and Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

Weeks Fly By

2008-11-13T07:15:00.000-08:00

Good morning,
Its a bright sunshiny Thursday, and its off to a nice start. I tell ya the weeks just seem to fly by fast. It seems like you no sooner get the week started and its the weekend. Its amazing how time just seems to go by quickly. I went for a walk this morning, just to get out and enjoy the sun and get some exercise. The girls are in sleepy mode this morning. They are all laying around cat napping. For a while before I moved in with my boyfriend. It seemed like days would just drag on and on. And sometimes it seemed as though time stood still. It's really funny how being with someone makes life go by faster. If you are truly into that person, and in sync with them mind,body,and soul. It seems like life is just much richer, and more vibrant than being alone. I am quite thankful for that, it's the best thing that could have happened to me. Its hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here. It doesn't seem possible, that another year will soon be ended, and another beginning. This will be a whole new beginning for me. New people to spend the Holidays with and all. Starting over can be a difficult thing for some people. I have had some days that were better than others. But all in all, it has been better than I could have ever asked for. And so the Holidays, should be another good start to our future together. Happy Tailwagging and Good Day!!!!!!!!

Weekend With Family

2008-11-10T12:51:00.000-08:00

Well its that dreaded day of the week again. The one we always think can I just have one more day. Hope you all had good weekends. I had a nice time, I had some family here from out of state, so we went visiting. We had a nice time, it was good to see everyone. And for everyone to meet the new love of my life. They had not met him yet so it was time. A couple of them were getting ready, to go galavanting around the country in their new camper. I thought that sounded like fun. Especially since they were headed somewhere warmer than here. Its a rainy dreary day here today. Its funny, how rainy days just seem to make you want to just lay around, and not do much. The dogs sure come back in quicker when it rains. They don't care for the wet so they rush out, and back to the house they come. Have a good day and Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

wednesday

2008-11-06T10:25:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,
Well its another day in paradise, and it couldn't be better. The weather has turned cool here in Kansas. We had a rainstorm last night so the temperature changed dramatically. We had dinner at his parents house Tuesday night celebrating their anniversary and his dads birthday. It was a nice time. It's always nice to see people still in love, after so many years of marriage. Especially since today its often hard to come by. When you see a long lived marriage such as theirs. It makes you appreciate the one your with. It makes you realize that theres more to life. And that we take a lot for granted sometimes. Love who your with whether its a boyfriend,husband,girlfriend,or wife. Show them you love them, and don't take your life together for granted. You never know what can happen from day to day. Happy Tailwagging!!!

weekend race

2008-11-03T19:18:00.000-08:00

Good evening,
Well we had the race Saturday which could have went better. But could have been worse. We got one round, and got knocked out the second. We were having an issue with the car. But all in all it was a good day. Just hanging out with friends and seeing some good races. And when you can put the car in the trailer. And its under its own power, and haven't hurt anything its all good!!! The four leggeds were glad to see us when we got home. I gave them all three treats that morning before we left. And I gave Sadie some extras since it was her birthday. So they were pretty happy for the day. Today's just kind of been one those ho hum days. I guess just your average Monday. Happy Tailwagging!!! And Goodnight!!!

Its Friday

2008-10-31T12:57:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,
Once again its the end of the week. The days seem to fly by so fast anymore. Its a nice day outside here today. Its suppose to be a nice day tomorrow too. I hope it is for our race tomorrow. We pack up tonight and leave in the morning. I hope it will be a good day for us. I'd like to see him kick some butt!!! My poor four leggeds have to stay home. They won't be happy about that. My boxer turns 10 years old tomorrow. Its hard to believe I've had her that long. Time flys over the years, some days it seems so more than others. Heres a hypothetical question,my boyfriend and I were talking about this the other day. If you had a time machine and could go back in time. What period of your life would you want to go back to? Just a little something to ponder!! Happy tailwagging and Happy Halloween everyone!!!!!!

Quiet day gone by

2008-10-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a quiet day of thinking for me. I was dealing with a year passing of a love passed on. I think my four legged kids knew it to. What is it about anniversaries of people dying that just make it so hard to concentrate on much of anything else. It was kind of a sucky day. I had been dreading the day coming this whole month. The four legged kids were a comfort though. And my boyfriend was very understanding as well. It always helps when your surrounded by people and animals that care about you. It gets you through these things a little easier. Its a brighter day today though and I'm glad the day has passed. Its kind of a day of self renewal and looking on to the future that I have now. Happy Tailwagging!!!!!

Sunny day

2008-10-26T12:41:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon,
Its a nice sunny day here today. Its a little breezy but other than that its real nice. The girlsare enjoying it when we take them out to do their duties. Tracy had to chase a squirrel a little while ago. She just isn't quick enough to catch up with them though. We took them for a short walk yesterday, they all enjoyed that. Today's been kind of a lazy day, we've just been mostly hanging out in the garage getting the race car ready for next weekend out last race of the year. hopefully it will be a better one for us than the last one. Sadie will be disappointed,the race is on her Birthday and they can't go with us of course. So we'll just have to pay her some attention when we get home. Happy tailwagging

Rainy Day

2008-10-22T14:20:00.000-07:00

Good day everyone,

Its been a cold rainy day here today. Its a good day to curl up on the couch with coco and a movie. I haven't done that but it sounds good. I think the girls would go for that too. Its funny but they get really playful in this kind of weather. They are excitable and hyper today. At least two of them have been playing with toys and romping around the house today. On the other hand to me its kind of a sleepy sort of day. Something about rainy weather just makes you want to curl up under a blanket and be comfy. The weather is suppose to be cool all this week. For once I think the weather men hit the nail on the head unfortunately. I'm not looking forward to winter, its not my kind of weather. Happy tailwagging!!

Some Thoughts For The Day

2008-10-20T14:39:00.001-07:00

Good day everyone,
Been a few days dince I last made a post. Dharma and I went for a nice walk this morning. Its amazing what good that does for you and for the animal. Its a nice time just to have your thoughts going, and have a little down time. Some days you just need to smell the fresh air for a while. It gives you a better perspective on life. As for the dog, she got exercise and got to smell everything I couldn't. Of course in a lot of cases thats okay. Cause I'm sure some of it I wouldn't have wanted to. I think the other two were a little jealous, that they didn't get to go.
But they got to go a few days ago,so it was only fair that Dharma got to go for one. I do my best thinking when I go for walks. It lets me clear my head and maybe come up with ideas sometimes. Happy tailwagging !!!!

Change Of Weather

2008-10-16T06:29:00.000-07:00

Good morning,
It has decided to get cool on us here in Kansas. The girls and us think that doesn't need to be. The girls aren't real fond of cold weather. They tend to want to stay inside more. One thing about it though. It doesn't take them long, to go out and do their duties when it gets to be cold. They tend to hurry up a little more. Which is good when we we're standing out freezing our butts off. I kind of wish we could just skip this time of year and go back to spring. But I guess we'll all just have to put up with it for a few months. Some animals don't mind cold weather, but these three just don't care for it. Happy tailwagging and stay warm if your somewhere cold.

The Dogs And Our Guest

2008-10-13T11:41:00.000-07:00

Good Day,
Hope you all had a lovely weekend. Well the dogs still don't know about our guest. They bark at anything he does in the house. However he was playing with Tracy, and Sadie this morning so maybe thats a plus. I think they're just not totally trusting of him. My boxer in particular keeps a close eye on him. Its bath time this week for two of them again thats always fun. They don't think so but its got to be done. And they know it ,so they'll put up with it. Its funny they really do act just like kids sometimes. I think they are more like us than a lot of people think they are. Happy tailwagging!

Dogs Instincts About people

2008-10-08T09:02:00.000-07:00

Good morning,
Its very interesting how dogs look at new people, in their lives and in their homes. Even if their owners don't mind someone. Sometimes they just don't seem to care for them. You sometimes wish you could have their senses. Or at least be able to communicate with them, to know what is going on in their head. We have a temporary guest for a while. And the dogs are not getting use to him very well. And other than just let things take their course. I don't know what to do accept tell them not to growl and bark at him. I really wish sometimes that they could talk. But then again we might not like what they had to say. One thing about them ,they definitely make it known right away, when they don't care for someone. Happy tailwagging and good day!

A Playful Tracy

2008-10-06T07:45:00.001-07:00

Good morning,

Its a beautiful day here in Kansas this morning. Tracy was in a playful mood this morning so I thought I would capture it. She has a lot of toys but this rope and the little stuffed kangaroo are two of her favorites. She is fun to play with, you try to take her toy away and she'll growl and then she will run away with it. Theres one shot in here that pretty much says this is my toy. She also likes to play with your hand if you run it acroos the floor after her. She likes to run around with her little toys too. But she's hard to capture doing that so this will have to do. she is a fun little girl and she gives us lots of laughs. She has a mischevious side too but she's a pretty good little girl for the most part. For a terrrier she's actually about the calmest one I've ever seen. Happy tailwagging and good day!

Garage Dogs

2008-10-02T09:32:00.000-07:00

Our three girls love to hang out in the garage with us. When we are out working on the race car. They like to be out there hanging with us. It doesn't seem to matter what your doing. As long as they can be by your side, or at least in close proximity. They each find their own little spots to lay. There's a couple blankets and some pieces of carpet. They find one of those and just kick back and watch us. Of course they have to have some occasional attention. But they do love just to kick back and watch the work go on. I guess you could call them our spare grease monkeys. They all keep a good eye on us. They don't like you out of their sight for long. Their sensers are always on and are always alert to what is going on. Happy tail wagging and good day!

Excited dogs

2008-09-29T11:21:00.000-07:00

Hello,
Well its Monday again,its amazing how fast that comes around. I often wonder how dogs think of time. I suppose mostly, its they know when they get fed, and when they get to go outside. I know one thing, when you leave them for long periods of time. They are sure excited to see you. We were in Tulsa Oklahoma for a race this weekend. The girls had to stay home. The minute we got home they were just ecstatic. They had to sniff us, love on us, and just have all kinds of attention. Thats one thing about dogs, they are always glad to see you. And all they really want is affection. You always have to wonder though. If they could talk, what they would have to say about us. Of course we might not want to hear some of it. But it could be interesting at times. You can see alot of things in their expressions. But I guess we'll never really know what they think of us. The girls are being lazy but they bid you good day!

Dharma's favorite past time

2008-09-25T11:41:00.000-07:00

All dogs have their funny things they like to do. Our cocker spaniel Dharma loves to help you pull weeds. You tell her to come help you, and she will trot right on over. She will grab a hold of whatever your pulling up, and help you get rid of it. She will take it from you and go lay down and chew on it. I had never seen a dog do this before but she is quite the little helper. Pulling weeds is one of her favorite past times. I think she would do this all day, if you had enough for her to pull on and play with. All dogs have unique personalities. And this one definitley is full of personality. A dog pulling weeds was a new one on me but she's fun to watch. She can make quite the ham of herself some days. Have a good day !

Under The Weather Dog

2008-09-23T09:52:00.000-07:00

Hello,
We have a boxer with a cold. She's a bit under the weather. I sure wish that dogs could blow their noses like humans. She has the mucus thing going on and she can't do much about it. You know, they are so much like humans in some respects. You can always tell when they don't feel well. You can read it, in their expressions and in their eyes. Hopefully she'll feel better in a few days. I read something the other day, that I did not know. Dogs actually produce their own vitamin c and d. I found this very interesting. Its funny that they can but we can't. This is a short one today have a good day.

Dogs and Baths

2008-09-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,
Its Friday once again and its a beautiful day outside. This week has been bath week for all of our girls. It's amazing how different of personalities they have, when it comes to being bathed. For example, our yorkie Tracy absoluteley hates to get wet. Bath time for her is not her favorite time. Its very funny when she gets all soapy she looks like a drenched rat. On the other end of that. When she gets all dried and brushed out. She just prances around like she's a little queen. Secretly, to a point she likes the bath but would never admitt it. Our boxer Sadie doesn't mind getting a bath. She will just stand in the bath tub, and let you get her all clean. Afterwards she will rub her head on the floor a little then she's good to go. Now Dharma, our cocker spaniel she is a different story. She doesn't mind the bath too much, once she's in the tub. But when you first mention the word bath ,she will run and hide. After she has a bath, she runs around like crazy, and rubs on everything she's quite the character. They all have very unique personalities. They always keep you on your toes and waitng for what they will do next. Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Sadie at play

2008-09-17T12:45:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon,

Its a lovely day today, and Sadie's in the mood to play. This spider is one of her favorite toys. She loves to throw it around and shake it. She really loves for you to pull on it while she's shaking it. She has put the poor spider through

the ringer. He has some holes in him, but she keeps right on playing with him. I guess you could call him well broke in. He use to have a huge squeaker in his center but she completeley wore it out. Its fun to watch her throw him up in the air, she just has a ball with him. When

she's tired from playing, then she

has to guard him. She's a lot of fun to watch play. She wore herself out I think, so its probably time for a nap soon.

Good day and happy playing!!!

Dog behaviors

2008-09-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

Have you ever noticed, when you get more than one dog in a household.They tend to find more things to bark at. They have a chain reaction going. If one doesn't hear someting, one of the others do, and then they all go off. Soemtimes its funny but sometimes its annoying. They have a competition about it. They have to see who can bark the loudest and the longest. What's weird is when they bark at noises from within the house.When someone opens the pantry door, or the opening of the bedroom door. Some days I wonder about these three.You can't help but love them though, so you just find ways to deal with it. For some reason, they are hyper sensitive to noises .Whether its something they should be barking at or not. Most of the time, they are pretty well behaved. They have their days though, that anything will set them off barking.

Good Day!

Dharma

2008-09-13T16:53:00.000-07:00

Good evening,
Just another drizzly evening outside Dharma wishes this weather would leave as much as we do. This is our little mother hen. She likes to think she is the boss of the house. She's very sweet and loves to give you hugs. Her form of play is rather funny. She likes to take her toys,roll around on top of them, and growl at them. I had never seen a dog do this before but its cute. She has a number of knicknames, we call her eeyore when she's slow about coming inside. She walks at a snales pace some days. All in all she is a sweet dog and she is well loved. She hasn't got into the other two dogs way of playing but at least they've been getting along
so we won't push the issue. Maybe someday she will learn
other forms of play but for now we will just let her do what she does best.
Happy playing to all and to all a goodnight.

Sadie

2008-09-12T09:46:00.000-07:00

Good day everyone,
Its another rainy day in paradise says Sadie my boxer. She is my most playful one in this bunch. She loves to play tug of war. She also just likes to take her toys and shake them. She can be quite the riot some days. She is a happy dog and very loving. Any of you have boxers you know they love to give big wet sloppy kisses. She's very good at that. She's been with me a long time. She has seen me through the best and worst of times. Dogs are the best at knowing when your having a bad day and need some cheering up. Sadie loves to run ,although she doesn't run as fast as when she was younger she still has fun. Have a wonderful weekend with lots of play and grass sniffing.

Tracy

2008-09-11T12:32:00.001-07:00

Good afternoon,
Its a rainy day here in Kansas, Tracy my Yorkie hates rainy days. She is very finicky about getting wet. She doesn't like to go out and do her duties very good when its wet outside. She takes some prodding. She always walks very gingerly like through the wet grass. The other two don't seem to mind it. I guess she just thinks she's a little princess and doesn't think she should have to get all wet. But eventually she takes the hint and does what she is suppose to. Have you ever noticed how dogs can be very active and excitable in this weather. Sometimes they just want to play and play. Although today the three in this house are kind of doing the sleepy day thing.
Hope you all have a good day!

Our three dogs

2008-09-10T03:42:00.000-07:00

Hello,
A few months back I moved in with boyfriend and his cocker spaniel. I myself have two dogs that came with me as well. It has been an interesting transition for the three of them. My boyfriends cocker spaniel had never lived with any other dogs so she has had a lot of adjusting to do. The boxer and the yorkie have done reasonably well with the move. It took some time for them to get use to different surroundings and people but for the most part they took it okay. My boxer did have one physical battle shortly after she moved in. She wound up getting a case of alopecia ( hair loss in dogs). It can be caused by a number of things, but I believe hers was due to stress. We had to give her melatonin a sleep aide for humans. Sounds funny but in dogs it can regrow hair that is lost. It worked and she looks normal again, but it took about two months before she got it all back. My little yorkie got use to things pretty quick. She warmed right up to my boyfriend. She lays by him in the office just quiet as can be. She has become his little shadow she follows him everywhere. My boxer and his cocker have fought a little, but for the most part have tollerated each other. They both want to be boss of the house some days ,(the alpha female thing) so occasionally we have had to intervene. But for the most part its been good. The biggest problem we have had, is his cocker spaniel doesn't understand what play is. When my boxer and the yorkie get to playing she acts like mother hen. She goes over to them barking, like she's trying to get them to stop. As a result we have knicknamed her Henrietta. This is a nice place to stop for the day enjoy!!!