No Cats Allowed

Neighbor Cat followed us out onto the ball field the other day.  She watched from the pitcher's mound for a couple minutes before the dogs noticed her there.

You can see more pictures of the cat and dogs on Instagram - mathieu883.

Happy Birthday, Brea!

Today is Brea's 4th birthday, and it's almost the second anniversary of her coming to live with me.

Brea just wanted to relax today - no big celebration.

Home Again

Brea and Neighbor Cat are relaxing in one of their favorite places after Brea and Siri spent nine days in the kennel at Animal Care Associates, while I was visiting family in Florida.

Finally, warm weather

It feels like spring is finally here.  Actually, today, it feels more like summer - the temperature is in the eighties right now.  It warmed up so quickly that Brea and Siri haven't had time to adjust; they didn't run as much as usual this morning, and they were ready to head back to the house a lot sooner.

Brea chewed on a stick while Siri just wandered around kind of aimlessly.

Relaxing

Just another lazy Sunday.

Uh-oh!

Lately, I've been leaving Brea and Siri out of their crates when I go on short errands, when I expect to be gone no more than an hour or two.  I've always hoped to be able to phase out the crates completely.  None of my other dogs were left in crates while I was at work, and there were very few problems.

Before going shopping today, the dogs got to run and play on the ball field, and later we went on a mile long walk.  I gave them their Kongs stuffed with treats before I left.  When I came home, however, I found this:

This was the doggy bed that I bought at Christmas.

As soon as I saw it I said, "Uh-oh..." and Brea and Siri reacted the way they usually do when I say that:

Siri hits the floor and looks guilty and/or worried.

Brea retreats up the stairs and watches from a safe distance.

I'll never know if the damage was done out of anxiety or if Brea and Siri were just having a really, really good time while I was gone.

Random Pictures

Just some random pictures, taken over the past couple of weeks...

Sometimes Siri likes to carry sticks or branches that she finds.

Brea after ten minutes' playing in the snow this morning.

Her nose and ears get red from the cold and exertion.