Honesty

One thing I like about dogs is that they're very clear about what they want, if I'm perceptive enough to recognize it. Sometimes there's no doubt...

Can you tell that Faye and Siri want to go into the park?

The only reason we didn't go into the park was because the field was a muddy mess after an all night rain.

Here are a few pictures showing how Faye compares to Siri in size. Siri weighs about 110 lbs. I think Faye weighs about 45 or 50 lbs. With the current stay at home situation I haven't been able to take her to the vet to check her weight. I tried standing on my home scale while holding her, but she doesn't like to be held like that and squirms a lot.

Currently, Faye eats a little more than twice as much (by volume) than the older dogs. She's still eating large breed puppy chow. On my days off I try to give her an extra meal. She still acts like she's starving. This week she is 26 weeks old.

Brea was relaxing on my bed at this time and didn't want to go outside.

Sign of the Times

No more playing in the park, apparently. New signs went up yesterday, which I didn't discover until I took the dogs out last night for a nighttime run.

The signs need to be posted on or near the playground equipment, I think, not at the entrance to the ball field, which is getting very little use except by people playing with their dogs. Every day I see people bringing their kids to play on the playground equipment. That stuff is getting touched way more than the gate to the ball field.

Oh, well.

Can You See Me Now?

6 Weeks vs 14 Weeks

A Trip to the Vet with Siri and Faye

Both Siri and Faye had vaccinations due, so for the sake of convenience I scheduled their appointments for the same time, something I've never done before with any of my dogs. Just in case, I took the two of them on a test drive a few days ago, although not to the doctor's office. Instead, we went to the gas station, since I had to fill my car, and then we went to Burger King, where I bought them some chicken nuggets. At both places we got out and walked around in the outer areas of the parking lot, and there were no problems.

Faye has been well-behaved on (both) visits to the doctor so I didn't expect any problems from her. Siri, however, has a tendency to announce her displeasure with very loud barking and attempts to leave, and today was no different. It did get us into an exam room a little sooner than normal.

Once in the exam room they were both pretty good.

For the record, Siri weighed 110 lbs. and Faye weighed 24 lbs.

More Pictures

Here are a few more random pictures...

In the last couple of days, Faye has started climbing up and lying on my legs as I'm sitting in my recliner.

She's going to outgrow this bed soon, her second one.

Running and Playing

Just a few pictures from this morning's session on the ball field.