Friday Night

I have nothing much to report tonight. Ana is eating like a champ --- it takes some getting used to when a dog eats one piece of kibble at a time. She does great in her crate. At night, she sleeps like a rock and is impossible to move without actual force; prodding does not work.

Tonight, she ate her dinner on one side of the dog gate and the boys had dinner on the other side. All three were engrossed by dinner rather than the other dog(s) which is a good thing. She came up to the gate to look at the boys, wagging her tail frantically. Then Deus barked and bowed at which point she decided to hotfoot it over to Mama on the couch.

Right now, she's up in the attic with me while the kitties have their dinner. She gets a little whiny when she isn't on the lap. And a little wriggly when she is. Unfortunately for her, I cannot type and keep her balanced so she's forced to sit on the floor. Awwww.

She has learned the backdoor routine pretty easily. When you open the crate, she trots right down the hall and down the steps and across the kitchen without hesitation. She'll go out the backdoor onto the upper deck, then about 50% of the time she'll trot down the 4 steps to the lower deck. The other 50% of the time, we have to coax her. She'll scamper across the deck and stop. She does not like the quasi-step we have in place to get from the deck to the sidewalk. I can't blame her. The other four beings who regularly use it can step right down, but she needs a little assist.

Then there's the grass issue. She likes to pee on the far side of the yard, but wants us to carry her there. Grass length isn't an issue with rottie/shepherds, but I suppose I wouldn't want to be poked in the ass either. Well, to be honest, we have a more weeds than actual grass. This is the Northside, after all. So she will pee. Eventually. She does share Mona's propensity for sniffing the entire yard to find just the right 4 square inches for pooping. That's something I'm really looking forward to come November. Carrying a small dog into a poorly lit backyard to find a weed free place to pee and poop.

I'll save the whole sweater debate for another day.

My new goal is to socialize Deus enough to attend Animal Friends' Howl-oween. I'll dress her as a wolf and him as a sheep with our niece dressed as Bo Peep. Cute, huh?

Well, I have to tend to some email. Will post more Ana photos soon.