Finally Down For A Nap

Gracie is taking her power nap. It is 9:00 AM, she has played fetch the ball at 7:00am, gone for a mile walk at 8:00 am, and played soccer about 15 minutes ago. I need a power nap, but I have to catch up on everything I should have been doing around the house in the last 2 hours. It still makes me feel good that she is resting, and happy.

Annabelle is down for a nap, because this is what she loves to do, she is under my computer. She will probably only go for her walk this afternoon, if it is not raining. In a few minutes they will both be snoring, it is the funniest thing.

Good Morning Gracie and Annabelle

Nothing like getting woken up by Gracie in the morning. Everyday she has to jump up on our bed and give each one of us a great big doggy kiss.

It is not quite 8:00 am and we have already been out playing for a half hour. She can not get enough of the soccer ball. I have to be strategic with my kicks, because she anticipates where the ball will go. I have to be fast on my feet, or I will go down. She loves it more than any other game, and the best thing is she gets tired, and may take a half hour power nap.

Annabelle is content to sleep under the computer table, where she is now, while I type away, no matter how long I am here she is with me. What would I do without them? I can only imagine.

Seeing Eye Dog

I was visiting my niece at the Ronald McDonald House a few days ago. By the way I cannot say enough good things about the Ronald McDonald House in Providence, RI. The supervisor was there with her seeing eye dog. He (the dog) was not working, so my daughter and I could pet him. He was a beautiful Black Lab, I have a beautiful Yellow Lab. He was just as playful as Gracie, my Yellow Lab, because he was not on his harness. I think Gracie is smart enough to be a seeing eye dog, but at this point I could never let her go. It did make me start thinking of using her as a therapy dog. She is still full of energy and mischief, but there is hope there. She is great when she is on her leash, the problem is when she is not on her leash.

Gracie's Birthday

It is May 8th and Gracie, my Yellow Lab, is one year old today. It has been a tough year as far as obedience and behaving goes. Today she was a perfect angel. I don't want to get my hopes up but she has done nothing wrong today. I feared earlier she was sick, but she has been eating, and playing at every chance she gets.

I know if she would turn around and be a good dog, this would be a coincidence, but I would love it, and Annabelle would too. I took her for a walk yesterday and she walked in a perfect heel position, she also sat when I stopped, which was at every street. She really looks good when she walks with me, and I get a lot of compliments.

Springtime

I love the spring, but this is also the season that digging begins. Annabelle, my 9 year old, Cocker Spaniel loves to dig. Digging is right up there with eating on her 10 best things to do list. I have to say she has been a bad influence on Gracie, my 1 year old, Yellow Lab. Gracie is a crazy lab, that gets into all kinds of trouble, and now digging is on her top ten list.

Gracie goes one further, she digs under the fence in my front yard to escape. She was running around the neighborhood a few days ago, I almost had a heart attack, worrying about her getting hit by a car, it is always a scene at my house, the neighbors get an eye full with me and Gracie. She pulled out the bottom of the picket fence section, and then dug, to get out. Now, this is her passion.

We are getting a new fence this spring, fortunately we were anyway.

One Year Old

Gracie, my yellow lab, will turn one year old on May 8, 2008. She is still a hand full. I haven't written in my blog for a while, because I just have not had the time.

Let's see, in the last month she has figured out how to unzip my pocketbook. My husband will not believe it till he sees it, but it is true. She seems to love chewing up my lipstick, since she has destroyed three tubes. She also loves peppermints, and has stolen two from my pocketbook. In most ways she is still that silly, naughty, lovable little puppy. That is the problem, we still love her.

Annabelle, my nine year old, Cocker Spaniel is still coping. She is more aggressive in protecting herself, and Gracie responds by running away with her tail between her legs. She still does not let up on the harassing her. Within minutes she is back nipping and barking, as if to say, come on lets play.

Gracie Loves To Cuddle

I have never had a more cuddly dog than Gracie. When she sleeps she must cuddle. Gracie cuddles with my daughter during the night, but during the day if I take a nap there she is right by my side. I don't know who is closer Annabelle, or Gracie, but I love it, especially on a cold or rainy day.

Gracie and Annabelle even cuddle lately. Yesterday I should have had a camera. There they were, laying on the kitchen floor, backs touching and snoring. Annabelle was also sleeping with her head on Gracie's back a little latter in the day. I wish they were so friendly when they are awake. You've gotta love them!

The Car Ride

I get so many compliments when I take my dogs to do errands with me. They are like two perfect angels in the car. At home there is barking, and nipping. In the car the sweet personalities come out. They sit in the back seat while I am driving, and stay in the back, just looking out the windows until I come back from where ever my errands take me.

When I have the truck I can only take one at a time, since they would have to sit in one seat. Now that the warm weather is coming, I will have to leave them at home, because they would get too hot in the car when I leave.