Posted in Uncategorized on 06/03/2010 07:35 pm by karen
Daisy! Yup, that’s her name. Petunia was a close runner up.
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Daisy is super food motivated. As I was preparing dinner, she worked up her courage and took a flying leap, trying to get up on the counter. Missed by three feet, but it was a noble attempt.
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Waylon’s favorite game (aside from the bitey game), is the pully game. He pulls, I resist, he drags the object out of my hands, then returns so you can give it another try. Sure enough, he had his blue cloth snake & brought it by for Daisy to grab. They pulled a bit and he won. He stood there for a moment, then went back to her and dipped his head down so she could grasp the other end of the snake. Round two goes to Waylon. And round three. And four. You get the picture.
Posted in ashtanga yoga, dogs! on 06/03/2010 10:07 am by karen
Really, we should call her Tank.
But we’re down to Daisy and Petunia. What would we really end up calling her, though, if we go with Petunia? Probably “Tootie” or something…
Anyhow, she slept (snored!) through the night. Got up at 4 AM, which is only 30 minutes early for me, so that was great. I woke up every hour to listen in case she needed to go out. Housebreaking really is about the humans being super vigilant about not allowing accidents to happen. Anyhow, the broken sleep, as we all know, makes for great flexibility.
I fed and played with Way and his sis for an hour, then put her in the crate that’s been returned to the yoga room. She protested for a minute, then settled down to gnaw on a toy, then keeled over for more than an hour. Waylon lay down where he usually does when I practice — out of the room, but in a spot where he can look in and see what I’m up to.
Selfish as it is, I did worry that the new pup might really upset my practice. It’s hard to practice with a crying puppy freaking out and trying to escape a crate. Ideal is a pup who’ll play a bit then fall asleep. And the longer the sleep, the better. As soon as they wake, you have to grab ‘em and make a potty run. So she did wonderfully — a nice long sleep that lasted until I was well into closing poses.
