Winnie celebrated her 4th birthday yesterday an although there wasn't any cake she found a way to make the occasion special, anyhow. :-)
I suppose she's old enough in dog years. :-)
Herding The Corgi | Blog
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Needed: Treat Upgrade
So today I set out to trim Winnie's nails and to make up for my absolute incompetence for the task at hand... I made my way to the treat tub.
We keep our puppy treats on top of the frig in a would-be (if it were not broken) air tight latch-type canister. Now trimming Winnie's nails takes a bucket of treats so that she will both hold still and to make me feel better about the excellent likelihood I will screw this job up. But today, on my way from the frig to the well lit living room, the latch broke and basically two boxes worth of mini-milk bones went sailing onto the floor.
Now the amazing part of this story is that Winnie didn't immediately hit the floor to "clean up." What was my first reaction? I thought, "Wow, I have a great dog who will wait for the 'okay' before diving in." But what was the truth? Apparently, they were just not worth the effort. Obviously, I need a treat upgrade... and a new canister. :-)
We keep our puppy treats on top of the frig in a would-be (if it were not broken) air tight latch-type canister. Now trimming Winnie's nails takes a bucket of treats so that she will both hold still and to make me feel better about the excellent likelihood I will screw this job up. But today, on my way from the frig to the well lit living room, the latch broke and basically two boxes worth of mini-milk bones went sailing onto the floor.
Now the amazing part of this story is that Winnie didn't immediately hit the floor to "clean up." What was my first reaction? I thought, "Wow, I have a great dog who will wait for the 'okay' before diving in." But what was the truth? Apparently, they were just not worth the effort. Obviously, I need a treat upgrade... and a new canister. :-)
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Home Again Pet Rescuers
In 2010 I posted the basics of how the Home Again Pet Rescuer program works. [ View Pet Rescuers Post ] The subject is fresh on my mind again because:
I got an email from Home Again that a micro-chipped dog went missing in my area. I was able to click a link in the email that automatically generated a status update in my Facebook account and I did it all from my phone!
Does anyone else participate in this? Is there another program that you like better? As I said in my previous post, you don't need to subscribe to participate. Anyone can become a "Pet Rescurer" and receive emails about missing pets it their area and help bring them home. Here's the link: Home Again Website
Go Team!
- I recently renewed Winnie's subscription for extra perks
- I recently got an email about a micro-chipped lost dog in my area
Facebook Lost Dog Status Update |
Does anyone else participate in this? Is there another program that you like better? As I said in my previous post, you don't need to subscribe to participate. Anyone can become a "Pet Rescurer" and receive emails about missing pets it their area and help bring them home. Here's the link: Home Again Website
Go Team!
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