Someone is too tired to even eat his bone - poor Chops. We are both definitely ready for the weekend.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
This dog will do anything for a few pieces of hot dog. Including getting on a mini tractor and posing for multiple photos.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Pillow Soft
Usually I buy cheap toilet paper - nothing fancy - but my dad was visiting and he opted for something nicer. I think we know which one Chopper votes for.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Dogs on the Bed.
Due to a long term house guest Chopper has been allowed a little more leeway with the "no dogs on the bed" rule. He is even using my pillow now. Sigh.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Car Ride From Hell
Or so I was told as I was not a part of it.
Chopper has some severe separation anxiety which is pretty much under control. There are bouts of screaming when being left at the groomers and an occasional lay down in front of the door as I try to leave but usually a piece of chicken will solve the problem. (He has even passed the CGC test which involves supervised separation.)
Last night Chopper and I ended up at friend's house and Chopper couldn't really get in my car as it was full of boxes of furniture. So my friend drove Chopper home and I drove my car home. At some point I pulled up next to him and she rolled the window down and I said "hi." This was clearly not the right move. What followed was a lot of whining which morphed into hysterical coonhound screaming. At one point I am told that he attempted to climb in her lap. He weighs 70 lbs on a good day. That's not really a lap dog.
When we got home he practically burst out of the car and leaped in to my arms. He was immediately freaked out by a paper bag across the street and went into crazy bark mode. At midnight. Fun.
Five minutes later he was back to his old self and asleep on his bed. Oh Chopper.
Chopper has some severe separation anxiety which is pretty much under control. There are bouts of screaming when being left at the groomers and an occasional lay down in front of the door as I try to leave but usually a piece of chicken will solve the problem. (He has even passed the CGC test which involves supervised separation.)
Last night Chopper and I ended up at friend's house and Chopper couldn't really get in my car as it was full of boxes of furniture. So my friend drove Chopper home and I drove my car home. At some point I pulled up next to him and she rolled the window down and I said "hi." This was clearly not the right move. What followed was a lot of whining which morphed into hysterical coonhound screaming. At one point I am told that he attempted to climb in her lap. He weighs 70 lbs on a good day. That's not really a lap dog.
When we got home he practically burst out of the car and leaped in to my arms. He was immediately freaked out by a paper bag across the street and went into crazy bark mode. At midnight. Fun.
Five minutes later he was back to his old self and asleep on his bed. Oh Chopper.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Five Years and One Day
Five years and one day is how long I have managed to keep Chopper out of harm's way and keep him from getting into too much trouble. Sure he occasionally tries to bolt out the front door while I am leaving (thanks to his separation anxiety) and I have to bribe him with sausages from Pennsylvania but that's a small price to pay.
The bolting was originally a problem. He did it with me, with my mom and sister when they were visiting and with friends. It only happened a handful of times but chasing a dog down Sunset Boulevard is not my idea of fun - watching him cross Sunset Boulevard while cars are zooming down the street is even less fun. We have not had an incident of this since December 2007. Until today. Chopper was boarded for almost two weeks while I was at a conference and then vacationing in Florida. I picked him up midday and brought him home and attempted to go back to work. That's when the trouble started.
Chopper (who drags behind me during agility runs) weaseled his way out the screen door - I grabbed his back leg which resulted in a pig-like squeal but but he shook me off and was gone. He was a few yards in front of me and not quite around the corner with me yelling "Chopper, come" over and over and he did quickly turn around and come back (thanks to hours of training I'm sure). It took a few more attempts before he let me leave (including a piece of a Pennsylvania sausage) but think it will have to call it quits early today and get home to him before he decides he needs to eat a book or some other puppy behavior that he hasn't exhibited in four years. (Personally I think he was mad his present was Pluto Mickey Ears and not sausages).
The bolting was originally a problem. He did it with me, with my mom and sister when they were visiting and with friends. It only happened a handful of times but chasing a dog down Sunset Boulevard is not my idea of fun - watching him cross Sunset Boulevard while cars are zooming down the street is even less fun. We have not had an incident of this since December 2007. Until today. Chopper was boarded for almost two weeks while I was at a conference and then vacationing in Florida. I picked him up midday and brought him home and attempted to go back to work. That's when the trouble started.
Chopper (who drags behind me during agility runs) weaseled his way out the screen door - I grabbed his back leg which resulted in a pig-like squeal but but he shook me off and was gone. He was a few yards in front of me and not quite around the corner with me yelling "Chopper, come" over and over and he did quickly turn around and come back (thanks to hours of training I'm sure). It took a few more attempts before he let me leave (including a piece of a Pennsylvania sausage) but think it will have to call it quits early today and get home to him before he decides he needs to eat a book or some other puppy behavior that he hasn't exhibited in four years. (Personally I think he was mad his present was Pluto Mickey Ears and not sausages).
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Poo Bags for Christmas
The last few weeks have been a little frazzled in our household. I had to take off the week after Thanksgiving for a family emergency and Chopper had to be boarded. Apparently running home in the middle of the day and packing for him and me in an hour and rushing to the Kennel was a sign to him that all was not well. He was a little more vocal than usual at drop off and seems to have shrunk while he was away. All that and he has to go back for more than week during Christmas.
Given the unexpected circumstances Christmas shopping ceased and I haven't done much to catch up during the last week or so. I did order Chopper something nice for Christmas and some treats but generally speaking he's not going to make out as well as he has in the past.
We are running low on poo bags though so he may end up getting a supply of those for the holidays. That seems like it could be the doggy equivalent of coal though. I'm sure once he notices the treats though he won't really care. Another reason dogs are better than people.
Given the unexpected circumstances Christmas shopping ceased and I haven't done much to catch up during the last week or so. I did order Chopper something nice for Christmas and some treats but generally speaking he's not going to make out as well as he has in the past.
We are running low on poo bags though so he may end up getting a supply of those for the holidays. That seems like it could be the doggy equivalent of coal though. I'm sure once he notices the treats though he won't really care. Another reason dogs are better than people.
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