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My.Daily.Distraction ~ Post 148: Welcome Spring

19 Thursday Mar 2015

Posted by duckykoren in Animals, Dogs, Pets

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Animals, dogs, Exercise, Peys, Spring, Sun, Walking, Walks, weather

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Now that the snow is beginning to melt away and the sidewalks are visible again, I’m happy to report that the dogs and I just went out for our first long walkabout of the year.

Bobby wasn’t very happy about having to put on his navy blue Brock University hoodie but I just told him to deal with it.

Sophie didn’t slide into her red woollen hoodie as easily as she did in the fall. This means a bit of a weight gain for her. We’ll just have to do a couple of extra laps around the block before our next visit to Dr. Sam, their veterinarian.

During the dog’s check up last spring, Dr. Sam told us that the previous winter was so severe that there was significant weight gain in all of her patient dogs. One golden retriever put on twenty-four pounds. Sophie, fortunately weighed in with only one extra pound. Bobby, on the other hand still maintained his svelte physique.

The day is sunny and bright, but a tad frigid. I still needed mitts, hat and a scarf to protect me from the cold as I have no fur.

Deal with it, I told myself.

It was nice to see the dogs tend to their toilette au naturale, just the way they like it. Doggie bodily functions just tend to run better during a morning constitution on a nice day.

Oh, how much I missed this…

Needless to say they were very happy to be out and about again. They sniffed every gate post and dispatched their share of pee-mail.

I almost forgot to get out of the way when Bobby started kicking his legs back after one of his pees. His legs might be small but they’re mighty. He powerful scratches into the damp earth leaves deeper divots than a pro golfer.

It’s a rain of earthy clumps once his back paws get going. I cringe every time I hear one hit a nearby car. Sometimes I get covered in the stuff.

Bobby’s favourite part of the whole walk is a fence where we make a turn to head back to our street. That’s where all the wind swept leaves collect. He sure loves to wade through through the leaves of yesteryear. I think it’s the sound of the crunching leaves that really puts him in his zen zone.

Usually, both dogs prefer not to get there paws wet. However, on this landmark occasion, both Sophie and Bobby made sure that they got they’re paws all nice and muddy for when they get home.

I wouldn’t have it any other way.

My.Daily.Distraction ~ Post 140: Dogs Blessed Us Every One

11 Wednesday Mar 2015

Posted by duckykoren in Animals, Dogs, Pets

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Animals, Blessings, dogs, pack, Pets

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Many years back we rescued a five year old golden retriever named Hannah.

After we brought her home, we were so happy with her that we decided to invite another golden retriever, Hannah’s best friend, 6 year old Gemma, to come and live with us as well.

When I told my Father that we were getting a second dog, he recited the following, something he read somewhere, he told me:

“They say that two dogs are better than one dog…

Three dogs are better than two dogs…

And four dogs are better than three dogs…

However, five dogs ARE NOT BETTER then four dogs.”

Less than a year after that, we introduced a third golden retriever into our pack. Her name was Bailey and now at three dogs, she completed our dog complement.

And we learned that three dogs are indeed better than two dogs.

We had a full dog house.

As far as my father’s statement that four dogs are better than three dogs,

Well…

I’m just going to have to trust him on that one as we have totally ran out of couch space.

If anyone stopped by our place for a visit, they’d be regulated to the floor.

Which eventually led us to go shopping for more couches…

…but that’s a story for another day.

I once heard someone say that if you get one really incredible dog in your lifetime, consider yourself blessed.

How fortunate are we to have had three, and all at once too!

All three Golden Retrievers lived till they were thirteen before we had to say goodbye.

Now, we have little Sophie and Bobby.

Even though they are so much smaller than the Retrievers, we’ve found that they take up just as much space on the couch…

…And in our hearts as well!

***Photo above is me holding Bailey while I give Gemma a kiss. Gemma was still recovering from her breast cancer surgery which gave us an extra 6 months to be with her. #Blessed

My.Daily.Distraction ~ Post 40: Travelling With Dogs

28 Friday Nov 2014

Posted by duckykoren in Animals, Dogs, Pets, Poems, Poetry, Travel

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Amimals, Bed, Disney, dogs, Highway, Kids, Pets, Poetry, Restaurants, Sleep, Travel, Treats

It hardly seems like like twenty years
When we packed up the kids
And put the car in gear
And drove for twenty-four hours
To do the Disney thing…

And I’ve got to say those times were the best
But times have changed
Now that they’ve left the nest
It’s nice for hubby and me to be a twosome again

Like I said before the kids are now grown
So now whenever we leave home
We still have two small fry
And they got four legs and a tail…

There’s Sweet Miss Sophie and she’s a Shi-Poo
She likes to hide the toys
From Bobby “Little Man” Shih-tzu
It’s a match made in heaven
And they’re quite a pair…

So now when we travel away from home
The dogs ride in the back
Boy, they hate being there alone
And you know, they always kick up a noisy fuss…

So they both make the leap and then sit on my lap
Then they settle down and take a long nap
Next thing you know
They’re snoring in my ears…

They’re favourite part is when we stop to eat
Because they know that then they’re in for a treat
Then they get a walk in the tall grass
And have a long pee…

But they’ve got to have ketchup on their french fry
And if you don’t put out they’ll whimper and cry
They’ll act like their dear lives
Have been put on the line…

That’s way it is
That’s the way it goes
When you travel with critters with cold black noses
Lord, they take up the bed and then sleep like a log…

But to tell you the truth it’s really okay
And we just wouldn’t have it any other way
Because we really love traveling the highway
With our two dogs…

My.Daily.Distraction ~ Part 21: Don’t Bark At The Bubbles

19 Wednesday Nov 2014

Posted by duckykoren in Animals, Dogs, Pets, Poetry

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Animals, Barking, Bubbles, dogs, Golden Retrievers, Pets, Poetry, Toys

It was many years ago
That my sister gave to me
A sweet golden retriever
Who they had called Bailey…

She loved to be outside
And watch the children as they played
Her favourite toy of all
Were all the bubbles that they made…

I told her…

Don’t bark at the bubbles
They’re only air you see
Save it for the strangers
And the cats on our TV…

Don’t bark at the bubbles
You’re making too much noise
Save it up for Sophie-Dog
For when she steals your toys.

For eight good years we loved her
And her silly little ways
And so she loved us back
We shared many happy days…

Years later came the day
When we had to say goodbye
I gently kissed your forehead
and I couldn’t help but cry.

She whispered…

Don’t cry at my troubles
I need to be set free
Think instead of bubbles
And how happy they made me…

Don’t cry for my troubles
Don’t let me make you sad
Remember my snow angels
And all the fun I had.

It’s years now now since she left us
I miss having her around
We now have little Bobby
Who we adopted from the pound

I always try to think of her
When I see floating bubbles
And remember how she taught me
On how to bravely face my troubles…

I try not to bark at troubles
Its a waste of air you see
I save it for the play fights
With dogs Sophie and Bobby…

I don’t bark at my troubles
It makes a lot of noise
I save it for the dogs
For when they try to steal my toys…

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