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The Dog Pack

During my short Winter hibernation earlier this month I had the best time ever when I was house and pet sitting for a friend.  I never laughed so much with all the pets.

The 5 pets consisted of 4 dogs and 1 cat.  The cats name is Joanna and she holds her own with the 4 dogs. It was like having 4 teenage kids.  Each of them has a unique personality.

Liam is a 9 year old 112 lb Black Labrador Retriever and has such sad eyes.  He is so very lovable and is a great protector, his bark alone is ferrous sounding.  He loves to sit on the porch and watch the wildlife around the mountains.

Chealsy is a 9 year old 80 lb Red Golden Retriever. She is the Alpha Dog. She is just like an older person and does what she wants when she wants.  She was by my side most of the time and kept the other dogs in line.  She played a little game with the other dogs at meal time and would be the last one to finish her bowl of food.  Naturally, she growled at whoever came close to her food – but that was all part of the duties of being the Alpha Dog.

Bailey is a 3 year old 100 lb Yellow Golden Retriever. He is the baby of the group and is so full of energy and joy.  His stride is so beautiful to watch as his hair flows in the wind.  He is always happy and wants most of the attention no matter who you are petting Bailey was right there butting in.

Shannon is a 9 year old 43 lb Beagle. Who cannot get enough to eat. When she finishes her bowl of food she teases Chealsy and Liam.

Joanna is a 3 year old cat that helped me a lot on my computer.  She manages with all 4 dogs and is one of the family.

When I was practicing my Yoga, Liam would get on my mat when I went to turn the DVD player on.  See my Good Yoga Day post for his picture.

They all settled down as I did my Yoga but once I got into my meditation and started to chant OM – Bailey came over and started licking my face – I had to laugh.

Our Daily Schedule: Get up early,  go potties, give them their breakfast, then I would pet each of them and massage their backs where they could not reach.  Then it was morning nap time

Around mid morning they got their ice cube treats, back to napping until noon time.  This is when I would work on my Internet Marketing and social networking.  Then in the afternoon we would all go outside for some fresh air, weather permitting.

Dinner time was a riot, the dogs when asked would sing for their dinner.

As Shannon got howling, then Liam would start to bark a very loud deep and fearce sounding bark, next came Bailey – with a younger bark and then finally Chealsy. We did not do this every night.

Treat time was after dinner – was very interesting because all 4 dogs would crowd around by the counter where the treat jar was. On command they would sit and wait their turn as I gave each of them their treat.

Bedtime was quite interesting.  This is a King Size Bed, hard to tell when you have Liam, Bailey and sometimes Shannon and Joanna in bed.  Chealsy slept on the floor or in the dog bed across the room.

These were the BEST behaved pets I have ever known.  So if you ever want to have a great time and laugh a lot spend time with animals. They are awesome creatures and give you such unconditional love.

For custom embroidering, check out their Mom’s website at Horsefeathers Embroidery and Stitchin Post. You can see how hard the pets work in the company pictures where all the pets are active staff members.

The wildlife was unbelievable.  Here is a picture of  4 deer that were in the lot next door and walked down the driveway.

I guess that is why God gave them to us dogs, to show us unconditional love.  God spelled backwards is Dog.  Be kind to each other.  Love and Blessings, JoAnn

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