Coping With Confiment

I am finding that I am very much happier when I am active. But now that I have 2 more weeks to go I am mostly doing things that I NEVER do like watching a lot of TV in the day time. I always like to be outside for a big part of my day. And only watch TV for a few hours in  the evening, after being active all day and my brain is shutting down the TV comes on before I go to bed.
So today to cope with my confinement I followed my loving dog on his afternoon romp. Usually I have him on leash, today I held the camera. Here's a sample of his afternoon romp. While I am house bound my friend and neighbor takes Bud in the early am to romp. Bud is a lucky dog and I am grateful for my helpers and Bud lovers to keep my boy fit. I LOVE my play times with Bud. I will have my life back soon with a better foot thanks to a great surgeon, Dr Sima. Thanks to my people in my life who care enough to take their time. Thanks to everyone who makes my life happy and mostly thanks to Bud. 

Bud My Therapy Dog

I had toe surgery 3 weeks ago and have not been able to walk on my right foot so my life has been very different. Normally I take Bud to the beach each early am for play time. One of my good friends each am comes over to get Bud to play at his beach and I can't thank my freind enough for helping Bud exercise. I am not able to be walking now and I have to wait for one of my helpers to come to get my day going. I am getting bored of laying around but I am doing what the doctor wants me to do which do nothing.
My birthday is here once again and am grateful for my good health and white hair on my head. At least I have hair, I tell myself.
My boy Bud keeps me smiling. Shown here doing what he does best. The cream cheese frosting was Bud's treat today.

Scarf Bud

Bud knows that summer is over and he wants to be ready for winter. Labs are originally from Newfoundland.  were the temperate is cold. The Labs are meant to swim in icy water. The fishermen used these dog to be with them in their boat and to swim to retrieve their fish nets. The dogs used their strong chest to break ice in the water.
Some how I don't think Bud would want to swim in that cold of water. He loves swimming in the bay where there never ice. Thankfully I say. I would not to live in cold, cold climate.

Bud & Bella Tug A War

When Bella comes to our house Bud perks up and plays with her no stop.  Most days the dogs play and play and play. Bud bites her head and she bites his neck and usually

when I get the camera out they stop playing but I did get a shot of them play tug a war. Bud gives up most every time because he is a polite dog and has manners.

Clicker Training 101 With Bella

I think clicker training is a lot fun especially when your dog love food. Way back when Jetta was still a puppy we went to our first clicker class together and Jetta would droll some much I had to bring a towel for her face and the floor. With Bud he is motivated by food and the ball. Bella is easy to train because she is motivate by food and toy.The purpose of clicker training is conditioning. The dog knows that the sound of the clicker means a reward.When I told Holly, her mom about this training she bought more clickers because we both are working with Bella on training that is positive.The sound gets their attention. The best part of the training is that the dog and owner have fun and that helps with bonding. So Bella is one lucky girl she has people who love her and the time spend is all fun and who doesn't want to have more fun?

Shown here are the pics for the last training 

Lily's Big Adventure

Recently Lily scared us so much when she went missing! Holly, her owner went nuts and I don't blame her. Lily is one cute dog and so small that she would be picked up easily by anybody because she is so friendly. I called the sheriff and Holly's family came to help to search for her because the night was coming soon and Lily was nowhere to be found. What do you when you loose your dog. The unknown is horrible! Twice I lost sight of Jetta in the daytime and I was crazy with worry. Both times she was searching the neighborhood for food, because she was always hungry. A true Lab! So the good news is that Lily has gone off on her own before and Casey, Holly's daughter found her. If I was as tiny as Lily, less than 10 pounds, I would be scared if I wondered away from home. Not Lily she doesn't care, when she is on a mission her nose is to the ground and she just keeps walking. Lily is a mix of Yorkie and Shitzu she is a confident little dog. The last photo below is Lily with her big sister Andie a St. Bernard/Great Pyreneese mix. Lily thinks she is as big as Andie.

Bad Bella (Pup Home Alone)

The other day I had to leave Bella our new pack member home alone for several hours. When I can back, I was shocked that Bella, had an adventure exploring my house. In my haste to leave I left some medication on the kitchen table. I was worried that she may have eating something to make her sick. When I looked I found that she only ate one pill that was not harmful. Of course, I called the vet and made sure. Then I was surprised that some how she got on the kitchen counter top and ate half of Bud's kibble. I know this because she had mud on her paws from digging and finding sticks.Then I looked in my shower and saw a stick and muddy paw prints! I told myself, It's so great to have a puppy in the house again.
Since we don't know Bella's history, I can only guess why she does not like yelling and reacts when she thinks she maybe harmed, I hope nobody hit her. She is a very sweet, smart dog. She learns fast. In another blog I will tell about my training with her, It's so nice to a female Lab around. But I love, love, love Bud. Bella was being a three year old Lab, She is a good girl.