Gracie update

Gracie has been so good. she has not bit me in a while.. even though she has tried. We have upped her prozac to one whole pill a day. She will probably always have issues because she was abandoned on the streets of LA and was abused. You can't feel sorry for her though because they sense it and will take advantage of you.. gotta treat her like a big dog. She is still working on boundary training.. she won't stay out of the kitchen where the food is when new staff are working. She really tests them and will walk all over them. Terriers are stubborn little creatures by nature and feisty. This particular day she was so good that I took a picture of her in my pretty scarf. She is too darn cute.When get on the or when i have company she puts herself between me and the other person  When I have fallen she stay right next me so we are touching.When the bark collar is on her, if she barks then she runs into crate.I hate that collar but sometimes I use it. She know when that bad collar is on she should not bark. She is super smart.  She car rides, and her several walks a day. Also she love to be massaged She get so relaxed she leans on my body. 

She is waiting to be fed, you can't trust her around food

LOOK AT FACE!!

IM STUCK!

One night last week I looked over at Bud, where he is always sitting on his throne ( the love seat in my living room). He must have been tired. I have never seen him sit like this. Bud wanted to come see me but he was too tired and being lazy. I was only about 5 feet away, if that. He needed my senior alert.

Once he finally came over to see me.. he needed the pillows on his tired head.

Valentine Day

Today is a day for lovers, and who does not love their dogs. My lucky pups get bones and lots and lots of loving every day. My Valentines Bud and Gracie. Gracie's middle name is Angelina because I can finally handle her without her biting me. She is a very sweet dog after Prozac. She is cranky in the morning before her coffee like I am, just like mom. Bud is such a knuckle head, he doesn't  change. I wake up to these dogs in my bed every morning. They are my Valentine's.

Gracie still thinks she is starving on the streets of LA

The other day I saw her doing this. I thought it was so cute. I probably had one cranberry fall back there. She smelled food. She lied there like that for a long time. She knows how to find food. Yesterday, I was getting my breakfast. I got the dried prunes out and I eat three. I took three out of the bag, Two fell before I could do anything. She got them before they hit the ground. She swallowed them whole. Unbelievable. She is a survivor.

 Bud stood there like, What just happened. Bud was thinking where is mine, This is not fair, she is a brat. I told him "you get the egg yolk". All in a day with a pack. I love having my pack around me.

Prince Bud's Throne

Bud claimed this love seat for himself when he was a puppy. I have often thought he must be part cat because he sits up on the couch like a cat looking out the window! Dogs are creatures of habit.. they like routine. When somebody is coming to visit me, Bud sits on the loveseat watching as they come through the gate. If somebody makes the mistake of sitting on the loveseat, Bud will sit patiently staring at them until they get up and he can take over the spot.
Bud loves the sun coming through the window, it must feel good to him. The love seat is getting old and tattered but I don't have the heart to get another sofa. Bud would surely be sad if I took his throne away.

Does Bud Have A Drinking Problem ?

I have been drinking Kefir for years because it's so good for my bones. I read about the benefits of Kefir and discovered that it works in your gut to bring the endorphins to your brain. And sends the message of well-being that you get like when you eat chocolate or work out hard.  When I open the refrig to get it,  the dogs hear me and come running in to get their fix for day.  Their tongues hanging out, like they are happy.  God forgive if I even run out of Kefir !!

Gracie Bath Day

Gracie gets so dirty playing in my yard. There is in my yard, trees, dirt, some weeds and some gravel on the ground that my yard guy has not moved for me for a very long time. Language barrier ? I think. Gracie rolls on the dirt and gravel. I have had a dog that gets so dirty. I am letting her hair long for warmth. Also the grooming  cost 50$ for a 15 lb dog. She loves being rubbed or brushed or bathed.
Dogs should be bathed once a month. Gracie need twice a mouth because she smells bad, Lab never smell bad this way.

LOOK AT SILLY DOG. BEFORE ENDING UP WITH ME, SHE CLOSE TO BEING PUT DOWN.