not much has changed around here. i got a new 'hands free' dog walking belt, where you just clip the hand held end of the lead to said belt and then *tah dah* your walking 3 dogs, while drinking a coffee :) new harnesses came, and they are great. the wee one cant back out, and the big girl cant pull has hard. or maybe she can, and i dont notice it as much with her being attached to my waist? middle dog could go leash free if she didnt spook so easy.. but she does. so she too is teathered to the belt, only to trod along beside me.
i have signed up to a local artisan market, to try sell some of my dog beds, then realised that i dont have very many made, so now im in a rush to get them finished. whomp whomp.
middle dog has learned to shake a paw for a treat. that being said, she gives paw/hand shakes away like they are about to expire, so its not like it was hard. tho, she learned an up trick, i say her name and pet up chest and 'up' and she jumps up into my arms <3
Friday, 21 June 2013
Friday, 29 March 2013
dogs are like children.
as i watch the littlest dog running around , i am convinced that even though shes almost 2, shes gone through another growth spurt, she seems taller to me. dispite being able to squish her self under the couch and other items of furneture, she does appear taller to me. i have no doubts in my mind that big dog grew until she was 3, right up until the day she had her spay surgery. this makes me happy, that i have not yet taken the little one in for her spay... i want her to keep growing. that being said, the fact that i can take her just about any where, cause she fits in a purse is also kinda special. the other 2 are harder to sneak in places. no matter her size, she will always be the loudest and mouthiest. just like a kid.
big dog and middle dog are both doing very well. they are both so sweet, and loving. middle dog doesnt have a 'brat side' shes as good as gold, all the time. she comes when called, with all the enthusiasm of someone who just won the lottery. she does as shes told generally, though we are working on 'wait your turn' when its treat time, and sit/stay, i cant blame her though, she gets SO EXCITED. again, the enthusiasm of someone whos just won the lottery. on the other hand, she is calm, and snuggly, and as long as im toughing her, she couldnt care less what im doing to her, i can clean her cuticles, and/or file her nails with an emery board. no fucks given. she just sits/lays there loving every second of being pampered. the other two? not a chance in hell WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU TOUCHING MY FEET WOMAN?!?!?!
lol big girls no pull/no backing out harness is currently being custom made, and i am BESIDE my self with excitement!! if she didnt pull like a deranged pitbull, walking all 3 would be a breeze. but she does. honestly. deranged. pitbull. shes nearly pulled my shoulder out of its socket many times, I NEED TO GET TO THAT TREE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW..... even thoough the tree is 10 feet away, and we are heading right for it, and we will get to it in 30 seconds, she wants it NOW. crazy dog. so, with this new harness, and some one on one training i am confident we can correct this problem, and have nice, relaxing, family walkie times.
thats all for now, peace, love, and puppy dog kisses.
Mother of Dogs
big dog and middle dog are both doing very well. they are both so sweet, and loving. middle dog doesnt have a 'brat side' shes as good as gold, all the time. she comes when called, with all the enthusiasm of someone who just won the lottery. she does as shes told generally, though we are working on 'wait your turn' when its treat time, and sit/stay, i cant blame her though, she gets SO EXCITED. again, the enthusiasm of someone whos just won the lottery. on the other hand, she is calm, and snuggly, and as long as im toughing her, she couldnt care less what im doing to her, i can clean her cuticles, and/or file her nails with an emery board. no fucks given. she just sits/lays there loving every second of being pampered. the other two? not a chance in hell WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU TOUCHING MY FEET WOMAN?!?!?!
lol big girls no pull/no backing out harness is currently being custom made, and i am BESIDE my self with excitement!! if she didnt pull like a deranged pitbull, walking all 3 would be a breeze. but she does. honestly. deranged. pitbull. shes nearly pulled my shoulder out of its socket many times, I NEED TO GET TO THAT TREE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW..... even thoough the tree is 10 feet away, and we are heading right for it, and we will get to it in 30 seconds, she wants it NOW. crazy dog. so, with this new harness, and some one on one training i am confident we can correct this problem, and have nice, relaxing, family walkie times.
thats all for now, peace, love, and puppy dog kisses.
Mother of Dogs
Sunday, 24 February 2013
tip money and laundry baskets
i really should make an effort to blog more often, its times like this where its been so long, where to start? well, I'm going to start with then most recent things i can think of, one of which inspired me to log in .... spending tip money.
With tattoos, some people recognize that it is, in fact a 'personal serivce' and also that when i charge you say ... $100 for a tattoo, that money isn't all going in my pocket. i get a commission. so, yes, tipping is appreciated. there's plenty a shop out there, with signs in the lobby, things like 'tipping makes it hurt less'. a lot of people don't tip, but those who do, are loved. every once in a while I'll have a good week, where lots of people get tattoos, and a good chunk of them tip. and sometimes, i stash that money away until the end of the week, then take my tip money out to treat myself. its my tips after all. i did this, last week. i decided i was going to Homsense to buy myself some nice things... a little pick me up as February hasn't been good to me. cruising the isles, I'm looking at all sorts of things, kitchen , bathroom, nick knacks ect. i *finally* found round cookie cutters!! WHY THE HELL did i have such a struggle finding round cookie cutters, I'll never know. AND they were on sale, $4.00 !! awesome. they went in the basket. picture frames, candle holders.... then inevitably i wound up in the pet section. i hit the cat stuff first.. nothing really struck my fancy, then, tah dah! the dog stuff. i found the CUTEST little pink dog hoodie, with white polka dots, and a little hood and attached to the hood? Bunny ears!!!!! so clearly that went in the basket for my pickle, who often gets called a bunny because of the way she hop hops around. over to the clearance isle. my favourite isle. an ottoman, its absolutely beautiful, with a little fray on one corner, originally $80.00 now $15. well yeah, i bought it... with the soul purpose of replacing the antique wooden beer crate that beside my bed, giving the dogs a step up onto the bed. now when i smash my foot in the dark, it wont hurt. and a coffee mug, that is giant... with a google eyed dog on it, 'got dog' it reads. $3.00. needless to say, i spent the majority of my tip money on the dogs, and bought my self a coffee mug (with a dog on it) and cookie cutters.
onto laundry baskets. the little one can get SO wound up, at anything and absolutely nothing looking out the window. the other day was no exception to this. i had an empty laundry basket in the living room, and began chasing her around the room with it. i caught her, under it. NOW I'm not mean... she likes a very similar game involving blankets and sweaters. when i realised she was NOT impressed, but rather some what terrified, i quickly released her from under the basket. i felt bad. i thought shed play. now, since then, when shes being a asshole screaming and yelling, all i have to do is ask her, 'do you want to go in the basket?' and she almost immediately stops. once or twice, Ive had to pick up the basket and point it at her. she runs over to the couch and sits down, *QUIETLY* maybe I'm a big jerk , but hey. it works, and that's all that matters really.
With tattoos, some people recognize that it is, in fact a 'personal serivce' and also that when i charge you say ... $100 for a tattoo, that money isn't all going in my pocket. i get a commission. so, yes, tipping is appreciated. there's plenty a shop out there, with signs in the lobby, things like 'tipping makes it hurt less'. a lot of people don't tip, but those who do, are loved. every once in a while I'll have a good week, where lots of people get tattoos, and a good chunk of them tip. and sometimes, i stash that money away until the end of the week, then take my tip money out to treat myself. its my tips after all. i did this, last week. i decided i was going to Homsense to buy myself some nice things... a little pick me up as February hasn't been good to me. cruising the isles, I'm looking at all sorts of things, kitchen , bathroom, nick knacks ect. i *finally* found round cookie cutters!! WHY THE HELL did i have such a struggle finding round cookie cutters, I'll never know. AND they were on sale, $4.00 !! awesome. they went in the basket. picture frames, candle holders.... then inevitably i wound up in the pet section. i hit the cat stuff first.. nothing really struck my fancy, then, tah dah! the dog stuff. i found the CUTEST little pink dog hoodie, with white polka dots, and a little hood and attached to the hood? Bunny ears!!!!! so clearly that went in the basket for my pickle, who often gets called a bunny because of the way she hop hops around. over to the clearance isle. my favourite isle. an ottoman, its absolutely beautiful, with a little fray on one corner, originally $80.00 now $15. well yeah, i bought it... with the soul purpose of replacing the antique wooden beer crate that beside my bed, giving the dogs a step up onto the bed. now when i smash my foot in the dark, it wont hurt. and a coffee mug, that is giant... with a google eyed dog on it, 'got dog' it reads. $3.00. needless to say, i spent the majority of my tip money on the dogs, and bought my self a coffee mug (with a dog on it) and cookie cutters.
onto laundry baskets. the little one can get SO wound up, at anything and absolutely nothing looking out the window. the other day was no exception to this. i had an empty laundry basket in the living room, and began chasing her around the room with it. i caught her, under it. NOW I'm not mean... she likes a very similar game involving blankets and sweaters. when i realised she was NOT impressed, but rather some what terrified, i quickly released her from under the basket. i felt bad. i thought shed play. now, since then, when shes being a asshole screaming and yelling, all i have to do is ask her, 'do you want to go in the basket?' and she almost immediately stops. once or twice, Ive had to pick up the basket and point it at her. she runs over to the couch and sits down, *QUIETLY* maybe I'm a big jerk , but hey. it works, and that's all that matters really.
Sunday, 23 December 2012
sock monkey sweaters
its been a long time since i last wrote anything
yes, like 3 months?
how time flies. on one hand, it only feels like yesterday since i made the all day drive to bring home Penny. (middle dog) on the other hand, its hard to imagine what life was like with out her. as i type shes curled up next to me. Big dog at my feet. the little ones down stairs with daddy watching football, altho its only a matter of time until she realises shes the only one down there still and makes her way up the stairs and jumps into bed with the rest of us. not a single dog bed has been sold, that makes me sad. but, i also have only been advertising them on facebook, and having my fingers crossed that some of my friends would buy them, or would hook me up with a friend of theirs, who wanted to buy. SO i have a few options, take them down, and try to get someone to sell them on comission, or, make a few more and rent a booth at the merchant market. not sure what that costs. things to look into in the new year. the girls have been treated my last 2 trips to the pet supply store, with sweaters and toys. i love spoiling them. what mother doesnt like to spoil her kids/fur kids once in a while ;) some of the spoilings have included, leopard print dresses, sock monkey sweaters, and a lightening bolt swear for little dog, as it seemed fitting.
now that its december, winter is upon up. trips outside are short and sweet, and theres been more shit in the house then usual. neked dogs dont like the snow *apparently*. i cant blame them. i wouldnt want to run outside naked just to shit.
we had a visit from some of my friends back home in the hammer. they brought their dog charley. big dog aka the racist, HATED him. hes black and fluffy and adorable,and she went nuts every time he even looked at her.
have you ever met a dog that not only will allow you to clean its cuticles, but acctually enjoys it? (insert drum roll) i have that dog. lil pickle (middle dog) loves it. image having a crazy stressfull week, and what the bliss would be like going and having your nails done. your eyes would close most of the way, mind and body sort of in limbo, not awake, not asleep, just ... happy. THATS WHAT SHE DOES. it cracks me up. she just sits there, little paw in my hand, and nodds off into lala land while i scrape the dirt from under her nail bed. i swear, it you were to try attempt this with iether of the other dogs, youd get your fingers bitten off. not midde dog. she loves a 'good human style' pampering.
lastly, dont mind me, i just like to sit at the table ... i am people you know.
yes, like 3 months?
how time flies. on one hand, it only feels like yesterday since i made the all day drive to bring home Penny. (middle dog) on the other hand, its hard to imagine what life was like with out her. as i type shes curled up next to me. Big dog at my feet. the little ones down stairs with daddy watching football, altho its only a matter of time until she realises shes the only one down there still and makes her way up the stairs and jumps into bed with the rest of us. not a single dog bed has been sold, that makes me sad. but, i also have only been advertising them on facebook, and having my fingers crossed that some of my friends would buy them, or would hook me up with a friend of theirs, who wanted to buy. SO i have a few options, take them down, and try to get someone to sell them on comission, or, make a few more and rent a booth at the merchant market. not sure what that costs. things to look into in the new year. the girls have been treated my last 2 trips to the pet supply store, with sweaters and toys. i love spoiling them. what mother doesnt like to spoil her kids/fur kids once in a while ;) some of the spoilings have included, leopard print dresses, sock monkey sweaters, and a lightening bolt swear for little dog, as it seemed fitting.
now that its december, winter is upon up. trips outside are short and sweet, and theres been more shit in the house then usual. neked dogs dont like the snow *apparently*. i cant blame them. i wouldnt want to run outside naked just to shit.
we had a visit from some of my friends back home in the hammer. they brought their dog charley. big dog aka the racist, HATED him. hes black and fluffy and adorable,and she went nuts every time he even looked at her.
have you ever met a dog that not only will allow you to clean its cuticles, but acctually enjoys it? (insert drum roll) i have that dog. lil pickle (middle dog) loves it. image having a crazy stressfull week, and what the bliss would be like going and having your nails done. your eyes would close most of the way, mind and body sort of in limbo, not awake, not asleep, just ... happy. THATS WHAT SHE DOES. it cracks me up. she just sits there, little paw in my hand, and nodds off into lala land while i scrape the dirt from under her nail bed. i swear, it you were to try attempt this with iether of the other dogs, youd get your fingers bitten off. not midde dog. she loves a 'good human style' pampering.
lastly, dont mind me, i just like to sit at the table ... i am people you know.
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Good Dogs
With my finally getting a job, i havent had much time to spend on the internet. BUT some updates are: my dog bed making buinsess is up and running, slowly. i have a few beds made, and a bunch in the design process. Recycling old end tables into fancy lil dog beds, and old suitcases into traveling dog beds. FUN. Now i just need to sell some, so i can make more :)
The girls have been really good, and are adjusting to my not being home constantly. Fewer accidents are happening in the house, they wait for daddy to come home and let them out. At first, it was like i put them in my room, shut the door, they'd wait till they heard the big door close and lock ' well thats it, shes not coming back ' and shit EVERYWHERE. but that has stopped :)
Small dog went into heat around thanksgiving weekend. So, her play date with her cousin whom also isnt fixed was a supervised , doggie diaper wearing play date. She wasnt impressed, wanted to wrestle with him so bad, but all he wanted to do was stick his nose in her ......
Big dog and middle dog took turns humping little dog. Which really, is wierd, as all 3 are females. But, humping happend. Arguments happened over whos turn it was to hump, arguements happened over one being impatient for her turn to hump. Little dog didnt care whoooooooooo was humping, just as long as some one was. LMAO. Clowns.
Heats over with, and fall has arrived, in full force. Sweaters and 4 legged jammies have been busted out. Middle dog gets so excited at the sight of jammies, and sweaters. She even assists in the dressing process. Pops her wee head through the neck hole, sits up on her bum, her front legs up and ready to be poped into sleeves, and then rolls backwards onto her back like a little baby so i can pop her back legs in. shes HILARIOUS. Little dog HATES her jammies, and its a fight. Once shes in them, she mopes. Big dog is ambivelant.
I decided the other day I was going to be brave, and attempt to walk all 3 at the same time. It was a gorgeous day, 22 degrees , sunny and warm. So off we went. As per the old routine, small dogs lead in my right hand, big dogs in the left. The question was... what do i do with middle dog. Her leads longer then the others, so i ran it through my belt loops, attaching her to me..... worked like a charm!! She walked along side me, or a wee bit behind me, the whole way. Big dog still has a pulling problem .... new no-pull harness will be ordered soon! Other wise though, it went really well, and once this AWEFUL storm blows over, the next nicer day we have, we'll do it again :)
Thats all the updates i can think of .... I'll write some more when theres something to say .... wich could be at any time really, they are clowns after all
The girls have been really good, and are adjusting to my not being home constantly. Fewer accidents are happening in the house, they wait for daddy to come home and let them out. At first, it was like i put them in my room, shut the door, they'd wait till they heard the big door close and lock ' well thats it, shes not coming back ' and shit EVERYWHERE. but that has stopped :)
Small dog went into heat around thanksgiving weekend. So, her play date with her cousin whom also isnt fixed was a supervised , doggie diaper wearing play date. She wasnt impressed, wanted to wrestle with him so bad, but all he wanted to do was stick his nose in her ......
Big dog and middle dog took turns humping little dog. Which really, is wierd, as all 3 are females. But, humping happend. Arguments happened over whos turn it was to hump, arguements happened over one being impatient for her turn to hump. Little dog didnt care whoooooooooo was humping, just as long as some one was. LMAO. Clowns.
Heats over with, and fall has arrived, in full force. Sweaters and 4 legged jammies have been busted out. Middle dog gets so excited at the sight of jammies, and sweaters. She even assists in the dressing process. Pops her wee head through the neck hole, sits up on her bum, her front legs up and ready to be poped into sleeves, and then rolls backwards onto her back like a little baby so i can pop her back legs in. shes HILARIOUS. Little dog HATES her jammies, and its a fight. Once shes in them, she mopes. Big dog is ambivelant.
I decided the other day I was going to be brave, and attempt to walk all 3 at the same time. It was a gorgeous day, 22 degrees , sunny and warm. So off we went. As per the old routine, small dogs lead in my right hand, big dogs in the left. The question was... what do i do with middle dog. Her leads longer then the others, so i ran it through my belt loops, attaching her to me..... worked like a charm!! She walked along side me, or a wee bit behind me, the whole way. Big dog still has a pulling problem .... new no-pull harness will be ordered soon! Other wise though, it went really well, and once this AWEFUL storm blows over, the next nicer day we have, we'll do it again :)
Thats all the updates i can think of .... I'll write some more when theres something to say .... wich could be at any time really, they are clowns after all
Friday, 12 October 2012
side project :
AND NOW PRESENTING : MOTHER OF DOGS UP CYCLED DOG STUFF!!
beds made from up cycled end and coffee tables, vintage suitecases/train cases
dog clothes made from up cycled t-shirts / human clothes will be coming soon also :)
if you have facebook, give us a like ;)
https://www.facebook.com/motherofdogs3#!/motherofdogs3
beds made from up cycled end and coffee tables, vintage suitecases/train cases
dog clothes made from up cycled t-shirts / human clothes will be coming soon also :)
if you have facebook, give us a like ;)
https://www.facebook.com/motherofdogs3#!/motherofdogs3
Thursday, 4 October 2012
still feeling guitly, but getting over it
i am feeling better today, enough that i can now share what i did, to poor middle dog. some of you have seen on fb, and made comments, and honestly, made me feel so much better. i still feel bad though.
so on monday night, my fiance came home, and went up, had his shower got changed and asked me if our bed room smelled funky. YES!! it smells weird in there! so we agreed in the morning, my task was to clean, do laundry and fix that aweful funk. while trying to flip the matress and change sheets , i decided the crates (that are in a row beside my side of the bed) werent in a good position, small dogs crate was away from the others, and middle dogs was too far into the corner that fiance couldnt open his half of the closet properly , so i decided a rearrange was needed. i pullled the crates out, to find POOP all down the wall in the corner. i thought it was odd, that middle dog didnt get the runs or anything, with changing over to new kibbles right away. OH BUT SHE DID! in her crate! and i didnt notice it, becuase her beds very dark, and the room isnt very well lit. i pulled her bed out of her crate and it was encrusted in poop. and me, worst mother of the year, had been making her sleep on a shit encusted pillow, for about a week. A-HOLE!! she saw me pull her bed out, and took off down the hall and cowered in a corner. i crawled over to her, and cried my eyes out that shes not introuble, and how sorry i am. its mummys fault. i went out later and got tht things i needed to make her a new bed. cleaned out all the poop. and now she has a nice, clean crate, and brand new bed in it, all poop free. i am still pretty pissed at my self for not checking her crate. but she seems to be over it, so im working to get over it too. its over. all is clean. my poor little pupper.
so on monday night, my fiance came home, and went up, had his shower got changed and asked me if our bed room smelled funky. YES!! it smells weird in there! so we agreed in the morning, my task was to clean, do laundry and fix that aweful funk. while trying to flip the matress and change sheets , i decided the crates (that are in a row beside my side of the bed) werent in a good position, small dogs crate was away from the others, and middle dogs was too far into the corner that fiance couldnt open his half of the closet properly , so i decided a rearrange was needed. i pullled the crates out, to find POOP all down the wall in the corner. i thought it was odd, that middle dog didnt get the runs or anything, with changing over to new kibbles right away. OH BUT SHE DID! in her crate! and i didnt notice it, becuase her beds very dark, and the room isnt very well lit. i pulled her bed out of her crate and it was encrusted in poop. and me, worst mother of the year, had been making her sleep on a shit encusted pillow, for about a week. A-HOLE!! she saw me pull her bed out, and took off down the hall and cowered in a corner. i crawled over to her, and cried my eyes out that shes not introuble, and how sorry i am. its mummys fault. i went out later and got tht things i needed to make her a new bed. cleaned out all the poop. and now she has a nice, clean crate, and brand new bed in it, all poop free. i am still pretty pissed at my self for not checking her crate. but she seems to be over it, so im working to get over it too. its over. all is clean. my poor little pupper.
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