Nikita was elated at my appearance. I waited until he sat, and opened the door. Yay! We walked down for a quick pee, but nothing yet. He wanted to start digging! So, I picked him up and checked in about going down stairs. Still not up for two steps to the ground. He ran all the way up the stairs and laid down!
Ok, on to the village!
He was a total hit today. Many people melted into cuddles and he was a bouncy boy for adventures! My goodness did he love this patch of plants of grasses. ''Three different varieties of grass?!! All my height?!'' *BOING BOING! RUN!* It was quite fun, but we only did one pass of it. Then we came across 4 gals about my age that picked him up and oogled him.
Nikita was a ping pong ball for pets today, and he loved it! He waggled immensely! At one point, we did take a break. He was getting so excited he didn't know which way to run. So, we took some slow walk and carrying time.
Other than those gals, today Nikita met 4 old women, 1 old man, 1 middle-aged man with a friendly husky, 3 middle aged women, a couple garbage bins on wheels, some water spouts, and a little girl less than one. She wasn't too sure about his energy, but was still good curious.
We had lots of fun! He also stayed super elated in his crate for the promise hunt of treats. I left him with a scavenge party in his crate.
Thanks, Nikita!
Time out: 4:24pm
It was such a treat to see Isabel today. The weather could not have been better, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. It was a great afternoon for some critter hunting! And a nice roll in some warm grass.
We went up to the Seattle center and roamed the entire place for squirrels. She knows all of the secret spots behind buildings where they hang out. We found a group of them up in a tree. Isabel stared at them longingly as they teased her. We met a few kids who did great and gave Isabel a few sweet pets.
Yippee!
How fun to see the pups again. They are so emotive, intelligent, and such good players. They play hard, but take lots of breaks and read each other's signals. When one starts to get too crazy or amped, they break off play. And then usually the other one will lead and re-instigate the play. It's also great that they respond to their names so well. That way I can help them take breaks if need be.
This pic is too amazing! *Boing! Rusty says, 'Just kidding! Can't get me! Those jaws are fierce! What a snarl!' And Grete says, 'Yes! And my tongue means I'm just playing.' HAH! All in a few seconds!
If one was more tired, they'd primarily instigate play from their back. I think this was equal tired...or, still next play from rolling in the grass. Sword fight with the jaws!
Thanks, guys!
Time in: 1:53pm
Time out: 2:54pm
Arrived 12PM, departed 12:45PM
It was great to see Yogi & Matzi again! They both calmly greeted me and we all went downstairs for lunch.
After mealtime, it's really cute how Matzi runs over to the TV where the feather toys are and starts "talking" & letting me know he’s ready to play. It's fun to listen to them "talk"--they sort of do a little “trilling” thing instead of meowing. So sweet!
We enjoyed playing with the orange feather toy today.
Mazi would climb onto the dog's pillow and then roll onto his back and wait for the feather to come his way. He is kind of a lazy hunter. :)
Yogi has such beautiful eyes! And what an affectionate little sweetheart he is.
Both kitties are eating well - and are such a joy to be around! They have such wonderful, funny personalities!
Barney! How nice to see you!
He was in the yard, so I presented him with a tug toy to help him keep his paws on the ground. No jumping, especially today, Barney!
He was still pretty inclined, but did get the memo when I removed any interaction with him and exploded with 'yays!' when he was politely walking next to me.
We used tug to get out some of the crazies and practiced only grabbing it when I said 'take it!'. It was good work for him. He started to understand that just because I said 'ok' or 'ready?' didn't mean it was time to chomp it. If he did, toy went away!
And it was a great way to reward nice walking! He is so playful with that thing!
I could tell he was delightfully focused. We had a nice walk around the neighborhood and focused on good walking behavior as well. We did find a groove and had some success with paws on the ground, pace, and following verbal commands such as sit, down, with me, take it, and drop it.
Thanks, Barney!
Time out: 1:40pm
The guard dog says 'Hello'.
She had a contagious zest for smells. Quite the great walk!
He stayed behind the plants for the rest of the visit. I sat and talked, trying to coax him out but he didn't go for it. So I resorted to bribery...I think my plan will work, that is of course if Max can read :)
Time In: 1:30
Time Out: 2:00
