Our pack

On October 17, 2020October 16, 2020 By CarynIn Cats, dog

Missy is on a leash to help her sprain heal, Griffin and Izzy are keeping her company

We have picked up a routine since we adopted a puppy. Once or twice a day we let Izzy out of the catio to roam the yard with the dogs. She rather demanded it, and seems to think that if the puppy is out, she can be too. (She doesn’t get that the puppy can’t climb trees.) Missy will follow Izzy all over the yard (yeah, probably should have changed the little one’s name, it is rather hard to tell these apart when spoken). The cat is part of the pack. Our other cat, who adopted us, and has territory outside the fence that she defends from the rest of the neighborhood, was there too. See if you can find her in the picture below!

Spooky trail cam

On October 16, 2020 By CarynIn Wildlife

We had a couple spooky pictures come from the trail cam. We’ve seen these strange exposures a few times before. I believe they are taken near dusk or dawn, when the light is too dim for a visible light picture and the camera opts for the IR option.

Skeletons

On October 15, 2020October 13, 2020 By CarynIn dog

Xray of 4 month old puppy leg (no fractures)

October is the time for skeletons, so here is a puppy leg. The reason I have this xray of a puppy leg? She sprained her foot running full tilt across the yard. We needed the xrays to make sure nothing was broken (nothing was). Guess what we get to do this week? Keep a 4 month old puppy calm so her foot can heal. More October nightmares. We keep her on a leash when she goes outside, and provide lots of lap time inside. We were given some anti-inflammatories, but they disagreed with her tummy. Poor kid.

Fetch

On October 14, 2020 By CarynIn dog

We are slowly getting little Missy to fetch. At first she just liked to chase our older dog Griffin as he ran after his jolly ball. Then I figured out that if I had the jolly ball and the bucky ball, I could throw the jolly ball for Griffin and then throw much lighter ball for Missy. She chases it rather than Griffin! Yay! She doesn’t bring it back so much as drops it on her way to get Griffin as he returns, but it is at least in the right direction. She is amazing at “drop” when I take it from her, which is remarkable because we haven’t specifically worked on that command. Smart pup.

Pumpkin for the chickens

On October 13, 2020 By CarynIn chickens

Pie pumpkin hung for the chickens, Taco and Cockatrice sampling

I cut two small holes near the bottom of a pumpkin and hung it up for the hens. The girls are still looking rather ragged. Taco’s feet are caked in dirt because we treat her legs with ointment, then she goes and has a dust bath. There are feathers everywhere, but no eggs. I caught Magic on a nest, but no egg.

Critters and Craft

Author: Caryn