Category: dog

Dust

On By CarynIn chickens, dog
Dog chasing green laser light, kickin’ up dust

My dog loves laser lights. Correction: my dog is obsessed with laser lights. He is funny about them though, he doesn’t chase it just wherever, he has a self defined path that if you flash the light at the beginning of the path, he will traverse the whole trail, whether or not the light leads him. If you shine the light elsewhere you are given “a look”, and he waits until you get it right. Goofy dog. This behavior does result in a dirt path through the yard. For me, though, this is not a bad thing necessarily. We have clay soil, which is hard and unforgiving to dig. In the dog’s trail, the clay has been churned to a fine dust, which is easy to scoop up and add to the ash and diatomaceous earth for the chicken’s dust bath. So really, the dog’s favorite activity in the whole wide world is also providing a chicken service. So there we go. The dog is happy, the chickens love their dust bath, and even the cat, when she dashes through the door, beelines for a good roll in the fine dust.

His boots!

On By CarynIn dog

Griffin’s new boots arrived, so we put them on and took a walk. He had a small adjustment period, but settled into his new footwear pretty well. They certainly stay on better than old socks! And no stickers in his paws.

Dog boots to keep stickers out of his feet

Fuzzy feet

On By CarynIn dog

Poor puppy. His fuzzy feet pick up all the sticky seeds when we go for a walk. Picking them out of his fur, even with a brush, leaves him shaking. Before we resorted to shaving his adorable wookie feet, we decided to try some socks. Now, every dog we’ve had in the past has not been a fan of socks or booties, usually with hilarious results. Not Griffin. We put them on and he stood up ready to go! What a good dog.

Sock experiment

We used some of my youngest’s old socks (we had to make sure they weren’t the pink ones), and folded down the tops. Well, that worked for about 5 minutes before the first one came off. Then another, then another fell off. By the end of the walk, he only had one sock left, but we had enough data to warrant buying him some dog boots! Not only is he OK wearing them, the foot that maintained the sock had no burrs! They all collected on the sock.

Seeds caught on the sock

We found some all weather dog boots, so not only should they protect his fur, they should help with the hot side walks we get here in Texas. I shall report on the results after the boots arrive!

Summer ‘do

On By CarynIn dog

Not for me, still waiting for the salons to open, but for my dog, whose long black hair gets rather hot in the summer. I tried taking him in for grooming in the past, but I really like his shaggy face and legs, and that is what the professionals would always trim first. So I’ll stick with my unprofessional cut, where I shave his back, neck, and belly, and leave his wookie feet and beard. I did have to trim his ears this time. He managed to get matts at the tips. Aw.

Before
After

Photographing black dogs is a challenge. That is all.