Muddy floors, muddy feet - life is so good when you are a dog but can I train them to wash their feet? I think not. We are going through so many pads. I truly grow tired of the rain.
Yesterday I was grooming a dog and someone on pickup thought I was killing the dog. Is that dog okay? Yes, he is fine. I had to call them in to watch me so they saw what I was doing. I was embarrased. If I picked up his foot, he screamed like he was dying. I do not think he likes his nails done. Nathan did the same with a dog today and it took both of us to do it. Now that first dog the person who came in to watch laughed and laughed. I told him to lift his foot and he did it for them. I never hurt a dog. I so love them but some are either drama kings or queens or they love controlling what you are doing. One dog that I do doesn't like me to shave the hair on the bottom of his feet so one holds and I shave. You adjust to make the dog comfortable with what you are doing. So, if you are doing this at home, be aware they are trying to get you not to do it but if you don't they will slip and their nails will curl over making walking painful and difficult. I tell you this as you need to know if you are holding their feet and they are screaming, you aren't doing anything wrong. Dawgs are funny.
Harlow was in the cedars today after a baby squirrel. It was a baby. Not sure where mom was but it was crying. I went back out when the rain stopped again and it was gone. Hopefully mom moved the lil one. Harlow was curious. She was just sniffing. Benji joined in and it wasn't as if they wanted to hurt the baby. I think they wanted to help him/her.
Hazel is a spirited pup. She was jumping on Socks, then Jeannie and then Neesi, Rain and Hope. She was expelling energy. She was having a blast. The older dogs tolerated her craziness but Neesi, Hope and Rain was delighted. The 4 pups have a spirited amount of energy. Tomorrow Coco will join the puppy fun. It's going to be a blast for them. I have a lot of grooming tomorrow but hopefully it won't rain. We shall see.
Nathan made me steak, mushrooms and asparagus. So, I need to get to it and finish off the blog.