I spent a lot of money today. I'm trying to get Lilly to walk gently with me, so I bought the gentle leader after a suggestion from a friend. Lilly found it annoying, but it worked even though. I also bought her a back pack. Yep, a back pack. I saw on the dog whisperer that if your dog has lots of energy to put a pack on them during their walk, load it with bottled water or something a bit heavier and take them on their walk. I want to walk with her in the mornings, but I can't get myself to wake up any earlier than 5 a.m. so the walk is going to be a short one. With the back pack, she will feel as if it were longer because of the weight that she will carry. This will help throughout the day when I'm not here to let her out and spend some of her energy. So, yeah, pet supplies are crazy expensive.
While A. and I were in PetSmart, a dog the size of a pony came in. We knew it was there because it's giant bark could have been heard 6 miles away. When they brought him into the aisle we were in, I just had to pet him. His head pushed into my stomache and almost knocked me over! So, if he were to jump and stretch out, he would be taller than me. I would love to someday have a dog like that.
Today, I noticed the buds are coming out on the trees. I cannot wait for spring, but just like MN, it's predicted that we're going to be under a winter snow storm watch for the next day or two. boo. I was just getting used to the beautiful ground that I can actually see now. At least if it snows, then I can put off picking up the winter's worth of dog crap for that much longer. THAT is definitely NOT a task I look forward to in any way, but it must happen so that I can mow the lawn and not get dog junk stuck to my shoes or wheels on the mower everytime I go out.
Yesterday, when it was sunny and a balmy 50 degrees, I took Lilly to the mud hole, a.k.a. the dog park. It was packed with people and dogs and apparently, I didn't get the memo that I had to wear tall boots to enjoy the nice weather. There was mud and puddles EVERYWHERE. At one point, when these two girls (about 3rd or 4th graders) were following me around everywhere asking about... what I do, do I have a boyfriend, what do I do with my dog, how old am I, do I like soccer...a million questions about everything they could think of (I don't think they had an adult there with them and the scary thing was that they gave me a lot of information about themselves, so much so I could probably find their house from the dog park...people, teach your kids about not talking...or rather not telling so much about themselves to strangers!! ...even those with cute looking dogs), I lost track of Lilly. When I turned around, there she was in the middle of one of the mud lakes, happy as a pig, DIGGING and THROWING mud water high in the air and on top of herself. She was just so happy. I hollered her name and she came running but turned around and went bouncing right back into the mud pit. My girl shadows thought it was most hilarious thing ever...I thought it was rather cute, but was extremely glad I grabbed a towel as I ran out of the house.
I love, love, love the dog park. Even with all the mud, it's so much fun to see Lilly exploring the trees and ground and meeting other dogs. She loves other dogs. She's awesome at tag. She pretty much rocks the swift turn to get away from her persuer. Plus, it's fenced in, so I don't have to worry that she's run away and would get hit by a car. She's getting better and better at listening. Each day, she gets a smarter head on her shoulders...always bull headed, but smart.
Lastly, it would be so unlike me to not post one of my favorite quotes from my dailygood.
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves --there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. --Joan Didion
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