I'll just sit on the floor

This is what happens when the Solo, aka Bark, thinks that EVERY seat in the house belongs to him. Even when you are already in it. I wouldn't cave to his whining and barking and ended up with a 70 lb hound in my lap.

Exactly who should have been in the chair and who should have been on the floor was too long of a discussion to have at the time. Especially since we were all catching up on True Blood at the time.

Next time, I will curl up on the dog bed!
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Stop the Madness.....

Well, it has been a rough couple of days on the ranch.  After an exuberant, although short-lived, welcome home, we hit a rough patch.  A stray dog decided to take up patrol in the neighborhood on Wednesday.  Solo sees that as an invasion of his territory and makes sure that anyone on the street (and in a 20 mile radius) is aware of his displeasure.  My ears are still ringing.  Of course, he decides to do all of this while I am hosting and facilitating a conference call.  So everyone on the call had the pleasure of hearing him.  Just one more challenge for those of us that work from home. 

Then the neighbor decided to work in the yard yesterday.  THE NERVE!  Doesn't he know he wasn't on Solo's schedule?  And the cleaning people come, which means time in the yard for the dogs.  Couldn't have asked for a better day.  Not too hot, not too humid.  And actually the dogs did better with that than with the neighbor being out.

And it continues.  In the middle of the night, both dogs start barking and howling.  Seems there was a fire truck on the street with its lights on.  I will have to find out the scoop on that later.  The eight year old next door usually has accurate information on anything going on. 

Let's hope for a calm, and by that I mean QUIET, start to the weekend.  I have a long to-do list today.  Maybe Solo can help me get some of it done. 

Welcome Back Kotter

So, this is apparently what the dogs do when I am not home. I spent some time in Alabama this weekend visiting my best girlfriend (just to be clear, she was my best friend BEFORE she became a veterinarian!). The dogs seemed terribly upset that I was gone and had trouble mustering themselves off the couch (where is that sarcasm font when I need it?). 

 

Of course, when I got home there was jumping, wagging and yes, barking. No one welcomes you home like a dog!  And then they got right back on the couch.  Solo finally decided to eat his dinner.  Or was it breakfast?  Either way, at least he ate.  More on that another time. 

Why have us if not to spoil us?

We're not spoiled at all!
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Welcome intro and thank you!

First, I would like to say thank you to anyone and everyone that takes the time to read my useless, randpm collection of thoughts and stories. This is my first venture into the world of blogging. A world that has managed to make everyone feel like they have something important to say. Let me set the expectation low right now. I have absolutely nothing important to say. And yet i soldier on.

I work from home full time. All day. Every day. And i have two dogs that are the closest thing to children i ever hope to have. And within this unique home/work structure, the dogs and i have developed a special and often neurotic co-dependant relationtionship. We laugh, we cry, we bark and sulk. And that is tyoically before lunch. So i hope to chronical some of these days for you here. Throw in some obsessions with Solo's eating schedule, Annabelle's need to check all of the windows each 15 minutes and my need for some peace and quiet and you will have the main content of this blog. Maybe a few words scattered here and there on training, behavior, grooming, illness and various other topics. This can really go anywhere.

Again, thank you for checking us out. Hopefully, my efforts to teach Annabelle and Solo to type will pay off and the posts will get more interesting once they take over.