Relax humans

Howdy blogaroos. Squirmy here. On another terrific Tuesday. Even though it’s supposed to rain….

I’m going to hang out with the Borzoi babes this morning. One of my girls- Chloe was in the obedience trial on the weekend- and it went…..so-so. Apparently she did her own freestyle obedience. A LOT of her performance was REALLY, REALLY good – but she had a few moments of freestyle, so the judge didn’t find it in his heart to pass her. Chloe does super duper well if there are not a lot of distractions, but she’s a curious, friendly gal who does like to check things out sometimes. Well she’s a sighthound – she wants to get a good look. Anyway, the Warden and Norma, Chloe’s human have some ideas to practice with “distractions” – with both of us today. The Warden mentioned somebody by the name of Dorothy. She also brought a big black bag up from downstairs- and wouldn’t let me check out the contents. Hmmmmm. We’ll see what the humans have up their sleeves.

In the meantime, one of my Shaggy teammates, Kwik, did very well on the weekend and not only did he qualify twice in obedience (and twice in rally) but he also got a High in Trial. Looks like I have some serious work to do to stay on his team!!!

According to the crazy calendar, today is some ridiculous “holiday” called Pet Owners Independence Day. The idea is that owners should have a day to relax – since they spend so much time taking care of us. Really. Owners are supposed to take the day off work (unless they are retired like the Warden) and are supposed to lounge around all day while we dogs do the work. One site suggested owners do things like having us dogs wear socks like mops so we can dust the floor. I’m not making this up. Not going to happen here. We’d be ripping those socks off and making confetti.

Another suggestion was to teach us to put our toys away. Yeah, yeah – I know some dogs actually DO that “trick.” I put toys away – in the yard. The lawn is littered with toys. And if the Warden brings them in and puts them in the “toy box,” I just take them out again. It keeps the house neater. 

Another suggestion was to teach us to use  our own treat-dispensing toys so we can occupy our time and feed ourselves. I like that one. And to make it even easier – just allow me to access the treat jar so I can fill the toys myself. Or not.  

I think there are other jobs we would LOVE to do – like cleaning the refrigerator. Just leave the door open – and we’ll be happy to do the rest. Just like doing dishwasher pre-wash when the door is open. 

We also do a fabulous job of decorating. Our olfactory window art is unique and carefully planned.  Our art gives homes that special lived-in look.

We, of course, are exceptional doing our work as security guards. We protect against all intruders – bunnies included. 

We can also save you the time in grooming us by simply licking ourselves. All over. And by licking each other. All over.

So the Warden is welcome to “relax” today – while we do our assorted jobs. And after she rests for 10 minutes, we can continue our job as personal trainers – getting her out for a good walk. And we’ll give her BIG kisses – especially after we’ve been licking. 

Gotta get ready for obedience practice first, with the babes. 

Have a good one. Peace and paws up. Stay safe.