Scooby-Dooby-Doo

Geordie has been in the mood to talk lately. In addition to "Oh man!" "Run around" and the ubiquitous "Rrr-ooo" he now says "R'uh R'oh" like Scooby Doo!

Get A Toy

Today I was on the floor playing with Geordie. He climbed up on my lap and started chewing on my fingers. I told him, "No bite! Bring me a toy." He got off my lap and poked me with his nose, giving me a look that clearly said, "I have a toy - YOU!"

The Blackout

Geordie had his first blackout recently. We lost our electricity for a few hours. He was so excited, you would have thought I took him to Doggie Disneyland. He loves to chase reflections and shadows to begin with, and with everyone having to use flashlights, he was in heaven.

Since there wasn't anything else to do, we went out in the yard and watched fireflies. When bedtime came, he didn't want to come in, and he complained when he had to go to his kennel. Between this and the recent holiday, Geordie is going to think he is supposed to be out all night in the summer.

Toy Hospital

Today was surgery day at the toy hospital. I fixed Geordie's favorite toy, Bobo the Loofah dog, and he lasted all of three minutes until Geordie had pulled the squeaker out of his nose and made him sneeze foam boogers. Poor Bobo.

Good Neighbors?

Yesterday at Obedience School, Geordie was introduced to wheelchairs and walkers so that he would be better prepared to meet folks in hospitals and the like. While he was fine with the wheelchair, he was afraid of the walker.

Today, there was a lady walking down the street, using a walker. I called Geordie over the the front door and pointed it out to him, saying there was nothing to be afraid of. We waved and went about our day. A couple of minutes later, a very worried nurse went running down the street. Here, the lady with the walker was a patient with Alzheimers from the nursing home down the street. I felt bad, like we should have realized and done something to help instead of just waving.

Poopy Dog Conspiracy?

I took Geordie to Obedience Class today (we're working toward him getting his CGC). Anyway, when we got there, the bull terrier in the class had messed on one side of the room. So, I took Geordie to the other side for warm-ups. Then he poo'd too! Geordie has never poo'd indoors before. While I was cleaning that up, a huskie came in and messed too. I was wondering, do dogs synchronize these things? Is it like humans who can feel sick from the smell of someone else being sick?

Happy Surprise on the 4th of July

So many people tell you of how terrified their dogs of fireworks and loud noises. I wasn't sure what to expect from Geordie when a fireworks holiday finally came along.

I was so surprised that not only wasn't Geordie afraid, but he LIKES fireworks! If seemed that every family in the neighborhood bought some this year, and Geordie dragged me outside to go look at them. He ran from one corner of the yard to the other so he could look at what all the neighbors were doing. By the time we came in, he was an exhausted but very happy pup.

Trip to the Pet Store

Today was the day that Geordie discovered that the pet store has toys. One of the things on my list was a new loofa dog for him. The display for them was at the check out. I picked out a blue one that I liked, and a cream one that looked like the one he had before. I held them both up for him and asked which he wanted. He took one look at the cream one and started that "oooooh" cry they have when they see a friend. Ok, we'll get the cream one. The woman in line behind us just laughed and laughed.
At the checkout, Geordie stood up on his back legs, trying to be as tall as he could to see what was going on. After ringing up the toy, the cashier handed it to Geordie. He was SO happy that he trotted out of the store with his head high and his new toy weiner dog (that's bigger than he is) in his mouth. He got a lot of "Awww"s today.