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The First Swim

Leanne — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:54:57 +0000

Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010

Location: Orlando, Florida

Outside Temperature: 68-degrees

Water Temperature: 57-degrees

Dogs say: Let’s Swim!

Mom says: Not me!

Gotta get the ball out of the water.

I can get to it this way.

I’m going in.

Got it!

Ah – Let’s do it again – about 30-times!

Happy Sunday everyone.

Wordless Wednesday

Leanne — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:27:59 +0000

My Canine Wordless Wednesday

Newest Growl & Snarl

Leanne — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:42:50 +0000

The kids continue their daily love fest. And I seriously mean, daily!

And this is how the day ends.

Cat vs Dog

Leanne — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:24:27 +0000

A friend sent me this video for my birthday, knowing I love animals and that I have a German Shepherd, too. It’s hysterical! And the dog looks just like my Mikita. Enjoy…

Bad Doggy Mommy

Leanne — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:56:15 +0000

Dear Ed – my dog trainer,

I’ve done you wrong. You showed me how to earn respect and gain control of my dog. I just didn’t follow through. Now, I’m paying the price.

You can't be talking about my baby!

Leanne — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:05:13 +0000

The Prized Yellow Football

Take a look at this photo to the left. Mikita is cherishing her prized yellow football. She loves this football, as torn up as it is. It’s her most favorite toy of the bazillions of toys she has. I bury this ratty ball in the bottom of her toy chest (yes, she has a toy chest) and she sniffs it right out. There is absolutely no hiding this ball from her. I could just throw it away, but why deprive her of the fun of playing with something she’s destroyed.

So, now that you know how much she loves this football, the rest of this post will hopefully be funny and make sense.

I have a dog sitter who comes to the house once a day to let the kids out and play with them for awhile. I’m fortunate to have someone excellent, whom I can trust with my babies, and who loves them almost as much as I do. She leaves me daily notes of the highlights of her visits with them. Today’s was exceptionally humorous:

Dog Visit 05/20/09

“I had a battle of wills with Mikita today and lost both times. I think I was cranky from the rain because I didn’t want to play with the football. I threw the pink ball and she brought me back the yellow football. This went on for 5 minutes until I finally gave up. Then, when the skies opened up she didn’t want to come in. You just can’t help but love her.”

Gotta love Mikita.

Mikita loves her toys

Lap dogTired baby

Sleepy Time

Leanne — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:19:30 +0000

Only watch this video if you have insomnia. Or if you just think dogs are cute, otherwise, it will bore you silly.

Dog Lovers – Must Watch This Story

Leanne — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:12:57 +0000

Ben Stein did a wonderful editorial this past Sunday on the CBS Sunday Morning Show. It’s only 2-minutes long and well worth the time.

Watch CBS Videos Online

Doggie Love

Leanne — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:37:55 +0000

1st Visit to the Dog Park

Leanne — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:49:19 +0000

Love the Ball.. Love the Water..

Mikita visits the “dog park” for the first time.

I was very leery of taking her to the dog park. The thought of my baby running around without her leash among dozens of other dogs. What if she ran away? What if another dog attacked her? What if she ran off into the woods? (Yes, and god forbid, what about alligators!?)

Ok – just take a look at that photo to the left. Is that not one happy dog? She started off a little timid, stopping to smell everything, looking around to make sure we were close by and staring at all the other 4-legged friends running around. But she quickly adapted and was soon romping around and splashing around in the lake like a dog-park pro.

Mike watches over her.

Mike was the instigator of getting us to even go to the park. He knew (and reassured me) how much fun she was going to have. I was so worried about her running off. But she was more nervous about us leaving her. She ran up and down the shoreline, but would stop and turn around to make sure we were still standing where she left us before she ventured on further. And she got along splendidly with all the other dogs. Ahhh.. happy dog days.

: Look at me! I’m soaking wet!

For those in Central Florida, we went to Fleet Peeples Park in Winter Park, by the old Navy Base. There must have been more than 100 dogs there that day, if not more. It is double-gated to make it difficult, if not impossible for a dog to get out. There are dogs of all shapes and sizes, all there to have the times of their lives. Maybe we’ll see you there soon.