Tips for Grandma

In a few weeks my mom will be dog sitting her grand kids. Having four girls in the house ranging from 7lbs-65lbs is tough. And we have a routine. So I sent her some helpful tips. Which she will laugh at and delete...but here are some of them. We are dealing with some issues with Missy being a bully still so it's important to know her "triggers".

1. Missy and Reba need to stay separate as much as possible. We tend to rotate them outside. Reba is fine outside but does better if Angel is with her. Other wise they are like two 10 year old boys-they play and play until one gets hurt, then mad and then they fight and it is really bad. Reba is pushing 65-70 lbs and normally laid back but seeing her get mad is scary.
2. Watch Missy with Angel-she gets really weird sometimes with her. And if she snaps at Angel, Angel will snap back and it gets ugly. Missy is doing this because Angel is old.
3. Missy and Lola love getting into Bullet's room to eat cat food.
4. We leave Reba outside while getting food ready-there have been times she gets aggressive.
5. Don't leave Lola unattended with toy with no stuffing-she turns into a nut and attacks the other dogs and will bite you.
6. The Kong is only to be given to Reba with a treat inside of it outside while she is by herself. Otherwise there will be a fight.
7. Make sure when you put Angel and Lola up that Angel eats her treat before you step out. Angel will snap at Lola otherwise.

Best dog toy ever!

If you have a puppy or dog that destroys toys in a matter of minutes like Reba does you need one of these! They are great, no stuffing and last much longer. Our dogs love them so much that Lola takes the big one Reba has from her and then guards it with everything she has. We have to be careful because Lola loves the toys so much she can get crazy. Last night I put one on the bar because they were getting crazy. I went outside for a minute, came back in and found that Reba had gotten it off the bar and then Lola took it from her. Another toy we love in our house is the Kong. BUT we can only fill it with a treat and give to one of the dogs if they are outside by themselves-otherwise it gets ugly.

Love my blankie!

All of our girls love blankets but especially Reba...she carries them around with her.

Cute when she is sleeping...

As nuts as she is awake, she sure is cute sleeping.

I didn't do it

We were lucky and got a lot of rain lately. Angel loves having a back yard and loves digging in holes. Which is fine except when she runs into the house. It's okay though, nothing a towel won't fix. And I am so happy she has a backyard.

The cat who loves water

Bullet is 13 and has always loved water. He drinks from a faucet, sometimes here recently he will drink from his water bowl but he doesn't like it. Before he drinks though, he puts his head under the faucet and let the water drip on his head for awhile. It's crazy.

Awwwww for the day

Lola guarding the toy she stole

It's a dog's life

Angel has a hard life..can't you tell. Sorry for the lighting issues with these.

Kristen

Meet Kristen, she is my father in law's dog and boy is she spoiled!!! We think she is around 8 years old. She was found by my mother in law's house. She is a really good dog just spoiled rotten. She lives with another dog Friday and two cats. Kristen runs the house. Her and Friday get treats when they come inside so she knows she can go outside, run right back in and get a treat. She is pretty mouthy and wants all the toys. She is scared of thunderstorms, they both are. She loves loves loves belly rubs and will sit in your lap all day. Her and Missy used to be big buddies but now not so much. Sometimes she is allowed to run the property and the first thing she does is run straight to our house to go potty. Thanks Kristen.