Life on the Leash

Happy (early) Thanksgiving!

Eat lots of turkey and then take a nap!

Though Sum is a Nervous Nellie, loud electronics don’t faze him.

The blender? Whatever.

Chainsaw? Bo-ring.

Vacuum? Yawn.

But the leaf blower?

Stop the presses, the leaf blower must die.

He hates it, even when it’s turned off.

We let him rest inside while we finished up the yard on Saturday, letting him think that he’d killed the beast for good.

There’s nothing like a Boston fix:

Cute, yes? That’s Eli on the right, and Lilly on the left. I had a great time when I worked with them back in May, so it was a treat to get to see them again. Plus I was happy to get some Boston love … these guys are the first I’ve encountered since we lost Zeke last month.

Lilly immediately morphed into a straight-A student. “Look at me, Treat Lady, I’m sitting! I remember everything!”

Eli quickly followed suit.

Then he said, “I’ve heard about those handmade toys … may I give one a test drive?”

(He approved.)

It was lovely to catch up with my old canine, feline and human friends in the household!

Remember sweet Snoopy? At our first session he was so afraid of the Flat Cat that he wouldn’t even get near me after I showed it to him.

What a difference a month makes:

Love it!

In case you’re curious, FRENCH BULLDOG PUPPIES like the Flat Cat too:

EZ the 6 year old Norfolk Terrier comes to me with a rap sheet.

He’s bitten a few understanding non-litigious people since moving in with his new people 4 months ago.

He had a session with a behaviorist a few weeks ago to help address the bitey stuff, and now he’s branching out and doing some basic training with yours truly. EZ has never had any training - the guy doesn’t even know how to sit when asked - but he was a more than willing student this morning. He rocked!

That said, the guy is a piranha when it comes to taking treats. Ouch! He nearly took my finger off when we were working on “down,” as in, he latched on to my finger instead of the treat and didn’t let go.

Next week I’m adding some “soft mouth” exercises to our to-do list. Seriously, EZ, take it easy!

FRENCH BULLDOG PUPPY!!!!

French Bulldog Puppy!

Did you hear me? I said French Bulldog puppy, people!

I’m am 100% besotted with my new client, Winston the 14-week old - can you guess?- French Bulldog puppy.

Don’t tell anyone, but I’m going to steal him next week.

Hi Winston, meet your new Mommy.