Bed, Barf, Bath, and Big Bashes
The last few days have been jam-packed for Chris and I, and Hershey's had a busy time too.
The first thing I want to share is the fact that Hershey has been excellent about getting to bed - she has stopped crying completely, which is fantastic, and we think she's sleeping in her crate during the day too. Last night, for instance, she came in to the house after her before-bed pee and ran into her crate (the cookies we hide in her blanket may also help).
She's been doing half-days alone at home right now, staying in the mudroom with toys, water, and her crate. Eventually when the weather stabilizes we hope to open the window (but not the screen) which will let her see outside a bit and get fresh air. Wednesday and Thursday were mornings spent on her own with me coming back in the afternoons to do some "house work" (nothing gets done though!) We've been going for walks in the Mill Creek ravine, which she enjoys a great deal - so many smells to investigate! She's also going through her toys at an astonishing speed - her "new" rope twist is shredded beyond recognition and she's also greatly enjoying her squirrel and cow stuffies as well.
Friday afternoon Chris and I were off of work early so we decided to run errands with Hershey. We drove across the city and very shortly after being in the car Hershey started feeling sick. We tried the techniques listed on webpages and books to avoid carsickness, such as opening windows, bracing the dog, trying to calm her and making her look downwards instead of out the windows, but to no avail. She puked. And puked and puked - total of 6 times, poor thing. When we got home we threw the blanked in the wash again and decided it was a good time to giver Hershey a bath.
She was reluctant to get into the tub at first, but didn't fight or try to escape. When we got her wetted down (which is hard with fur) she looked so tiny and skinny!
She looked like ET!
We got a lot of dirt off of her; we tried to use a hair dryer to dry her off, but that scared her a bit, so we ended up just toweling her off.
She's actually a lot more blonde and reddish now - not at all as brown as we had originally thought - the white on her stomach toes and butt have also come through more. And she smells very clean and nice (for a dog)!
We do have one other mess thing to report - while we were watching TV in the living room, Hershey kept leaving the room - we thought she was watching Doggy TV (the screen door in the front of the house - it's High Definition ;) ) but then she came back and promptly peed on our bamboo rug. We later found out that she probably rang the bell to ask to go out to pee, but she rings it very quietly - like everything else she does. We likely dind't hear it what with the TV and the open windows. We've also read that if you don't let a dog out if it's been trained to go outside, it will come and do its business in plain sight - to show you what happens if you ignore it. The rug cleaned up quickly, it's as though nothing occurred. Chris might rig up a doorbell for her - that would certainly be louder.
Saturday a lot was going on - a bunch of preparation for the party we were hosting for our 4 friends (2 couples) who are getting married in July, decorating the house and finally the party itself. Hershey was quite puzzled by the streamers on the ceiling and at one point tried to pick up a balloon as though it were a regular ball - boy would she have been surprised if it burst! When all 30 people were in our living room, Hershey didn't know what to do! She was very excited to meet everyone, but the smells of food (especially BBQ) and the games (especially bingo pieces) were hard to resist. She behaved incredibly well and everyone loved her.
Sunday morning was a special day - Hershey got to get in bed with Chris and I in the morning. I misinterpreted "let the dog come up into bed" with putting her in between the covers like a dolly! She was in heaven! We let her stay there for a while, but as always, she was full of beans and wanted to go and do something else very shortly after. We have been getting up nice and early everyday because of her! We went on some walks and took it easy for the most part, but took it easy as she had such a big day on Saturday. Chris did take her to run around the ice rink/field with Thilo in the evening, but after a while, Hershey didn't seem to want to play anymore. Instead they all went for a walk to see the rising river levels (flooding was imminent throughout the province over the weekend).
Monday was back to work for Chris and I - again, doing a half day. We took her for a very long walk, which was good for all of us. Today she's done most of the day alone. We left the house at 8 am, and Chris went in to check on her at around 2 pm. She'll be alone again until 4:30 when we get back.
One final picture for today's post - Chris has made Hershey an honorary McMaster Engineer!
The first thing I want to share is the fact that Hershey has been excellent about getting to bed - she has stopped crying completely, which is fantastic, and we think she's sleeping in her crate during the day too. Last night, for instance, she came in to the house after her before-bed pee and ran into her crate (the cookies we hide in her blanket may also help).
She's been doing half-days alone at home right now, staying in the mudroom with toys, water, and her crate. Eventually when the weather stabilizes we hope to open the window (but not the screen) which will let her see outside a bit and get fresh air. Wednesday and Thursday were mornings spent on her own with me coming back in the afternoons to do some "house work" (nothing gets done though!) We've been going for walks in the Mill Creek ravine, which she enjoys a great deal - so many smells to investigate! She's also going through her toys at an astonishing speed - her "new" rope twist is shredded beyond recognition and she's also greatly enjoying her squirrel and cow stuffies as well.
Friday afternoon Chris and I were off of work early so we decided to run errands with Hershey. We drove across the city and very shortly after being in the car Hershey started feeling sick. We tried the techniques listed on webpages and books to avoid carsickness, such as opening windows, bracing the dog, trying to calm her and making her look downwards instead of out the windows, but to no avail. She puked. And puked and puked - total of 6 times, poor thing. When we got home we threw the blanked in the wash again and decided it was a good time to giver Hershey a bath.
She was reluctant to get into the tub at first, but didn't fight or try to escape. When we got her wetted down (which is hard with fur) she looked so tiny and skinny!
She looked like ET!
We got a lot of dirt off of her; we tried to use a hair dryer to dry her off, but that scared her a bit, so we ended up just toweling her off.
She's actually a lot more blonde and reddish now - not at all as brown as we had originally thought - the white on her stomach toes and butt have also come through more. And she smells very clean and nice (for a dog)!
We do have one other mess thing to report - while we were watching TV in the living room, Hershey kept leaving the room - we thought she was watching Doggy TV (the screen door in the front of the house - it's High Definition ;) ) but then she came back and promptly peed on our bamboo rug. We later found out that she probably rang the bell to ask to go out to pee, but she rings it very quietly - like everything else she does. We likely dind't hear it what with the TV and the open windows. We've also read that if you don't let a dog out if it's been trained to go outside, it will come and do its business in plain sight - to show you what happens if you ignore it. The rug cleaned up quickly, it's as though nothing occurred. Chris might rig up a doorbell for her - that would certainly be louder.
Saturday a lot was going on - a bunch of preparation for the party we were hosting for our 4 friends (2 couples) who are getting married in July, decorating the house and finally the party itself. Hershey was quite puzzled by the streamers on the ceiling and at one point tried to pick up a balloon as though it were a regular ball - boy would she have been surprised if it burst! When all 30 people were in our living room, Hershey didn't know what to do! She was very excited to meet everyone, but the smells of food (especially BBQ) and the games (especially bingo pieces) were hard to resist. She behaved incredibly well and everyone loved her.
Sunday morning was a special day - Hershey got to get in bed with Chris and I in the morning. I misinterpreted "let the dog come up into bed" with putting her in between the covers like a dolly! She was in heaven! We let her stay there for a while, but as always, she was full of beans and wanted to go and do something else very shortly after. We have been getting up nice and early everyday because of her! We went on some walks and took it easy for the most part, but took it easy as she had such a big day on Saturday. Chris did take her to run around the ice rink/field with Thilo in the evening, but after a while, Hershey didn't seem to want to play anymore. Instead they all went for a walk to see the rising river levels (flooding was imminent throughout the province over the weekend).
Monday was back to work for Chris and I - again, doing a half day. We took her for a very long walk, which was good for all of us. Today she's done most of the day alone. We left the house at 8 am, and Chris went in to check on her at around 2 pm. She'll be alone again until 4:30 when we get back.
One final picture for today's post - Chris has made Hershey an honorary McMaster Engineer!
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