life with the furry and feathered crew

the "problem" with training a dog to close cabinet doors

Yesterday, I opened the cabinet door under the stove top to get out a pan.  Before I even had a chance to bend over and find a pan, Jarah slammed the door shut and looked at me expectantly for a reward.  Ya gotta love it!

Jarah the magician

While I was away for a few days, Jarah managed to "misplace" her newest and most favorite toy. I looked high and low for that stupid toy that went walk-about. Under all the furniture, back in every nook and cranny. Finally decided it must have been snuck outside by someone with 4 legs, so looked in the garden and all her hidey-holes. No luck. Gave up and bought another one last weekend. Tonight, something bright green and magenta was peeking out from under the sofa - her toy. I figured it was the one just bought, but NO!!!! it was the lost one. I wonder where she had been hiding it all this time.

Happy birthday Jarah

Happy 8th birthday my sweet girl. 

 

NATCH at last

the run ...

 

and the ribbon....

Berry picking

Aren't we lovely?

BAD GIRL

I am docking Jarah's allowance this week. $2.18. We went to the dog store today and she just HAD to have this doggie treat. Well, she licked it, so I went by the rule... "you lick it, you buy it". When we got home, she ran off with it and buried it somewhere that I haven't been able to find. Hence, the allowance docking. That'll teach her!

Birdie show and tell for about 100 kids

Today was show and tell at the humane society kids camp. Geikie showed off her tricks and was petted by about 100 kids. A bit over whelming! Especially because it was difficult to keep the kids at bay and only have one at a time pet her. They were surprised that a bird can be clicker trained. About a dozen kids had Geikie target. Fun but tiring.