Our last beagle didn't mind being vacuumed but the others wanted no part of it. We picked up this brush of Amazon but too soon to tell how that's gonna go.
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Someone ran 4 miles with mom early this morning.
Has run out of gas and is shirking his duties helping dad in the garage by noon….not sure how I’m going to function without my assistant….
Has run out of gas and is shirking his duties helping dad in the garage by noon….not sure how I’m going to function without my assistant….
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2 miles and he is still looking for more. I would, but 85°/ 67% Rh and I don't want his Husky side to overheat. I don't want to overheat myself either.
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We do our long walks early AM and late evening due to heat. It was 96° yesterday when I got home from work at 6pm. So it was a quick walk to do her business and back in the AC.
Yeah, we usually do another 2 0r 3 in the evening. Weekends he gets a morning run and an evening walk.
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Even short-haired Boxers shed quite a bit….
The reason we got our first Boxer was because my in laws had them when my wife was young. My father in law always spoke so highly of the breed.
My mother in law always said she liked boxers because they didn’t shed.
That’s BS, as all dogs shed….
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New “pet” that we didn’t have long.
Didn’t kill it. Got relocated a ways from the house where it wouldn’t come back.
We had an Eastern Garter Snake under a freezer in the garage last year. Harmless and good to limit other pests.
Don’t want to fetch another one from the garage again.
Seem to have a bumper crop of Garters this year.
Recollection is that garters are oviviparous (?), meaning they give birth to live young.
Didn’t kill it. Got relocated a ways from the house where it wouldn’t come back.
We had an Eastern Garter Snake under a freezer in the garage last year. Harmless and good to limit other pests.
Don’t want to fetch another one from the garage again.
Seem to have a bumper crop of Garters this year.
Recollection is that garters are oviviparous (?), meaning they give birth to live young.
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Two more today.
Had to grab the tongs I use in the fire pit for one. Little cuss got amongst our planter boxes.
Being a former cook they’re like an extension of my hand. Geddy helped….
Had to grab the tongs I use in the fire pit for one. Little cuss got amongst our planter boxes.
Being a former cook they’re like an extension of my hand. Geddy helped….
Huey (plush coat GSD)is now approaching 1 yr old…just completed first dethatching…
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I like having my wild (non-poisonous) snakes around my property. They keep the frogs, bugs, and lizards in check.
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Oh, I do as well. We’ve had garter snakes near the house for all of the 32 years we’ve been here. When I say near, they’re often right along the foundation walls.
For the first time last year, one came in our garage, and it ended up under our freezers right next to the kitchen door.
I relocated them 100-150 feet from the house in attractive terrain for a garter.
Some may come back, but some not. We’ll have others I’m sure.
When we moved to the cottage and had to move the wood pile to the wood shed I built I never seen so many garter snakes in one spot. It was like move a couple arm loads of wood then come back and grab 3 or 4 snakes and relocate them to their new home. When the sun was shinning they would lay on top of the firewood to get the heat but in the mornings if I needed wood they would be in between the logs and in little time it was like they seemed to sense I meant them no harm. They were welcome to all the mice they could eat
This reminds me I need to make some Owl boxes. The mice were relentless last winter. Gotta attract some critters that'll eat them when snakes are dormant. It's either that, or I stop feeding the dog. He averages 1 mouse a day in the winter. Maybe being hungry will boost his desireOh, I do as well. We’ve had garter snakes near the house for all of the 32 years we’ve been here. When I say near, they’re often right along the foundation walls.
For the first time last year, one came in our garage, and it ended up under our freezers right next to the kitchen door.
I relocated them 100-150 feet from the house in attractive terrain for a garter.
Some may come back, but some not. We’ll have others I’m sure.
Comfy Cones have plastic stays that can be removed to make the cone more comfortable for the dog. They are far superior to any other type of cone. Well worth the extra cost to make the dogs life a little easier.
The fur is really flying today…Oh my…it’s getting worse…here is current condition…you can see where the bunnies blew up in the yard and then a before and after shot…he is normally black…but in the before you can see the clumps of light brown coming out…it’s like pig pen from peanuts but with fur. (None of our other GSDs have shed this much
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I “helped” Dad mow the lawn and got a piece of grass in my eye….
(Hoping it’s cleared from his eye - can’t see it anymore when pulling the eyelids).
Mowing and trimming are tough jobs…I’m snoring at 7:30 pm on a Friday night.
(Hoping it’s cleared from his eye - can’t see it anymore when pulling the eyelids).
Mowing and trimming are tough jobs…I’m snoring at 7:30 pm on a Friday night.
Ya know I havent heard the screech owls this year, maybe I should hammer a couple boxes together for next spring, do you have a good plans for them ?This reminds me I need to make some Owl boxes. The mice were relentless last winter. Gotta attract some critters that'll eat them when snakes are dormant. It's either that, or I stop feeding the dog. He averages 1 mouse a day in the winter. Maybe being hungry will boost his desire