Sally M's Blog (12)

The other day I opened a cardboard box that came in the mail. The noise scared Penny. She's really getting weird lately. When I took the makeup mirror out of the box, it became her worst enemy and she barked at it something fierce. I was holding it in my hand and it freaked her out.



That's nothing compared to the Christmas lights. We bought one of those red/green laser light contraptions that put spots on your house. We stuck the thing in our yard and well, Penny didn't take too… Continue

What do these items have in common? Nothing really, except they had recent encounters with our puppy, Penny.



Prior to adopting Penny, we hadn't had a puppy in the family for 10 years. We had forgotten how much fun puppies were and how comical they are! Penny keeps us cracking up all the time.



The other night, DH was eating popcorn. He tossed a kernel in the air to Penny and it landed on the top of her head. And there it sat, "forever". If you have seen photos of Penny, you… Continue

Penny went to the groomer, again, this morning. It's been extremely hot, humid and rainy here. She was getting too hot with her heavy coat of hair. Because of the dampness and mud, she had mats that needed to be addressed.



Penny's pretty good while at the groomer, however, they had to give her a time-out today. She was fussing when they were trying to dry and trim her face so they had to take her in the back to let her "de-stress". That's a first. She probably caught a glimpse of… Continue

Before we went to Florida on vacation, we had 3 dogs who adored us. Now we have 3 strangers living with us.



Suzy is still sort of lovable towards us but she barked so much at the kennel that she's hoarse and her howling sounds like something similar to a diesel train. I'm like, "Where is that sound coming from? OMD, it's from our Suzy!".



Lexi is hoarse also but the way she's treating us is the most surprising. She's always been extremely devoted to me...my dog. Now she's… Continue

Last week, we took our 3 dogs to the vet for their yearly checkups. For some unknown reason, my husband made an appointment for all 3 of them at the same time. Bad idea. He even thought he could handle all 3 dogs by himself.

Ah, nope!



Two humans and 3 dogs cannot fit comfortably into 1 car. So we had to take 2 cars to the vet. I took Penny because my car is newer and I didn't want dog hair all over it. With Lexi and Suzy in a car, their shedded hair just floats in the air. You… Continue

Our puppy was born July 25. So every month, we celebrate her birthday on the 25th. My good friend has Penny's brother, Jeter. (I have several photos of Jeter in my Photos section). I talked to my friend on the morning of 4/25 but we didn't mention our puppies monthly birthday. Later in the day, I realized that we hadn't discussed it so I called my friend back. She was glad I remembered to bring up the babies' birthday. We reminisced about the last 6+ months since we adopted Penny and Jeter. We… Continue

Several years ago, we received a hammock for Christmas. It came with a stand (not the kind that ties to trees). Every spring, my husband brings the hammock outside and that's pretty much where the trouble starts. The hammock hates me and is out to get me. One time I sat on it and the laying surface went completely vertical and I landed sitting on my fanny, on the ground, just below it. One time the hammock went an entire 360 degrees and I landed on my fanny again but that time I was like 3 feet… Continue

Of course, as always, when Penny and her brother, Jeter, get together it's non-stop playing and play-fighting. Yesterday was no different. My friend and I watched our two "babies" play for a couple hours, despite it was a mere 46 degrees outside. We sat in the sun but to no avail; I mean, holy moly it was cold! But we delighted in simply watching our puppies have fun. My friend and I chatted and reminisced while our two "indians" rolled around, pinned each other down, ran at full speed, did… Continue

Our backyard and driveway are on a slight slant. The front of the yard and driveway are uphill and the back is downhill. When I play fetch with Penny everyday, I stand down at the bottom of the driveway and throw the ball up the driveway where Penny fetches the ball, and happily brings it back to me...or she used to, until she got smart. Now this takes some serious thought; I'm not even sure I would have thought of it. LOL! When I throw the ball, she retrieves it and instead of bringing the… Continue

Three years ago on Palm Sunday, we had a very heavy wet snow. I have absolutely no recollection of this whatsoever. I take photos of everything but I don't have any pictures of the snow 3 years ago (but I have some photos off my mom's camera). It as 6-10" deep (depending where you lived). I told my husband (who doesn't remember that snowfall either) that we must have been off the planet that day. Fast forward to today, Palm Sunday 2016. It's snowing again. And this time I have the pleasure of… Continue

Penny is "known" for her hugs and kisses. Yet, if she's not in the mood, forget about it. Yesterday, though, she was extremely affectionate. I'm not sure what brought on this love-fest but she was very loving the whole day long. Last evening she even jumped onto our laps while we were watching TV. Penny is getting bigger so once on our lap, we were stuck in the chair. If we had to use the restroom-- well too bad! DH and I wear glasses, so after the "Doodle Hugs and Kisses" our glasses have… Continue

This didn't start out good. In the car, on the way to the park, Penny felt compelled to sit on my lap (she usually is very good in the car). This is a tad difficult when I'm driving! I usually put our dogs in the backseat. Penny wouldn't have any of that. I should have taken this as a sign and turned around and gone home. Penny has been walking on a leash/harness (Easy Walk) in our neighborhood just fine. So I thought it was time to "graduate" to a park. Big mistake! Between the other dogs… Continue