Eva (Lilo and Rocky)'s Blog (20)

I picked up yet another stray dog yesterday on my morning hike with the doods - I think this will be the 6th or 7th loose dog I have had to bring home in the past couple of years. This one was wearing a collar, but - of course - no tag. Took him to the local vet who scanned for chip - nothing. Brought him back home, gave him water and food. Started the usual process of creating flyers, posting ads on Craigslist, emailing everyone I know locally, calling the shelters etc etc. Well, the owner…

After my Mom made me wear this horrible orange collar that delivers "stimulation," I can no longer chase deer. I am really bummed because I love chasing deer. Almost caught one once and my Mom wasn't even happy!! Would have tasted so good on the bbq. At least I can still chase mice and squirrels and other critters in the yard. Killed a fat rabbit this morning. But no more deer :( This is a sad time for me.

Lilo.

PS! Note from Mom: YEA! NO MORE DEER HUNTING

I have resorted to the last option for stopping the dogs' bad habit of chasing deer: a shock collar. I bought a sportsdog 1850 collar that comes with a beeper attachment. I've never wanted to use shock collars and I only agreed to try this out because nothing else works and Temple Grandin says it's ok. I am scared my dogs will get hurt or lost when chasing deer and other critters (including bears and cougars) on our mountain. Their prey drives have gotten so strong that they just can't help…

The dogs and I were out walking on one of our local trails this morning when Lilo suddenly stopped in her tracks, sat down, and looked up (both she and Rocky were besides me, offleash). She refused to move, so we all stopped and looked up - I didn’t see anything at first, but just then, a very large branch broke off a birch tree and crashed down on the trail right in front of us where it broke into…

Took the dogs to their 5 year checkup today. Turns out they both have worms (2 different kinds!) and are 3-4 lbs over their max. weight. How did this happen? They get at least 3 hours of offleash exercise every day and both are pretty active hunters and spend most of the day running around outside. The vet said their metabolism slows down around this age and to feed them less. I'm pretty sure they'll be acting hungry after eating two sad scoops of food each, so I'm wondering if I should…

Our backyard has turned into the killing fields of the neighborhood. Last week, the dogs caught a good sized rabbit while I was out. When I came home I could not find Lilo, so went looking for her in the woods. She was hiding behind some shrubs and was licking a very dead rabbit that showed clear signs of dog molestation. Of course she did not want to let go of it, but proudly paraded around just out of my reach. I finally tricked her into dropping the remains so I could dispose of them in a…