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What did your Doodle do on the 4th?
I thought it would be fun to describe our dogs' experiences of 4th of July.
Sidiqi had an incredible day. We invited some family and friends over for a pool party. Sidiqi loves guests - LOOOOOOOVES guests - so he was out of his mind with joy as more and more people came over. He didn't know who to wiggle and squirm against first. We ended up with about 20 people in our back yard, including three small children. The smallest, a three-year-old girl, kept wanting to play with Sidiqi's ball-on-a-rope, and she was getting very annoyed that every time she grabbed it, Sidiqi grabbed the rope and pulled for all he was worth. She kept trying to get it away from him, saying, "See-dee-kee, it's my turn! Stop it! Give it to me!" Meanwhile, Sidiqi just loved having someone to play tug with him.
The six-year-old boy found a big squirt gun and thought it would be fun to squirt Sidiqi with it. Sidiqi thought it was awesome that his new friend was giving him water. Every time he got squirted, Sidiqi tried to catch the water in his mouth.
The nine-year-old girl discovered that Sidiqi enjoys playing hide-and-seek, so she had him running all over the house and yard. She also had him chasing balls in the water, and for a while there, the two of them were racing in the pool to get to the balls.
Sidiqi didn't sleep all day, and only sat still for two five-minute breaks when I forced him to take a breather in my lap. Our last guests left at about 9 p.m. He was going, going, going all day. He didn't want to be separated from the action for a second. I expect that he'll spend a lot of time sleeping today, dreaming happy dreams of all the fun he had.
Sidiqi had an incredible day. We invited some family and friends over for a pool party. Sidiqi loves guests - LOOOOOOOVES guests - so he was out of his mind with joy as more and more people came over. He didn't know who to wiggle and squirm against first. We ended up with about 20 people in our back yard, including three small children. The smallest, a three-year-old girl, kept wanting to play with Sidiqi's ball-on-a-rope, and she was getting very annoyed that every time she grabbed it, Sidiqi grabbed the rope and pulled for all he was worth. She kept trying to get it away from him, saying, "See-dee-kee, it's my turn! Stop it! Give it to me!" Meanwhile, Sidiqi just loved having someone to play tug with him.
The six-year-old boy found a big squirt gun and thought it would be fun to squirt Sidiqi with it. Sidiqi thought it was awesome that his new friend was giving him water. Every time he got squirted, Sidiqi tried to catch the water in his mouth.
The nine-year-old girl discovered that Sidiqi enjoys playing hide-and-seek, so she had him running all over the house and yard. She also had him chasing balls in the water, and for a while there, the two of them were racing in the pool to get to the balls.
Sidiqi didn't sleep all day, and only sat still for two five-minute breaks when I forced him to take a breather in my lap. Our last guests left at about 9 p.m. He was going, going, going all day. He didn't want to be separated from the action for a second. I expect that he'll spend a lot of time sleeping today, dreaming happy dreams of all the fun he had.
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Permalink Reply by Adina P on
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Now THAT is a fun 4th for a doggy, Sidiqi! The doodles here had basically a run-of-the-mill weekend type day. Though they did get SUPER lucky with a 1 hour walk in the morning (a rare occurrence) but I didn't have to go to work and it's hot the rest of the day so it was perfect.
We went to a local "4th of July in the Park" annual fair-like event, but dogs aren't allowed...so they just chilled. I think Sidiqi wins the prize so far for funnest 4th!
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Permalink Reply by Joe R. on
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Unfortunately our 2 have spent the last 3 days at a kennel. We were invited to some friends in Wilmington, NC for the weekend and counldn't bring them with us this time. Now we can't wait to get home tomorrow, because we both are missing them so much.
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Permalink Reply by 38xll6pf3o858 on
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On the Fourth of July Bella really enjoyed hanging out in the pool. I have had to buy an extra float since she thinks she is human! :-) (pic)
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Permalink Reply by Richard Crowe on
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We were invited by friends to a barbecue and to watch fireworks from their backyard. they have a nice view of the Oceanside, CA city fireworks display.
Unfortunately these people are not dog people and we would have needed to leave Holly and her Maltese friends at home. And since the Fourth of July is their holiday as much as ours (Dogs ARE citizens, aren't they?) we opted to stay home and just kick back.
Holly played her usual games of fetch with a ball in our big yard and just vegged for the day like we did.
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we went to Wintergreen, VA for their annual Fourth festival, listened to a band, and Paddington watched with wonder. I think he was a little surprised by the fireworks of course but with much patting and settling he just laid his head down and watched with the rest of the family. I'll be sure to post pictures soon :)
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Permalink Reply by Belinda Stevens on
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I think Stella had a totally fantastic day. She and her little/big brother Quincy, along with her BFF Justice all went down to the James river for a swim. This was her first time in big water and she loved it. Justice completly showed her the ropes...he was a good friend! She swam and ran and swam. She chased stickes and even dove under the water looking for them. It seemed like forever and I thought for a minute I might have to go pull her out when I felt like she was under too long searching but she came out snortin and was just fine. I can't wait to take her again!
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Permalink Reply by Tamara & Giada on
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We spent the holiday at my parents lake house with lots of people. Giada spent the whole week-end swimming in the lake, going to the park and just having fun with all the kids!!! She does NOT like fireworks:(
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