Beach Day

Another trip to the beach...Angela loves to play in the water! She races after Arthur as he chases the frisbee and sometimes assists with retrieval.

She's been barking and acting a bit aggressive with other dogs and some people so we are going to work on socialization in the coming days.

Pillow Explosion

Angela is one creative dog...in this picture she triumphantly strides through her path of destruction. She dismembered a throw pillow and spread the fluffy white batting throughout the living room, like a freak, localized snowstorm. Another recent escapade was to pull the skillet off the stove (luckily it had cooled) and devour the remains of an omelette. She also gnawed the end of the spatula down to a nub. She never ceases to entertain us and keep us on our toes.

Barks at Strangers

A little setback in our progress...seems that Angela has become comfortable enough and protective of us (her pack) that she barks at strangers. Not just people that come to our home, but (much more worrisome) those that we pass on the street. A neighbor was gardening yesterday and Angela wouldn't stop barking as we walked by her house. People we pass while walking are likely to get some barking and jumping. We're working on having her sit while a stranger walks by, feeding her treats for cooperation and to associate strangers with possibly getting treats, but no progress so far. Any thoughts or ideas, you nice people who have adopted rescue dogs or dogs with "issues"? Thanks!

Dog Beach

What a treat to take Angela to the beach! She took to the water like a pro. After racing the waves to the shore at first, she decided that it was fun after all and ran around with Arthur as he chased his prize frisbee. She made the rookie mistake of drinking the water but quickly realized that was not a great idea. After the beach we went to the dog wash for a little cleanup; she was less happy with that part of the day. She's now curled up on her favorite chair taking a little snooze.

Angela's New 'Do

Big day for Angela today...we went to the dog park to see how she did off leash. Arthur played with the frisbee but Angela was a little velcro dog and rarely left my side. Then we went to the pet store for some food and a new leash coupler so that we don't tie ourselves in knots when we're walking. Then we got a haircut! Angela's fur was a little uneven from the bald spots, which are now filling in well. We clipped Arthur first and Angela watched intently, noting that he got lots of liver treats for his cooperation. She did great and is ready to go show off her new 'do to the world. Tomorrow we're thinking of going to the beach!

Cookie Monster

Today we exhibited our creativity in counter surfing--there's got to be a way to get those cookies! She caught on pretty quickly to the sound of the timer meaning that good things come out of the oven. We also had a walk to the post office then down by the water. Arthur usually goes off leash there but I'm not ready to let her off yet. It will be interesting to find out if she's a swimmer...perhaps she will go after the errant frisbees that Arthur refuses to retrieve. (that will save me from swimming for them!)