Hi and welcome to new Staying the Course Week.
As briefly noted at end of last week's thread, we did adopt a new doggie from a wonderful shelter here on the Grand Strand that tries real hard to find homes for all. (Thery had rescued her from a high-kill shelter.) She is a retriever mix, and has a sweet face reminiscent of Sadiedawg. (A retriever plus maybe a Carolina dog or coonhound? Has the good retriever traits plus some other good distinctive sounds and ways.) She comes to us as "Ellen" but we call her Ellie. She is 7, so a senior like us, but she has a lot of puppy-like energy. Likes a a good walk twice a day, and one short pee walk at bedtime. This morning she kept bringing me a ball as if to let me know she likes to play ball, too. I threw to her in house but going to work on outdoor ball-playing cause she bolted and ran the neighborhood when she got out door first day here. Maybe with help of grandchildren as perimeter guards I can teach her going out off the leash is for playing ball. She's sweet and we love her. She stands up on her haunches and waves paws at you like a showdog. Oh and on Day One she stood up and used those front paws to open the storm door -- really! So she's an extra remnder to always lock the doors.
I've never had much luck posting pix here. Pasting link to my blog which has a pix and my first write-up of the life of Ellie. I've tried to post a pix as attachment but no can do.
http://www.steadfastdawgwalker.com
Hope all of you are having a good start to the New Year. And so yes in addition to an aqua trainer (temporarily) I have a full-time resident personal trainer, Miss Ellie!
Big game tonight. I am usually an SEC fan but going for home-state Clemson tonight over Alabama. Wonder which side the Gamecock fanatic, Mr. Chimp, will be on. Hope it is a great game.
Cheers to all
Superbob
As briefly noted at end of last week's thread, we did adopt a new doggie from a wonderful shelter here on the Grand Strand that tries real hard to find homes for all. (Thery had rescued her from a high-kill shelter.) She is a retriever mix, and has a sweet face reminiscent of Sadiedawg. (A retriever plus maybe a Carolina dog or coonhound? Has the good retriever traits plus some other good distinctive sounds and ways.) She comes to us as "Ellen" but we call her Ellie. She is 7, so a senior like us, but she has a lot of puppy-like energy. Likes a a good walk twice a day, and one short pee walk at bedtime. This morning she kept bringing me a ball as if to let me know she likes to play ball, too. I threw to her in house but going to work on outdoor ball-playing cause she bolted and ran the neighborhood when she got out door first day here. Maybe with help of grandchildren as perimeter guards I can teach her going out off the leash is for playing ball. She's sweet and we love her. She stands up on her haunches and waves paws at you like a showdog. Oh and on Day One she stood up and used those front paws to open the storm door -- really! So she's an extra remnder to always lock the doors.
I've never had much luck posting pix here. Pasting link to my blog which has a pix and my first write-up of the life of Ellie. I've tried to post a pix as attachment but no can do.
http://www.steadfastdawgwalker.com
Hope all of you are having a good start to the New Year. And so yes in addition to an aqua trainer (temporarily) I have a full-time resident personal trainer, Miss Ellie!
Big game tonight. I am usually an SEC fan but going for home-state Clemson tonight over Alabama. Wonder which side the Gamecock fanatic, Mr. Chimp, will be on. Hope it is a great game.
Cheers to all
Superbob