Showing posts with label Dogs playing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dogs playing. Show all posts

My Dog's Backyard Adventure

I was recently reminded that my dogs don't need to travel somewhere in order to have an Adventure.  Sometimes you can find adventure right in your own backyard! 

A week or two ago we got a lot of snow here, nearly a foot of the white stuff.  Being a Siberian Husky, Icy was loving all the snow in our yard.  She was leaping through the snow like a Gazelle, trying to play fetch with a ball that kept getting lost in snow, and having herself a good time.  I felt a little bad though.  I felt like she should go somewhere and have some real fun in the snow with other dogs.  But the dog park hadn't been plowed out and many of the roads were still in bad shape.  


Have a backyard adventure with your dog
Icy loves playing in the snow, but it's lonely out there in the white stuff by yourself!
As I watched my neighbor take his Golden Retriever, Cooper, outside for a potty break it dawned on me.  Why not invite Cooper over for a play date in our snow filled yard!  Icy loves Cooper, they've been crushing on each other for a few years now.  


A fun Doggie Playdate in the yard
Icy invited Cooper over the play in the snow with her, but he kept hogging the ball!
I knew Icy and Cooper would have a blast playing together in the snow so I walked over to them and issued the invitation.  "Sure!" Cooper's Dad said and we walked back to our house together.


Dogs playing in the snow together
Icy gives Cooper the Play Bow signal, saying she's ready to PLAY!
I must say, it was a brilliant idea!  The dogs had a blast running and playing in the snow together for over an hour.  My husband and our neighbor would throw the ball and Cooper, being an excellent Retriever, would find it lodged deep in the snow right away.  Icy never seemed to get to the ball first, but she didn't mind.  She had her canine bestie with her, and that's all that mattered.


A backyard doggie playdate.  Dogs love playing in the snow
Catch me if you can, Cooper!  Wooo! Wooo!
Here's a 26 second video of some of their Doggie Play Date fun:




Needless to say, Cooper tired her out pretty good and Icy slept really soundly that night.

It just goes to show you that you don't always have to get in the car to have an adventure, sometimes it's waiting for you right in your own backyard!



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What kind of adventures does your dog love?  Tell us about it in the comments, we always LOVE hearing from you!


Wordless Wednesday: Play Ball!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY, LET'S PLAY SOME BALL!  WHAT BALL SHOULD WE USE?

Hmmmm....  THIS ONE'S TOO SMALL!



THIS ONE'S BIGGER THAN MY HEAD!



WE'LL JUST FIGHT OVER THIS ONE, AND YOU KNOW MY BIG FAT LUG OF A SISTER WILL WIN!


OH SCREW IT, LET'S JUST JOIN THE LAZY GIRL'S CLUB AND NAP IN THE SUN ALL DAY!

What are you doing today?  Are you playing ball or napping in the sun?  Leave us a comment & share!

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The Great Dog Bone Caper

We had a leftover prime rib bone from my delicious birthday dinner this week.  Since my Husky, Isis, has big chompers we gave the bone to her.  This did NOT sit well with little Phoebe!

CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP!  SLURP, SLURP, SLURP! YUM, YUM, YUMMY YUM YUM!!

I'm sorry, but in what universe is it ok for that hussy Husky to have a delicious bone, and for me not to get a bone?  What am I chopped liver??

HA!  I got it, I got the bone! CHOMP, CHOMP!  SLURP, SLURP! YUMMY, YUM YUM!!

WHAT?! Why are you looking at me like that??  Isis turned her back for 10 seconds so I swooped in and snatched the bone away!

Well I'm sorry, but in my book Possession Is Nine Tenths of the Law!!

Now get lost, I've got a bone to pick clean!

Well all-righty then, Miss Phoebe.  I guess that's that, and that's the end of THAT!

Everything turned out ok, the dogs shared the bone (kind of) and both got to enjoy some supervised chewing time with it.  Do your pets fight over bones, toys or other goodies?  How do you keep the peace?

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Dogs' Playtime

Recently I took a video - with my new camera, YAY! -  of Isis and Phoebe goofing around.   About halfway through this 40 second video Isis does a funny little hop that just cracked me up.  I thought I'd share it with you today, just for fun!





Hope the video made you smile just a little.  Have a Pawsome day, friends!!


Did you catch Isis' little hop?  Did you see Phoebe snatch the toy while Isis wasn't looking?  That's Phoebe's signature move; Distract & Snatch!  Leave us a comment & let us know if you caught those two moves.  We love hearing from you!

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