Tag: dogs

My Harley

I don’t talk about our dogs much but they are very much members of our household. All three of the dogs that we have are rescue dogs. Buster is our oldest dog and he is nearing 11. Gabby is our middle dog and she’s nearing 7. Harley is our youngest and when I saw the idea of the Magical Mystery Mutt Tour over at Hornblower’s, I could resist talking about Harley.

The Magical Mystery Mutt Tour Blog Hop: hosted by Peggy’s Pet Place, Will My Dog Hate Me and I Still Want More Puppies!

DSCF5427

Harley is now three years old. Originally he was supposed to be my youngest son’s dog but as it turns out he’s mine. Harley is a mutt. We have no information on his parentage but he did have a Harley Davidson collar on at the rescue. From the collar came his name but it suits him just fine. He weighs around 45 pounds. He’s an incredibly skinny dog. No matter how much he eats or rather how well he doesn’t put on weight. He is all muscle. His legs are long but he’s not an incredibly tall dog. Sometimes he feels like he’s more leg than anything else. I’d measure him but he prefers not to stand still. If Harley is still he’s probably sacked out on the couch. He howls like a hound dog. Chases birds like a bird dog. And loves us like a people dog. He’s smart and is our most trained dog. He’ll sit. He’ll stay. He’ll lay down. But best of all he returns when called no matter where he is on our place.

DSCF5477

He loves carrots best but will eat any vegetable. Tomatoes are a favorite too. He’ll play fetch. And he runs like the wind. He’s thinned coated so doesn’t last long in the bitter cold but loves those warmer days with snow. Some people have mentioned that his skinny head remind them of a Greyhound but everything else seems all wrong for those genes. We’re not sure what exactly came together to create such a handsome dog. But we’re glad he found a home with us.

DSCF5467

knock, knock

DSCF8944

Buster

DSCF8943

Harley

DSCF8942

Gabby

Just upgrade my installation. Seems to work okay. Above photos of the Dogs for your viewing pleasure!

A month in review – Feb 2008 Edition

Jr.:
It was a difficult month for our 6 yr old boy. He spent a good portion of the month getting very upset at small things. Sometimes dealing with the small things of the day just seemed to big. But I’ve seen a little improvement so maybe were out of this latest rough patch. He’s been working more diligently on the work I set forth which has resulted in some small hops forward in reading. He’s progressing so very well in Piano and will have an upcoming recital in April. I expect we’ll try to have a practice recital very soon. He’s also been much more interested in playing with his brother versus fighting with his brother. That has been a welcome transition.

Lil’B:
I sometimes think this child has the worlds biggest imagination. At the very least his imagination hardly ever turns off. We are constantly seeingĀ  new bits of imaginary stories, characters and a constant level of THINKING. It is so very fun to be privy to some of his thoughts and to see how very real they are already. His sensitivity still surprises me sometimes and we’ve noticed that we are having to take more care in conversations, movies and story choices when he’s listening in. He’s been our budding artist this past month too. Lots of pictures colored, painted, markered and drawn. What’s fun is that there is usually a story to go along with the picture so its like our own version of a “picture show.”

Harley:
Well he’s doing pretty good on the house-training. And we’ve only lost a few toys to his chewing. Side benefit to the new puppy is our living room and other toy infested areas are being kept picked up more. A good habit to develop in our boys. He’s playing fetch pretty well and I’m quite looking forward to spring when we can really throw his ball! Though its hilarious to watch him slide around on the kitchen floor when he runs so very fast to get his ball. He’s big enough to jump in MY chair now too!

This site is protected by WP-CopyRightPro