Shelia and the feather pillow

It happen some time ago.
I had a lovely feather pillow on the couch.
I left Katie and Shelia unattended and did some puttering around the home.
Came back into the living room and the feathers were at least half a foot deep.
Was the bird ever squawking!
I went out and bought another pillow to replace it.
Then of course things started to get expensive.
Just a cheap foam pillow from the spring maid clearance store.
Came home a week later to Katie in hives all over her back.
Took her to the vet , had no idea what caused it.
Next night when I came home her back was free of hives(she was also on some meds.)
She sat beside me on the couch and happened to put her back against the pillow.
She broke out in hives again!
So pillow has gone.
Shelia has a large bump on her head.
Last year the bump was maybe pea size.
It is more like a quarter or loonie size so we will have to wait and see what the vet suggest.
Other wise she has not been up to to much mischief.
I forgot she jumped up into the air and took a snap at hubbies hand that was holding some yummy Lasagne, knocked it on the floor.
I usually eat with her behind the babygate as she is a terrible food hound.
Took old dog Sam for a walk yesterday.
Two little dogs had escaped from their yard.( I thought)
I went knocking on the door of the house I had seen them run out from under the fence.
A lady drove up and parked her car, then said ,,their were not her dogs,,!
They where the neighbor's but they creep under the back fence to play with her big dog.
They are small enough to get out of big dogs yard!
Anyways she took over the dogs as I told her,, they could have been easily run over,,.
You go out for a nice peaceful walk: you end up getting stressed!

Shelia and Bladder Stones

So Shelia continues to be an expensive dog.
We had allowed her out of her crate when we went to work.
Noticed when we touched her side she cried and sometimes peed.
Off to vets where they x-rayed and thought they saw something like bladder stones.
She was put on the bland kd diet for 2 weeks then x-rayed again.
They were not to sure if they where gone.
Hubbie suggested it could be the rough play, when we where out of the house, with the big Shepherd Sam.
I hauled the crate back up from the basement and you have never seen a happier dog she always running in to it.
Especailly with a treat to eat, no more promblems when we pet her so I guess she will stay in her security crate till Sam dies.
The crate is huge so she has tons of room in there.
Other news the bird may be diabetic, Katie and Sammy are in good health.
My new years resolutin is to take them for a good walk every day.

Shelia and Katie bodyslam

Shelia and Katie slammed into each other as one was running down to the river on a narrow path, and one was running up.
Katie is a brick house!
They collided then Sheila lay on her side crying in pain.
Wasn't able to right her self for a bit.
Then she got up and stiffly moved along.
Not her normal self now
She doesn't try to herd Katie at all and is staying out of the same room as her.
Probably got bruised some how.
We will have to keep an eye on her.
All she's been doing to night is laying down and resting.
How many lives can one dog have!
Later tonight when I took Sam for a walk, a Boxer ran out and attacked him.
Saw the dog laying on the front lawn not tied up and I was on the side walk.
I yelled to the guy my dogs don't like other dogs.
Meanwhile he ran out and took a few nips at his flak.
Smart enough not to go near the huge jaws!
I was lifting Sam up in the air a bit so he wouldn't get a bite in.
They where able to call him off and we continued on with the walk.
Sam is very dog aggressive as he has been attacked many times by dogs off leash running at him!
Good thing he such a big lug: they can't seem to hurt him!
Last week we saw a little Jack Russell puppy hanging out beside a busy road.
Must have escaped from the yard.
So I had to chance getting close to him with Sam.
The puppy came running up to Sam to sniff and then rolled all submissive.
Didn't let Sam to close was able to lead the dog back to his owners in the back yard\, with the loose gate, which the dog could squish through.

Shelia and the Cockatiel

Have a new addition to the family.
My niece and nephew are allergic to this bird.
So we took it in.
She is 6 years old and called Birdie Girl.
Sheila really had her nose out of joint over her.
For about a week she didn't come in the room where the bird is.
If it squaked, she barked or when we tired to talk to it.
She has come around and basically ignores it now.
I do let the bird have a fly around when the dogs are behind the babycate and the beaded curtain is across the door leading to where they are.
The bird will not fly through the beads: she know what her wing span will fit.
Shelia is now riding in the car in a crate.
After I had one more seat belt chewed up I finally had this an idea!
I have room for it as I drive a staton wagon.
Did another session of agility with her this year.
I wasn't very motivate so of course she was slacking.
Does teeter-totter and plank and A- frame great.
Still working on the stop at the bottom with two legs on target zone.
Jumps are awful: she realized she can just run under them instead of jumping over,
When they are set for her correct height!
I will have to practice with her a bit more with lower jumps so she ends that bad habit.
Had a friend come over with her son to visit.
I had Sheila in the crate: do not trust her around children.
Plus I have two other dogs I have to watch.
Katie the American stafforshire terrier of course was the best with the child!
Took the dogs for a walk along the river Saturday.
Was a rainy day did not meet any people.
We saw a heron, then a snapping turtle laying eggs on the gravel path.
She wants to be away from flooding I guess and gravel is good to lay the eggs in.
Then further up a large garter snake crossed the path so it was quite an enjoyable walk
The week before saw a hummingbird.
Usually very lucky to see one per year.
Been a while since I wrote.
There where some nice comments to read.
Thank you
moe

Shelia in November

Havn't written for a while.
I quess that means Shelia has been on her best behaviour!
Agility is going well.
She is very focused on me in the training.
the other dogs in the class act like normal dogs and want to socialize and be friendly with each other.
Not Shelia just hurry up give me the command so i can do my job and then get a treat.
Last week my instructor read an agility poem I got off the australian cattle dog agility chat group.
Basically just to motivate us to keep training and to do it right.
If the dog is scared on a piece of equipment alot harder to train out then if you took your time and did it slowly.
Right now Shelia is sleeping on the couch.
She is looking afully cute>
bye moe

Shelia and the big brute

NO I'm not talking about Shelia's dog brother Sam!
That's the name of a cool toy hubby bought for her.
She's been playing with it for a couple of weeks.
I decided to take one of my little naps on the couch.
I was punished again, big brute is no more.
She and Sam worked together and ripped the stuffing out of it.
Her Kong toy with all the irregular edges had to be throw out to as she was breaking of the rubber protrusions.
She is a dog who loves her toys.
Late at night she will just be in the sun room playing away with a toy by her self.
Entertaining her self.
She chewed up another one of my hair clams, my fault as I left it on the couch, fair game.

She's been getting a nice dollop of peanut butter everyday because her sister Katie is on an antibiotic and gets a pill covered in peanut butter.
What you do for one must do for all.
Katie had a cyst removed from her butt.
When that was being done because she had to be put under for it, hubby got her tail cropped as well.
She has a crocked tail due to fused bones so never was able to lift it any ways.
She now has a little stub.
Shelia was right interested in sniffing the surgery site.
That's it for this week.
She seems very bored of agility: lazy bones.
Have to find something to wake he up there, loves the treats thou.

Shelia and the $400 seat belt

I've been driving with a chewed up seat belt for a while.
Had sewed it to make it stronger?
Anyways thought I'd better get it replaced.
very pricey item.
I'm hoping she won't try and bite again!
not too much new with her.
Katie her home sister had her tail docked and a lump removed.
tail was fused so wasn't working normally!
no walks for a week and she on an antibiotic.
Shelia starts another session off agility lessons tomorrow.
bye Moe
Saturday, July 9,2005