Lousy Guard Dog

Saturday night a bunch of punk kids decided to go for a swim in our neighbours pool. ( the neighbour behind us ) 

Once they were done swimming in the pool, they decided for some reason to not sneak back out the way they came but kicked in one of the fence boards and came through our backyard to walk right out the gate.

I heard the kids at 4:30 in the morning. They woke me up. Milo was still sleeping so I didnt think too much of it. I figured it was one of our neighbours but it sounded too close so I got up to check it out... by the time I looked out the window they were just walking by my house. I figured they had just come from the bar and were super loud becuase they were drunk.

Then that morning I noticed the gate was open. I knew I had closed it because I had made sure of it after April and Eric had left. (We had a campfire)

I mentioned the gate was open to Chris and he checked the shed to make sure nothing had gone missing. Luckily nothing did. Later, around lunch I noticed it was very bright in the corner of our backyard.. I could see the neighbours pool. Thats when I noticed the board was broken in half and on the ground. Someone had kicked through the fence. 

I showed Chris and he went to talk to the neighbour, thats when they realized the kids must have been in the pool and decided to head out through our yard.

All this and Milo slept right through it.

We also had another incident two Saturdays past. Some kid(s) stole one of our solar lights from the porch.

Again Milo heard nothing.

The sun is not too kind on black

Summer is here!

Im very excited. Looking forward to spending lots of time at the pool or just lazing around enjoying the weather.

Unfortunately its not all good news, Milo is a black dog, black and the sun don't mix well. We've had to shorten our walks because it gets too hot for the poor guy. Even I've noticed how hot it is. (Im not complaining) we've waited soo long for this weather, putting up with the cold. 

Milo will hopefully still enjoy being outside, just in the backyard. Our Maple tree provides lots of shade that he should be fine for small amounts of time outside. Unfortunately, Milo has been banned from the backyard until our deck is finished.. which should be real soon, But for now there is too much stuff in our backyard for him to get into and cause trouble with. 

New Friends

Today while walking Milo and Kiefer, I ran into another lady who was walking her dog and baby as well. Her name is Klaudina, and her daughter is Klara and she has a german shepherd named Kiya.

We met in Belmont Village, where our dogs first growled at eachother. 

Milo does not get along with German shepherds on leash, but he's fine off leash. 

We passed eachother and crossed the street. Klaudina started yelling over at me, asking questions about Kiefer and Milo. 

Finally I got tired of yelling across at eachother and walked over where the two dogs sniffed, growled, sniffed then decided it was time to play. 

We chatted for a bit, our babies are only 10 days apart, our dogs are both 2 years old and she lives up the street on a court off my street. 

Once I heard that I said, lets walk. 

And we had a delightful conversation while we walked our babies and dogs. 

It must have been quite the site to see as we both had dogs, and a baby in a carrier. A few passerby's commented that we were twins. 

Today our walk ended up being almost 2 hours! But it was very enjoyable and Im sure we will have many more to look forward too.

Sitting patiently

Today I witnessed a good lab.

Chris and I were driving through Tim Hortons drive thru and there sitting patiently without being disturbed and off leash was a black lab waiting outside the coffee shop for his owner.

It was such a lovely site to see. Made me wish Milo was that well behaved.

Also been thinking about taking some more training classes. Its nice to have a regular reminder of what we are supposed to be doing. 

Plus a more well behaved dog is always nice.

Happy Birthday!!

Today is Mylo's Birthday. He turns 2!!

Happy Birthday! 

Nothing too exciting planned, I bought him some yummy stew for dogs for his birthday dinner and a bone stuffed with chicken for dessert! 

I guess its not quite like having a birthday for a human, dogs don't really understand that its their birthday.. and that it should be celebrated. 

But still, we love Mylo and this is our way of celebrating Mylo! 

How do you fall out of love?

Lately Chris has been pretty miserable with Mylo (since Kiefer has come home) 

Chris has threatened that Mylo is gone - a new home, the pound, anywhere but here. I've been trying my hardest to keep the peace. Mylo hasn't been neccessarily any worse than before Kiefer was born, I think Chris is just a bit stressed with all thats going on plus the first couple of days Chris pretty much had sole responsibility of Mylo.

Ive been a bit stressed though, because although Im not a dog person, I love my Mylo. Plus Ive been having to keep the peace between the two. 

Chris doesnt see a new day as a fresh start with Mylo. It's like he's holding a grudge against the poor dog. 

And Im tired of it. Mylo's not going any where! 

Not sure how to change his attitude.. especially when it doesnt seem to want to be changed. 

I just have to hope that things will fall back into place... 

 

One Smart Cookie

Dogs are much smarter than they let on.

Mylo has been a barker and we've tried everything. The only thing that works his the shock collar but he knows when its on or off. He will bark and bark but as soon as I put it on or threaten him to have it on.. 

He knows.