Mundane Details

[stoutfellow]

Buster is incredibly cute when he's curled up to sleep. Unfortunately, there's a sort of observer effect; any attempt to photograph him when curled up will immediately bring him to full attention. Still cute, but less so.

It turns out that Gracie does like toys; they just have to be the right kind. She's dug out a couple of chew toys, and a squeaky toy in the shape of a hamburger. (I should have guessed that squeaky toys would attract her; after all, terriers were originally bred as hunters of small vermin.)

I really need to get Gracie to a groomer soon. Let's put it this way: three of the last five times I've taken her outside, I've had to bathe her immediately after. Verb. sap.

The nice thing about living with two lapdogs is that all three of us fit on the bed. If I can just get Gracie to stop climbing over me (and Buster) to get the choice spot at the head of the bed....

Comments

[kattsune.livejournal.com]

Normally, I'm not a fan of small dogs, but I can imagine the benefits. Grendel is only ~30 lbs, but she manages to become utterly immovable once she's achieved the middle of the bed. And she's still growing. (yay!)

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

In the abstract, I prefer medium-to-large dogs; Ben weighed about thirty pounds, and Murphy was usually on the high side of fifty. (My aunt Marian kept a hive of chihuahuas, whom I loathed.) But, well, these are the dogs I have, and for whom I'm responsible; it makes a difference.

[kattsune.livejournal.com]

A hive of chihuahuas... That's going to have me giggling all day.

[threeringedmoon.livejournal.com]

Orion likes his squeaky toys too. Latex squeaky toys seem to be preferred over the plush type, though he'll play with the plush type as well.