well... I'm now eating my words... my youngster, Rufus, loves Royal Canin sensible and or RC Active... he keeps his weight too. It is expensive but it does have alot of oils in it which keeps the coat extremely glossy and they don't need as much as some foods:-) He will eat most things but daren't change now.... my older dog is on a very cheap working dog food and he has thrived on that... it is whatever suits each one reall. my sprnger is on arden grange light as he is prone to gaining weight.... It would be lovely to feed all one food but they all thrive on different stuff:-)
Just posted what our weather was here yesterday and what I did after coming home from work last night.....it is melting today but more expected Tuesday night into Wednesday AM!!! I will gladly take your rain.
Glad Molly made such a good friend last night....can just see that head tucked under that arm. They sure make sure you don't forget them.
Glad you are going to save that for your son and daughter inlaw and perhaps one day one of your granddaughters will use it knowing it came from their Great Grandma....how special that can be!
I posted some new pictures of Molly today.....and glad you are taking Molly to the vet for her eye.....been long enough it must be more than allergy. Hope they soon have her right so you will not worry while gone. Will email you in a second.
How are Molly's eyes today? Hope they are soon cleared up ...know you are busy getting ready for trip but wanted to thankyou for comments about pictures ( took those for you as you don't get snow!) ...plus it was a nice wet snow so perfect for snowballs, and not really too deep , not too cold and gone next afternoon...just hard to track Molly in the dark while getting pictures).
Eunice that was not really a big snow for us....over 5 inches I consider a big snow...and it did not even last a whole 24 hours! All gone now but two snowball size patches in our front yard but perhaps more tomorrow pm. We do not get dark at 4 pm here this time of year. We are staying light right now til about 5:30 pm.....and will keep adding time to that until it is 8 pm before we get dark. When it was snowing the other day our visibility was bad for driving, gray clouds so it did get dark faster . We are on Daylight Savings Time here ,
Did you make an appointment for Molly to see the vet or are you doing it when you take her to drop her off for the kennel? Our Molly enjoyed quite a bit of time outside today as it is above freezing ...tomorrow if it rains she won't stay out as long until it starts snowing....she likes it when it comes down. Think of being inside one of those snow ornaments(globes) that you shake and all the snow flies....that is what our snow Saturday was like. :) just a lot colder!
This year we have had more snow than normal....and often we have no snow for Christmas....though this year we did but I was home sick while everyone else was having the family Christmas's.:( Snow like Saturdays are not bad as mostly streets were not slick due to ground being so warm....it is when the streets freeze I hate.
Eunice we do get pretty hot and humid here in summer....sort of run the gamut here with weather.....saying is if you don't like the weather now wait about half an hour and it will change!
Way to go Molly! How were her eyes today? Worked this am and work tomorrow pm than off for a bit.....hope you have a great trip and get the chance to share some new site seeing memories with the granddaughters.
Sounds like Molly is liking going to the kennel....bet she has fun there and chance to be around other dogs always adds interest for them. I do hope you get some nice pictures but even more than that is that you both have a wonderful relaxing trip.....sometimes we forget how peaceful and wonderful feeling just relaxing can be! Hope you have nice , sunny weather that is not too hot.
We started day today here with dusting of snow on lawns but by nine am that was all gone....sort of overcast but by noon sun was out.....just spring giving up glimpses of what is to come but teasing us with a wee bit of winter still in picture. April we usually get quite a bit of rain....saying is : April showers bring May's flowers:" so will see what comes . Have a great trip and spoil those little ones just a tiny bit!
I bet the girls will love their puppy. How old is he ? and what did they name him? Such fun to see little ones play with a puppy....and how sweet puppies are no matter what type. Niece here just got a new puppy....waiting to hear now if she needs a crate for him....sort of a Heinz 57 but so cute. I think he will end up being an Oliver....or Ollie for short.
That sounds like a long trip but I bet Molly will love having Shasa to play with! Such a cutie. Looks like perhaps it may not be very big when full grown.....but don't let that deceive you as my Dad's little Tiger (Jack Russel terrier mix and small) ruled the roost over all my male setters! I just found that usually my Irish were mellow and content not to rock the boat here even if the other dog took over their house.....just a wow~ I have company to play with !
Sounds like Shasa is making you really appreciate your Molly.....how quickly we forget some of the puppy mischiefs! but I also found my puppies that were raised with my girls tended to be more mischeivous....always thought it was due to competition for attention . Did you find that with your dogs? Easier to train them when no small children in the home as our attention is not so easily diverted away from them when we are trying to correct or teach a behavior.
Still amazed about that picture of camels.....wonder if they were always a part of the animal life in Austrailia or if they were imported ? Hope all is going well and those grandchildren have been spoiled quite a bit by you both~
I bet Molly seems huge after being around that little bitty puppy! and I am not surprised she missed you .....hope you enjoy some cooler weather so you can enjoy more outside time with her....and that construction sounds are not so bad from next door for you.
Interesting about where those camels came from and how they are now wild....wonder if they are like our wild mustang herds here that sometimes have to be thinned due to overbreeding in the wild. Balance of nature sometimes can seem so cruel.
Thankyou for the birthday wishes....beautiful day.....a week after that last snow and we ate outside at our favorite tea house on the patio!
Hi Eunice...hope you are starting to enjoy some cooler weather and that Molly is not too bothered by the construction next door to you. We are roller coasting again here this coming weekend with humid hot summer like weather laced with storms again.....I work all weekend so guess at least it gets me out of house and moving instead of curled up with a book. Molly out right now trying to figure how to get the two Labs next door to do what she wants.....break down the fence so they all can romp thru the two yards. Afraid she is terribly spoiled here by Alan....so she thinks if she cries everyone will jump to do her wishes! Though so far the girls next door have removed that temporary fence twice so perhaps she has it figured out how to make them do as she wants....and they want! All get along very well so it is nice they can play together.
Sort of debating whether to go back with a 6 foot wooden fence or try the new recycled plastic....and if we want that whole side in six foot or not...plus he needs ground to dry out to set posts it seems....so for now it is temporary fence which the girls are enjoying being able to see each other. Two dogs behind us do not get along with the two Labs next to us so not an option to not put at least a wooden one back....too much barking! Molly can not figure out why they bark and growl at each other as she plays with all of them. We do laugh as she lies right by the temporary fence and stares into their window where her buddy is lying on her dog bed....staring contests and whimpers to be together. Glad they get along though.
Have you heard from the insurance company on your water heater? or better yet the guy who messed it up? Glad your weather is wee bit cooler.
Ticks are just starting here....and will multiply from now til frost in October.....we have different types and do have Lymes Disease, Rocky Mountain Fever etc to worry about. I try to watch where I take Molly to avoid ticks and fleas as much as I can.....kennel I do use Advantix whenever she is there or if it gets really bad around here I will use it. Hate using it though ! have been trying to decide on the one I put information about on the Forum. Lot of oils involved but all of them are full of combination of things so just wondering if anyone had tried it. I am afraid that unless we are out walking where ticks are bad I just tend to check Molly really well and remove them by hand here myself. Hate ticks and hate fleas here....still trying to figure out what their purpose in life is besides food for someone else futher up the food chain!
Eunice this Natural Defense is touted in our newspapers by a vet who has an advice column in them....looked it up online but will take it to my vet before I go futhur with trying it. Need to reread forum as I believe Cornelia mentioned eucaliptous (spelling) oil she puts on Joy....want to check out as might be against fleas.
We will get fence sorted out soon...just have to decide what we want to go back with. In meantime Molly is loving being able to see and to greet (kiss) her friends over the fence! Waiting for Tristan( older Lab) to barrel back underneath it so the three of them can have their wild romps again....they loved it....I would wake up to a black Lab sitting at my backdoor waiting for Molly.....and Molly in return would go to fetch them at their backdoor when she was ready to play....just like a bunch of kids!
Hope Neil feels better soon.....can only imagine how upset you all have to be about their unwillingness to be reponsibile for damage they do while building next door....I would be taking my camera and documenting what my own property looked like right now before they have anymore accidents they will not fix. Do they have a noise level they have to stay under and a certain time they can start a job in AM?
Fighting fleas is not fun and having the cat to be careful of also makes it harder I would agree. I can remember years ago they used to talk about flea dips here that groomers would do....but that would only fix the immediate problem of those alive on the dog and not those left in the dog's environment. Hard to know how to deal with it.....I have not used a flea collar like they talk about on here since I had my first IS so wonder if that is something I should look into also. Do the fleas die off in winter? spraying the yard an option or not? just so much to think about. I can remember an oldtimer here telling me when we first got our Irish Setter and I was looking for flea/tick options " What is a dog without a flea to keep him worried? about as useful as a child who never asks why ?" that was back in 73 and for some reason I always remember him telling me that ....sort of his way of saying fleas are always part of a dog's life.....so don't get so hung up over them! Now if a female had told me that I might have really thought about it even longer as I know I hate fleas!
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Just posted what our weather was here yesterday and what I did after coming home from work last night.....it is melting today but more expected Tuesday night into Wednesday AM!!! I will gladly take your rain.
Glad Molly made such a good friend last night....can just see that head tucked under that arm. They sure make sure you don't forget them.
Glad you are going to save that for your son and daughter inlaw and perhaps one day one of your granddaughters will use it knowing it came from their Great Grandma....how special that can be!
I posted some new pictures of Molly today.....and glad you are taking Molly to the vet for her eye.....been long enough it must be more than allergy. Hope they soon have her right so you will not worry while gone. Will email you in a second.
Eunice that was not really a big snow for us....over 5 inches I consider a big snow...and it did not even last a whole 24 hours! All gone now but two snowball size patches in our front yard but perhaps more tomorrow pm. We do not get dark at 4 pm here this time of year. We are staying light right now til about 5:30 pm.....and will keep adding time to that until it is 8 pm before we get dark. When it was snowing the other day our visibility was bad for driving, gray clouds so it did get dark faster . We are on Daylight Savings Time here ,
Did you make an appointment for Molly to see the vet or are you doing it when you take her to drop her off for the kennel? Our Molly enjoyed quite a bit of time outside today as it is above freezing ...tomorrow if it rains she won't stay out as long until it starts snowing....she likes it when it comes down. Think of being inside one of those snow ornaments(globes) that you shake and all the snow flies....that is what our snow Saturday was like. :) just a lot colder!
Hello Eunice.
I think Lois means peace and quiet by her P&Q.Don't get much of that travelling with a young setter!
Howard
Sounds like Molly is liking going to the kennel....bet she has fun there and chance to be around other dogs always adds interest for them. I do hope you get some nice pictures but even more than that is that you both have a wonderful relaxing trip.....sometimes we forget how peaceful and wonderful feeling just relaxing can be! Hope you have nice , sunny weather that is not too hot.
We started day today here with dusting of snow on lawns but by nine am that was all gone....sort of overcast but by noon sun was out.....just spring giving up glimpses of what is to come but teasing us with a wee bit of winter still in picture. April we usually get quite a bit of rain....saying is : April showers bring May's flowers:" so will see what comes . Have a great trip and spoil those little ones just a tiny bit!
Eunice,
Sounds like Shasa is making you really appreciate your Molly.....how quickly we forget some of the puppy mischiefs! but I also found my puppies that were raised with my girls tended to be more mischeivous....always thought it was due to competition for attention . Did you find that with your dogs? Easier to train them when no small children in the home as our attention is not so easily diverted away from them when we are trying to correct or teach a behavior.
Still amazed about that picture of camels.....wonder if they were always a part of the animal life in Austrailia or if they were imported ? Hope all is going well and those grandchildren have been spoiled quite a bit by you both~
S
I bet Molly seems huge after being around that little bitty puppy! and I am not surprised she missed you .....hope you enjoy some cooler weather so you can enjoy more outside time with her....and that construction sounds are not so bad from next door for you.
Interesting about where those camels came from and how they are now wild....wonder if they are like our wild mustang herds here that sometimes have to be thinned due to overbreeding in the wild. Balance of nature sometimes can seem so cruel.
Thankyou for the birthday wishes....beautiful day.....a week after that last snow and we ate outside at our favorite tea house on the patio!
Sort of debating whether to go back with a 6 foot wooden fence or try the new recycled plastic....and if we want that whole side in six foot or not...plus he needs ground to dry out to set posts it seems....so for now it is temporary fence which the girls are enjoying being able to see each other. Two dogs behind us do not get along with the two Labs next to us so not an option to not put at least a wooden one back....too much barking! Molly can not figure out why they bark and growl at each other as she plays with all of them. We do laugh as she lies right by the temporary fence and stares into their window where her buddy is lying on her dog bed....staring contests and whimpers to be together. Glad they get along though.
Have you heard from the insurance company on your water heater? or better yet the guy who messed it up? Glad your weather is wee bit cooler.
Ticks are just starting here....and will multiply from now til frost in October.....we have different types and do have Lymes Disease, Rocky Mountain Fever etc to worry about. I try to watch where I take Molly to avoid ticks and fleas as much as I can.....kennel I do use Advantix whenever she is there or if it gets really bad around here I will use it. Hate using it though ! have been trying to decide on the one I put information about on the Forum. Lot of oils involved but all of them are full of combination of things so just wondering if anyone had tried it. I am afraid that unless we are out walking where ticks are bad I just tend to check Molly really well and remove them by hand here myself. Hate ticks and hate fleas here....still trying to figure out what their purpose in life is besides food for someone else futher up the food chain!
Hope Neil feels better soon.....can only imagine how upset you all have to be about their unwillingness to be reponsibile for damage they do while building next door....I would be taking my camera and documenting what my own property looked like right now before they have anymore accidents they will not fix. Do they have a noise level they have to stay under and a certain time they can start a job in AM?
Fighting fleas is not fun and having the cat to be careful of also makes it harder I would agree. I can remember years ago they used to talk about flea dips here that groomers would do....but that would only fix the immediate problem of those alive on the dog and not those left in the dog's environment. Hard to know how to deal with it.....I have not used a flea collar like they talk about on here since I had my first IS so wonder if that is something I should look into also. Do the fleas die off in winter? spraying the yard an option or not? just so much to think about. I can remember an oldtimer here telling me when we first got our Irish Setter and I was looking for flea/tick options " What is a dog without a flea to keep him worried? about as useful as a child who never asks why ?" that was back in 73 and for some reason I always remember him telling me that ....sort of his way of saying fleas are always part of a dog's life.....so don't get so hung up over them! Now if a female had told me that I might have really thought about it even longer as I know I hate fleas!
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