I could do my taxes or clean something, or I can take dog pictures while watching Youtube.
Category: Sparky (Page 2 of 42)
Sparky hasn’t gotten a car ride lately, so I brought him along to run errands.
Sparky is mostly penned up in the solarium with Rusty. Rusty always wants to get through the gate to explore the rest of the house. I needed to get Sparky to the gate ahead of Rusty, so I could let him out.
What are these guys playing at?
Sparky is free to roam. He can sleep anywhere, but fell asleep in the snack pit, and stayed there. Rusty was sleeping in Sparky’s crate, so I shut him in last night. I went in an hour ago, took Rusty out, but they both went back to sleep in these positions.
They both look happy.
Sparky wasn’t a bit salty when Rusty jumped in the snack pit.
Rusty thinks we go outside to catch the guy who is drilling holes in the ground.
Spoiler Alert: It’s chipmunks.
Rusty doesn’t know he’s supposed to do his dirty business, so we can go back inside and be comfortable. How can somebody be convinced to go to the bathroom?
With the blizzard, the dogs aren’t so eager to go outside, so it gets a little boring. To spice things up, I brought in the snack pit. Rusty thinks the plastic balls are the snack, so he’s chewed up about a dozen of them. Sparky likes to just sit in there to get away from it all.
Sparky is a an adorable pup. I wasn’t going to post about this, but covering for him to preserve his image seemed dysfunctional and dishonest.
Sparky and Rusty have been getting along pretty well. When I take them both on a walk, Sparky is not on a leash so he is up ahead, leading the way. Occasionally, they are close enough to play doggie frolicking games. If it seems to be getting intense, I pull Rusty back and send Sparky on.
I’ve been feeding them individually, with the other guy crated. Last night, I fed Sparky first, and wanted to see if he could handle being out while I fed Rusty. It didn’t go well.
Sparky stayed back when I let Rusty out. When Rusty started eating, Sparky went in to join him. Rusty didn’t want to share. It went kinetic. When they started the furious snapping at each other, I reached in to separate them.
Since Sparky was doing most of the biting, I blame him. It wasn’t intentional. I should not have reached in. Both dogs have had all of their shots, so that’s not a concern.
There is a photo after the jump, so don’t click.
It’s not easy being the new guy. Rusty is friendly and eager to please. He gets affection and attention, but with Sparky around, it’s hardly fair.