Category: Sparky (Page 42 of 56)

After a week of use, Sparky appreciates his heating pad Christmas present.  It’s on low, and keeps the back half of his bed warm.  It got down to 20^o F last night and we’ve been burning consistently.  The bedroom was in the low 60’s. 

If Sparky was cold, he’d curl up like a pill bug.  If he were too warm, he’d be in the front of the crate.  FYI, that’s why only a part of the bed should be heated.  His eyes are open, and he stayed in bed for another hour.

My guess is that Sparky stays in bed so I have time to stoke the stove.  When he did shamble out of bed and had gone out for a piss, he settled in for a comfy morning.

We tried Search and Rescue again today, and it didn’t go the way I expected.

To foster Sparky’s intellectual development, we started a new training exercise.  It’s really just hide-and-seek, but Sparky likes it better if we call it search-and-rescue.  He wants me to get him an orange vest that says, “RESCUE DOG”.  I reminded him that dogs can’t see the color orange, but he doesn’t care.

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This time, I thought Sparky’s argument was really weak, and I had some complaints of my own.

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