Ada’s first outing to Ocean Beach a couple of weekends ago.
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Jul 09
New Toy
Both Dan and I felt like Ada was seeming bored at work so we decided to get her a new chewtoy.
She sort of likes her Kong when it’s stuffed with treats, but rather than chew on it to get the treats out, she just licks at them for a few minutes and then moves on to chewing on something else. We wanted to get a toy that’s a little easier, so we took her to the chewtoy section of Petsmart to see what she likes. We ended up getting some nylabones, a red Hol-ee Roller ball (because she can carry it easily), a flavored tug-of-war rope (so we can teach her not to play tug-of-war with everything else), and some new treats.
The perfect toy didn’t emerge until we got home with everything and realized that the new treats (chicken chips) are just barely bigger than the holes in the Hol-ee Roller -- a perfect pry-the-treat-out-of-the-chewtoy challenge! Success was almost instant. The new toy is rolly and rubbery and carryable. The new treats are novel and exciting.
I only worry that it is a little too frustrating (she huffs and puffs constantly with this thing). She has managed to get one treat out on her own (and we’ve pried out a few out of mercy), so maybe it’s a good level of frustration/interest? I guess we’ll just have to see how it goes.
Ada wrestles with her Holee Roller.
Update: After about an hour with the new toy she started ripping at the fabric of her bed and whining. So I put the new toy on my desk to give her a break. Ten minutes later she’s fast asleep. New toy too frustrating?
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Jul 09
“Working” Dog
Both Dan and I are allowed to bring dogs to work and since we work across the street from each other, taking care of Ada during the work day is really easy. So far, she’s been pretty good too. Mostly she’s just been chilling under my desk, waiting for the next time we go for a romp in the park next door.
The only trouble is that she keeps trying to lay right under my wheely chair and I’m afraid I’ll accidentally roll over one of her fuzzy little apricot ears!
A little break from work to kill the giraffe again.
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Jul 09
Bathtime!
On Sunday night we gave Ada a bath as preparation for her first day at work. She did not love the bath so we gave her lots of treats as bribery. Note her skinny little body, skinny little head, and enormo feet!
After the bath and treats I think she had an energy surge; she went a little nutso. Note how she keeps sitting like a good pup hoping we’ll give her more treats, and how she flails all clumsy-puppy trying to “kill” her giraffe squeaky toy.
After The Bath Part 1: Running Back And Forth
After The Bath Part 2: Killing The Giraffe
OMG, so cute!