...and so the Holiday Season begins.
Tomorrow we pack up Menchi and Watson and head to St. Louis for Thanksgiving with Sabe's family.
On the way Watson will sing us the songs of his people and Menchi will show that she can perform whale songs when she gets bored. They would rather not be in their crates for the ride is what they are saying. Safety comes first for little dogs on long trips!
Once we get there they will be released to wreak havoc upon a normally quiet household...one that is usually basenji free and peaceful. The busybody will make sure that he makes up for those basenjiless times ;)
So Happy Turkey Day too all of you out there...we will see you after the basenji apocalypse is over.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Safari in our office...
So last night I am in the kitchen working on dinner...
Sabe calls out from the office...since I did not quite hear what he said I wander into the living room and he meets me out there with the news that Watson has found a mouse.
The boy had indeed located a mouse and flushed it out of hiding...but he had not gotten a hold of it. He was still looking for it in one corner when it had already went to hide in another.
In order to try and prevent a wild hunt I went on mouse safari. It took a few tries, but I was able to capture the beastie. I evicted it from the premises only to be told by a friend later that this likely means it will try to find its way back. *sigh* So yes, feel free to giggle at me...
Maybe next time I will put the mouse in the ring with the basenji instead...and if that fails the cat will be happy to do her job.
Sabe calls out from the office...since I did not quite hear what he said I wander into the living room and he meets me out there with the news that Watson has found a mouse.
The boy had indeed located a mouse and flushed it out of hiding...but he had not gotten a hold of it. He was still looking for it in one corner when it had already went to hide in another.
In order to try and prevent a wild hunt I went on mouse safari. It took a few tries, but I was able to capture the beastie. I evicted it from the premises only to be told by a friend later that this likely means it will try to find its way back. *sigh* So yes, feel free to giggle at me...
Maybe next time I will put the mouse in the ring with the basenji instead...and if that fails the cat will be happy to do her job.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
And sometimes...he is just a jerk...
*Sigh*
I love my dogs... I adore Watson. The way you can see him thinking. How clever he is. How sweet he can be...
Sometimes though my sweet boy is replaced by this cranky, controlling jerkface...
His latest offence was actually while we were volunteering at the dog fair last weekend :( He has always been good with crowds and people...but last Sunday he got to a point when he decided he was done and turned into snark monster. I am not sure why, but he ended up spending the rest of the day sleeping in his crate.
He did seem a bit stressy that morning...but he usually handles stress well. Maybe it was still a blowback to being sick the week before and coming back to his normal self after a course of antibiotics.
Had he still shown signs of feeling unwell I would have never brought him... Had he ever shown signs of not enjoying these events I would not have brought him...but we have done this before and he always loved all the attention.
Maybe I am just a horrible owner and this is somehow my fault?
I love my dogs... I adore Watson. The way you can see him thinking. How clever he is. How sweet he can be...
Sometimes though my sweet boy is replaced by this cranky, controlling jerkface...
His latest offence was actually while we were volunteering at the dog fair last weekend :( He has always been good with crowds and people...but last Sunday he got to a point when he decided he was done and turned into snark monster. I am not sure why, but he ended up spending the rest of the day sleeping in his crate.
He did seem a bit stressy that morning...but he usually handles stress well. Maybe it was still a blowback to being sick the week before and coming back to his normal self after a course of antibiotics.
Had he still shown signs of feeling unwell I would have never brought him... Had he ever shown signs of not enjoying these events I would not have brought him...but we have done this before and he always loved all the attention.
Maybe I am just a horrible owner and this is somehow my fault?
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Lure Coursing Picture Time
Here are some of the photos that were taken the day of the BCOSW picnic earlier in October. Proof that the curly tails get out there and do things other than lounging in the lap of luxery on the sofa :) This event took place at the Lure Coursing Fanatics facility in WI. They also provided the photography. I am going to invest in at least a couple of prints of each dog :)
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Nothing much going on here...
It has been quiet around the curly tail home the last few weeks.
There has been a quite a bit of the brigade's least favorite weather...chill, rainy days. Even energetic Mr. Watson gets sleepy and just wants to hide in a fort of pillows when it gets like that.
We are still waiting on the pictures from our lure coursing adventure at the beginning of October.
Watson and I are volunteering at this years Dog Fair again...so the adoring public can admire the handsome boy. That will be happening at the beginning of November.
Menchi and I are contemplating going for her CGC soon...there is a class coming up at our favorite training place.
That's it...that is all I got for now...
There has been a quite a bit of the brigade's least favorite weather...chill, rainy days. Even energetic Mr. Watson gets sleepy and just wants to hide in a fort of pillows when it gets like that.
We are still waiting on the pictures from our lure coursing adventure at the beginning of October.
Watson and I are volunteering at this years Dog Fair again...so the adoring public can admire the handsome boy. That will be happening at the beginning of November.
Menchi and I are contemplating going for her CGC soon...there is a class coming up at our favorite training place.
That's it...that is all I got for now...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Picture Time
Watson was watching the other Bs and Menchi is watching the coursing.
The only Chicago picture that is half way decent.
Menchi squints into the sun...
He is so handsome...and he knows it!
The Curly Tails party like rockstars...
So we have had a busy weekend...
Friday was the day. Menchi traveled all the way to Chicago to see Dr. Vidt. Watson came along for support. Menchi thought that the doctor was a very nice man. He checked her out thoroughly and gave her his blessing. The news was good she does not need eye surgery!
We went from the clinic to visit with our Chigacoland friends Colin and Andrea. They have a retired racing greyhound named Fiona...who quickly decided that the curly tailed brigade was invading the castle and went to hide in her crate pretty much our entire stay. The humans however were delighted by the invasion and the curly tails got lots of attention all around. I tried to get some pictures, but unfortunately the light was not with me and they all turned out badly :(
We stayed through Saturday and left in the afternoon to return home. We did not stay there long...the next morning found us on our way to join the local basenji club for a fall picnic and some lure coursing in the Kenosha area.
It was Menchi's first time ever at an event with other dogs :) Babygirl did very well... It was also her first time trying lure coursing and she loved it. She even got to run as a brace with Watson a couple of times. The basenji folk were impressed with the peiby. She was also the first shar pei to run the lure at Lure Coursing Fanatics.
Watson of course dove right in and ran his little heart out :)
The day was filled with basenji noises and beautiful little faces waiting for their turn to get a crack at the "bunny".
Friday was the day. Menchi traveled all the way to Chicago to see Dr. Vidt. Watson came along for support. Menchi thought that the doctor was a very nice man. He checked her out thoroughly and gave her his blessing. The news was good she does not need eye surgery!
We went from the clinic to visit with our Chigacoland friends Colin and Andrea. They have a retired racing greyhound named Fiona...who quickly decided that the curly tailed brigade was invading the castle and went to hide in her crate pretty much our entire stay. The humans however were delighted by the invasion and the curly tails got lots of attention all around. I tried to get some pictures, but unfortunately the light was not with me and they all turned out badly :(
We stayed through Saturday and left in the afternoon to return home. We did not stay there long...the next morning found us on our way to join the local basenji club for a fall picnic and some lure coursing in the Kenosha area.
It was Menchi's first time ever at an event with other dogs :) Babygirl did very well... It was also her first time trying lure coursing and she loved it. She even got to run as a brace with Watson a couple of times. The basenji folk were impressed with the peiby. She was also the first shar pei to run the lure at Lure Coursing Fanatics.
Watson of course dove right in and ran his little heart out :)
The day was filled with basenji noises and beautiful little faces waiting for their turn to get a crack at the "bunny".
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