Summer Fun

I've been pretty busy the past couple of weeks, but yesterday I finally got some time to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather!  I went Stand Up Paddle Boarding for the first time with one of my friends, and didn't even fall off!  And then we had a fire at my house in my new fire pit and I got to spend some time with Delilah.

Last winter I had bought Delilah a sprinkler but didn't have a chance to use it.  We used it for the first time yesterday and she loved it!  At one point she picked it up and started running around the yard with it.

She was also very interested in the fire- she just kept staring at the smoke and chasing the ashes.  Considering her compulsive disorder, I think that might be something I should discourage, but I was able to call her away from the smoke and have her do other things like chew on a raw bone or do some tricks, so I let her chase the ash for a little bit while my friend was over.  And Delilah barked at my friend a little at first, but then settled down really quickly and went back to chewing on her bone and chasing the ashes.  She even came to sit by us at one point and didn't react!

Delilah's surgery for her luxating patellas is tomorrow.  It was supposed to be last week but there was a miscommunication from the clinic (they had called me to confirm the appointment, but never called to reschedule even though they thought that they had).  I'm really nervous but also very hopeful.

Delilah's Gotcha Day Party!

A couple of days ago I posted about Delilah's first Gotcha Day!  She's lived with us for a year now. She got a lot of cool things for her special day and had a lot of fun.

Delilah got a couple of Outward Hound Puzzles- the Paw Flapper and the Jigsaw Glider.  She loves them and they keep her entertained for up to ten minutes.  It was a lot of fun watching her figure out the puzzles- my girl is so smart!  It's funny, the Paw Flapper (orange toy) was rated the highest difficulty by the company and the Jigsaw Glider (purple toy) was only rated a moderate difficulty, but Delilah figured out the Paw Flapper right away and still has trouble with the Jigsaw Glider.

The next toy she got is officially her new FAVORITE TOY EVER!  It's called the Wobble Wag Giggle Ball.  She SCREAMS at it whenever it starts "giggling."  She's so bad that she's not allowed to have it in the house because we live in a condo and I don't want to bother our neighbors!  I took her outside to an abandoned parking lot tonight and she chased and screamed at it for about 40 minutes. She's crazy about it.  It was on clearance at Price Chopper- best $3 I've ever spent.

The last toy she got I wasn't too impressed with.   She loved it, and now it's dead.  It's a Tuffy Boomerang by Indestructible Dog and is advertised as the "World's Tuffest Soft Dog Toy."  It didn't last an hour with a 6 lbs dog!  I'll be the first to admit my dog's... intense.  But seriously, couldn't a company that specializes in durable dog toys do a little better?

Lastly she had some doggy ice cream for dessert.  She loves that stuff! :)