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A Quick Pupdate

by John Cole|  March 16, 201512:25 am| 37 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging

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Been a long day for everyone. Took the puppies and Lily to the park with Holly, but there were too many people oohing and awwing to get any good pictures. At one point, one of the town dogs, Toby, this aged old fellow who is the gentlest dog on the planet came around, and I said hi and gave him his pettings, but Lily got her ruff up and started going after him any time he got anywhere near the puppies. She was not having any of him being anywhere near her adopted puppies. When he walked away, he sniffed Thurston, who gutless wimp that he is, ran squealing the length of the fire house and tried to climb a drain pipe and sat at the base whining looking terrified. Lovey just stood her ground and sniffed him back.

At any rate, after Toby walked off, Lily went into sentry mode, sat down on her back haunches in between wherever Toby was and the puppies, and did not take her eye off him the entire time. Again, Toby is completely harmless, but Lily can be pretty aggressive towards strangers that might screw up her pack. And don’t be fooled, Rosie tries to be the alpha, and is more aggressive and attempts to be more dominating, but everyone in the house takes their cue from Lily. Weird pack dynamics.

Here’s a picture of Ginger sleeping on the couch. Weird dog loves to sleep on her back, probably because she used to have a baseball sized tumor on her stomach.

pupdate

I forget if I have mentioned this, but I have had stairs for the dogs next to my bed for two years, and Lily and Rosie have never ever figured them out. Rosie flat out refuses to try, and Lily is afraid of them and thinks they are some sort of torture device. So, as they have aged, I have to pick up both dogs and place them in bed every night. I was taking a nap a while back, got Lily and Rosie in bed (otherwise they scratch the door and I can’t sleep), and I woke up with this warm lump on my head. Thurston, in the few weeks he has been here, has figured out how to open my bedroom door (he headbutts it and thrusts all his weight against it) and then climb into bed using the stairs. He also is quite fond of sleeping on my head. Either with paws on either side of my oversized melon with his belly on the crown of my head, or on the left side of my head with his head resting on my shoulders.

Smart little doggie.

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  1. 1.

    Mnemosyne (tablet)

    March 16, 2015 at 12:30 am

    If anyone doesn’t have TCM on right now, they’re showing “The Three Caballeros” as part of their Disney Archives series, to be followed by the documentary “Walt and El Grupo,” about Walt’s goodwill trip to South America during WWII. This was the trip where Mary Blair’s work first came to his attention.

  2. 2.

    sharl

    March 16, 2015 at 12:31 am

    A welcome report and photo. Thanks!

  3. 3.

    Karmus

    March 16, 2015 at 12:33 am

    “takes their queue”? Hee hee. Sorry. Cute pic, cute story.

  4. 4.

    Culture of Truth

    March 16, 2015 at 12:34 am

    Thurston, in the few weeks he has been here, has figured out how to open my bedroom door and then climb into bed using the stairs. He also is quite fond of sleeping on my head.

    sums it up

  5. 5.

    Culture of Truth

    March 16, 2015 at 12:36 am

    Bibi has been reduced to promising ministries to any and all comers, airing ads with clips of his address to Congress and making robocalls warning against “Hussein Obama.”

  6. 6.

    Kropadope

    March 16, 2015 at 12:37 am

    I forget if I have mentioned this, but I have had stairs for the dogs next to my bed for two years, and Lily and Rosie have never ever figured them out. Rosie flat out refuses to try, and Lily is afraid of them and thinks they are some sort of torture device

    My dogs are real little and the less athletic ones require these to navigate the family furniture. One is the least confident dog on the face of the Earth. I’m amazed to hear of a dog that can’t handle portable stairs.

  7. 7.

    Anne Laurie

    March 16, 2015 at 12:42 am

    Yeesh, Thurston is half as big as his poor mama already!

    Rosie tries to be the alpha, and is more aggressive and attempts to be more dominating, but everyone in the house takes their queue from Lily. Weird pack dynamics.

    Lily has seniority, and that counts in dog packs. Rosie is second-in-command, and you should know by now that “We’re #2, we try harder” (and are therefore more irritating) is the motto of vice-presidents, admin assts, and lieutenants everywhere.

  8. 8.

    Mary G

    March 16, 2015 at 12:43 am

    Any luck finding a forever home for Ginger? I have given up trying to get someone out here to do a home inspection. They all want me to adopt one of their Chihuahuas. I am sure there are nice Chihuahuas in the world, but I have never met one. They all seem nervous, yappy, nippy, and unfriendly.

    Cole, does your sister’s Furkids have a website? I can only find one in Georgia. I was thinking of donating towards her insulin.

    PS: Thanks, I needed that after the water thread. I get the feeling that Thurston may be getting settled in for good? Warmer than a nightcap!

  9. 9.

    Karen in GA

    March 16, 2015 at 12:54 am

    @Anne Laurie:

    “We’re #2, we try harder” (and are therefore more irritating) is the motto of vice-presidents, admin assts, and lieutenants everywhere.

    I’m an admin asst (technically, an exec asst, which just means I’m an admin asst to an exec). We’re no more irritating than anyone else. You want irritating? The lower-management lackeys who kiss up and kick down. “Ooh, you’re an assistant! There are no repercussions for me if I treat you like shit!”

    Anyway. I get the feeling Thurston’s not going anywhere.

  10. 10.

    Karen in GA

    March 16, 2015 at 12:57 am

    Aaarrggh, can’t edit for some reason. Wanted to add: Iggy has steps to get up on the bed. He was afraid of them, but lots of praise and his favorite treats finally helped him get over that.

  11. 11.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:06 am

    @Mnemosyne (tablet):

    Not entirely comfortable with this rageaholic toon duck perving on these human women.

  12. 12.

    Mnemosyne (tablet)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:10 am

    @Steeplejack (phone):

    Yeah, once they get to Mexico, it gets a little … weird. But they’re “gay caballeros,” so clearly the women aren’t in any real danger of duck molestation.

    I mostly watch for the Mary Blair artwork — it’s some of the purest presentation of her actual drawings on film. And all in the name of wartime propaganda.

  13. 13.

    PurpleGirl

    March 16, 2015 at 1:10 am

    JC — Even one picture is good. And that one is soooooooo cute. Ginger’s fur seems to be growing back in curly whirly. I agree that she probably got used to sleeping on her back when she had the tumor on her belleh. (When my L5-S1 herniation was active I learned how to sleep perfectly still on my back; it was the only position when I wasn’t in pain.) Love stories about the critters.

    ETA: And it’s a great antidote to the California water thread.

  14. 14.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:12 am

    @Mnemosyne (tablet):

    Tap-dancing senorita with spurs and a riding crop. Donald just got a big sombrero. Literally.

  15. 15.

    srv

    March 16, 2015 at 1:13 am

    When will you liberals realize not just Obama plays eleventy-dimensional chess?

    “There’s no one in Washington more against war and more for a negotiated deal than I am,” Paul said in an interview at SXSW in Austin, Texas. “But I want the negotiated deal to be a good deal. So my reason for signing onto the letter, I think it reiterates what is the actual law, that Congress will have to undo sanctions. But I also signed onto the letter because I want the president to negotiate from a position of strength which means that he needs to be telling them in Iran that ‘I’ve got Congress to deal with.'”

  16. 16.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:15 am

    Okay, Leonard Maltin. That sprinkles saltpeter on the whole production.

  17. 17.

    Violet

    March 16, 2015 at 1:18 am

    Yay! Pupdate! Glad everyone is doing well. Your story of Thurston being terrified by the harmless older dog cracked me up. How is Ginger doing?

  18. 18.

    Mnemosyne (tablet)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:18 am

    @Steeplejack (phone):

    Fan theory about Donald: he got sent to the Pacific in WWII and came back with PTSD (see #2 on this list)
    http://www.cracked.com/article_20382_5-fan-theories-about-cartoons-that-will-ruin-your-childhood.html

  19. 19.

    Mnemosyne (tablet)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:20 am

    @Steeplejack (phone):

    I was more fascinated by the phallic dancing cactuses, but to each his/her own.

  20. 20.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym

    March 16, 2015 at 1:31 am

    Does anyone know of an online catalog of what Netflix has available for streaming that I can look at before I sign up for their service.

  21. 21.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:31 am

    @Mnemosyne (tablet):

    “An angry shell of a duck returned.”

    Okay, that’s pretty good. Entirely plausible.

  22. 22.

    Mnemosyne (tablet)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:32 am

    “Walt and El Grupo” is about to start. It’s a little … somnolent, but there’s some good information in it about the South America trip. Not necessarily a great late-night viewing choice, though.

  23. 23.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:38 am

    @Mnemosyne (tablet):

    Yeah, no. I’m out.

  24. 24.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:41 am

    @Steeplejack (phone):

    Wasn’t ready to hear about how the strike was so tough on Walt.

  25. 25.

    srv

    March 16, 2015 at 1:48 am

    @Tissue Thin Pseudonym: Not really catalogs, but various searches for what’s available
    http://instantwatcher.com/
    http://www.allflicks.net/

  26. 26.

    JenJen

    March 16, 2015 at 2:00 am

    This story is so full of squee!!

  27. 27.

    NotMax

    March 16, 2015 at 3:18 am

    @Tissue Thin Pseudonym

    Unless things have changed, you should be able to sign up for a month for free to kick Netflix’s tires and take it for a spin, so to speak.

  28. 28.

    karen marie

    March 16, 2015 at 3:41 am

    @Tissue Thin Pseudonym: Netflix streaming is not what it used to be. They dropped the BBC shows, so, presumably, no more Dr. Who (and they were one or two seasons behind anyway). Hulu has ads, even for paying subscribers, but they’ve got more British shows than Netflix ever did.

    PS: I think Cole is keeping Thurston.

  29. 29.

    Lurker

    March 16, 2015 at 6:25 am

    How come Rosie did not get to go to the park?

  30. 30.

    Bart

    March 16, 2015 at 7:46 am

    @karen marie: “Actually, most of those BBC shows are staying on Netflix”: http://www.avclub.com/article/actually-most-those-bbc-shows-are-staying-netflix-214009

  31. 31.

    rikyrah

    March 16, 2015 at 8:57 am

    love the pics!

    they are adorable

  32. 32.

    Nicole

    March 16, 2015 at 9:14 am

    And don’t be fooled, Rosie tries to be the alpha, and is more aggressive and attempts to be more dominating, but everyone in the house takes their cue from Lily. Weird pack dynamics.

    It’s not that unusual. My uncle had two Pygmy goats, Zoe and Okie. Okie was the alpha, and you could pet her and give her treats and all kinds of things. You had to spend your time at the barn dodging Zoe, who would try to knock you off your feet if she got a chance. My brother speculated that the alpha is secure in her kingdom, while the beta is constantly angling for a chance to get further up the ladder.

    Zoe became somewhat kinder after Okie passed away. Not a lot, but somewhat.

  33. 33.

    Joy in FL

    March 16, 2015 at 11:05 am

    Thanks. I needed that pupdate. Love the photo of Ginger with Thurston. And the description of the visit to the park and all of it.

  34. 34.

    gogol's wife

    March 16, 2015 at 11:57 am

    I’m all demoralized because I once again failed to get my 25-pound semi-feral cat into the carrier to go get his rabies shot. He’s indoor only, so it’s not an emergency, but I feel like an incompetent cat owner.

  35. 35.

    Jebediah, RBG

    March 16, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    @gogol’s wife:

    25-pound semi-feral cat

    I think that means you get a pass on a couple of failed attempts with no assumption of incompetence…

  36. 36.

    Mnemosyne (tablet)

    March 16, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    @gogol’s wife:

    We have a hard time getting our 8-pound semi-feral into her carrier, so at least you’re more competent than we are.

  37. 37.

    gogol's wife

    March 16, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    @Jebediah, RBG: @Mnemosyne (tablet):

    Thank you!

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