pet sitting on Wed 1/19
Madison & Murphy - I fed them right when I came in today. Murphy seemed pretty happy about that! He always lingers at Madison's dish after Madison is done too. At least he waits until Madison is done before he goes over to it! After that, I'd pet Murphy and brush Madison. Then I'd pet Madison and brush Murphy. That seemed to work okay for the both of them. After that, I had to grab the green feather. Madison still just cracks me up chasing that thing!
cat sitting on Tues 1/18
Madison & Murphy... oh, guess who played with the green feather today? Murphy! I was playing with Madison and he comes running up and actually pounced near us. I'm not sure what he was pouncing on (the feather or Madison?) I actually jumped b/c I wasn't expecting that from him. It's funny, they won't both play with the feather at the same time. It is like they are very polite siblings and they take turns. :) I did mush up Madison's food before I fed her. She seemed perfectly fine tonight and they both of course devoured their dinner!
dog walking and cat sitting on Mon 1/17
Madison and Murphy - I fed them dinner and afterwards when I was brushing Madison, she vomited. It was mainly her chunks of food (it was not furball-like.) I am thinking she ate too fast, perhaps? Tomorrow, I think I will mush her food up a little bit so it isn't such big chunks. Perhaps I'll separate them a little more while they eat too. They were probably 1.5 feet apart today. She seemed to be acting just fine and she came back for me to brush on her some more which I did and I pet her too. Murphy got a little bit of brushing but he seemed content to lay on the floor and give himself a bath! They were very busy in their litter box. I'd scooped it yesterday and it definitely needed it again today too! (fyi - the picture of Madison above was taken after she threw up....I think she was feeling okay. :) She was certainly entertaining!)
Frankie & Georgie - Thanks for the detail on the notes. Your were spot-on. Frankie doesn't like his harness. He about wiggled one leg out of it but I was watching him and after just a few minutes he was trotting along like Georgie. There was a black lab out and that dog and Frankie enjoyed talking to each other. (We stayed on the opposite side of the street.) The school bus let the kids out and Georgie wanted to say to them but we didn't. He really stared them down though. Both peed and pooped. Frankie LOVES that toy too. He'd been acting a little shy but he got over that really fast when I pulled the toy out! LOL!
Dear sweet little Max lived to be 18. I saw him 5 days / week for over a year. I'll really miss the little guy. Rest in peace Max. You were really loved by your family and I'm sure you'll be in their hearts forever.pet sitting on Sunday 1/16
Jackson - Jackson went outside in the yard this is what he did: peed, chased some birds, pooped, ran along the fence sniffing and ran to the back door. I think he checked everything out to his satisfaction and was ready to get back inside and out of the cold. He's funny!
Sparky - Sparky ate her breakfast and then was ready to go outside. I tried getting her tennis ball from her so I could throw it but she wasn't giving it up. :)
Madison and Murphy - I brushed them both a lot tonight. While brushing Murphy I tried petting Madison and that worked just fine as long as she didn't move. :) They both enjoyed their dinner too!
pet sitting on Saturday 1/15
Sparky - She is crazy. I've never seen a dog love to be outside so much. I stopped in around 8am (I waited b/c it is so cold out.) Let her out, she ran around, peed and then bolted for the door so I could feed her breakfast. As soon as she snarfed it down, she ran to the front door to be let out. I let her out and I'm thinking, it is really cold, surely she'd rather be inside. She'd taken her bone out with her and laid down (I was glad she wasn't laying in the snow) and chewed on her bone. That's where I left her. I did take her water bowl from inside and put it outside. The outside one is frozen. So.... I go to my next visit and I'm thinking about Sparky. On the way back, I stop back by your house to check on her and she's happy as a clam. (I would've put her inside if she acted like she was freezing and then stopped back by in a few hours when it warmed up some and put her back out.) She seemed totally happy to be out and I know you know that but I was worried about her (that's just what I do.... worry.) Sigh. :)
Madison and Murphy - I fed them (and added water to Murphy's), scooped the box while they ate and I added a little bit of water to the fountain. I sat down in one of the chairs and Madison immediately came over. I pet her and brushed her. Murphy came over too and I brushed on him. Then I grabbed the green feather. Wow... Madison really attacked it. I was laughing bc I wasn't expecting that from her. She was funny!
Winston - I was trying to get pictures of Winston enjoying the snow.... he's a big big guy and I was sure to stand out of the way. :)