Amalia Roma

THOSE FISH HOOK PUPPY TEETH

21 March 2013:

Last night Raven went into a crazy puppy teething frenzy. She launched onto the couch and latched onto my arm like I was an ear of corn. I was stuck without a distractor at arm's reach. So I was screeching "ow ow ow no bite!" Desperately seeking the nearest authorized chew toy with my eyes.
Newton, who had been sitting with me and stood up startled when pirahnapup attacked, did what I think may be equivalent to me with my one raised eyebrow. He looked at the spectacle, one ear pointed forward, the other sideways, and paused. Then he jumped down, looked around, and grabbed one of the puppy-sized chew toys. He brought it up and placed it in front of her, and she promptly turned her choppers on the toy.
Problem solved.

Jackie Dering

I wanted to do the dogs' nails, but Luke is too much for me to lift now or have wiggling on my chest. I asked him to stand in front of my chair and took one paw in my hand at a time and he stood there and let me grind his nails. What a good boy.

Yesterday while I was sorting laundry Luke was having a grand time rolling in the piles. Harley was in and out of the room. As I walked down to the laundry area I found one sock in the hallway, two socks on the stairs, one on the dining room floor, and one on a dining room chair. I never saw her pick up a sock. These guys make life so much more interesting.

LAPS

AJ Grewe in Germany

Tamara Allen Tippy never passes up a good lap. She has never met a lap she didn't love.

Susan K-M You know my favorite ever basenji lap story? I was at a stuffy dog show, First Governor Food Guard Association, in an old armory in Hartford, CT. Ringside was so tight, they did not allow chairs of any kind. Two memories etched from that day - I admired a gold choke chain show lead on a whippet, and her handler told be it was, in fact, 18k gold, that she had had her jeweler put two rings on the chain. But, back to Hippy. So, there was a woman in a wheel chair. Yes, you got it. Hippy hopped right up into her lap, and happily the woman beamed. She said it made her day. This was very long ago, but it a very immediate memory.

Tamara Allen We were walking through Balboa Park and a homeless fellow was sitting on a bench looking down, contemplating something deep. Tippy plopped in front of him, sat and moved her head into his stare - he beamed. The cutest little dog actually saw him. It made his day. He just smiled and looked at me and said "thank you"

yellow ball gene

I was showing some Xmas decorations to a friend today. 

Just an aside, as these were

already put away,

In the bottom drawer of a rolling studio art supply

container..

Like a studio island.. sort of thing, an organizer to make one saner.

We took one out, one that she

gave me,

A glass one, a bird, a sort of chickadee.

And when I went to put it

back, I had to sigh,

The drawer wouldn't close.

Now why?

Niner, my now 13 year old lovely girl b, had had her say.

She had deposited her tennis ball in the drawer while I looked away.

And there she was, wagging her donut.. a sure sign

That the yellow ball gene’s  very strong in the Apu line.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Lisa Marshall

I would call this one "hiding in plain sight".

This is Miranda behind our pepper mill.

It was such a funny coincidence that I had my phone and turned right as she was looking at something on the table.

Susan K-M

We may have broken the "Gilda Code" today at High Goal Farm. Karen & Natalie will remember "bowling with basenjis" re Sanderbelly at lure trials, on muddy days. Extend that to jumps. I put my fingers in her collar, and bowled her, and, well, she jumped with glee, and on we went, around 3 whole courses, the courses Fern & Fiddle ran, and very shortly, as she loved this, she just flew on ahead with a touch to her shoulder. She did good weaves too, and of course she loves the equipment and tunnels. "Gilda Code" partly cracked. YAY! Wendy says it's my fault for naming a dog after a way out there eccentric comedian.

Karen Christensen Maybe I need to try w Rose & the lure!

Susan Kamen Marsicano You do. I'll show you in person.

Amalia Roma Maybe part of her code is for you to play some sax and violins.

Natalie Culver with Obike

Susan Kamen Marsicano She'll need you do come and do that.

Natalie Culver This is the only way we get Obike out the back door into the cold dark backyard all winter long. Bowling ball style. Gilda must think you & Fern make agility look too easy? She wants you to work for it.

Susan Kamen Marsicano She is a different thinker.

Susan Cook

Rusty and Aubrey; friends for 14.5 years.