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| Our Hero Pup |
Last night, early morning, we had a wicked thunderstorm come through the Valley. We believe it stopped on top of our house for at least a half hour, give or take an hour. Alex is terrified by thunder storms because of an incident that happened a few years ago when the basement dog door did not exist (we had not put it back after getting a replacement door for the one that had rotted). The humans had left the dogs outside when they went on a Memorial Day picnic. The weather started and the humans (only 2 miles away) forgot they had not left even the garage door open for the pups to find shelter. Now, if you do not call him inside, Alex will frantically run up and down the fence line when a storm comes. At night, he will cower on the bed and try to curl into your lap. It is very sad - we humans really screwed up! He has been getting slightly better, but last night, he started whining (Alex NEVER whines - Katy on the other hand...) he refused to come up on the bed. Then a particularly harsh thunderclap resounded, vibrating the house and Ellie woke up screaming. He raced with me to get her. I brought her back to our bed to snuggle and Alex stayed on the floor right next to Ellie and me. I gave the storm some time to settle down, then returned Ellie to her room. Alex followed me and settled onto the floor in front of Ellie's crib. He would not leave her until she woke up again, later in the morning. So, I guess he is fixed of the trembling and crawling into our laps phase.
Ellie realized that Daddy wears glasses and Mommy does not. We always play a game before Ellie goes down for her morning nap. Mommy swings Ellie close to Daddy as he kisses and nibbles on her neck. Ellie giggles and Mommy pulls her back away. This is repeated too many times to accurately keep track of; it usually ends when Mommy has had enough - the other two could play all day! During this play, making the game that more complex and exciting, Ellie likes to grab at Daddy's glasses. During one of the pull backs, Ellie reached for Mommy's glasses, which of course are not there (Mommy got her eyes fixed back in 2006!) Ellie stops, takes a closer look at Mommy and then at Daddy and you can see the light click in her eyes... she proceeds to grab at Daddy's glasses and pull them off his face! Ellie, you are so smart!
Ellie realized that Daddy wears glasses and Mommy does not. We always play a game before Ellie goes down for her morning nap. Mommy swings Ellie close to Daddy as he kisses and nibbles on her neck. Ellie giggles and Mommy pulls her back away. This is repeated too many times to accurately keep track of; it usually ends when Mommy has had enough - the other two could play all day! During this play, making the game that more complex and exciting, Ellie likes to grab at Daddy's glasses. During one of the pull backs, Ellie reached for Mommy's glasses, which of course are not there (Mommy got her eyes fixed back in 2006!) Ellie stops, takes a closer look at Mommy and then at Daddy and you can see the light click in her eyes... she proceeds to grab at Daddy's glasses and pull them off his face! Ellie, you are so smart!
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