How To Teach A dog to Walk on a Leash

Or who's smarter, the dog or the human?

That proves to be the ultimate question around here lately.

 

Our newest addition Bella,

who I introduced here and mentioned here,

has turned out to be just about the most perfect dog.

Her and Katie make quite the watch dog team.

Yay!

 

But Bella has one faux paus.

She is scared of the leash.

Not sure why,

maybe she was abused during her

first 3 years before we adopted her.

 

I've never seen a dog act quite like she does when you put it on.

She sits or lays and will not move!

I'm used to dogs who need to learn to walk on the leash pull to get away or go to the end and struggle.

She reminds me of a mule, can't get her to budge.

So we have been working with her.

For a few weeks she wore the leash in the house

to get used to it, which he did.

She drug it all over while attached to her collar.

 

We got a bit of advice from a friend who breeds dogs and has kennels. She said people usually start at home and try to walk away with the dog. She advised trying to carry her to the end of the block

and walk home. Well, wouldn't you know it worked!

 

She still needs more work but is coming along nicely...especially if you have treats to entice her ;)

 

Recently we took her to Donnelly Park to work

with her away from our town.

 

I was the first to work with her...walking a couple feet at a time and calling her to give her a treat.

Boy, did it take forever to get to the end of the park block!

On the way back as we approached M, she was raring to go to her...no treats needed! 

 

M and C decided they would take her and Katie next.

She seemed to do good following Katie.

 

 

They even walked together,

for a New York minute.



So far no treats needed!

Katie is a go getter.

She was hot on a scent and going a mile a minute

 Bella found her own interesting scent and stopped,

but was still standing.

M and Katie headed back to get her to move along.

 Well, I guess Bella was done, cuz down she went!

Then she was up.

Not moving but at least up!



Bella had decided she wasn't interested in

following Katie anymore.

No way to entice her.

 C tried treats.

She wasn't interested, probably full from when I took her,

even though I gave her itty bitty bits.

We had hope again! C got her up!

Then back down :(



Finally C gave up and carried her back.

Very disgusted I might add!

M and Katie headed back



 Once C was close enough he put her down.

She was off like a bullet right back to me! 

She will follow you and do what she's told,

but need to follow the law with a leash.

I have no doubt she will get used to it eventually.

Or we'll go broke from buying treats! LOL

Cool Steampunk Images

I Made A New Friend Today

 

As I went out this morning to hang some laundry on the line

there was a red Dragonfly perched on a clothes pin waiting for me. 

 

I ran and got my camera, of course!

He was still waiting for me when I got back.

 

He let me get really close so I could get some great photos.

 

He isn't as big as ''Big Red'' who hung out in my garden 

during the Summer a few years ago.

 

 

But he is just as pretty ♥

 

''Little Red'' has beautiful wings

He even posed for me!



 

Whenever I head out with some laundry he comes

and hangs out with me while I hang it out. 

 

So friendly.

I've thought maybe he likes the wet laundry,

but I have yet to see him land on the clothes.

Or maybe it's waiting for the mosquitoes that

make a bee line for me when I head outside?

Who knows, it doesn't matter what his motive is.

All I know is it is awesome that he isn't afraid of me

 and it's nice to have a visiting buddy when I'm doing chores.

 

My Birdies Are Back!

What a sight for sore eyes!

This Spring I had very few birdie buddies in my backyard

For the life of me I couldn't figure out what difference there was from all the other Springs :?

BandT had given me this sweet dragonfly bird feeder

for Christmas and there is sat full, with no takers.

Then I realized I had Crows in my backyard!

They usually stay in the street and

front trees in the front of the house.

Why they had decided after 18 years to

venture to my backyard if beyond me.

Luckily Blue Jays showed up and chased them off.

Then the Mocking birds showed up and chased the Blue Jays away....after all they weren't going to let them get THEIR fruit!

Now the only problem is, instead of the Mocking birds singing their lovely mocking songs, they've picked up the Blue Jay song, er rather squawk. It reminds me of camping, but this year 2 pair have shown up and taken over the backyard.



Again my bird feeder sits without visitors.

I know once all the fruit is gone the Jays will move on.

I'm hoping my Finches and Sparrows return at that time. 

 

I enjoyed them for that short period they visited and hope they return soon.



Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar Reveiw and Giveaway



This may seem like an odd product to review, especially since it can be considered a sort of "dated" product in this age of sprays, gels, and technology.  But after still being around for 100 years, this proves to be a tried and true stain removal method. I love the old time wrapper too. 

 

Purex Fels-Naptha is a solid laundry bar soap that fights oily, greasy, and perspiration stains, dirt, ring around the collar and much, much more.

This bar works very similar in the same way that you would pre-treat laundry stains with sprays, etc. 

Unbeknownst to me I dripped something on my pink tank top :(

And wouldn't you know I had several stops to make that day!



I wet the stain and the Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar.

Rubbed into stain, which made a sort of lather.

  

Started the washer and tossed in my load of laundry.

 I added my tank top, that was pretreated, in last.

This allowed the Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar 

a few minutes to work it's magic.

This was the first time I've used this bar as a pretreatment for stains. I do, however, use it as an ingredient in my homemade laundry detergent and love it.

Before

After

Yay, just like new!

Here's a few more uses for

Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar .  



Homemade laundry detergent

3 bars Fels Naptha, grated

1 box Borax  

1 box Washing Soda 

1 box Baking Soda

2 containers of  oxygen bleach (Oxyclean or off brand)

1-2 containers of  Purex Fabric Softener Crystals

Mix all together and use 2 Tablespoons per load

Clean Your Shower/Tub and Sink
Rub a wet bar of  Purex Fels-Naptha on a sponge and wipe down the bathtub/shower. Rinse.

Dish Soap
To make your own, dissolve 1 part Purex Fels-Naptha
 in 2 parts water.

Hands
To remove grease or ink wash with
 Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar     

Poison Ivy Prevention and/or Treatment
 If you think you have been exposed to poison ivy, oak or sumac, shower immediately with Purex Fels-Naptha to remove the resin from your skin, and it will help to dry up the rash, as well. This will greatly reduce and in most cases prevent any skin reaction to the poison ivy oil. Make sure to launder your clothes in some grated Purex Fels-Naptha to remove the resin from your clothes. Poison ivy resin can stay on your clothes for over 1 year even if the clothes have been washed with normal detergent.

Cold/Fever Blisters
To dry up, was affected area with
Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar and rinse.

Who knew there were so many great uses for
Purex Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar??

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Disclosure:

 I was NOT compensated for this product review post.

Purex provided me with a sample of Purex Fels-Naptha in exchange for a product review. However all opinions expressed here are my own.  

Thank you Purex :)

Huey Lewis and The News!



Last week M,T,C and a friend went to

the County Fair to see none other

than Huey Lewis and The News!

Yes, some of the photos are blurry but it's hard to take good photos in the middle of a packed house, or in this case, stage seating.

I don't need to tell you they had a great time

singing along with their hits like:

''The Power Of Love''

 ''Workin' for a Livin' '' 

"If This Is It"

 ''The Heart Of Rock and Roll''

 ''Doing It All For My Baby''

as well as a couple of their new songs.

J and T

C and M

C was very disappointed,

 they didn't sing ''I Want a New Drug''.

Aw well, maybe next time ;)

 And wouldn't you know,

you can't go many places and

not see my maiden name "Avila".

Here we have "Avila Spreading Service" !

Gotta love us Portugees!

♥♥♥♥