Otto'sMom
08-14-2006, 01:02 PM
I shook up the anipal's routine this AM. We went walking before puppy breakfast time (I got to the chapter in Cesar's book about that. Made sense to me so what the heck?)
We saw an armadillo on someone's lawn, that was cool and I had a heck of a time keeping the dogs from going after it. (there went my calm assertive vibe, I was as excited to see it as they were. It was NEAT)
Anyway, back to Sneaky Dolly:
We got home and I got my stuff together to go to work. Coaxed Austin into his crate, hauled Grrrt into her fortress and Otto was super good and ran right into his kennel. I grab my bag, head out the door, put the mail in the mailbox and open the truck door and realize no keys:shocked: NO biggie, I leave the door to the garage open and the other door into the house has the locks on the INSIDE of the stupid garage. Go back in, pretty quietly, and I find Dolly in the doggie play/pee room (formerly known as the sun room, but that's where they pee when they're bad) She's facing away from me, and headed to the litter box. I have it blocked off with a baby gate so no one can help themselves to kittie crunchies. Dolly jumps on top of the box (it's a covered bench with the litterbox in it) and proceeds to try to get inside it for her morning feline buffet. As soon as she stuck her head in the hole, I hollered at her "Whatareyoudoing?" and she hauled tail out of there:rotfl: Guilty as can be.
I can't boobie trap it because the cats have to use that route to get in there to poop when they're not pooping in inappropriate locations.
I just wonder if I've messed up her day...making her paranoid wondering if Mommy is lurking around the corner.
We saw an armadillo on someone's lawn, that was cool and I had a heck of a time keeping the dogs from going after it. (there went my calm assertive vibe, I was as excited to see it as they were. It was NEAT)
Anyway, back to Sneaky Dolly:
We got home and I got my stuff together to go to work. Coaxed Austin into his crate, hauled Grrrt into her fortress and Otto was super good and ran right into his kennel. I grab my bag, head out the door, put the mail in the mailbox and open the truck door and realize no keys:shocked: NO biggie, I leave the door to the garage open and the other door into the house has the locks on the INSIDE of the stupid garage. Go back in, pretty quietly, and I find Dolly in the doggie play/pee room (formerly known as the sun room, but that's where they pee when they're bad) She's facing away from me, and headed to the litter box. I have it blocked off with a baby gate so no one can help themselves to kittie crunchies. Dolly jumps on top of the box (it's a covered bench with the litterbox in it) and proceeds to try to get inside it for her morning feline buffet. As soon as she stuck her head in the hole, I hollered at her "Whatareyoudoing?" and she hauled tail out of there:rotfl: Guilty as can be.
I can't boobie trap it because the cats have to use that route to get in there to poop when they're not pooping in inappropriate locations.
I just wonder if I've messed up her day...making her paranoid wondering if Mommy is lurking around the corner.