Just pictures...

Found some of those pictures I was looking for the other day...

Here they are playing with the cat:

... and posing with that silly ball:

Summer fun

My dogs are so weird. We just had about a week of a major heat wave, so we've been spending a lot of time inside. Between entertaining the little one, and trying to keep the dogs occupied, it's been pretty busy. They've fallen in love with a stupid orange road hockey ball, and would fetch it the entire day if I let them. Unless we physically hide the ball somewhere they can't get it when we're done playing, they will grab it like half an hour later and drop it at our feet. Not just once, but repeatedly, until we pick it up and either play again or put it away. Alexandra gets a kick out of watching them race up the hall and back, usually with the ball, but sometimes they have such a wrestle trying to get it from one another they end up coming back without it.

They learned fetch quite a while ago, but with most things they get bored after four or five throws. Even if we're alone at the dog park, they'll only chase a stick or frisbee or whatever for a minute or two. When there are other dogs that are playing fetch, Ace and Nova will chase the dogs, but don't care much about the ball. It's bizarre. I mean, I know they're herding dogs, and aren't really meant to be fetching anyway, but I guess that's what makes it even more strange.

They're also in love with this silly rope toy we got for them for Christmas for a dollar. They originally had two of them, but munched one to bits, and they've got about half of the other one left. If I'd known it'd be such a hit, I would have picked up a few more. But between that and the ball, and wrestling, and of course lots of naps, they seem to be doing pretty well.

I'm up to a foot at a time when I trim their nails. Still lots of treats and partying after, but it's a heck of a lot better than a nail at a time. Nova was going to go for a bath last weekend, but we had some car issues as described in my other blog, so that's going to have to wait a bit. If he does well, and it doesn't seem too 'scary', I'll take Ace later. They're mostly done shedding, so I figured if we do the bath thing now, it'll get rid of the last of the old undercoat and maybe they'll look pretty a little longer. If there's one thing that impresses me about their long hair, it's that it seems to stay surprisingly clean. Even their white parts... I've had them run through the mud and get all gloppy, but once it dries, it seems to brush right out.

I'll see if I can find some pictures, not sure if they're on this computer or mine...