At some point, I'll take a picture. Three full-grown chocolate labs. One sitter.. well.. plus the person who comes like a fairy during lunch and lets them out. I digress.
If you know me, you probably find it hilarious that I am dog-sitting. If you don't know me, you should see the previous post. :-) I promised my sister and Courtney some entertaining posts. Ladies, you'd better comment.
Tuesday: Everything seemed to be going pretty well. Played with the girls (what I, and their parents, call the labs), went to the grocery store, came home and cooked dinner. Had a friend over. Warned her the girls would be rather excited to see her. I'm pretty impressed with how well they did.
As a funny aside not related to the girls, I decided to take a bath in the huge soaker, jetted tub. I used bubbles. I turned on the jets. I had MOUNDS of bubbles. Lesson.learned.
Then, it was time to go to bed. I knew Sophie would sleep with me. Luckily it was a king-size bed. Extra bonus: I picked the correct side. When I went to bed Sophie claimed the right 65% of the bed. I got in on my side. I moved. Sophie moved. Apparently I moved too much because Sophie went to the foot of the bed. Then she came back. And nested. How dare the human want to be fully covered. Silly human. Finally we went to sleep. Like a new parent, I'm pretty sure I woke up every.single.time Sophie moved. Girl moves a lot. :-) At 5:30 the girls decided they needed a potty break. Fair enough. At 7:20, they decided it was time for me to get up. Not as cool, girls, not as cool. I had a nice leisurely breakfast, did the dishes, fed the girls.. have to admit, it was kinda nice.
Wednesday: Apparently the girls are used to me. They no longer jump on me when I come in. They do, however, greet me and follow me wherever I go. Adventures today included filling up their kiddie pool with water. A little later came the biggest adventure: poop scooping. Lots of poop. Lots of scooping. I should sell tickets. Then, I was sitting on my computer and there was a reflection on the wall that Sophie insisted on barking at. It was hilarious.
Now, I'm sitting here blogging with Abby laying contentedly at my feet. She's a lover, that one. Well, really all of the girls are super affectionate. Abby, however, can never be too close to a human.
Well.. that's enough for today. Stay tuned to see what other adventures lay ahead for myself and the girls.
Update: Just like a new parent, I totally messed up what the days are. Thanks CMac for correcting me!
If you know me, you probably find it hilarious that I am dog-sitting. If you don't know me, you should see the previous post. :-) I promised my sister and Courtney some entertaining posts. Ladies, you'd better comment.
Tuesday: Everything seemed to be going pretty well. Played with the girls (what I, and their parents, call the labs), went to the grocery store, came home and cooked dinner. Had a friend over. Warned her the girls would be rather excited to see her. I'm pretty impressed with how well they did.
As a funny aside not related to the girls, I decided to take a bath in the huge soaker, jetted tub. I used bubbles. I turned on the jets. I had MOUNDS of bubbles. Lesson.learned.
Then, it was time to go to bed. I knew Sophie would sleep with me. Luckily it was a king-size bed. Extra bonus: I picked the correct side. When I went to bed Sophie claimed the right 65% of the bed. I got in on my side. I moved. Sophie moved. Apparently I moved too much because Sophie went to the foot of the bed. Then she came back. And nested. How dare the human want to be fully covered. Silly human. Finally we went to sleep. Like a new parent, I'm pretty sure I woke up every.single.time Sophie moved. Girl moves a lot. :-) At 5:30 the girls decided they needed a potty break. Fair enough. At 7:20, they decided it was time for me to get up. Not as cool, girls, not as cool. I had a nice leisurely breakfast, did the dishes, fed the girls.. have to admit, it was kinda nice.
Wednesday: Apparently the girls are used to me. They no longer jump on me when I come in. They do, however, greet me and follow me wherever I go. Adventures today included filling up their kiddie pool with water. A little later came the biggest adventure: poop scooping. Lots of poop. Lots of scooping. I should sell tickets. Then, I was sitting on my computer and there was a reflection on the wall that Sophie insisted on barking at. It was hilarious.
Now, I'm sitting here blogging with Abby laying contentedly at my feet. She's a lover, that one. Well, really all of the girls are super affectionate. Abby, however, can never be too close to a human.
Well.. that's enough for today. Stay tuned to see what other adventures lay ahead for myself and the girls.
Update: Just like a new parent, I totally messed up what the days are. Thanks CMac for correcting me!
Completely shocked you let a dog sleep with you! I may be brave enough to visit this weekend. I don't like to be licked. Please tell the girls I'd rather be jumped on than licked.
ReplyDeleteHaha - I've totally made the jet tub + bubbles mistake. Except mine ended in an emergency evacuation. As in, "hurry turn off all the water and drain this thing fast!"
ReplyDeleteI love that you're dog sitting. And it's hilarious to read your stories. I've also done the "share a bed with a giant, affectionate dog." Except mine was a golden retriever. OH the joys! Hope you're loving it!