Recently I was sucked into the Steig Larsson trilogy [The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc,] so I understand now why Mike has been staying up until about 1am finishing up the first book. Apparently, the dogs are staying up a little late as well. They have been in bed until about 11am the last two days.

It’s making it quite difficult to get up and moving in the morning, because I rarely get to snuggle with both my girls. It’s rarely even quiet in the morning.

Mike has finished his book and will likely go to bed at a reasonable hour tonight. We’ll see if this prevents the two Misses Lazybones from sleeping until noon.

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How can you stay mad at a fuzzy Airedale face? So says Ruby. Tilly is still very much in trouble by me, but I have also forgiven her…

The dogs were angelic today, very very good. Just a few barks, that’s all. Matilda actually spent about three hours sleeping by herself on the couch.

I was talking with someone today about having a trainer come in for some of their unpleasant behavior, but it’s hard to think they need it sometimes! Mike and I have talked about it before, but I always conclue that we need to commit to being consistent and clear with them %100 of the time before I’m going to pay someone to tell me the same thing.

They’re like children (who don’t speak english). Everything they do I know is just a reflection of how we communicate with them. (if we get emotional and scream at them, they just keep on barking.) I try to remember that I need to be patient and crystal clear with them. And I need to remember to keep Tilly OUT of our bedroom unsupervised! That’s her snackin’ place….

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I caught this happening the other day… The girls were sharing a toy. Well, Matilda thought they were sharing. I’m not sure Ruby knew they were sharing.

Anyway, they were gutting the stuffed kitty I won at the fair. I had to get up to get the phone which caused Tilly to get up, but before I captured this they had their little heads together. Ruby is de-stuffing, and then Tilly is sort of catching the fluff and munching on it. It was so funny.

I also snapped a photo of Ruby, exhausted from her kill. ;)

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The bear and the monster got their haircuts yesterday! Don’t they look sophisticated? It’s so disconcerting, doesn’t seem to fit their bear and monster personalities.

Speaking of… I should probably go see what they are doing two floors away from me!

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Greenies Pill Pockets:

It is 2009. Why are these new? This is the most amazing invention ever, and I wish they have been around longer after all the meat wrapping and peanut butter spooning.

These treats are the consistency of play dough. They have holes in the middle, and you just poke the pill in and squeeze closed.

Ruby is rabid for these things. She begs me to give her her pill now (thanks, as usual, for the reminder Ruby). They’re a little too pricey to give them to Matilda at the same time, so she has to settle for a decoy treat when Ruby gets her pill.

If you have dogs (or cats!) that won’t take pills, TRY THESE! I have found them at Petco and Petsmart.

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