Tilly has been getting stuck. A couple weeks ago it was behind some stuff in our bedroom. Today, she managed to stick herself under the dining room table. Really, Til?! For a pup who just turned 5, she’s not been demonstrating lots of smarts…

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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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