November 2, 2022
Gracie LOVES her sticks!!
November 4, 2022
A freshly groomed Golden noodle…
November 8, 2022
Gracie has contracted another ear infection – most likely from a swim on a recent warm day. She’s been to the vet and now we’re treating it with weekly flushes/cleanings and twice daily ear drops (which she HATES!).
November 13, 2022
After a less-than-stellar week of fighting an ear infection, Gracie now seems to be getting back to her more animated self.
Gracie loves her frisbee and her favorite spot to play with it has been on the baseball diamond at Teegarden Park. We frequently go there, and Gracie is teaching me her guidelines for playing the game. As far as I can tell, here are the rules according to Gracie:
- The game has one team.
- The team consists of one dog (Gracie) and one dog owner (me).
- The equipment consists of one frisbee.
- The dog owner serves as “thrower” for every game.
- The dog is the “chaser.”
- The dog shall be in the area of the batter’s box before each throw.
- The thrower shall stand on the pitcher’s mound and hurl the frisbee AWAY from the chaser toward the outfield.
- The chaser shall chase the frisbee.
- The chaser shall return the frisbee to the home base area, drop the frisbee, and DIG A HOLE IN THE DIRT*.
- The chaser is NOT required to circle bases unless there is something distracting sitting on or near first second, or third base.
- The chaser is permitted at any time to interrupt the game for butt sniffs (of self or other dogs).
- The game unofficially ends when a better playtime opportunity comes by for the dog.
- The thrower shall fill in all new holes at the conclusion of the game.
Scoring: The dog always wins.
* The primary reason why this game is best played on a baseball diamond.
November 16, 2022
Doggie games….
November 19, 2022
I will be spending the Thanksgiving holiday in central PA next week. Little did I know it would be such a challenge to secure boarding arrangements for Gracie over this time. What was I thinking? Actually, I was NOT THINKING. It makes perfect sense that EVERYWHERE would be booked on one of the biggest holidays of the entire year when nearly EVERYONE with a canine might need overnight sitting.
By the time I started searching, Mount Nittany Vet in State College, where I’ve been taking Gracie, was completely booked. I contacted other facilities in the area (even checked on Rover), but to no avail. And not only is it difficult to find dog boarding at the last minute near my home in Wayne, the prices for boarding over major holidays appear to skyrocket.
But, despite my lack of foresight, it looks like Gracie still managed to hit the jackpot. On a tip, I put Gracie on a waiting list for the ROYAL PET RESORT in Julian, PA. Late this week, they called with an opening, and she got in! YEAH!! At the ROYAL PET RESORT, they claim while I’m vacationing, my pet will be too. According to the Web site, Gracie will receive “the finest care possible” and will “be incorporated into our doggie daycare program, where the majority of the day will be spent outside playing! Then when they return inside their neighbors will be the friendly guests they played with during the day.”
I’m afraid Gracie might not want to leave after her stay there!
It’s a good thing I now have a part-time job to afford such luxuries!
Picts below from the ROYAL PET RESORT website. They even have a van for pick up and drop off!
November 23, 2022
I dropped Gracie off at the ROYAL PET RESORT yesterday for her special canine Thanksgiving vacation. Before I left the facility, after looking over Gracie’s paperwork, the owner. Becky, asked, “Will Gracie be participating in our doggie Thanksgiving Day feast with roasted turkey, potatoes, and green beans??” I laughed, then hesitated. I realized Becky was serious,
(I told her ‘No!” Becky understood – “Don’t want to give her human food, huh?” Um……NOPE!)
Gracie can enjoy the other luxuries of her stay, instead!
November 24, 2022
November 28, 2022
I picked Gracie up at the Royal Pet Resort on Saturday and, in discussing her stay with Becky (the owner of the facility), I understood Gracie had a GRAND time there! She had LOTS of daily canine socialization and OODLES of exercise. She spent her days romping with other dogs and, according to the handlers, she quickly found a new canine buddy. In short, she LOVED it! Afterwards, I was so pleased to see her come home an incredibly pooped, but very contented pup. She’s already booked for the ROYAL experience at Christmastime!
November 29, 2022
Raising Gracie 