the kitchen I was full-on flushed with success. Ellie had just done wees and poo. I had appeared in the garden room door as if by magic waving the special treats.
‘Good girl!’
As she thinks you’re not looking, is it any wonder she is thinking her new mum is a witch?
Mission accomplished we walked into the kitchen to crow of our achievements.
‘Now what word should I use to highlight her bodily functions?’
Himself is cooking our supper tonight, a rare treat!
He looked at me and said
‘I’ve heard it done both ways!’
Thinking he was just about to give me two Transcendental Meditation type Om words, I waited...
‘Should I dust it in peppered flour or.....?’
I looked, I wondered, I thought living with me has finally taken its toll, he’s gone completely ga-ga!
Himself was clearly in the zone and was thinking lamb’s blooming liver,
whereas I...
always good to check the wavelength!!
ReplyDeleteSee how the land lies etc. As I as doing the blog last night himself was cooking the supper, all he could hear was me laughing fit to bust! You couldn’t make it up?
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How I laughed at that! I do love that photograph too, aint it the truth, we all see the world differently! I think you might want to think of words you don't mind using in public though! Shouting good poo Ellie in the park might not feel as comfortable as saying it in the garden! x
ReplyDeleteWee’s the word I am going to use for all eventualities! Yesterday was a step backwards in many ways. Patience is the name of the game. Today there is a lot of bumping and reorganisation upstairs as we prepare for the floor to be sanded tomorrow and work on the fitted wardrobes next week. All the books say not to have visitors (!?!) although as Luke the lovely tiler was going yesterday, she came out as we said our goodbyes. She is going to be a confident dog once she has total faith in us. She follows me everywhere which isn’t ideal, I do just wander out to the shops without a word. He says she whimpers for a bit and then settles. All small steps, she has only been here for six days after all.
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Mission accomplished all round. Well done.
ReplyDeleteNot so yesterday Joanne, it was a fraught day and the training didn’t work that well. I got tense which obviously Ellie picked up on! Today, I am just getting on with normal chores in the garden and she did have a wee while I was out there, which I didn’t acknowledge. Maybe that’s the way forward? We will see if my theory is right?
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Hi, You need to keep your voice quiet and low. I have had dogs for all of my 59 years and found that once they felt comfortable toileting in front of me I could add a quiet 'Quickie or Quick' each time they did the done deed. You have to realise it is early days yet. I have found that bitches are always like this for some reason and hold on for dear life. Never had a problem with male dogs. What is that saying 'Slowly,slowly catchy monkey' or collie dog.
ReplyDeleteI am without dogs for the first time In nearly 60 years so give her a big cuddle from me x
Forgot to add when I was out it was easier to ask them to be Quick especially on cold rainy winter nights!
DeleteThank you Annie. She is now doing it when we are sat in the garden... sort of! Although the latest thing is not wanting to come in at night. The first night I let her stay outside leaving the door open in the Wrenery, so she could come in. When we got up her chair was warm but she was nowhere to be seen, back outside hiding in the shrubbery. Last night it started, she came in and just as I got up to close the door she was off. Himself had said leave her harness on so you can get her in if necessary. After half an hour of sitting pretending to read, still no sign. I thought ‘I’m the boss around here so out I went, all the while being careful not to rattle the lead. Once again she was hiding. Limbo dancing along between the overgrown Hebe and the fence wasn’t the easiest of manoeuvres, however I got there and clipped her on, harness and collar, still she wouldn’t move so reluctantly I had to carry her out from behind the staddle stone. Thinking all the while if the top falls on my foot I am going to be injured as well as morphing into a fish wife! She realised the game was up as I put her on the path and we walked in. Obviously I escorted her to her bed, shutting all doors behind us.
DeleteThis morning I was greeted as if nothing had happened, so tonight who knows what combo of the last two nights we will be presented with?
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You are right...you are the boss !
ReplyDeleteI once read something along the lines of......don't keep telling a dog what not to do......show it what you want it to do. Not sure that I have followed that , but I am lucky to have a very easy and obliging dog ( most of the time!!)
I have been checking your blog every day hoping for more photos of Ellie and wondering how you are getting on with her.
I can’t bring myself to take too many photo’s as things are so fraught at the mo! Having said that I will right now...
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