A Gorgeous Weekend to be Outside

Normally my weekends are spent doing all the chores that I don't have time for during the week.  So that means for a couple hours each day, the dogs are in the "dog room."  Well, Saturday was just so nice out, that I decided they could spend the day out there instead!  I had the door open all day (I think for the first time this year), so they could just run back and forth as they pleased.  I was doing things inside and outside, so they were constantly switching too.

I attempted (yes, attempted and failed) to start a fire in my fire pit waaaaay in the back of my yard.  Owen did not like that I went so far away, even though I was still within eye sight.  Poor guy barked for a little bit, but eventually calmed down and found a comfy place to lay where he could still see me.  Then I decided to mow the lawn, and that had the dogs running around to wherever I was, and had me just cracking up.  If I was mowing in the front yard, they would run in the house and watch me from the window.  As soon as they heard me come around the back, they'd run outside and watch me from the yard.  No escapees yet this year!  I don't know if any of you remember, but last year Tippy would crawl under the fence every time I mowed (only when I mowed, even though I never fixed the gap so he could have done it whenever he wanted).  The fence is moved now, since we're setting up for the new fence install, so maybe he just couldn't find an escape point.  Or maybe he just wasn't interested this time.  Who knows.

Ruthie is not dead...she's sunbathing!

All three of my foster pack tuckered out from a full day of sunshine.

 I also want to do an added note on Owen's reactivity.  He is doing so much better lately.  He's letting me scratch around his neck and face (previously a no-no), and even let me let me scratch his belly while he was standing (typically only an event that he allows while he's laying on his back).  He does still get upset if he's trying to play and I push him away, but it's only been some low-key growling.  No snapping or barking or even teeth baring.  MAJOR improvements from this lovey pup.