Summer is Here!

So to start off with I want to share a quick photo of my Hardy and I.  We were able to attend Bark at the Park night at Miller Park last week.  I heard there were 900 dogs there.  That is insane if there were!  I thought it was very well organized with only a couple possible improvements that I could think of.  I really hope they do it again next season, and that you all go if you get the chance!  Cross this one of Hardy's bucket list!  (p.s. Today is his birthday.  All he wants is to be an only dog again.  *hint*)

Now, on to the important stuff.  Minaki and Pudgie Pie.  Why do I still have these girls?  They are honestly two of the best fosters I've had in my 3 years of fostering, so I am very confused by this.  They are both housebroken, and mostly crate trained (they won't go in on their own, but will stay quietly inside if you put them in) BUT I would be comfortable leaving either of them loose in the house for short periods of time (Pudge is still too young in my opinion to be left alone for a full workday, but you may feel differently once you meet her).  I have left them out for short (less than 2 hours) periods while I need to make quick trips to the store or to buy groceries.  So far, in several of these trips we have only had 1 casualty: a spool of thread that I left laying around.  So can't really be upset about that record, can we?!

Now that we FINALLY have warm weather (some might say a little too warm), the dogs are absolutely loving all their outside time.  Last weekend when we had temps up in the 90s I could barely get the girls to come in the house!  I had to bribe them with snacks (they are easily swayed).  But give Pudge a bowl of water and a toy of some sort, and she may leave you alone for several hours.  Minaki prefers to see her human a bit more often than that, but she's still quite content to stay outside for long periods of time.

Weird sleeping habits: Pudge laying on Minaki

Weird sleeping habits: Minaki putting her feet in Pudge's face

Feeding time.  There is a 3rd bowl (by my feet), I'm not forcing all three dogs to fight over food.
But Minaki prefers Hardy's wet food to her dry food.  So here she is waiting patiently for him
to finish so she can get the leftovers.  Pudge is much less picky.