Big Silly Puppy

Mokey and I have been taking it easy lately. We train off and on throughout the day and play outside while I try to get her to the point where she can be handled more comfortably by the vet - just taking it easy for a little while. But what's funny about having such a big yet scared Leonberger is that she's so emotional. My family has always had dogs, but we've been big Sheltie lovers and sheltie's aren't exactly 'wear your heart on your sleeve' kind of dogs. Most of them are of the 'play it cool' variety. Mokey is most definitely not cool and nonchalant - anything this dog feels, she expresses. A lot of the time it's hopeful expectancy - if you get a drink with ice in it, then to be polite you aught to give her an ice cube as well. If you decide to go outside, should you not play with her? Some of these things are like action and consequence for her - tied at the hip and unbreakable - and if you dare to interrupt the cycle her little head tilts and her body pauses, as if to say "what is this crazy person doing?" Of course, this means that she has also recognized my 'going out' routine and will flop down on the floor and sigh as if resigning herself to her fate. Sometime I'll try to get a video of her with one of her 'special treats' - she gets soo excited over them - play bowing and pouncing and shaking her head - we laugh and say she's 'flirting' but it is really cute. :)

Mokey with rice stuck to her nose :)

Now for something that's not really cute:


Last weekend Mokey got diarrhea and was getting up every two hours to go out. Ugg.
It took several days of a rice, chicken & pumpkin mixture to get her stomach back to normal and even now I'm easing her back onto her normal diet slowly. I wish I knew what had her guts in such a twist but my best guess is that it was a piece of cheese she had earlier in the week as a special treat. Won't do that again!