Summer!

 So I have to admit to being a little lazy this summer. I haven't taken Mokey out walking and staring at people as much as I usually do. Partly because it's gotten hot and it's hard for her to be out long, but also partly because she's been staring at a lot of neighbors and handy men. She's been doing a beautiful job if I do say so myself. ;) Occasionally she loses her brain but she's been finding it again more easily and focusing sooner. We've also slowly been working on getting her used to her carting harness. It's an incredibly slow process, she's not a fan yet. But we're still trying.

Summer just wouldn't be summer without pool & hose time. Mokey lives each day with the hopes of playing water hose - if you're outside she spends her time trying to convince you to play it with her. Eventually she may give up, if you hold out long enough, and will then grab her blue ball and drop it in her pool. She'll happily hop in, dig around, and push it from one end to the other, splashing water everywhere. After she's satisfied with that she'll jump out and probably try to go wipe her face off on one of our rose bushes. Side note: One can never be too paranoid when planting a garden. This year I've spent some time putting plants in. Everyone thought I was a little paranoid at first when I insisted everything be dog safe. No toxic plants, only thorn-less roses allowed. It was a bit of a challenge to do. But since Mokey took a taste test within the first hour of their planting and then 3 days later tried to dry her face on the rose bush - I'm very grateful for a little paranoia ;)

 This past weekend the King and Queen of Yard upgraded our fence. Our guard was not the best match for our elderly fence. While it grew weaker, Momo grew stronger. When one of our neighbors had a visitor over who freaked out while he was inside their house because he thought Mokey was going to jump the fence after a rabbit (which has never happened by the way) the decision was made to retire the old fence and give all the neighbors of Yard a little peace of mind for their tired brains. Mokey's new guard companion is a wonderful 6 feet and as an extra bonus much more private than the old one. While our old fence went off to protect a field of crops from deer, our new fence looks smartly ready to help Momo guard Yard for years to come.

As a side note - Mokey did as well as I could ask with all the workers running around our yard. We took some precautions by giving her meds to help manage the stress plus lots of tasty treats and she made it through like a star. I would even say the experience was good for her since she did a lot of 'Who's That?' -ing and a lot of quiet watching. Yay!