Jenny From the Block: March 2014

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Getting braver!

She amazes me every day! She is getting braver and braver with other dogs and people. The other day she let another male neighbor pet her AND she got close to a GREAT DANE! She was excited around her at first, like she wanted to play! It was so cute to see! I just wish I could have gotten a better picture of the 2 of them NEXT to each other standing up -the size difference was so funny!

Her other friend Scout is the black pup on the right

Great Dane playbow!

Finally!

Béla has been SO reluctant to come up on the couch with me while Jenny is there - sometimes she would look up at me from the floor as if to say, "*I* used to be on your lap while you were laying on the couch..I miss that!"

Well, today she finally said "Fuck it" and came on up!

Both of my girls laying on me on the couch...

Hackles
Hackle: (n) erectile hairs along the back of a dog or other animal that rise when it is angry or alarmed.

It is hard to see from this picture, but when Jenny is barking at something out the front door (this time it happened to be the gardeners next door,) her hackles come up - all down her neck and her back. It makes her look like she has one long mohawk down the back of her body!

"I will protect and serve!"

Random Pics...

A few cute ones from bathtime...

"Get. Me. Outta. Here!"

"Are we DONE yet?"

"What, mom? I can't hear you!"

Where she is sometimes found in the morning! SPOILED!

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Dogs and Cats

There is still progress with the 2 of them hanging out more and more together closeby!

"Why does she chew on these "bone" things?" *eyeroll*

Hanging in the kitchen together :)

"Why Is Béla allowed on the table but I am not?"

Sleeping
She's still been snuggling under the blankets with me at night. When this first started, she would curl up right next to me and pretty much stay there the whole night. Now, she is seriously taking over! There are times when I wake up in the middle of the night to find her sprawled out between me and Craig...or with her head on my pillow and her body under the covers like a human!

I need to take one with her head on pillow...ridiculous! :)

Béla's Room

She still stays out of Béla's room for the most part, although I DID catch her in their yesterday morning...stealing some of her food! I am SHOCKED that The Boss did nothing about it! She sat in the hallway and watched. (Maybe she was in shock that Jenny went in there? hee hee!)

Dog Path
She is showing improvement on the dog path in Hermosa. The last few times she seemed a bit overwhelmed - she didn't want to really walk much, she just pretty much sniffed and watched everything.This time, I took her on the little paths that run parallel to the main path and she did much better with walking :)

"Mom, I'm tired!"

Pretty in Pink

SO much to sniff!!

The "Little Path"

Random Pictures

#Selfies!

In the yard...


Asleep in my lap...

Ears up!

Someone fell asleep after belly rubs!

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Dogs and Cats

Jenny and Béla have been hanging out alot closer to each other lately. I keep hoping for the day when they are found snuggling together somewhere, but even if that never happens, the peace in the house between them is all I could really ask for. They still play chase, but it is a mutual play chase.

Hanging out closer in the kitchen

I woke up one morning to both of them laying by me!

FIRST time Béla has sat on my lap (willingly) with Jenny on the couch at the same time

Improvement with Guests
I was so proud of how Jenny acted when Terry and Nancy came over last weekend. I talked to them beforehand and asked them both to ignore her when they came in the house and just allow Jenny to bark for a minute and just watch them. When Jenny started to approach them, I told them to not even look at her, but to drop some treats in her direction. We did that a few times and Jenny started to come near them more and more. By the end of the night Jenny allowed them to pet her. I could see that she was still a little cautious towards them, but what an improvement from her growling last time! I am going to continue this approach and see how it goes. Letting her meet people at her own pace and associating guests with good things (treats) seems to be the way to go!