Mindy would be so proud of me!

My friends and family know that I am NOT a pet friendly person. In fact, my home is declared a "PET FREE ZONE".  So why I agreed to dog sitting is beyond me....

Anyway last weekend I watched two dogs.  The instructions were so simple, I figured...."hey, even I could do this."  It was easy, all I had to do was let the dogs out of their crate, have them go outside, and let them back in.  If only it was that easy.

Here are my two new friends...Jimmy and Maddy!    No wonder Jimmy never came when I called him...his name isn't Johnny!!!

Jimmy is a sweet beagle...he went out, came in, ate well and loved to be petted. Only once did he not want to go back into the crate.  He just flopped on the floor and wouldn't move. So I slid him to the crate bit by bit.  Thank goodness for hardwood floors.

Then there is Maddy....

For the first time in my life, I found a dog that was more afraid of me that I was of him.  I felt so bad for Maddy (wait, did I really say that?)  On Friday night, she willingly RAN outside but wanted nothing with coming back in as long as I was there.  Thank goodness Brian came with me.  For 45 minutes, in the pitch black and the rain, we tried to find and get the pup in the house.  Not to mention the only flashlight I had was the one on my IPhone. Getting the dog in the house involved, me climbing up an embankment, sloshing through the puddles in the backyard, a dog crate outside, two brooms, and lots of patience. You just had to be there to appreciate the true comic relief in the situation!!!  

So Saturday am, I was determined to make Maddy my friend.  Before heading to let the dogs out, I stopped at Target to get a leash and a big box of MILKBONES!!!  Even that didn't work... all I did was break every rule and feed Maddy in the crate.  Maddy wouldn't even come out of the crate. Poor thing just stood there shaking.

By Saturday afternoon, I was more than confident that Maddy wouldn't be so afraid....NOT!  Although at one point with lots of patiences and many, many milkbones, she got on my lap and then licked my face. UGH!!!  This wasn't just a little lick...she licked my mouth when it was open.  GROSS!!!  Of course, I didn't want to freak her out so I didn't even jump up, run quickly to the bathroom and rinse my mouth out.  Unfortunately, her excited was short lived and she quickly reverted to her panic stricken shaking!  

I guess it wasn't too bad...I'm watching their dogs AND children soon....Silly People!!!

Laurie