Love the saying! And, I must also say "I love Wyatt!" IMO, Cats, dogs, and I even saw someone with a pet bunny ARE the most wonderful garden decor!" Jeanette from Mississippi my favorite quotes(not gardening, though...): "We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant "The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals" ~ Anonymous "Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile

I laughed outloud too! During the video I was wondering if Daisy would wait while Cooper had the ice cream first, but now I see why that wouldn't work. I'm sure that ice cream and sugar isn't good for dogs, but we used to get a soft serve for our dog too.

Sometimes I actually thank my pup (a little terrier) for getting up at 8 or so. That's the earliest I can get up and function -- my working job starts in the afternoon. I find it amazing that I can take care of a few household things, walk the dog, fix her breakfast and sit down and read a chapter or two -- all before 11! My previous pup was a late sleeper, and we woke about 10. For the current one, if she is woken up by people or dogs outside, I call her to come back up on the bed, then I cuddle her so she can fall asleep again. Usually gives us at least 45 minutes more in bed -- and I love that cuddle time with her! (FORHGTV: Before I had my own dog, I dog-sat for a friend with at least 3 big dogs at a time. I did the same thing you did! They were used to going out really early -- between 6 and 7. Much too early for me! I let them out, then they knew they could either rest in their dog beds in the living room or go back upstairs to bed with me. I usually had at least 1 dog on the bed snoozing--because they really weren't allowed on the beds when their owners were home! They knew to take advantage of it --or me!)

Lydia, I just noticed that one card but will check out the Avanti line. Thanks. (I ordered Peter Pauper cards, but they haven't come yet.) This post was edited by socks12345 on Sat, Dec 7, 13 at 10:42