Sunday, September 28, 2008

CR Day 16 Still Walking

Dear Everett,
Sure feels like fall! The leaves are changing in the city. Squirrels are busy burying their plunder, and eating to create their winter bulk. Paisle and Marshal, ever ready to chase the offending rodents, are on squirrel watch:
And Marshal has spotted a squirrel (or was it a rabbit?). Lucky me, he goes stock still when he first sees them--gives me a chance to shorten up his leash to prevent harm to his leg at the inevitable launch after the moving target...and to take some photos, too. :-)
There has been a flurry of activity in the house. I wish I could say it's all been productive, but no, some of our activity has been counter-productive. M escaped in the backyard again--more zoomies. On the one hand, I applaud his continued desire to run around, but on the other hand, I know the activity might work against him, long term.
Tonight was the first night I seriously considered giving him the sedatives. He was trying to bounce all over the house--is this a typical growing child, pushing the edges of the boundaries set by the ruling part? Here I think I am granting him great freedom, by letting him out of his crate and the first thing he does is chase down Paisle in the LR, which included jumping into and over a few chairs. I immediately put his leash back on him...poor thing.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for him! No zoomies, but hopefully a better day.

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