We watched the first episode of Greatest American Dog. I set up a season pass on TiVo, although I’m not sure I’ll be able to stick with it for the entire season. Honestly, it’s for Zoe more than for me. If she’s paying attention, she knows when dogs are on TV and she’ll stop and watch. But with her short attention span, this lasted for about 5 minutes. It was still extremely cute, though.
Speaking of cute, obviously, we’re rooting for the Boxer (Presley) and his owner. (It also helps that they’re not fans of dogs in costumes.) Their bio notes that Presley’s strength is visual commands, so I’ll have to remember that as I’m working with Zoe. She does know visual commands for sit, down, and stay. I’m not sure if this is a dog-specific thing or a breed-specific thing, though.
Zoe has decided that she’s a lap dog lately. This works out well if she’s not interested in bathing her nether regions, and if she’s not gassy (which happened to me on Saturday when she decided to play butt trumpet on my lap on the bed– at least Tim was amused).
We’re still trying to take her for walks whenever the weather allows. There have been a couple days when it’s been too hot, and a couple others when it’s been raining, but for the most part it’s been decent. We’ve been going around the neighborhood rather than into the woods. It’s a flatter route, but that way she gets to see her human and canine friends more often. There’s a woman who lives in the townhouses close by, and if she’s sitting on her porch she’ll wave and say “hi, Zoe!” It’s one of the highlights of our walk.
Tags: boxer, dogs, television, zoe
