Forgot that they were testing the fire alarm system in the building today. That's always a pleasant sound early in the morning...and every few minutes until you think you'll go insane from it...but glad all systems are go. Reggie was not exactly thrilled with the noise either, but she was very excited to see all the snow after she bolted from the building for the morning potty time in the courtyard. Started a bit slow today. Reggie didn't want to eat her breakfast right away, and we had to get her over to her grooming appointment, so it ended up being packed up as a to go meal for her.
The before picture when she was dropped off with the nice folks at The Bark Place in Chicago is above. I don't think she's in this picture (might be the blur in the background), but I was surprised to see Gideon's friend Lucy there! Lucy is mentioned in earlier blog posts written by Gideon himself, and there was an entry all about her visiting that is still in draft form pending the photos being added (delayed from June, yikes!). Apparently Reggie and Gideon have friends in common even though they have yet to meet in person!!
Reggie was scheduled to attend some of the doggie daycare activities as an added bonus to her grooming appointment so I was able to do some errands after work and before I picked her up later in the day. First stop was to get the temporary ID tag since she apparently ate her last one (not good, Reggie!). You can see the front being laser engraved above. Tough choice here but went with the heart design. Girly, I know...but I AM a girl, and so is Reggie for that matter! Probably doesn't suit Karl well, but he's not wearing it around anyway. For the record he is a sweet and kind guy on the inside. You just may have to microwave him a bit to thaw out his tough guy exterior.
The finished product front side that tells you Reggie's name is "Reggie"...duh.
And the back...So I wasn't sure what to put here, but this seemed appropriate. It says to "Please call my dad, Karl, if I'm lost..." along with his number.
After the errands it was back to pick up the neatly trimmed and conditioned Reggie. She's smooth like butter now. And she smells like clean laundry. I'm sure it's an actual scent but I don't use scented detergent (it's actually a biodegradable sport wash) so I can only equate her freshness to whatever clean laundry smell is stuck in my sensory memory.
Reggie took her new 'do out for a spin in the snow. Seems it works just as well as the old one. She's also sportin' the temporary tag. Look how pretty she is there.
We did a quick visit to dad's job on the way back here. Not too much going on there but Jerry enjoyed getting to see Reggie. And customers told her how pretty she was too.
Before we got back in the Jeep we had to visit Al's for Ronnie. If you look closely you can see the guys inside being very entertained by Reggie posing in front of the door. Note to self: stop in soon to explain that Reggie is Karl's dog and we took a picture for the blog.
One of the other new additions courtesy of the errands is the "treat" ball that dispenses whatever you put inside as the dog rolls the ball around. In this case it's Reggie's dinner. She "worked" hard for a bit getting all that food out. She did take breaks and seemed to enjoy the "game" for dinner. Hoping that will be one of the things to keep her occupied when she's left alone. Seems like it may work out okay. Below is the photo that shows defeat...a few pieces of food remain in the ball but Reggie has given up. She took a nap shortly after this photo was taken. I give this round to the giant orange "treaky treats" ball.
For our second to last evening potty time we had a great romp in the courtyard in all the fresh snow (several inches out there). We ran around the doggie area for a bit. We sort of played a game of chase but Reggie cheats. She bum rushed me several times trying to knock me over. And she uses her teeth when we wrestle (not fair!). My favorite game during this outing is an old one that Reggie was kind enough to go along with me on tonight. I made a snowball and tossed it towards her. She picked the exact snowball up and ate it. She also took the ones I offered her directly and gobbled those up too. I'm not sure why, but this is endlessly amusing to me and made me giggle quite a bit out there. And finally...while writing the blog Reggie laid down by me and put her head on my knee. If you wonder why all these photos are snapped with a BlackBerry's camera, this is why. It means I can capture moments like this when it's not practical to have my real camera handy. We miss you, but we're doing just fine, dad. Just fine.
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