Kaiser is a Sick boy.

Kaiser is a sick boy. I took him to the Vet on Monday. He would cry when we'd touch his neck. He also was feeling down- not eating/drinking and spending all of his day in the kennel. Kaiser is usually a needy dog- he loves attention and to be petted, so this solitary behavior is quite out of the ordinary. The vet shaved his neck and we found all these sores. No wonder he would cry. She thought they may be from an allergic reaction or from the soap they used at the groomers. She ordered prednisone and keflex. Now that the dog has been on his meds for a few days he is showing some improvment; both in the sores and he is jumping on our laps again.

Kaiser's Birthday- or at least it looks like it!

Look at Kaiser's bounty!! He has a new shirt, a fleece blanket and a striped blanket! I got the itch to sew today. I started out taking old striped curtains, put the 2 sides together with batting in between to make a recycled blankie just big enough for a small doggie.




Here is a side view of Kaiser from my fall line. The jacket is leftover grey fleece scraps. Notice the zig zag detailing on the hems and arm hole. I did all this without a tape measure, and iron, or pattern. I just hope he doesn't pee on it.

Here is a detail shot of the blankets. I sewed in baffles in the stripe blanket for a classic look. The olive colored fleece blanket is composed of 3 long rectangular strips sewed together with the slavage on the seams clipped to a decorative fringe pattern. Kaiser is especially "fetching" with his new ensemble and the incognito bone in the shot.

Lazy days

Here Kaiser was relaxing on the rainy days in late Sept when SE Mn was getting more flooding action. He is such a lazy dog.

I like to take pictures of Kaiser when he looks funny in everyday cicrumstances. Here you just see part of him. Just his ears.

Kaiser Pics!

Here is Kaiser in a Onesie. I was trying to acertain if he would tolerate a dog sweater before I bought him one. If you look closely you'll see little pink bunnies on it.

This is Kaiser in his collegiate Rugby tee. He quite likes it when it is cool in the house or when the window is open on a cool night. This is because his kennel is by window. He also has a red cable sweater that is a little bit tight but it will work.

The Flood

Here are some pics of our usually imperceptible creek in the backyard. With the 13 inches or so of rain in a few days it rose quite a bit. We did not have water in our basement but the sump pump was pumping non stop.

What we've done recently!

My brother John and Amy, Ava and Annika came to visit the other day. We took a free "zoo" type trip to Oxbow park in Byron. Amy was gobbling very convincingly at an ugly faced turkey and Ava delighted in the horses who ate grass out of her hand. I liked the Prarie dogs and the badgers. It was also neat to see how big the Bald Eagles and the hawks were. It was really hot that day, too.



I'd like to call your attention to some of the details in this photo. This, as you can see is Kaiser, he is a smart dog. He lays in the sun just so so his little doggie eyes don't have to look into the sun. Also the sunlight pouring on to the carpet is at it's peak now. I like to see my plant shadows. I love my plants and my dog!

Luke swaddled our dog in the "baby" blanket. I bought that blanket special, for a "baby" because it had the cutest bunnies on it who are chasing carrots! My dog Kaiser....
Luke also took this photo of The Dog peering at him ever so stealthily. Maybe it was just because Kaiser didn't want to move because he was too comfortable.
We killed a snake.....again. I think it was in June when Luke spotted a snake in our yard. He assessed his bravery and decided that if our friend Kevin can catch a snake - then so could he. Luke caught him and somehow communicated to me to get outside and help decide on the dispositon of the snake. Luke thought to pin him down w/ the down spout tray (so he could be restrained) and I was in charge of the brick- as you can see on the left side of the photo. I humanely smashed his head with a spare brick that we happened to have lying around.
Mom and Dad came up on the weekend of Rochesterfest. We looked at the events in the paper and saw the balloon launch. I have never really seen balloons in person, up close. So I really pushed to go see these. They were so majestic. After we saw them off we went to the other thing I've really been dying to go to....the Breakfast on the Farm! You hop on a shuttle bus that takes you out to the place- pay $3.00 or something. You get Kris Kakes pancakes and cheese from Kraft, sausage from the pork producers and milk and real butter from the dairy association. That was a fun a.m. then we went back home and hit the pool later! We had a nice weekend w/ mom/dad!

Kaiser, Good Dog!

Kaiser, What a (pretty) good dog. Kaiser knows several commands now. Sit, lay down, up- to jump for a treat, off (your leg), he knows how to wait for permission to jump up on your lap, and stay. He is practicing turning in a circle for a treat and we are working on staying quiet with the doorbel or knocking.

Luke and I had steaks last night, Kaiser came out with us to have a beer and sit in the warm outside. He has a tie up outside and he doesn't really know what to think of it yet, he doesn't like to go down the stairs by himself, but he is getting used to it. I long for the day when I can just hook him up, let him do his business and wait by the door when he's ready.

I think Kaiser may be protective. I was on the couch waiting for Luke to come down and watch a movie with us and Kaiser barked at Luke as he came down the stairs. That is the first time he's barked at one of us. His barks are short and usually just 2 or 3 barks. Luke took him out for his final pee of the night and our neighbor Erin was sitting outside, he let her pet him and he barked twice for like no reason. Like in hindsight to look tough or something.

Kaiser slept by choice in our bedroom last night. He did not sleep in the bed either. He slept on a tossed aside blanket next to the rabbits.