Monday, November 21, 2016

Stair Barriers

A challenge with our new (to us) house is that the layout is different and therefore the access to certain areas has to be blocked until we decide who is going to be where. Currently the three barn cats are in a bedroom upstairs until their outside accommodations are ready (we've got a school bus for them and the chickens). The barn cats are a bit upset and don't need the dogs snuffling along the bottom of the door.

For now, there is a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs and a couple of boxes to hold it in place so that none of the dogs can get upstairs.  That is the theory of it. In reality, well...along comes a very determined blind and mostly deaf Australian Cattle Dog named Brook.



Brook sat with her chin resting on the box and whined. A little coaxing and she gave up. But not for long.

About a half hour later, she was whining again and this is what she had done.


I think that the majority of the whining was due to the fact that she couldn't get down.  She reached out with her paw and there was no solid surface so she continued to whine.  Not to worry, after a picture, she was scooped up and gently deposited on the floor.

Once again, proof that a blind and mostly deaf dog is just really a "normal" dog who does things that any dog would do.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Getting Settled

We are getting settled in our new house and of course, there continues to be times when things get "lost" under and around the boxes.  For Trial, it is usually his beloved Chuck (chuck-it ball).

After a few times of having to "rescue" Chuck while unpacking and putting things away, I told him he was on his own. Yes, the fact that I told him really didn't mean anything, after all he is a dog and also deaf but he seemed to understand.


That is Trail's butt as he desperately pushes himself between boxes to get his ball.

A few days before we moved, there appeared at the barn a little kitten.  As you can imagine, this little pathetic, half starved tiny beast is now a member of our home.  Her name is Loretta.

Loretta and Arthur
Sort of a house warming gift from somewhere maybe?  Or else we're just a big soft-hearted bunch which isn't so bad.

Tuesday, November 08, 2016

On The Move!

It started with a an official Keep Out barrier.

unhappy Trail

Then, for about a week, there were days when there were no dogs allowed in certain areas of the house.  Then there was chaos.


There were boxes and piles of household items. Made it a bit of a challenge for the blind dogs to navigate. But not for Trail. He managed to find a small sun spot in the midst of the chaos (with a couple of cats if you look closely).


Yup, we were moving again.