I love...

...coming home to this face:



I could have a good day or bad day, but it doesn't matter - Lola just makes me smile.

Jindo in the Yard

Lola & I spent Sunday morning in the yard - she played with the dirty, disgusting ball as well as her KONG squeaker ball and chased flies & bugs. She had a grand time.

Cat on a hot tin roof...

well, not exactly.

I was in the office typing away at the computer when I asked Lola to join me. She jumped up onto the Ottoman (where she usually takes a nap while I type away). And she just sat there. Looking out the window. She has seen squirrels and birds out the window, but never this:



She started barking like crazy ["Mom! OMG! A kitty! Right there!"] & I calmed her down. She stayed there, entranced, hoping against hope that somehow the kitty would be magically transported into the office (or she to the roof):



:)

But, mom, this one's *dirty*

The landscapers found a dirty, muddy, disgusting tennis ball buried in the front yard; they thought it was Lola's (it wasn't) and left it on the front porch. When I went to take Lola out for a walk, Lola spotted it & immediately took it into her mouth. She was all, "this is the best ball ever!" I played with her a little, bouncing it & tossing & she dutifully chased it. Then she took it in her mouth, turned around and stood in front of the door until I opened it. She stepped into the house, dropped the ball inside and came back out ready for her walk...all with a very "oh, hey, that ball's neat. I will keep it. Thank you." attitude. When we got back from the walk, she wanted to play with it again. We did. Then she took it to her bed & settled in:






It's not like she doesn't have a half dozen of her own...but apparently she likes the ones that are left abandoned [This is the second one she has picked up & kept. The first was found in an alley near the old apartment.]


Also: I forgot to take the camera on her playdate with Kaylee (which was just as well - when I got home, I discovered that the batteries needed recharging.) The girls had fun - Kaylee ran around and played nice, like the good girl she is. Lola watched the other dogs play. :) It was nice to spend time with D & Wes. Thanks for coming over guys!

Mom, I need a 'Paw'dicure...

Lola sometimes sleeps like that - her front legs ramrod straight. That can't be comfortable. I have no idea why/how her hind paws ended up under Red, her bed buddy:



I wonder what was going through her head...

"Mom! Don't take a picture! My paws are horrible!"

OR...

"What? My paws were cold. I was trying to sleep here, woman, till you came over and woke me."

Tomorrow she's going on a playdate with Kaylee! Yay!