Dogs

I am a firm believer that every family should have some pets.  I think that they are God's gift to us to keep us sane.  This last week we have had more than our fair share of funnies with the dogs and I thought that I would share them with you.

Our dogs get a bath every week.  Part of this is because they are dirty, but part is due to the bugs out here.  If we start skipping they get bit by flies that carry a disease that it is very hard for a dog to recover from.  (Sleeping sickness.  This was the disease that kept Europeans out of Africa for so many years.  They would organize herds of cow for food and to carry there bundles, but when they would get inland, the cows would all sicken and die.)  Part of the bath is a rinse at the end with an insecticide.  The dogs of course love it,  HA HA.  My family sometimes tease them by using the word 'bath' in conversation to see them look around and sneak away.

This last bath day, Almi changed her shoes to the old 'wash the dog' shoes and washed Mogli.  When she got done, she changed back into her normal flip flops.  Mogli was watching her and came up and licked her new flip flops.  He knew this meant that the bath was over.  He still followed her around, to the kitchen, the living room, stood next to her as she started the computer up, then followed her into the bathroom!!!  Tanya suggested that she take the collar off.  When she took his collar off, he sighed and went and laid down, knowing that his bath was down.

We truly love our dogs, even maybe a little too much, but they are our friends and our security.  We love their greetings and just being with them, but sometimes that leads to some funny things.  I hope you enjoy the pictures.  (The two smaller puppies are Russell's dogs that we are dog sitting.  They are Lab Doberman mix.)  If you want to see more photos clink on the link on the right.