Toys, toys and more toys

Now if I just crane my neck far enough, I should be able to sneak it away from Fred...

This is MY Bottle

Posting questions onto dog forums can glean very useful information.





A little while ago I posted on DogzOnline to ask advice for toys for big dogs. Fred's been busy chewing up all the wood in sight, and I don't have enough money to keep him constantly supplied with tennis balls.

Some helpful people suggested I try giving him my empty plastic milk bottles, cordial bottles etc, and fill it with kibble.

Muuuuuum... he took my bottle!!!

State of Bottle after it met Fred n Rosie

I tried it out this weekend, and the results were quite hilarious.Here is Rosie investigating Fred's bottle. She managed to lose hers the minute she got it, and went after Fred's instead. Bad move. There were lotsa growls and dog fights over it =S

In fact, Fred got quite protective over this bottle. I'm not sure if it was because it was bigger or what.

Giving Up

Don't forget, Rosie managed to push hers under the dog bed. And somehow never figured out how to get hers back.

I love the look she gives me in the last pic. LOL.

Poor Rosie.

Gnaw, Gnaw, Gnaw

Here is one of Fred chewing away on Rosie's bottle later on. Rosie's given up and is just chilling out. He's such a bully, isn't he?

The last pic was taken later, and I just think it's hilarious. The dogs have learnt to stand up on their hind legs to check out what the 'humans' are doing inside the house. This only happens when we're in the kitchen putting together their food, or in this case, I'd put some kibble on the ledge, when I was trying to fill one of the bottles. Since Freddie had taken her bottle, she'd gotten up to investigate, and see if there were any more left.

Look! I'm human too!

Playing with Harry

We went and visited bf's mother's jack russell terrier yesterday. I've watched Harry grow up since he was the most adorable little puppy, and I couldn't wait to see how the dogs got along.

Here's Harry - as he is now, and a year ago as a puppy. How adorable was he?! I don't have a front-on pic on this computer, this is the only one I have.. but you get the idea =D

Harry, the Jack Russell Terrier

Baby Harry

Overall, Fred got along great with Harry. Constantly playing with him.
Rosie was the one who was more interested in her surroundings, checking
out the house and yard, sniffing around and playing aloof. In the end
though she did end up playing with Harry also.

Fred and Harry

Here is Fred looking dubiously at Harry (above). Below are a collection of shots showing Harry and Fred getting to know each other.. awww...

And here is Rosie checking out the joint, and sitting it out as Fred and Harry play elsewhere in the garden.

Rosie Loping Along

Sitting it Out

Rosie's suuuuch a snob. LOL.

I love this shot below. You could almost make up a story about how they argued over who was going to play with Harry, or why Fred was neglecting her or somesuch thing. So off they go to do their own thing... *Grin*

Going Seperate Ways

But like I said, they did eventually warm to each other. I have to give Harry lots of credit. He seemed like he really wanted to play and wasn't intimidated by their size at all. If anything, he just kept on running around with them. The big dogs were good too, often going down to Harry's level to play with him. Rosie's very good at playing with other dogs. This was despite her growling at Harry when we first arrived. *shakes head*

Here they are all playing together. Isn't it
sweet?

Following Sniff

Going Down to Harry Level

Finally, here's Fred trying to play gently with Harry. And here's Fred following Harry along. Heee...