Weekend Fun

We had a full weekend of dog activities! We kicked if off with a home visit with RESCUE dog Ava who is currently searching for her furever home. She is the only dog that can put up with Hazel's crazy play style, and then some. She has spent a lot of time with us, and the girls are finally starting to bring it down just a notch. Before I had to give them "time outs" because their play was a little too rough and intense for my liking..

Tug of War and nice chasing games are more up my alley ;)

D had to be one of the dogs

See the little mark on D's cheek below her eye? Compliments of Hazel...oy. That one hurt a lot. This is an ongoing issue for us and a struggle. D was laying on the couch and Hazel just slammed her with her head. I know she didn't mean to hurt her, but she HAS to learn she cannot do this! She's made great strides and we have made leaps and bounds with her inside behavior but there is still alot of work to be done.

Peaceful puppy sleep post wrestling match. She's such a love!

One of the highlights was attending our annual RESCUE adopter's picnic. This is my favorite event of the year...a time to see so many of our dogs who were once on death row, now happy and beloved family members! :) Along with a lot of great food, (including people/dog friendly cake that we could share with our fur kids), we had some fun contests. Hazel and I participated in the "wet t shirt" contest. (She was the only one with the t-shirt, thank you very much). Two dogs and their parents line up at the starting line, then race to a kiddy pool filled with wet t-shirts, put one on our dog, then race back to the finish line. Hazel was a definite handful at the event. She wore her new "Freedom Harness" that is supposed to help with pulling, but it was no match for being surrounded by over 80 people and their dogs. She was very good meeting every dog of all size and incredibly polite, so I was very proud of her for that. She doesn't flinch even when other dogs are rude and barky. The one issue that we do have is her being an "over enthusiastic" greeter with people. Before I knew it, and even though I had her on a short leash, she jumped up and smacked one of our volunteers in the face with a "kiss". I felt terrible and knew she hurt her just like she does my D. :( From then on she was in a sit position any time she met someone new, and I held the leash in a manner to prevent her from being able to jump. More work to do! Sunday was a gorgeous hike which was topped of with a scrambled egg/veggie breakfast and a raw bone. Hazel likes our Sunday tradition. ;)