New Food

Woke up , got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head, ...

Took Buddy for a very long walk through the park, along the river, and to the library to see if Bella's picture in the carriage made the newspaper. Unfortunately, it didn't. Instead the front page had one of those goofy yellow labs pulling a sled, no offense Gilbert, Ben, and Fintan clan. :-)

After the walk, Buddy should have taken a nap, However, Jeff was working outside the house and Buddy couldn't relax, he wanted to be outside too. After working, we all went out for some chicken wings, Buddy didn't get any. He did finally get to take his nap during dinner. After dinner, we woke Buddy up and went shopping to his favorite store, Mounds.

At Mounds he met some very friendly people, a few friendly dogs, and one not so friendly dog. No blood, no foul. He just got snapped at, but rebounded quickly from the experience. He couldn't wait to get home and try out his new food dispensing toy. He needed no instructions or demonstration to make the food exit the toy. He seems somewhat confused when the toy is empty and food stops coming out. It makes him work for his food and eat slower too. We looked at boots to protect his feet from the salt, but found that they were not that easy to get on and he walked on three legs when we finally got one boot on. He did got a comfort muzzle in preparation for the trip to the Blackhawks game in two weeks - IL law.

The associate at Mounds helped assess Buddy's dietary needs and recommended a different food. His coat has always been course, which was not the case with Bella or the other puppies. Her coat was silky soft and now Buddy's will be too.

The trip finished with two additional stops for gifts and a little frozen custard. Buddy remained well behaved in the shopping frenzy and caught up on a little sleep at the custard shop. He must have been getting ready for his evening walk. He doesn't cry as much when we approach the park, but at the park the crying begins as he searches the horizon for other four legged friends. A few calm meet and greets with different unleashed dogs and then home to play with the new food dispenser.