Good Girl!!

Me!! Not Strider!

I took Strider  for a walk for the first time since June.  Not exactly cool outside but not bad at all.

He is tuckered out!

Treat??

He jumps to attention.

He's a good boy!

A Purple Ball Like Lilly's

Lilly's owner brought Strider a purple ball like Lilly has.

He loves to play with it!

This morning, while I was sitting and hand sewing, Strider kept bringing me that ball and dropping it in my lap. Most of the time, it rolled off my lap and he went and brought it back.

He wants me to play with him.

 He has never dropped anything in my lap before. 

He  wants me to take it.

Then he wants me to roll it for him.

If I refuse to take it from him....

And since it rolls off my lap....he just drops it in my chair!

Doesn't he have The Look?

Like a kid....play with me, play with me!!

Silly Strider!

He bumps into things because he can't see over the bowl!

Strider likes to carry one of his water dishes around.

He must not be thirsty!

I can watch him from the cool (well, not exactly cool) comfort of my porch.

Strider is a frolicking Dog!

He is really still a puppy.

He just likes to have a good time.

Strider and Lilly.

Lilly came to visit Strider!  

We shut them off the porch while we had tea.

She is just like Strider and sits at the gate if it's shut.

Yummy tea with Lilly's owner.

After running around in the yard they were pooped!

Lilly is just like Strider in this way too.

"Ok, says Lilly, I've had enough of this heat.  I belong inside with the air conditioning"

Are they both a bit pampered??

Garden Dog

Strider follows me around as I visit my Roses in the morning.

I am understanding why most of my sisters dog pictures are from this angle.

Strider is always too close to me to get "whole dog" photos in the morning.

Must try harder!

Pretty Roses with the morning dew still on them.

Pictures Speak For Themselves!

Sewing Dog

I am training Strider to keep me company in my sewing room.  He has on his training leash.  He is always better when he wears it.

Really, I am training me to keep Strider company in my sewing room.  That is where I want to be.  And Strider wants to be where I am!