I had these big plans to take Dhali to a handling class tonight. We got all loaded up and hit the road. I'm not sure what happened, but I couldn't find the place! I had the address in my GPS, but it took me to a residential area. It was probably right there, but it's pitch black by 6pm and I couldn't see anything that looked like the right place. Or even a driveway or any lights......it was SO DARK! I drove around a little bit trying to see if I could find a sign or something, but nothing. Then I got on the wrong road and almost drove to Loretta's! LOL! I was really lost. I hate my GPS. I swear it is trying to kill me by taking me on the most round about way to get to my destination.
All was not lost though, I went to Chipotle for dinner and took Dhali to Petsmart. I had a $5 giftcard from filling out a survey, so I bought the pups a few new toys and Catty got some treats. I don't write a lot about Catty, because she's a cat and doesn't do too much. She's getting older and has decided that the only thing she wants to eat are a certain type of treats. So I bought her 2 big bags.
When I checked out the girl asked me if I had a dog and a cat. At first I couldn't figure out why, but then I realized that I was buying a bunch of cat toys and cat treats. Yes, I have 2 catdogs and a full breed cat. The 99 cent furry mouse was a big hit with the pups. Tibby LOVES it. It is her precious. Dhali chewed its head off. I also bought a blue holee roller. I was hoping this would end the fighting over the red one. I stick little pieces of chicken jerky in them and the dogs try and try to get the treats out. The final toy is a big purple jingle ball. It's a cat toy too and Dhali has been chewing on it, but so far it has held up. I wish someone would design some dog toys that my dogs would like. Durable, but not THAT durable. Softer and with jingle bells. Then I wouldn't have to buy cat toys for them! They have almost every toy that Petsmart sells in their toy box, but there are only a very few that they actually like. I'm getting better at figuring out what it is that they like in a toy.
Dhali was a good boy in Petsmart. I think it must be one of the most difficult places to visit with a dog. First of all, to a dog, it must reek of dog pee. Dhali sniffed every single end cap, post and crack in the floor. Hmmm, wonder why he did that? Then it smells of every delicious cat and dog food and treats and raw hide, ect. Then it smells like mouse, rat, birds, rabbits.... There is music and announcements in a man's voice at random times about sales that are going on. The floor is super slippery. There are walls with an overwhelming array of everything that a dog could imagine blocking their view. People and dogs suddenly appear from behind these walls. For a dog it is a weird, weird place.
My favorite parts were when we played a couple times. Just silly wrestling with my hands and Dhali jumping and being funny. It just showed me that he was feeling pretty comfortable and let him get rid of some stress. He liked it. Chased after me down the aisle. Then we played around with the big crates in the back of the store a couple of different times. Dhali was very happy to jump in and out of the crates for treats. Considering the huge level of distractions in the store he did really good.
Dhali with the mouse tail hanging out of his mouth.
Tibby with the mouse. Her precious. She's hiding underneath a chair so it doesn't get stolen.
2 holee's are better than one.
Red! and Blue!
