Let the good times roll

[lizblackdog]

This week I am looking after Downstairs Neighbour Couple's little yellow dingo mongrel Buster. This is both fun and heartbreaking - fun because Buster is fucking adorable and I love spending time with him. Heartbreaking because the combination of volatile dog personalities in confined spaces and Buster's cat issues means I can't feasibly put all the animals together; so Buster is spending a lot of time in the downstairs flat all alone. And when I have to leave him he stands up and holds onto me with his paws - not humping, just clinging, and panting with distress. Even if I didn't understand dog moderately well, the "Don't leave me!" would be clear as a bold-printed speech bubble. And I keep having to leave him, and he's so sweet.

I've not been trying to walk all the dogs together singlehanded; my own two are often at least a third of a dog too much for me by themselves, and I'm not quite insane enough to try it with three. But my mum and niece came over today, and I decided that one well-behaved dog, one well-behaved toddler, one Squish and one Buster wouldn't be too much for two responsible adults*.

There were a few near-misses, of the "toddler knocked flying by dogs" and the "Buster's flexi-lead vs. Squish's longleash" variety, but no actual disasters, and we all had a blast. Buster's owners love him and look after him well, but they have limited mobility and I have a shrewd suspicion Buster doesn't get many opportunities for active bouncy play. I did love seeing him enjoy himself.










*...well...

Comments

[mcsassypants.livejournal.com]

Oh! He's cute!!

[moviegrrl.livejournal.com]

Lookit the dingo! Wuffly dog :)

[ghost07.livejournal.com]

He's a cutie, he is...:D

I was hoping you'd be in one of those pictures...I hear you have purple hair and I'm dying to get a peek at it...:D


did you see your birthday presents? I think I got Squish right...getting Spike right is easy, Squish was harder...:D

[huntingdon.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday

[kyra-neko-rei.livejournal.com]

my own two are often at least a third of a dog too much for me by themselves

LOL!

Speaking of dogs being too much to handle, you might find this amusing. Smallish dogs get into an elk carcass and don't want to leave, and it just gets better from there.

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

Happy late b-day darling

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

that last picture is awesome. buster is adorable.

[yesididit.livejournal.com]

happy belated birthday! when did you get purple hair? i miss having mine purple.