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| A BAYFIELD COUPLE'S MORNING STROLL ON THE SOUTH PIER |
Despite our thermometer actually moving up to a few degrees above freezing it still felt cold outside with a wind chill factor of 19F. Hey, at least it's finally February. And, with a winter storm coming in overnight, Wiarton Willie in Wiarton Ontario is not going to see his groundhog shadow in the morning. And that's gotta be one big 'Yabba Dabba Dooooo' for an early Spring:))
A short drive into Bayfield and back this morning netted me a few photos and a shaky video of Lake Huron's current winter condition. Easterly winds have blown much of the ice out into the lake so there is a lot of water visible. The next westerly wind will likely blow the large ice pack back into shore. And so it goes.
UPS delivered Pheebs doggy-step this afternoon. We had quite a time figuring out how to assemble it, but alas with a few taps from a rubber mallet we were able to fit the parts together. It's well made and solid. Using a slice of weiner, we were finally able to entice her up the steps.....but only once. She would not go up the steps again despite even two slices of weiner and some scrambled eggs. However, later on, we were able to make some progress.
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| UNPACKING THE DOGGY-STEP |
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| KELLY HAS MORE BETTER BRAINS THAN ME FOR FIGURING OUT THE INSTRUCTIONS |
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| SHE KEEPS JUMPING UP ALONG THE SIDE INSTEAD OF COMING UP THE STEPS |
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| WITH A WEE BIT OF INGENUITY ON OUR PART AND A FEW MORE WELL PLACED SNACKS WE WERE ABLE TO GET PHEEBS TO USE THE STEPS 4 MORE TIMES |
If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2.
If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5, and 6.
If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want. Just stay on the line so we can trace the call.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press. No one will answer. If you are anxious, just start pressing numbers at random.
If you are phobic, don't press anything.
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If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want. Just stay on the line so we can trace the call.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press. No one will answer. If you are anxious, just start pressing numbers at random.
If you are phobic, don't press anything.
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Two Iranians met in California. One started to greet the other in the language of their mother country. The other Iranian motioned for him to stop and said, "We're in America now...... Speak Spanish!"
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Are there no steps into your house? Stairs and dogs take some doing. Especially if they encounter them later in life. (The dogs...not the stairs.) Sounds like the treats are working well....Stay warm.
ReplyDeleteYou got this Pheebs!!
ReplyDeleteI so wish you luck with the stairs! I have not been successful at all in getting my older Yorkies to use stairs. Pet Gear is my favorite brand pet product. Looks like it's perfect for Phebes. Since its wider, it might work better for smaller dogs, too. I've wondered if narrowness made ours spookier to navigate. You've already done better than I did. Cold weather on the way to Texas now, too!
ReplyDeleteFor me, I'd rather have cold for awhile; anything to stall the heat that will be here too soon!
That lake always makes cold look so much colder!! Pheebs says stairs are for old dogs - not her :-))))
ReplyDeleteWe all have to adapt as we get older!
ReplyDeleteMy Maggie has two sets of those stairs. Same ones. One set to get into my SUV and the other to get into her bed (she has an entire twin bed) in my Casita travel trailer. A word of warning-I got lazy and put my weight on the bottom step and those little knobs are now stretched out. I must put back together occasionally.
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Al, love your blog, especially the lake shots.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure why you find jokes and comics about Mental Illness amusing. Those who suffer from Mental Illness do not do so by choice. Individuals, their families and their friends all suffer! If anything should be posted about the mentally ill, it should be educational only.