bed time

kim: at home (aka the lake house), peanut likes to sleep on the couch. at the river house, she likes to sleep in ani's bed. and ani sleeps under the people bed.

cost of running my own doggie b&b: $2395.63

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peanut: host beds are better than guest beds!

thunderstorm ears

kim: some dogs hate thunderstorms, some dogs are indifferent. peanut is somewhere in between. when bad weather strikes, she puts on her thunderstorm ears.

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peanut: i do not like thunder.

hop in

kim: there are lots of ways to tell your dog to get into the car. the words i use are "hop in."* once i give the command, peanut dutifully puts her front legs on the seat and waits there, allowing me to take off her leash. and then continues to wait until i help her in the car.

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peanut: i'm ready for my leg up.

*something got lost in the translation

sliding catch

kim: peanut made a sliding catch while playing ball. her leg needs to go in the wash.

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peanut: but i got it! good job me!

remember fetch?

kim: it's been a long time since we played fetch. wonder if peanut remembers how?

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peanut: i know just what to do!

quick as a flash

kim: no weekend with ani would be complete without me trying to get a picture of her. you have to be pretty quick, because once she sees the camera is out, she's gone!

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peanut: hey, where did ani go? i though we were going to pose together...

temptation

kim: ani is staying with us for a few days. she got traumatized when i got out the camera, and left without finishing her lunch. peanut immediately went over to the bowl to finish up, but i told her that it was ani's food. so peanut just stood at a distance and stared at the bowl.

peanut did a pretty good job, actually. she must have lasted 5-10 minutes before gobbling up the leftover kibbles.

$2352.51 is no longer left over in my savings.

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peanut: food shouldn't go to waste!