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Well lets see - if the
4 or 5 leashes hanging by the back door don't tell you there are pups about then the sign stating 2 spoiled rotten dogs live here, Emmitt and Copper. (this was before Sadie)
 
Coming in the door, if you can open the door that means that nobody (dog) has left their toy where it scotches up the door opening or the rug isn't pushed up against it (if so please use the laundry room entrance)

try not to trip over the golf towels that are convinently pulled off the tea cart next to a double water bowl to use as drool towels but it's more fun to pull them to the floor during the day and scatter them about just in case the 20 odd toys just aren't fun. 

If you trip, the computer table will catch you, just don't wake Copper up if she's napping on the doggy bed under it. 
 
Do not take a rest on the loveseat in the master bedroom Emmitt will stare you down till you move and don't even think about putting your jacket or purse there - then it's all his.

Sadie has a monster bed right under the TV in the bedroom just in case the tile is too cool in the master bath .. AND if she's laying half on the tile and half on the carpet .. go to another bathroom cause she's not moving! 

Misc .. On wet days the towels I had so much fun picking out to take to the beach are all over the hardwood floors, be careful .. Doggy meds are next to the micro .. please ignore those specks or splotches on the walls, I have no idea what it is or why it wouldn't come off without taking paint and drywall?! The Doggy books are on the 3rd shelf of the bookcase.  Did you enjoy the doggy art (scratches) on the wooden doors?

any of the pups can show you the cabinet where the treats are kept don't you worry ..

OnryHenry rests on the bar stool or the cane stool in the kitchen .. please let him decide where it's OK for you to sit ..

since the new cat adopted us Onry has decided never to go outside again without his Dad so the litter box is in the kitchen garage along with bins for dog food for doggy's over 8 and doggy's over 60 lbs and a special tooth formula Royal Canin I throw in their food a couple of times a week. 

An old micro cart holding brushes and meds and first aid supplies and cans of wet for both species and dry cat food (for OnryHenry only not that yucky new cat)  Two water bowls in case someone gets shut out there by mistake. 

In the den it takes awhile if you want to get out the Animal Dyson cause you have to pick up all those squeaks and quacks and rawhides that are supposed to be in the basket in the corner. 

The crate under the mirror is only for looks as no one goes in there except me while I'm picking up drool towels to wash or I need to blot my socks from where there were no towels left by the water bowl .. now wasn't I smart to get the one where the top opens too so I don't have to get on all fours, now I just fall on my head bending over into it. 

The tan chair and ottoman by the fireplace are Emmitt's too, unless Copper's there, but lately Cop has taken a liking to MY snuggler, and being she's so old and I'm so proud that she can still jump, I go to the couch (that I hate) 

I'm very happy to report that Sadie is too big for the snuggler and hates the couch as much as I do - she'd rather sit in front of you with her big head blocking the tv screen and bark at all the dogs that live in that box. 

Steve takes care of the cat downstairs - I'll have nothing to do with it - I did get a litter box and "stuff" and wet and dry food and I assume it's down there for the husband to take care of "it".  OnryHenry is soon to be 18 he deserves to rule his roost without some young upstart making him feel old and feeble (and he started marking my house DARNIT - he's never had to have a litter box) 

I could wash storm doors and windows twice a day, but I don't, just like I could vacumn every 15 min., but I don't - I will say that ya'll talked me into the Dyson and my husband will suck up fur at least once a week and I do a couple of times a week and we don't have respiratory problems yet. 

My screen saver is Sadie, my cell phone screen is Emmitt and Steve's is Copper. 

I burn many candles just in case we have a puppy odor around here .. I wish I'd bought stock in Nature's Miracle and little jars of odor absorbing gel in cold cream looking jars, I'd be able to afford another BP then I bet.  Gaye

 ;DI'm so laffin here .. I have a cocker also and rescued Sadie the end of July .. I'm sorry to say Copper is still not impressed with Sadie but tends to rule the roost, AND know when to take a quick dive under the bed when needed.

They just look so sweet .. I wish I lived near enough to help.

*typing this very quietly* in case you're getting some much needed rest.  Congratulation s to all, what a wonderful and very tiring thing I'm sure.  Holly looks so sweet I hope her pups are good to her.

Seaherons .. you're card was a work of art.  Just beautiful.

Perhaps Separation Anxiety? .. All I can say is exercise till hopefully they drop instead of you and some people think I'm crazy but if you get an aromatherapy diffuser and used essential oils of lavender, chamomile, bergamot it helps enormously.  When my 13 yr old cocker was young I crated her when I left for work, barricaded her in one room .. was threatened with eviction because she howled for hours and if crated would literally bleed trying to escape until I started waking an hour early to get her out and exercised then organically doped until I could get home for lunch and more exercise.  I use the essential oils myself to insure a full nights sleep for ME now.

AND Spazz is so beautiful !

Sadie was spayed last July and the total was $465 but I know a little part of that was having her teeth cleaned.  I can't find the statement to get the breakdown.