It wouldn't seem right if I didn't do a post about Eli, our dog. Simply because he's a big part of mine and Seth's day. Plus he is Seth's first dog ;)
The breeding for him is undetermined. Some say lab, retriever, and boarder collie... and others, lab, retriever and pit bull. We call him a mutt. He sure is friendly for whatever he is.
I wish I could go on with how well trained he is and what not. His biggest problem is he loves to go visiting. He loves other dogs, children and any human willing to pet him. We have to keep him tied if he's outside by himself. At night he sleeps indoor and spends most of his time indoors during the day with Seth and I. But if he gets an itch to take off to go visiting; well you just really have to watch him! The neighbors all say the same thing about him "what a friendly dog" or "our kids love playing with him".
He has had complaints about being over at a certain neighbor's house at 2 in the morning; getting her dogs barking and waking up their baby. I have called the police department many times looking for him; one time actually having to go down and "bail" him out of "in pound-ment".... one fine (for dog at large) and $60 later... His running, or visiting, is his biggest down fall. The positive is that he loves children and babies. He's super gentle with Seth. And Seth loves him. He always wants to climb all over Eli and pull on his cheeks and lips and poke at his eyes. God bless the hearts of gentle animals.
Hubby is not the biggest fan of Eli. Although he can see the merit of how gentle and sweet he is with children and specially Seth. Eli is only 1 1\2 years old; we are hoping he mellows out with age!
We are getting excited with Thanksgiving in a few days! Seth's first Thanksgiving! On Friday we are hoping to get our Christmas tree; and decorate the house on Saturday.
The breeding for him is undetermined. Some say lab, retriever, and boarder collie... and others, lab, retriever and pit bull. We call him a mutt. He sure is friendly for whatever he is.
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| Eli |
He has had complaints about being over at a certain neighbor's house at 2 in the morning; getting her dogs barking and waking up their baby. I have called the police department many times looking for him; one time actually having to go down and "bail" him out of "in pound-ment".... one fine (for dog at large) and $60 later... His running, or visiting, is his biggest down fall. The positive is that he loves children and babies. He's super gentle with Seth. And Seth loves him. He always wants to climb all over Eli and pull on his cheeks and lips and poke at his eyes. God bless the hearts of gentle animals.
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| Snowman that Hubby and I built last year. Before we went down and had Seth. |
We are getting excited with Thanksgiving in a few days! Seth's first Thanksgiving! On Friday we are hoping to get our Christmas tree; and decorate the house on Saturday.
He sounds like a nice dog. Our dog Champ use to go roaming and bring home deer, turkey and other carcasses and body parts...yuk! Happy Thanksgiving. Blessings from Wisconsin.
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