Adventures in dog sitting.

Paul's family decided to fly the coop for Thanksgiving, and since they have puppy-sat Perrita many a time I decided it was time to take on Lily. Introducing Lily, a 6 year old, yellow lab, who loves her family and believes in sleeping in human beds

Whoa. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Having a dog smaller than most Thanksgiving turkeys is enough for me and taking on a dog the size and weight of an 8-year old child was a bit more than I bargained for. As I write this post Perrita is clawing at my arm to cover her up with a blanket and Lily is serenading me with her own language of weezing/crying/throat babbling while looking at me will big brown eyes, they get me everytime.

Perrita has invaded Lily's space on many occasions and just as I suspected, as soon as Lily arrived Perri went into some sort of needy overdrive and would not leave myside. In defense of Lily, she rarely leaves her home and as I was the only familiar human around she also would not leave myside. Lily has always been very sweet to Perri when she visits, but Perri takes after her mum and can be a bit protective of her surroundings and such (chewies, her owner, her spot in front of the fire, and her food and water dishes) Therefor, I have had three shawdows for the past 48 hours, two of them having four paws and wet noses.

It has been an adventure for sure. Sleeping with two dogs in a bed meant for one person has been a bit uncomfortable. Not to mention Perrita insists on sleeping under the covers with paws digging into my side and Lily insists on sleeping as close to me as possible, therefore, I have been stuck in a dog sandwich for two going on three nights. It has been cozy for sure!

Pros & Cons of Perrita
Pro:
Small dog 12-14 lbs
Very cute
Loveable always
Good Cuddler
Very Warm
No Tail
Con:
Hyper (only sometimes)
Always needs a leash
Not trustworthy

Pros & Cons of Lily
Pro:
She is blond like me
She thought of her own language and uses it frequently
She is a walking, breathing, tail wagging alarm clock. Who does not love getting up at 7:30?
Leashless: I give Lily props for being such a great dog off a leash. On the Turley Trot she went leashless in the woods for over an hour with 5 other k-9s and was always doubling back to make sure I was till there.
Con:
Lily has a very powerful tail, i.e. if you have a coffee table with items on it, after Lily walks by you will still have a coffee table, but with no items on top
Very large
Very large
She thought of her own language and uses it frequently

Overall: I have immensely enjoyed Lily's presence and she is welcome here any day. Perri may have a few choice words about that subject matter, but again, she is smaller than most peoples Thanksgiving turkey.