Little Dog in a Big World

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Sierra is adjusting to her chair very well.  Today she started to exhibit a little more confidence and some dog like behavior.

She sniffed the grass in the front of the house picking up the scent of the puppy who was on the lawn the night before.  She spotted a cat across the street and refused to leave until she got a really good view of it.

She is doing 10-15 minutes and seems to be enjoying the experience.

So that’s what’s been happening since I’ve been laid up.  Cats have been taking over my front yard.  Oh, they think they are so smart.  Well, they’ve got another thing coming.

Here I have spotted the yellow cat in the neighbor’s drive way:

Aha!  I’m running after you sucker…

Ha! Ha!  You ran across the street…Phooey on you!

Every other time we went outside, we went out back down the ramp and then out the back gate.  I figured it was time to see if I could get her out the front door since it might be necessary at times.

Getting Sierra out of the front room took some effort.  It was like obstacle course 101.  There are new scuff marks on the coffee table as well as tire treads on the hallway wall.

Getting her to the door was the easy part.  Getting her out was another thing.  The problem was getting her over the little hump to the porch and then being ready to assist her before plowed off the porch.  I had the sling with the handles on her so, I was able to control her somewhat.  We didn’t do too badly going out the door.

Coming back in was another story.  I had to grab the door and open it before nervous Gertie decided to climb the porch.  Our first attempt was a failure.  She came up to soon and wiped out the solar Tiki lamp.

The second attempt went much better.  I was able to hold the door and grab the sling handles to help her up.  Then I hurried to be even with her so I could get her over the door jamb.

This was a little more tiring for both of us.  I am sure as we practice we’ll get better at it.