April 17, 2010
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Baron Provides Some Amusement
TALES FROM THE BRAT FARMToday the dog provided a few laughs…at least *I* was laughing, not so much the Beast. It seems that Baron has decided that the Beast is going NOWHERE without him. As a result, the dog is stalking him wherever he goes. Even into the bathroom. If the Beast sits down, the dog lays down right next to him.
He went nuts when the Beast made him stay inside and he pulled the ATV off the trailer. I think the dog thought he was going to take a ride on it without him. He hit every window to try getting a good look at where the Beast was going and, when the Beast pulled it into the garage, he ran through the house from the guest bedroom window to the garage door. He stood there and just whined like his heart was broken. I’ve only heard that sound from him a time or two.
The Beast, however, was just going to check the charge on the battery and a few other things. He didn’t want Baron underfoot. Baron started running through the house and into my room, whining and putting his head on MY lap in an effort to get me to open the door and let him out. When the Beast pulled the truck out of the driveway (so I could go pick up Chewlee), the poor thing went just crazy with his whining and crying. I laughed because there was just no way to tell him that his *daddy* wasn’t going anywhere.
A bit later, the Beast finally took pity on Baron and let him outside. He then got on his scooter for their daily run and the dog actually bit the Beast (not hard) on his leg when he wasn’t fast enough getting the scooter off it’s kickstand.
The Beast had the most shocked look on his face and then started laughing himself. When they got back, the two of them went for a ride to Lowe’s (twice because the Beast hadn’t checked far enough on things he needed to change out the tongue on the trailer). After that, Baron calmed right down.He did start something new about a week ago. When Baron thinks it’s time for the Beast to go to bed, he goes into the bedroom, turns around, makes this little bark and then stamps his feet. It’s hilarious to watch and, know what? It works.
That’s when the Beast will say his goodnight to me and head off to bed. But, if the Beast is watching a basketball game, Baron just heads off to bed without the Beast. He knows the difference in when he CAN boss the Beast around.Oh, and Chewlee…. we were worried that she might be afraid of him? No such thing. But…she did get a lot fiercer in her command for him to get *back* when she was trying to get in the door and he was trying to greet her. He not only got back….he REALLY got back. It cracked me up because it must have been at least 15 feet before he stopped and sat down to wait for her to get to him. He tried to lick her face but she was having none of that and just pushed his nose away and said *NO*! But he was happy she did pat his rear end. After that, when we came out to get something or other, he was laying down quietly and didn’t get up at all.
It’s going to be interesting to see how he’s going to react to the Beast leaving either tomorrow or Sunday to inspect some of the other places he’s found on the map sent to him by the wildlife people. So far, he’s liked them all. He was actually afraid they would be much more difficult terrains. But he can’t take Baron with him on those and I’m not sure how he’s going to react this time. He’s going to hate that ATV when it’s loaded on the trailer. He will KNOW it means he’s being left behind. The only exception might be if the Beast takes it with him when he visits his brother next time. However, it won’t be comfortable with him taking the dog in the truck because Baron is so big and won’t be able to lay down comfortably. I have a feeling he will be considering putting a trailer hitch on the car.
I checked out my strawberries today and they are full of little fruits. I was so excited when I saw that. These plants look like they are going to do well for me. I’m not sure about the tomato plant but it does have two little ones on it and a few more flowers. It just hasn’t grown much but I’m not sure how much this particular type should grow. It’s a bush tomato I remember it saying on that little info stick they put in the plants. I should have paid more attention to the info on how big it gets before I put it into the hanging basket type upsy-downsy knockoff.
Oh, and my hanging the clothes outside went well but….I had to put them into the dryer for 15 minutes to soften them up because we had no breeze. The Beast said it was still cheaper than running it for an hour because that’s how long it would have taken with all the blue jeans that were in the load. I won’t do my linens unless there’s a nice breeze, however. I love them being dried outside but I don’t want to have to put them into the dryer if I can help it.
Love you all and have a great day. They say a 30% chance of showers tomorrow but we will have to wait and see. At least they say it will be in the evening so the Beast can do his exploring if he likes. Me? I will just be here to comfort Baron and get a few things done, hopefully. I wish you all a nice day with a chance to relax and enjoy yourself. Ta ta for now!
