Maine Millers

Two weeks ago I wrote about Unleashed, the self service bath, today would have been a good day to go back.  Yesterday we had a pretty good snow/sleet/rain storm about 6 inches of snow followed by the rest.  Needless to say it's pretty wet today outside and I took Scout out to play at Bowdoin College I try to take Scout at least one weekend day if not both for an hour or so to play and run off some energy. Today it was pretty wet.  Lots of melting snow and pooling water.  As soon as we got there he ran over a mound that the plows made and jumped right into a 4 inch deep puddle of muddy ice water.  Then he proceeded to find his "doggie friends" and play for an hour or so.  This is the stinky results about an hour after we got home.  I think he is going to smell all day.  The car, the kennel, the dogbed…is it worth it?  I think so, he has so much fun playing there that I feel bad if he cannot go one week. 

I just wish the kids were more into Scout and playing with him.  They just dig in the snow and ignore the dogs unless they get into their holes that they are making.  They just yell at the dogs that interrupt their play.

Michele is VERY good at getting Scout to play with his long forgotten toys.  The other day she got him interested in his Squirrel Dude which was a replacement for the Twist 'n Treat he destroyed in November.  She just has a magic touch with the toys and now he is obsessed with it.  We put some small treats inside and he picks it up and shakes it to get them to fall out.  It's really interesting to watch him look at the toy and pick up the end without the hole so the treats will come out when he shakes.

It was bath day yesterday and we tried a new self service bath, Unleashed, that opened up a month or so ago.  The kids went with me, and Emma just made herself at home chatting up a storm with the owner while I bathed and dried the monster.  He did really well with the exception of the drier.  He hated the dryer.  I think if he could have tried to get out of the sink through the back corner he would have.  The nice thing about Unleashed is that for a reasonable price I bring the dog and any combs and brushes, they supply the sink, dryer, towels, shampoo, conditioner, nail clippers, and the all important waterproof apron.

photo courtesy: Zach

Not as much as we thought we would get but still plenty.  It was mixed with some sleet so that kept the snow total down a little bit.  Scout did find his ball today buried almost to the top out in the back yard.  It took him about twenty minutes to dig it out and start playing with it, but once it was out he had a heck of a time playing.  He couldn't decide between playing ball and eating snow.  I am afraid that he will make himself sick with all the snow he eats.  Just going out to go potty becomes a snack session and if he can, he will sneak a chunk in to the house and jump in his dog bed and chew away on the ice ball.

We are expecting a foot of snow today and tonight and this morning Scout had a field day with the 3 inched we have at this point.  I hope to try and get some photos today and I will post them later today.