[Dailydrool] Entertainment by Holly & Isabella

[Susan Green]

If I've learned anything this week it would be that I need to keep my camera close at hand at all times.  It all started last Sunday when opening a box for the girls from Auntie Sandy.  The box arrived on Saturday but the girls were having such a good time sniffing the box that we didn't open it until Sunday morning.  I sat of the floor with Holly on one said and Isabella on the other.  As I took things out of the box I let them both see what it was.  I put the empty box down and was looking at something when all of a sudden I saw Holly standing up in front of me, with the empty box stuck on her head.  She never made a sound, just waited for me to hold the box so she could back out of it :)

A few hours later I was sitting in front of my computer and out of the corner of my eye I saw one of the dog pillows walking by me.  Isabella had put her head inside the pillowcase and was just walking around with the pillow over her head.  When I removed the pillow from her head she just looked at me like she was saying "What??".   Two photo opportunities missed in the same day :)

The next day I found a ball out in the yard.  I brought it in and washed it and gave it to the girls.  They played with it for quite awhile, but then Isabella decided that she would try to eat it.  It was like a nerf ball, so she was able to tear it apart.  As soon as I saw what was going on I swapped her a stuffie for the ball, and picked up the pieces that were on the floor.  Since they had such fun with the ball I went into the other room and got out a wiggly giggly ball that Holly had received as a gift.  They played with that ball for almost 2 hours, and the ball giggled for 2 hours...LOL   The next morning the first thing they went to play with was that ball.  I think I need to buy one for Isabella so she can have it when she goes home next month :)

This past week it was very hot here, triple digits for 5 days, 103 on Thursday & Friday.  This meant that the girls had to do all their running inside the house.  They do the Basset 500 a few times everyday, from one end of the house to the other, under tables, just everywhere.  They were doing their evening run on Tuesday when it got very quiet.  I got up to see what was going on and Isabella had my size 11 wellies, with the Bassets on them, in her mouth.  As soon as she saw me she opened her mouth and the boot fell down next to her...it was almost as big as she was.  She looked surprised, like she had no idea what it was doing next to her.  She is smart as a whip.  If you tell her no she will not do it again, she may find something else, but will never do the same thing twice.  The wellies are still sitting where they were originally and she hasn't gone near them again.

On Friday morning they were finishing up their early morning run, and it got quiet again.  I looked to see where they were and there was Isabella under the end table in the living room, with the electrical cord from the lamp wrapped around her big paw.  Luckily she stayed there until I was able to get there, unplug the cord, and get it from around her foot.  Since I wouldn't let her play with the cord she decided to find something else to do :)  About 15 minutes later I noticed a throw rug in my living room....I don't have throw rugs in my living room.  Isabella had moved one of the rugs from the kitchen and was using it as a play toy.  She gave me that same puzzled look, like she had no idea how it got there.

This morning I watched the video of Morse with the cricket ball.  When he barked both the girls ran to the front windows, put their front paws on the window sills, stuck their noses thru the blinds and start barking like crazy.
When they realized that he wasn't on the front lawn they went out to the yard to see if they could find Morse there.  They very disappointed that they weren't able to find him.

They are just so much fun to watch.  I will really miss Isabella when she goes to her new home next month, and I'm sure that Holly will miss her too.  There's not a day that goes by that they don't do something that makes me laugh.
They are always ready to play when I get down on the floor with them, and always ready for some love when we sit on the bedroom floor at night before we go to bed.  

Hope everyone's week was as enjoyable as mine was!!

Suz
Holly Noelle - Why couldn't we find Morse?
Isabelle - Forget it, let's find something to do!!
Pw Gina Marie ATB
Forever in my Heart
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