M & M - morning of 7.13.2015

So even though I've taken the girls out on their leashes more often the past few days, I've taken them out off leash too and the thing is (and without a fence), you just have to watch them. If I'm there the whole time, eyes on them (and scoping the landscape for potential darting creatures:), and they start to dart at something, they WILL stop when I say NO, call their names, give a big "ehh, ehh" (I can't spell how I say that!) - they'll turn around every time (they've seen the chickens across the yard before and I've called them off of chasing without issue).

Had a set of visitors yesterday - my in-laws dropped by on a Kubota, along with Ringo's mom, Penny (blue heeler). Penny is about the girls age too. So both girls have met my mother-in-law the first day they got here, but had not met my father-in-law (and just to add, he's not a tiny man.....but is very much a dog lover....and I think animals can tell those things). Penny and the girls were sniffing each other and we were all watching for any signs of aggression. Mindy, as usual, is the one out front with intros, and somewhat protecting Maya. We all agreed it was a smooth intro though (and my in-laws kept commenting on how well behaved the girls were!). The girls even went over on their own to introduce themselves to my father-in-law and readily accepted the pepping from my mother-in-law. We all stood around in the HEAT (hello, July!) and chatted (we all congregated underneath the shade of a tree in the yard) and everyone was just fine. Srsly, these girls are really well behaved.

Later on, we all came inside to cool off and relax for the evening. Mindy usually seeks out my attention whereas Maya is quite content to curl up on a puppy bed for her after-meal nap. Mindy decided she really wanted to try and get up in my lap while I was in my recliner and I let her (she weighs like a pound more than Ringo and that little sucker has figured out he CAN jump and will come racing across the living room and pounce right in the middle of your lap-UGH!!!!). So Mindy nicely asking to get in my lap? Not a problem. Once there, she never really relaxed entirely and I think it's because the pups were playing (loudly) at our feet. We'll have to try it again but I think she might have been a little protective of me while she was in my lap. Which is very similar to how Gracie is (although it was 40 pounds ago that I let Gracie in my lap:). On that train of thought (similar in personality to Gracie), I'm thinking Mindy is actually more of a people dog BUT what if she was with another male weimeraner (along with getting away from "needing" to protect her sister) to help ease her need of being the protective one (and just go to being a snarly bitty for the fun of it:)? Gracie was great with our Mac (he was a few years older and she grew up with him). Anywho, I tried to nab a selfie of Mindy in my lap.

Next picture was from this morning, taken while I was prepping breakfast for everyone. Ringo is in serious hog heaven being the only boy dog in this household. Here he is between Mindy and Maya.