So, Britton has been playing near the doggie door for awhile, but never showed an interest in finding out what was on the other side of it. Until a couple of weeks ago ... Britton was near the doggie door, I told Danny not to worry, he wouldn't go out. And we just sat there ... speechless ... and watched him just slip on out. He was gone before we could react. And by the time we got outside, he was running down the ramp...
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Escape.
He finally figured it out .... how to escape through the doggie door! Knew this day was coming but didn't think it would come so fast. So, a little explanation ... we have quite the set-up for animals in our home. Our doggie door is actually built into an exterior wall (instead of a door) in the den. From that wall is a 30-foot covered ramp that leads to an enclosed and covered dog pen. Probably hard for you to get a mental image, but it's kind of like a zoo exhibit ... of sorts. We did not build this, but it works great for our Piper and worked great for my old Marley. The previous owners had two small dogs, and they were worried that the backyard owl would swoop down and attack if the dogs were to go the bathroom at night, thus the whole contraption.
So, Britton has been playing near the doggie door for awhile, but never showed an interest in finding out what was on the other side of it. Until a couple of weeks ago ... Britton was near the doggie door, I told Danny not to worry, he wouldn't go out. And we just sat there ... speechless ... and watched him just slip on out. He was gone before we could react. And by the time we got outside, he was running down the ramp...



So, Britton has been playing near the doggie door for awhile, but never showed an interest in finding out what was on the other side of it. Until a couple of weeks ago ... Britton was near the doggie door, I told Danny not to worry, he wouldn't go out. And we just sat there ... speechless ... and watched him just slip on out. He was gone before we could react. And by the time we got outside, he was running down the ramp...
Friday, June 5, 2009
Zoo Trip
Britton enjoyed a trip to the Zoo recently with his little friend, Alexandra. They rode around in a wagon and seemed to have a grand old time. Britton called all the animals "dagas" (doggies). And his favorite activity was dropping his sippy cup over the side and having strangers pick it up and bring it back to him. Here are a couple of pictures I took with my phone while we were there...

They got up close and personal with the tiger who was pacing back and forth in front of the glass.

He showed no fear in the petting zoo.

Eating lunch in a shady spot.
They got up close and personal with the tiger who was pacing back and forth in front of the glass.
He showed no fear in the petting zoo.
Eating lunch in a shady spot.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Time Out
Much to a certain little boy's chagrin, we have started time outs at our house. Britton usually goes to time out for two reasons ... 1) getting into the dog food (which he does with gusto) and, 2) escaping through the doggie door. A theme here, perhaps? He didn't know quite what was happening the first time he was timed out. But today when he got into the dog food, I told him to go to time out, and he stood up and walked his little self over to the time out mat by the front door. It was so cute, I had to take a picture of him. Of course, I tried to do so discreetly as not to interfere with the purpose of the whole thing, but he found me out. Had to share ...
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Britton Throws the Ball
Britton loves throwing his ball. Here is a clip I took a month ago, but am just now getting it on the blog. I'm not quite sure why I followed the ball as it's thrown the first couple of times.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Britton's Smiles
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