Every year, the Denver Dunb Friends League sponsors the Furry Scurry to benefit the League’s shelter.  People make donations to run the race and walk their dogs around the trails of Denver’s scenic Washington Park as a community to support the shelter and at the end of the race, there are all sorts of dog-related vendors and activities and it is a festive annual event.

This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Furry Scurry race and dog walk had to become a virtual race, since thousands of people and dogs normally take part in the event.  Wen did make a donation though and I am wearing my Furry Scurry bandanna to show our support, even though we can’t do the normal walk around the lake at Wash Park.

Well, we Scotties survived another grooming day.  Our groomer has been closed, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but since the governor lifted our stay at home restrictions, she was able to reopen one day before our scheduled appointment.  That was a good thing, since we were getting shaggy!

The drop off and pick up procedures at the groom shop changed drastically for everyone’s protection and Gigi, our groomer, had a new gated area for us on our way in and out of the shop, because  dog owners aren’t allowed in the shop at this time, so our coming and going was quite different.  The grooming was the same though, other than the groomers wearing masks and gloves and cleaning constantly, so we left there looking and smelling fabulous, as usual.  Yep, we survived another one!

We Scotties are finally able to sit on our deck and enjoy the sunshine.  Currently, we have been having beautiful weather and the last few days, Wen has been painting the deck, so we have had very little access to it.  Evidently, the reason Wen had to paint the deck was because all the Scottie traffic going back and forth across the deck and the steps to the yard had chipped off some of the paint, so she thought that it was finally time to make it look nice again for the summer.

Just when we were sitting at the top of the steps this morning, soaking up the sun, Wen interrupted our sunning session and told us that it was time to come inside and get our teeth and haircoats brushed.

We had been having such a nice time watching for birds and squirrels, that all we could think was, “say it isn’t so!”

Of course, as soon as Wen finished with our morning brushing routine, we were right back out on the deck and we had reclaimed our spots in the sunshine.  After all, we Scotties are nosy and we like to keep track of what’s going on in our backyard territory!

We Scotties like it when Wen makes a Target run!  Sometimes she comes home with treats and sometimes she comes home with toys for us.  We never know if there’s going to be a little doggie surprise in those bags she brings home, but as she empties the shopping bags, we get excited and jump up and down with anticipation.

Today, Wen brought us a new ball and we batted it around with our paws and nosed it around the floor as we tried our best to bite it.  Usually, we can pop a rubber ball within minutes, but so far this one is proving to be difficult, since it is blown up so tightly that we can’t seem to sink our teeth into it so far.  We Scotties are tenacious terriers though, and we won’t give up until we’ve popped that ball!  Game on, Scotties!

We Scotties have noses that won’t quit!  We are always following our super sniffers around, inhaling interesting smells both good and bad.  People may not appreciate yucky nose-wrinkling smells, but dogs are smell connoisseurs and we appreciate any smells that we find intriguing.  Of course, food smells seem to be our favorites and this time of year, there are some mouth-watering barbecue smells wafting through our backyard that are lip-smacking good!

Yep, we’re keepin’ busy.  We Scotties are doing our thing during the pandemic, patrolling the backyard, digging holes, and pulling up grass clumps with our teeth.  In other words, we’re doing Scottie yard work!

We’re also busy with our normal routine of snoozing on the couch, playing with our giant Kong toy, and keeping watch over important things, such as squirrels, birds, and Wen while she is on her laptop, working on puzzles or craft projects, or cooking.   It’s kind of been weird having her home almost all of the time, but since she’s  been diligently refilling our Kong with treats, we have no complaints.  Not only does she provide us with free entertainment, but she doles out the goodies, so she’s been very valuable during our current stay at home order.  Now, if I could only figure out her puzzle books….

Well, we might have messed up and gotten in trouble for what we had done.  The recent snow melted and left the ground in our backyard nice and soft.  What does that mean to Scotties?  Prime real estate for pulling up grass and digging holes!

After we dragged in a few telltale clumps of grass and pieces of dirt, Wen immediately noticed them on the floor and she knew exactly what we had been up to.  She wasn’t exactly happy with us, but thank goodness we’re cute enough that she can’t stay mad at us for long!  Now about those new holes in the backyard….

 

It has been six months since we lost our older sister, Sunny.  It has not been the same since she’s been gone, because she was our fearless leader and none of the three of us Scotties are exactly stepping up to fill her position.

Wen has Sunny’s portrait prominently displayed, but it can’t replace having our Sunny Bunny with us.  She was truly a special Scottie girl and she never caused any problems like some of the rest of us Scottie hooligans!  Instead, she was a mother figure for Molly, Sadie, and me and she patiently showed each one of us the ropes.

We miss you, Sunny.  Even though each sunny day is a reminder of you, the very best sunny day would be one that we could actually spend with you here with us again.  If only….

We Scotties were (literally) treated to a big surprise.  Since we are enjoying Wen’s presence all the time, due to the current stay at home order, because of the coronavirus pandemic, we all have experienced times when we needed a pick me up activity.  The weather has alternated between springtime temperatures and snow days and when the weather has been cold and snowy, we Scotties have spent a lot of time on the couch or in front of the fireplace, so Wen came up with something to keep us busy and more active.  She was reorganizing the pantry in the kitchen one day and hidden behind a stack of dog items on a shelf were three giant Kong toys that we have had for several years, but they were totally forgotten.

These huge Kongs come apart, so they can be loaded with treats and when Wen filled one with goodies and rattled it to let us know there were treats inside before she put it down on the floor, all three of us came running.

As soon as the Kong hit the floor, there was a mad dash to knock it around so that the treats popped out the hole and I have to say that I was the best one of us three to smack and spin the Kong with my paw so that we were rewarded with Milk-Bones.

Being tenacious terriers, we kept after the Kong until we had eaten all of the treats.  Wen hadn’t seen that much indoor action out of us in a long time, so she has filled it with treats for us every day.  I really believe that giant Kong may be my favorite toy for now and even after we empty it out, I like to stand by it to stake my claim.  Since we only get to play with one Kong at a time so far, I am guarding it with my life!

 

 

 

Here we are, in the middle of an April snowstorm.  Just when it felt like spring last week, we got snow for Easter and it continued today.  Oh, well, we Scotties kept Wen busy with all of our trips to go outside and have fun snooping around in the snow, so we certainly haven’t been bored.  It’s weird though–if you look outside right now, it seems more like Christmas than springtime….