Protector of food.

Chessies are born protectors.  They are usually fairly protective of their owners and sometimes will show aggression if someone gets around them that they are unsure of.  Shirley has shown her protectiveness many times.  And not only with us...but with other things like toys and her food.  And  sometimes things that are not even hers...Yes.  That is cat food.   She even raised her lip at Lynx when he walked by her!We moved the bag of food to see if Shirley would follow it...but, Lynx beat her to it first.  She still kept  a close eye on it though.

Laziest dog ever.

Are you serious, Shirley??I bet she is at home on the couch right now.

Hairball control!

When I got home from work yesterday, one of the cats left me a little present next to my bed.  Their lunch.  Nice, I know.  They tend to leave me presents quite frequently when they are trying to get a hairball up.  So, a while ago, I asked my vet what I could do, and they suggested this:

I tried to just feed it to the cats off of a spoon, but they wouldn't take it.  I then tried putting it on their food.  No luck.  So, I put it on their nose.   I really think that this stuff works.  I spent about 12 bucks at my vet, but you can get it on Amazon for about 6 bucks.  And you can get something similar at PetSmart too.  It is definitely worth a try if you are having hairball problems.

getting back into the groove

I think that Brittany and I are finally starting to get back into the groove of running. We ran 5 miles on Sunday, and ran 4 miles the previous Sunday. We are going to run tomorrow morning also (weather permitting). I am ready for this cold to be over with! It is messing up our running! We gotta get back into shape for Brittany's wedding the end of May. Our goal is to run 3 times a week. I probably should start doing some exercises at home as well. Gotta have toned arms by May too.

finally coming together

My new blog is finally starting to come together. I am excited to have something to write about. And I feel pretty professional with my .com and I even have a host and everything! I have to thank Alicia for helping me out with getting started. Not sure if I could have done it without her help!

So, everyone (if anyone even reads this!) please check out the new blog. Leave comments. Give me any suggestions. Anything!

Look who came out to play!

Luci decided to hang out with us this weekend!

Actually, it was more like Luci came out of hiding to eat and Jeb snagged her when she was on her way back to her cave.

what is going on here?

Something happened this weekend at the Britton household.  I am not sure exactly how to explain it...  I am not even really sure as to what happened... but, Shirley is now terrified of our cat, Lynx. That's right, my 80 pound Chesapeake Bay Retriever, is scared of our 10 pound cat.

On Friday night, Lynx and Shirley were playing as usual, and all of a sudden we heard Lynx stomping through the house after Shirley.  His tail was all puffed up and when he got to the dining room, he stopped and hissed really loud.   Shirley headed straight for Jeb and hid under the dining room table and wouldn't leave him alone!

Saturday morning, I heard Shirley yelp from the kitchen, and when I get up to see what happened, Lynx is just sitting there in front of her.  Shirley wouldn't come when I called her, so I picked the cat up, and somehow was able to coax the dog into the bedroom.

Shirley won't even walk by Lynx.  If they start to play and Lynx walks towards her, Shirley runs behind Jeb with her tail between her legs!  She pretty much follows us everywhere now.  I hope Shirley gets over this soon.   It is actually quite annoying having a dog that won't leave you alone.