1) CBBC friends! Don't forget to send me your photo by tomorrow at noon central if you want to have it included in next week's post.
2) Hannah's super special boots still have not arrived and today it actually got above freezing, so who knows if she'll ever wear them. Speaking of Hannah, on Wednesday night, she was being a real Velcro dog. When I took a shower, she came into the bathroom (AGAINST THE RULES) and watched me shower. First off, that's a CHOICE, dog. Second of all, what is even happening. We came down yesterday morning to find her in the bathroom again, unable to get out.
This is a real mystery. The baby gate was closed and locked when I went to bed last night and when we came down this morning. How did she get in and how come she was unable to get out the same way? It's a super tall gate, so she can't jump it (she can climb the baby gate we have in our mudroom). She's a magician dog.
Turns out that I forgot to feed her dinner on Wednesday night (this is only the third time I've ever forgotten to feed her) and instead of taking to me to her bowl or something, she just Velcroed up next to us. Good to know, I guess.
3) Can we talk about the winning dog at Westminster?
Penny is a Doberman. She's gorgeous. She seems to have an absolutely amazing temperament and her unblinking stare at the judges was such a boss move that I watched the video of it over and over again.
But Penny has docked ears and a docked tail. Penny should NOT be the breed standard. Let's stop normalizing these painful procedures for dogs. I hate that a big stage like Westminster rewards this.
You can compare Penny to Cello, who won Best of Breed at Crufts in 2025. They're both absolutely stunning canines. But poor Penny can't communicate with her tail and ears.
4) This entire bullet point is simply photos of my girls.
5) Who's excited about the Olympics? Dr. BB sprung for the premium Peacock without commercials. $17 for a month and we can watch all the Olympics we want?! Yay!
I'm excited for all of it. What sport are you excited to watch?
I will watch literally anything-- I love it all. Yesterday, I watched the same mixed doubles curling match twice and also watched women's hockey 1.5 times. SO MUCH REPLAYING, PEACOCK.
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting the Olympics are starting. Oops! But I love them! We get to stream them for free via CBC Gem, so after reading your post I went and got all logged in and put on Day Zero skating!
ReplyDeleteI love basically everything at the winter Olympics. I know it's not a popular opinion, but I think I enjoy them as much (if not more) than the summer Olympics. I think because I genuinely like everything. Some of the summer events are boring to me (indoor volleyball? Meh).
Also, I'm going to pick up a huge pile of books at the library so having the Olympics on means I have competing interests. Eeks!
I probably won’t watch much as the O’s are outside of my usual life rhythm. (I always fuss over spelling rhythm and spellcheck isn’t much help.)
ReplyDeleteHuh. You'll have to give us an update if you figure out how Hannah got past that baby gate. Animals are weird- for some reason Foxy LOVES bathrooms as well.
ReplyDeleteI always think I'm not interested in the winter events, but then I start watching and get absorbed in whatever is on. I do like summer olympics better, but I agree with Elisabeth- at least in the winter games we don't have to watch volleyball : )