#dogenergy

[thingsilove1]

🖤 Surrounded by clothes, not organizing them 🖤 Black, white, grey — everything just works together so effortlessly 🤍 Added a few bright accessories for contrast ✨

But in the end, my dog became the main character 🐶 Lately I’m really into outfits that look good without even trying.

[reawakeningjewelryllc]

I see that smile sweet girl! 😊🐶🐾 ☆♡☆ #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram #puppy #pitbullsofinstagram #animallover #mansbestfriend #puppylove #chewtoy #love #paws #woof #woofwoof #photography #photographersofinstagram #photooftheday #familiar #bullysofinstagram #cutie #animalsofinstagram #dogenergy #k9 #pets #petsofinstagram #doglover #dogsleavepawprintsonyourheart

[highergossip]

June Bug loves the spring flowers too! #homeontherange #dogenergy #springspringspring (at Sun River, Montana)

[moddogblog]

Get out there and WALK!

Now for the reasons to get over it and take that chilly, dark, walk (or pull) around the artificial lake:

Energy. Beamer has tons of it. He attempts to leap into our arms when super excited, usually as a greeting ritual. Actually catching a 35 pound dog in a vertical leap I will leave to the circus performers. While we are at work we have a pet sitter come in to let him out for potty breaks twice a day. Unfortunately, she has trouble getting him to listen when she needs to leave and merely walks him through the yard on a leash. I can’t complain at $10 a day. This situation will change soon, but in the meantime he is not expending energy as he needs to during the day.

When my husband is home he takes Beamer for a walk in the desert. This can be an hour, to two hours, off-leash walk where Beamer will zig and zag through the desert, flushing birds out of the bushes. He walks 2 miles = Beamer running 10. An hour is a warm-up and he will challenge the command to jump in the truck afterward if not tired enough.

Barking; A New Hobby. He is barking at the northern neighbor’s yard for no apparent reason. I think it’s a tarp that has wrapped itself around a bush and it is creeping him out. Regarding the neighbors on the south side; they have a new statue of a little boy sitting in the yard now. Beamer feels this isn’t any more right than when they are working on their yard and ignoring him. He must let them all know. ”It’s creepy, please remove it,” he tells them at any hour of the day or night when let out. I’ve heard that dogs that get their “ya-ya’s out” don’t have issues with statuary or yard debris.

Defiant Adolescence. At nine months he is going through an adolescence that puts our son to shame. He ignores me when I call him to come in or hush-up, and fights like he is being pulled to his death if I take him by the collar, yet he will respect my husband’s voice when he growls “Get your butt in here!” Beamer needs a strong masculine voice. I need to connect with him as someone to listen to with some “Mom” time; perhaps with a pronged collar (j/k… maybe).

What do you do to motivate yourself out of the house when inside is more comfortable?