Spring Brings Hope

Spring brings hope, yes? Winter was long and bitter in so many ways. I know that some of y’all are still getting snow, but spring is fast approaching for you! And spring brings hope.

Red Delicious apple blossoms are hopeful — Spring brings hope of apples in the fall. The tree is covered in Red Delicious blossoms.

For me, springs hope of new treats from Jones Natural Chews. Next week I’ll be highlighting one of the new treats which was rolled out at Global, and Christie, at Life with Beagle, will roll out another one. Both will include giveaways. But that’s not all the hope spring brings, is it? For Jimmy, spring brings hope of a lady duck.

What's a duck doing on my head? — Believe it or not, spring brings hope for me as well, that Jimmy will get that lady duck. Jimmy thinks I’m his girlfriend. He thinks all the hens are his girlfriends, too. Poor, poor hens. They’re protected from predators, but much abused.

Spring brings hope of new chickens for the backyard coop.

Spring chicks cavorting in the herb bed — Roux, Penelope, Jemima and Ramona are thoroughly enjoying the backyard. Pretty sure Roux will be a roo. And Constance, not seen, is an indoor kid. She jumps down between the herb beds and just rests. She’s a big girl.

Spring brings much hope for little Gadget. He has a new home and is happy in it.

Adopted? That can't be right. But it is! — Gadget is officially adopted by me. He’s pretty excited about it. Can you tell? Last night Hunny put a giant Jones bone in the bed with us – not sure which one, but I think it might be a Beef Shank – and Gadget spent an hour gnawing on it as we fell asleep. This little dog LOVES Jones bones. Loves.

He’s currently stretched out between my feet, sound asleep. Gadget is all about the lack of personal space. Sheesh.

Speak to the paw! — Speak to the paw – Gadget takes the term Lap Dog to a whole ‘nother level. He never leaves my side. Unless someone else comes in the room and sits down. Then he’s in their lap. Little traitor.

Spring brings hope of plenty of treats. Gadget is just learning to love Jones Natural Chews. Because of his health issues and surgery, he’s restricted to soft food, pumpkin and fiber supplements at every meal. We have to be careful about treats and not stopping him up at all. So we’re trying out the Jones Taffies, and next will be Lamb Lung Puffs.

Gadget loves a good treat! — Gadget is hoping for another treat! He’s learning to like Jones chews as much as he likes the bones. And he knows how to sit! We’re working on down, but when I say sit, his butt touches the floor.

Like any time that I give a dog a treat, we give treats in moderation. For the big dogs, they can handle more treats. For Chewy and Gadget, both weighing in at the ten to twelve pound mark, or toy dogs, they get a piece of a treat once or twice a day. By piece I mean about the length of the tip of my pinky finger.

I sure hope you’re enjoying spring where you are! Let me know what hope it brings you? Or even what hope it brings your dog. Sometimes we just have to find hope in obscure places because that’s all there is. And don’t forget to Like our FaceCrack page!

Until I write again …

Flea

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