The peanut incident

Well, it's been an interesting week. Last weekend unusually we had some visitors which was as you know quite unusual. Because we were going to be busy with them we elected to put the dogs in the garage for the duration of the party. It felt much safer as we were going to be preoccupied and with more than one guest it would have been a lot harder to keep an eye on the boy to ensure he was not being his intimidating self. Muzzle notwithstanding it is a lot to ask of a guest to 'not show fear' when they have a dog bearing down on them with a volley of scarey barking.

So... taking the advice of our trainer we put the dogs in the garage with kongs filled with luxury cashew and peanut butter(OK she said peanut butter but it's near enough). Thanks very much! The party ensues. Later the empty kongs tell us that the dogs have enjoyed the coveted snack. However I am dimly aware of a certain 'aroma' in the garage.... During the night a moment of insomnia leads me to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal. I wander, half conscious, across the kitchen where the dogs sleep. All of a sudden I am in the middle of a rather soggy and unpleasant sensation. Yes, you've guessed it the peanut butter has come back to greet me, however it's now all over the kitchen floor in a rather less pleasant form and has now wedged itself between my toes. Yuck! I'm definitely awake now, thanks dogs. I'd rather not have to wash my feet and the kitchen floor at 3am... No idea which one of you is the culprit. However, really couldn't care now so check in the morning.

The next day it is clear that Sonny is the one with the problem and this tummy disturbance sees a reverting to his previously rather hyperactive and jumpy behaviour whenever we return from time out of the house. He goes through this display of leaping and cavorting as soon as he lays eyes on either one of us. It is so hard to tell if this is just acting up or if in his own way he is desperate to avoid another kitchen floor moment which he knows shouldn't really happen.

Another aspect has been that my partner and myself have both been working extremely hard and doing a lot of hours. We feel exhausted a lot of the time so we are finding the extra training involved really tough right now. Sonny seems less responsive, maybe the two things are linked?

I will let you know, memo to self, must check garage......