ThanksShane1 said:
Thanks :-D The dog (Dice) is a knucklehead. We knew he liked water early on, he won his class first time out at a Dock Dogs jump contest. But, wow, after the pool build we are literally battling to keep him out. He swims constantly and goes into a type of swim & jump-trance, yelps and powers through the water for hours on end. It's a cycle of jumping from the sun deck into the water over and over (cold weather / water doesn't slow him down). We cannot keep weight on him; it's to the point where he's lost 10 lbs, constantly grinds his nails into the blood vein and scrubs his foot pads completely off (not a good site on the pool deck). It's past the cute & funny and we've resorted to strict training. Our Go-Word is "SWIM"; bad choice on our part~he picks it up during any and all conversations. He will sit and wait, FOCUSED on a conversation in the group, waiting for it. He's definitely a Water-Dog and makes everyone laugh with his swim-singing!denaw said:
I can only imagine living on a lake and Lake Conroe is certainly beautiful! I'll bet Tux is in heaven in the lake water, but I can relate to the concern.denaw said:
Thanks..we are getting good use from it now that the weather is nice.alanpaul said:
..last night the rawhide chews arrive (I buy them in bulk); great swim-deterrent~keeps him occupied for hours. Well this batch is apparently cured/made differently than the last. About 9PM, he starts pacing and acting strange, then his whole body becomes covered in whelps. 50mg Benadryl saves us a trip to the ERsdspencer said:
That about sums him up, he resembles the "laugh or cry" remark!
Thanks Zephard! Hopefully, the market will keep you close enough to enjoy your new build!zephard said:
Thanks for the compliments!!markadamarnold said:
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Thanks again! I think we let the landscaping get out of hand. But we did get a few unlucky teenagers who slept over; they weren't expecting to wake up to tons of rock and 10+yds of dirtcbink said:The landscaping looks great! I'm impressed you did it yourself and as I've mentioned in other posts I think you've inspired me to have a crack at doing my outdoor kitchen myself. We are going to do the landscaping ourselves too though we have nothing so elaborate planned for that as you, just a few plants and some palms... (famous last words like 'let's get a simple pool' when my wife and I talked about starting out on this process...!
