Okay, I'm all about doing something special for Puppy Dog. Like this past weekend, Matthew and I took PD to Country Park in Greensboro and we all had a blast hiking the 2 mile trail in the rain. And the weekend before, we all went to Eno River State Park and did a very muddy 4 mile hike and had another great time.
But you have to draw the line somewhere. Today, I went to Phydeaux, a pet store, for only the fanciest of pets and bought dog food and a salmon stick. I've been painting a lot more with the summer here and to get back into the groove I thought of just doing some fun portraits of Puppy Dog.
Puppy Dog, let's just say, isn't a natural model and at one point during my painting session where he should have looked all cute and cuddly, he absolutely turned around and positioned himself so his backside was the only thing I could see.
So I decided to bribe him with a salmon stick. I never liked fish even before I was a vegetarian so needless to say, I was a little queasy at even opening the salmon stick thing, but I thought Puppy Dog would enjoy it and it would keep him busy while I tried to paint him.
Never give a salmon stick to your dog unless you
a) love the smell of fish
b) want to keep your dog busy and really love the smell of fish
c)really really love the smell of fish
d) if you have checked either a,b,c you can go here and get yourself some salmon sticks
How was I going to get that smelly salmon stick away from PD without him knowing it? I just hope this experience doesn't go down as one of those traumatic ones that little kids and little puppies have and remember as they get older. I did the old let me give you another nice smelling treat- a pepperoni stick instead...it worked but not without PD licking his paws until he got that last bit of fish smell off of him.
I'd give PD a salmon stick under these conditions
a) if we were going to be outside for a long time and then it was his day to get a bath
b) if it is his bath day
So I guess I'm glad I bought another salmon stick because his bath day is on Saturday.
