Sleeeeeep! 02-05-09

Corky has always spent a lot of his time sleeping when he is at my house. His mommy and I think it is because his house is always busy with different people coming and going. While my house is very quiet and the only coming and going is done by the mail man.

This may be his way of 'disappearing' when he is here. He does love his pink poodle pillow.

He went to lunch yesterday with my friend Toni and me. He sits in his doggy stroller and spends the first half hour or so looking at the people around him. Then he gets tired of them and of our scintillating conversation and just goes to sleep. We have to sit outside on the patio if Corky is with us and we were concerned we might have to cancel because of the predicted rain. But it didn't start raining until 1pm, just as we were walking to our vehicles.

Doggie Rain Suit? 11-05-08

Corky in his makeshift raincoat - February 2005

When I took Corky out yesterday morning at 6am it was raining, which doesn't bother him a bit. But it started me thinking again about a doggie rain suit - or maybe a poodle rain suit would be more accurate. In February 2005 we had quite a bit of rain, so every day Corky would get wet on his walk and whenever he went out for business, then he needed to be dried and brushed out. I don't mind doing it, but Corky gets a little tired of it. So, I thought maybe I could make him a rain cover with a plastic bag - it worked pretty well, but the big problem are those fluffy trousers he wears. I tried four small Baggies with a hole cut in one corner of each for his feet to go through and they worked fairly well also. But it is time consuming to prepare the Baggies and then get him dressed in them. I've tried several designs since, but they are all time consuming and not very effective. Now I am inspired to work at that design again and see if I can keep his legs dry.