Aldo The Adventure Dog

Snow Day

For most people it started snowing Sunday morning for most of the day before it even started to stick. Except for where I live in Auburn, it was just rain or rain and snow mix for most of the day. I even drove to Puyallup to get my nails done and the snow was just dumping over there. All day Sunday I decided to mess around with my boyfriend about choosing the only place to live that doesn't get any snow. By 6:30 pm it really started to snow then soon enough it started sticking, and as the inches kept coming I was beyond excited to start playing in the snow.

Of course I was the one to initiate the snowball fight with my boyfriend and our roommates. They were a bit distracted from building a snowman, so they were easy targets in the beginning. After awhile we went outside with the dogs and they have never seen the snow this deep before. They were prancing around the yard, chasing each other and eating tons of snow. Their favorite game would to catch snowballs and I enjoy getting pictures of them catching them. We also took our RC cars out for a bit and made a little track in the alleyway, but the snow ended up becoming to deep and the cars couldn't handle it.

By Monday morning I ended up getting a snow day from work and also wouldn't be able to make it to class. But my boyfriend still had to go to work, even though he got stuck getting out of our driveway and his cousin actually had to come pick him up. I was really hoping he could have gotten a snow day but when your work is literally 5 minutes down the street and you have family with four wheel drive you still have to go to work. After he left for work, I ended up getting the pups geared up to go on a walk to get coffe from Starbucks since I wasn't even going to attempt leaving our driveway. They were so ecstatic to have a little miniature adventure just for coffee, but it wasn't just for me to get coffee, they are so spoiled they got cups of whip cream known as pupachino's.

My Worst Injury

Over last summer, I was at work and went downstairs to switch the laundry. On my way back up the stairs my clumsy self ended up tripping upstairs. In the moment, I didn't really think to much of it as it's very normal for me to be clumsy and hurt myself. After a couple of hours went by I decided to look at my ankle and foot for any bruising. As soon as I took my shoe off my ankle instantly bruised and swelled up. It ended up being so painful that I could not put any pressure on my foot and I actually was in tears from the pain. So of course it was the right foot so I was unable to drive myself to Urgent Care. Then I ended up having my boyfriend come pick me up from work so I could get it checked out. While at Urgent Care the doctor said that I would need x-rays done to see if I broke anything. About an hour goes by for my x-rays to go through and turns out I didn't break anything, I just had a very severe sprain. The pain was still unbearable and I couldn't walk on my foot at all, so the doctors gave me a set of crutches (which was very hard to maneuver). A few days went by and my ankle was completely better with no further issues. That was the closest I have ever become to breaking a severe part of my body. I have broken my toes many times from stubbing them into tables and chairs but nothing really severe, which is a shock for how clumsy I can be.

Standard Poodle's

Standard Poodle's are another one of my favorite breeds and there are many reasons as to why. One reason why is that they are highly intelligent dogs who are very quick learners that live to please. Also, they are extremely fun to groom, most people tend to think they are a foo foo type of dog due to the hair cut they get for dog shows. The reason why their hair is cut that way is because Poodles use to be a sporting breed used for hunting and retrieving. Those puff balls on them are covering their important organs and joints to withstand cold temperature and water.

When I was a groomer I would have two of my favorite Poodle's come in, Django and Cocoa. Cocoa would get an all over length cut which means it is the same length over her entire body. While Django would get a lamb cut, which is where the length of the fur is longer on the legs than the body. Another difference between their hair cuts is Django gets a clean face and clean feet. The term clean is used to describe the short length of the snout and feet.

Rhodesian Ridgeback

One of the breeds I listed in my favorites was a Rhodesian Ridgeback. In my career with dogs I have only met a handful of Rhodesians but the ones I have met I have fallen in love with. Here is a little background on the breed;

• They were bred to be good family protection and loyal hunting dogs, one of the main game they would hunt were lions.
• They have developed the nickname the African Lion Hound.
• They were bred to have enough stamina to keep up on the hunts, so they are a very high energy breed.
• They are extremely intelligent and highly trainable.
• One unique feature of the breed is the ridge of hair which grows forward on the back only.
• They got recognized by AKC in 1955.

This is Zola, she is a Rhodesian Ridgeback that comes and boards where I work. She is a great example for the breed, as she has the ridge of hair on her back (which is quite soft), and she can run for days! Although sometimes her running looks more like a deer frolicking through a meadow. She also knows when to be a mellow girl, and go take a nice power nap before her next adventure.

Freyja The Baby Kitten

I know this a dog blog, but I figured I would show off my other fur child.
Freyja is our Siamese mix kitten who is about 4 months old. Her name comes from the Old Norse meaning "Lady". That was the name of the goddess of love, beauty, war and death in Norse Mythology. Also, her coloring is called Tortieshell which is commonly confused with a Calico. The difference between the two is Calico cats have prominently white on them where Tortieshell's are mainly black.

10 Topics with 5 Topic Sentences

1. Dog behavior
• When working with dogs it is very important to know all about their body language and what they are attempting to tell you or another dog.
2. Animal rights
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3. Breed discrimination and restrictions
• Due to the media discriminating dog breeds such as Pit Bull Terrier's, Rottweiler's, German Shepherd's and etc as aggressive breeds a lot of apartments and housing communities have restrictions and will not allow them.
4. Traveling
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5. Weather
• The weather in Washington state is pretty back and forth but many people know it as the rainy state on the west side and the dry state on the east side.
6. Relationships
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7. Dog training
• It is very important to start training and socializing your dog or puppy as soon as possible, you will help set up a steady foundation to train a confident dog.

I am running out of ideas but I will add more as they come to mind!