It's been awhile since Bella and I sat down to discuss future posts. Believe it or not, she has some definite input on what I am allowed to share with the world. I'm not allowed to talk about her fear of rugs, her lack of warning until someone is already at the door, her dislike for hats of any kind and her dislike of the Sodastream machine. It's absolutely hilarious to see a dog try to wrestle with a vacuum also...(Bella is growling so I don't think she wanted me to reveal that)... I'm just saying.
We have taken on a new endeavor. The dog has started walking me every afternoon while Brie is at school. It is a halfhearted effort on my part to lose the 30 "love pounds" I've gained so far in this blessed union with my husband Matthew. At this rate I better not stay married for more than 10 years or I'm going to be on one of those intervention shows for not being able to fit through the damn door. It cracks me up how so many people say "So what you've gained a few pounds, he loves you for you". Yes, well we'll see how far that goes if I get heavier than him!!! I will avoid that with Bella's help. Since I plan on staying married to this man until the day I take my last breath I better get the diet train on track!!
It is impossible to walk this 100 lb monster of a pup without a choke chain. I was thoroughly against them until I got dragged across the yard a few times on my butt trying to hold her back. Now the choke chain is a gift from the big puppy Gods. I use a double handle leash which serves us well. It is helping her learn not to zig zag in front of me and I can guide her back to my side where she is still learning to walk in a straight line. We did invest in an Easy walk harness thingymagiggie but if my husband isn't home I cannot figure out how to put it on the dog. As embarrassing as this may be, technologically advanced I am not. The harness is still rather large for her anyway. She hasn't grown into her "girth" yet. She is more like a Greyhound than a Great Dane. Hopefully, no supermodels read my blog and get offended but I call her my starving supermodel because she is absolutely gorgeous but too skinny in my opinion. All the experts say she is perfect so I can't argue with the Vets but I'd like to see her put some meat on her bones. I guess after about another year she'll start to fill out.
I'm discovering how nice it is to walk with Bella as long as no one comes near us. There are some interesting characters in our travels. The trenchcoat man was no way getting near this dog. She turned into KUJO and was actually foaming at the mouth to try and get a better look at him. How embarrassing when you're dog is so obvious about how creepy someone is. I have to admit I wanted to study his face to see if maybe he was on an episode of America's Most Wanted or Cops. If we see him again, I will be sure to walk her in the grass on the opposite side near the river. That way I can tackle her to the ground in the grass instead of on the pavement. That really hurts. Another person who caught Bella's attention was a nice older woman who seemed very nice and really wanted to pet Bella. She would have been able to if not for the flowerpot-looking hat on her head. It seems she was making a fashion statement of some sort, but since I'm not up on trends, I was unaware of what that statement was. Nonetheless, Bella didn't like the hat at all and started growling and trying to jump on the poor woman! I believe she only wanted to tear the hat to shreds, not the woman, but I will have to find a chew toy that looks like that hat. It would keep her busy for a day or two. Again, next time we see her, we'll be walking in the grass near the river. We will have to see what tomorrow's walk brings. It is supposed to be in the mid 60s so there will probably be quite a few potential hazards at the park tomorrow. We'll have to see....
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