Two years ago if anyone had told me I would have 4 dogs staying at my house at one time I would have told them that they were CRAZY. At that time I didn't think we would ever even own a dog of our own. Now we have a wonderful 1 1/2 year old Australian Shepherd - Blue Healer mix dog named Bear. We didn't name him, the owners of his mother did. We kept the name because he looked like a soft teddy bear when we got him. He is a mamma's boy. Whenever Mom is in the room he wants to be with me even if he is just laying down at my feet.Bear is dog #1. Mya is dog #2.
Mya is Bear's best friend. She is a Husky. They met at Petsmart when they were both about 6 months old. She is usually at our house for a few hours at least 1 day each week. 
Her owners had to go out of town on Sunday so she stayed at our house from Sunday until Thursday of this week. They have so much fun playing together and they usually don't bark much when they are together. I enjoy watching them wrestle and chase each other around the yard. The other day I was playing with Bear tossing him his bucket, that's another story, when Mya decided that she wanted me to pay attention to her and not Bear. Each time Bear came up to me to bring me the bucket, Mya would stand between me and Bear like she was trying to tell Bear that I was hers and not his. 
Then when Shawn came outside to talk to me she acted like she wanted to climb into my lap, all 65 lbs of her. Shawn said "Mya you are too big to be a lap dog." Mya promptly climbed onto my lap with her front legs on one side of my legs and her back legs on the other and with her chest resting on my lap. She had laid her claim and didn't want anyone else in the way.
Mya is Bear's best friend. She is a Husky. They met at Petsmart when they were both about 6 months old. She is usually at our house for a few hours at least 1 day each week. 
Her owners had to go out of town on Sunday so she stayed at our house from Sunday until Thursday of this week. They have so much fun playing together and they usually don't bark much when they are together. I enjoy watching them wrestle and chase each other around the yard. The other day I was playing with Bear tossing him his bucket, that's another story, when Mya decided that she wanted me to pay attention to her and not Bear. Each time Bear came up to me to bring me the bucket, Mya would stand between me and Bear like she was trying to tell Bear that I was hers and not his. 
Then when Shawn came outside to talk to me she acted like she wanted to climb into my lap, all 65 lbs of her. Shawn said "Mya you are too big to be a lap dog." Mya promptly climbed onto my lap with her front legs on one side of my legs and her back legs on the other and with her chest resting on my lap. She had laid her claim and didn't want anyone else in the way.On Monday I was gone with Shawn when Mya figured out how to open the gate that one of the kids had not closed completely. That was all it took for her and Bear to escape. They were running down the street when David came home. 
While David and the kids were catching them they found two min-pin dogs running loose without ID tags on. We later found out their names were Jake and Tibber, dogs#3 & #4. 
It was about 6:30 and was quickly getting dark. For those of you who don't live in Utah we had a storm on Sunday that dumped 6 inches of snow on us. That snow was still on the ground so these poor dogs were very cold and shaking. Tyler walked around the block but could not locate the owners so we decided that we were stuck with them for the night. We had an extra dog kennel that was too small for Bear, unfortunately I had sold it 2 days before. We ended up with Mya in the dog run in the back yard, Jake and Tibber in Bears dog kennel in the garage (they wouldn't stop barking when left alone so they had to sleep in the garage so we could sleep), and Bear (who normally sleeps in his kennel by the back door) ended up sleeping in our bathroom so that he wouldn't bark every time they barked. Luckily everyone survived the night and even got a fairly good night sleep even though I kept worrying that the Jake and Tibber were freezing to death.
While David and the kids were catching them they found two min-pin dogs running loose without ID tags on. We later found out their names were Jake and Tibber, dogs#3 & #4. 
It was about 6:30 and was quickly getting dark. For those of you who don't live in Utah we had a storm on Sunday that dumped 6 inches of snow on us. That snow was still on the ground so these poor dogs were very cold and shaking. Tyler walked around the block but could not locate the owners so we decided that we were stuck with them for the night. We had an extra dog kennel that was too small for Bear, unfortunately I had sold it 2 days before. We ended up with Mya in the dog run in the back yard, Jake and Tibber in Bears dog kennel in the garage (they wouldn't stop barking when left alone so they had to sleep in the garage so we could sleep), and Bear (who normally sleeps in his kennel by the back door) ended up sleeping in our bathroom so that he wouldn't bark every time they barked. Luckily everyone survived the night and even got a fairly good night sleep even though I kept worrying that the Jake and Tibber were freezing to death.Tuesday morning I was able to locate their owner by calling the vets office that was listed on Tibber's rabies vaccine tag. They gave me the name and number of their owner who just happened to be a new member of our ward. David was released from the bishopbric on the Sunday that Mom and Dad were here. A new bishopbric was called and about 20 new families were added to our ward as out stake was reorganized from 9 wards to 7. Nelle, aka Grandma Nel, lives about 2 blocks away. She was in Salt Lake when I called her so I had the dogs for a few more hours. During that time I cleaned out and sanitized Bear's kennel, the dogs had messed all over it. I put them in our side yard, a small patch of grass on the side of the house between two gates, because the big dogs were in the back yard. Everyone got along as long as I was in the backyard to referee. I had a lot to get done so after a while I went inside. The little dogs promptly escaped. Once I discovered that they were gone again I was getting in the car to go look for them. Just as I was getting into the car, they came running around the corner of the block. When I whistled to them, they came running. I was very glad to see Nel when she drove up. I am definitely a one dog woman.
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