Here Comes The Sun

Here in the Pacific Northwest we are having a beautiful week of warm sunny weather and the dogs are all happy to restart their favorite past times of 1) compulsively hunting rodents during night time potty breaks and 2) sunning themselves on the deck.

Since we live near a large, forested state park and have Great Horned Owls and Barn Owls that occasionally visit our neighborhood little Tate has to be on a leash in the back yard after dusk so she doesn't get to join in on the crazy hunting sprees. She did slow herself down enough to sit down and enjoy the sunshine, both inside and outside.

Sal noting an intrusion by Tate

She decided she would allow Tate to chew on a stick near her

Sal quickly let Tate know that sunning was serious business and she would not tolerate wild puppies on the deck. Tate quickly figured out she had the option of lying down near Sal or else clearing out of there and for a few seconds she chose to chew on a stick near Sal.

Inside sunning has similar rules - no wild puppies near the sunspots but calm puppies will be tolerated. Chima let Tate stay in the sunspot since she wasn't moving around.