Nothing much has happened here. Yesterday morning started out much like the previous one, cold and sunny, so the morning mist was just starting to build up when some clouds came and destroyed it all. They prevented the heat from the sun to evaporate the cold morning dew so no morning mist.
This morning had no clouds but it was too warm (over 10C (50F) ) so no mist today either. I really didn’t want to take a walk because of the constant war between me and Alma but I had noticed yesterday that the new harness actually does make a difference. I can attach the leash on the front and since it’s fairly low every time she pulls the leash she turns around because the leash moves towards her front leg and disturbs her balance. So far she hasn’t figured out a countermove but I can see that she’s trying 🙂 🙂 🙂
It was warm enough for flies to fly around but not especially many did. I’m not sure if the fly season now is over, which I hope, or if they were busy elsewhere. It could be that they all are in my garden though because there’s no lack of them here 🙂 🙂 🙂 There’s absolutely no lack of ticks though. After we came home I combed Nova and took two from her. None was caught from Albin or Alma but then suddenly I saw plenty walking around on Almas head and also one on Albins. I don’t know where the one on Albin hid because he has plenty of white on him so it’s hard for a tick to hide. All in all I picked seven more from those two.
I had hoped the pet store would be open today but during summer he tends to have Saturdays closed. He sells a anti tick spray that is made only with scents ticks hate and it works pretty well. Albin is allergic to it but I can use it on the other two. It is after all so much easier to have to go through only one dog with extremely short fur 🙂 🙂 I can also spray it on my trousers. Pretty expensive though but it is well worth it. I’ll go there first thing on Monday morning instead. They even get them here in the garden and that’s because a deer seems to be visiting us when it knows we’re all asleep. I do like deers but I wish they could wait to visit us until the tick season is over 🙂 🙂
I think it is time for a cup of tea and after that perhaps a nap. We’ve been up since before the sun rose and since I still am on vacation a nap sounds pretty nice 🙂 I do have some ice cream in the freezer and I think that would go nicely with a nice tea 🙂 Today I’ll only do one thing, every now and again I’ll go out to the vegetable patch to check the cabbage for butterfly eggs and caterpillars. It is amazing how fast even the tiniest caterpillar can eat those leafs!
Have a great day!
The Cottage by the crane lake. 
Hi Christer,
With dogs and horses leverage is a handy tool to have. Probably with almost anything, now that I consider it. 🙂
My dogs don’t really heel and that’s okay. They’re below my line of sight and I’d rather they were out in front or off aways from me so that I can see them and not trip over them. They don’t pull (unless there is a coyote and then all bets are off) but even if they did, they are under 17 pounds each and I’m waaaaay bigger. 😀
It’s been so dry and hot here that ticks and mosquitoes are scarce. I haven’t found any ticks lately though they were pretty heavy in late May early June. I have some spray that uses “natural ingredients” and it works fairly well. Smells, though.
There was a bit of rain here and there the last two days. Less than an inch so not much help considering the area has over 8 inches rain deficit. If the little bit that fell last night (Sunday) were snow, it would be called a dusting. But it has cooled things off to comfortable level and there’s a lovely breeze.
Have a great day.
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Hi Caryn!
So true 🙂
I’ve never demande any dog living with me to heel but I do demand that they don’t pull my shoulder to pieces 🙂 🙂 🙂 They walk here and there all the time without pulling the leash, well except for Alma but it does look as if this new harness does confuse her a lot. She’s trying new angles to be able to continue to pull the leash as she pleases but so far nothing has worked in her favor 🙂 🙂 🙂
I didn’t have to pick away any ticks when it was dry and hot here either but when the long awaited rain finally arrived so did the ticks. The mosquitoes have oddly enough been here all the time but I guess our water barrels have helped them a lot.
More rain is on the way but unfortunately not enough.
Have a great day!
Christer.
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