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Horses at blue water Lake state park

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Greyhound toy???

I learned to knit and crochet as a child but have not carried the hobby into adulthood, except for occasional spurts of  enthusiasm.  Recently I decided to make snoods for both of my greyhounds, and so bought some knitting needles and yarn.  After getting several rows done, I quit for the day and laid my yarn aside.
The next day, I noticed something odd, my yarn was not where I had left it.  I figured I'd been half asleep and just didn't remember where I'd placed it so looked around.  Several hours later I still hadn't come across it, so was beginning to feel antsy about it.  I decided to take the dogs for a walk, and while I had them outside, I decided to get the dog beds out of the motorhome so that I could vacuum and mop the floors.

I lifted Power's bed, and lo and behold!  The yarn was under his bed, and completely unraveled and chewed into short pieces! I knew that scolding him after the fact was no good, so I picked up the evidence and substituted a toy for Power, then tried to salvage my knitting!

Several hours later the dogs wanted to go out to the yard, so I opened the door for them and in the corner of my eye,  saw that Power had grabbed the yarn and knitting needles, and ran out the door with a smile and a gleam in his eye!
 Before I could take the few steps to get to him in the yard, he was running pell mell and tossing the yarn up in the air and catching it and then throwing it up again!  It was like watching the dog version of a circus juggler!  And such joy on his face, you would never imagine!  That much joy is contagious!


He likes to throw it into the air and catch it!
Trying to bite the yarn into several pieces
Shouldn't he learn to knit if he's going to steal my yarn and needles?
So much fun!  I really enjoy seeing Power and Fleur with their antics!

8 comments:

  1. Ha ha ha! He reminds me of another black dog I've just recently met!

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    1. If you met a black dog who loves playing as much as Power does, then you met a treasure!

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  2. Song did this once and I soon realised I had to put any knitting away int he cupboard.

    maybe you could make a big pompom with the wool. i bet Power would love playing with that.

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  3. Lol, I haven't touched my knitting needles for many years but I do still have balls of wool packed away in wardrobes ... until Frankie finds them! I have had yarn strung from one end of the house to the other before. I want to knit Beryl a snood but can't imagine me getting any peace if I got the wool and needles out and started clacking away. I love a naughty dog :) Power is in his element isn't he!

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    1. I live in a motorhome with no other humans, so I really rely on the animals for company, and they are so very great fun and provide unconditional love!

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  4. Are you going to buy him his own yarn? LOL

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  5. I think that's a great idea! Might be inexpensive toys!

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