New Friend - Froggie

Riley had surgery (spay) and since then has had a very strong bond with a toy that didn't seem to have much significance before the surgery. The toy is a rubbery frog. At first she was obsessed with it. Sometimes letting go of the little guy was a tough choice for her, like whether to drop the frog and take a treat instead. She'd take the treat eventually, but it took some deliberating. Oh my, she was attached! At bed time there would be no rest unless the little green friend was by her side. Now that she is feeling better and back to her exuberant self, the little frog isn't her constant companion as before. Still he's never too far away, and she likes to keep him snug at night yet. Maybe she thinks he'll turn into a prince dog.

One Bed is Better than Two

Riley has her own soft, comfy bed; however, she much prefers sharing with her BFF Della. The trouble is (for Della) Riley is a bed hog. She encroaches and encroaches until she infiltrates all the bed space. (Della gradually gets nudged over to an edge of the bed and then retreats for a different bed, even though she was the first one on the now Riley-dominated bed.) It's all about Riley after all, and Della is an easygoing girl.

Screen Door Blues

Earlier this summer, Riley crashed through the screen door leading to the deck. She was startled by the experience and had seemed to learn from it with a few close put-on-the-brakes skids following the initial "accident" but no actual contact with the door. While she continued to be excited to get to the deck, she appeared to be aware of the screen and its boundary. So we thought. Then one day her friend Della was already on the deck and Riley was so thrilled to see her that she forgot all about the screen or didn't see it (again) and blasted through it. This time she bent the frame and tore the mesh. Sadly deck season is nearly over, and the screen door was a summer casualty.

Deck Time With Della

Deck time with Della is frolicking fun until the warning bell sounds, which consists of Della's fierce growls and barks - meaning ENOUGH, and then it's everyone to her corner.

Water is for Ducks and Della

Della will find water if there is any to be found. She is not above wallowing in a mud hole like a pig. There's no doubt that she's a Lab; she's true to the trait of being water loving. Some have speculated that Riley is part Labrador. Well if that's the case she did not inherit the water lovin' gene. She prefers to watch Della take a dip from dry ground, keeping her feet and everything else out of the water.