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There's dry kibbles in Lexi's food bowl in the kitchen, I guess they are free-feeding her, although Lori does know Lexi needs to be walked more and probably loose a few pounds. But overall Lexi looks really good, beautiful coat with long feathers as always. Her eyes are clear, and I did not smell anything bad from her ears when I was scratching them either. She did have a couple fur mats, but Lori said Lexi is due to go to the beauty salon. |
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Lori said that when they had their roof fixed, she talked to the vet and gave Lexi some sedatives on the first day when the roofers came, because she was worried about the hammer, etc. noise scaring Lexi. But when she came home from work, Lori saw Lexi's eyes were really droopy and walked with a stagger. |
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Then I asked if I could take Lexi for a walk. Lori asked if I want to go by myself or we all go together. I told her if the kids want to go too, then we could all go. Lori asked the kids and we all decided to go for a walk. When Lexi saw Lori taking the leash off the door knob, she was really excited, but she sat when Lori told her to, to put on her leash. |
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I asked Lori about Lexi with other dogs. She said that Lexi still sees the male senior Lab at the bus stop regularly, but she makes a lot of noises when meeting new dogs. Even though we all know Lexi knows her limits and would never attack another dog, and would back down and quiet down when the other dog approach and sniff despite her initial barking, Lori said both she and most of the other dog owners can't get over the initial barking and mostly keep the dogs apart. Lori said if she sees the other dog first, then she can get Lexi's attention, but if Lexi sees the other dog first, then she would bark. Lexi also barked by the back door; Lori said she saw a squirrel. I asked and Lori said Lexi chases the cats in the neighborhood when they see them. Lori said it's probably because she herself isn't a cat person. But I told her Lexi chased my cat too when she lived with me, however it was only about once a week after I trained her not to (she got treats if she stayed still while the cat was next to her; Lexi's very food motivated). Lori said Lexi has been very good this year, compare to the first year, when they all were adjusting. Erin and Ethan took out a dog treat from the kitchen cupboard, and Lexi ate it immediately. |
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Once we were outside, Lori asked me if I want to take the leash, and I said yes. Gosh, after walking an arthritic senior (Tara) for the past five months and a small (35-pound) Springer (Keely) for six months before that, I didn't realize what a difference it is to walk a young and large Springer. It brought back memories of walking Jake, although of course Lexi does not pull as badly as Jake. Overall Lexi kept the leash slack, but every once a while when she does decide to pull, it kept all my strength to just stand in place and not be pulled over by her. |
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And she waited at the front door while Lori put on her shoes, even when the kids opened and went through the door. |
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And another family had a scene of a person falling through ice while ice skating. We walked past by a house that had their garage door open. I saw a Bichon loose in the garage with her owners. I heard the owner said something like, "Go get it", and the Bichon came running toward Lexi. Lexi saw the little dog and immediately started lunging and barking. I couldn't believe how strong she was and it took all I got just to stand in place and not to get pulled over or toward the Bichon. I really wish I had the treat bag with freeze dried liver treats with me then. Anyways, right before the Bichon reached Lexi, the Bichon's owner came and got their dog. We kept walking for another 20 minutes or so. It's a really nice neighborhood for walking. |
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We walked through one street in which all the houses were decorated for the holiday season. In the pictures, there was one family who had a display of vegetarian Christmas dinner. |
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