Adventures in Dogsitting

After enduring the week of hell--being totally overscheduled during the evenings and working too late on the weekdays--it's finally the weekend. [Big happy sigh.] Ryan and I are staying at his parents' house, watching their house and their dog, Biskette, while they're off snowmobiling in Wyoming. (How cool is that?) It's been interesting for us.

I love Biskette to death, and I love Siena to death. But these dogs couldn't be more different. Siena is 3 months old. Biskette is 13 years old. Siena wants to play all the time. Biskette wants to sleep. Siena wants to snuggle. Biskette wants her own space. Oh, and then there's the fun problem of them only wanting to eat the other one's food. It's been entertaining to say the least. The real saving grace of the situation though is Ryan's parents' backyard setup. They have a big dog-proof backyard and an inside/outside room with doggie door. It's seriously the best thing to throw them out there when things are getting too heated or someone is getting too testy. Right now, Biskette is calmly sleeping by my feet, while Siena is chewing on a plant outside. Ahhhh, peace.

I'm sure I'll have more adventures and hopefully some pictures to share later. I especially need to document that Siena is almost as large as Biskette, which worries me a bit. A friend sent me a picture of some Saint Bernard puppies and they had the same little-orphan-annie eyes as Siena. I'm afraid people. I'm very afraid.