Winks at HOME

Hey Winks Fans
Just thought I would share this with any of you still reading our blog.
John and Joanne, Winks's Mom and Dad....how cool to be able to type that....Anyway I have received a few email updates on their boy.
Winks and his new brother Rocky are getting along very well, Winks a respectful southern gentlemen really likes his new bro...he ate his food as soon as he got to the house....but he did it nicely!   John and Joanne are working that out. 
He slept under a rocker in the bedroom of his Mom and Dad right next to his brother Rocky....Winks wasn't to interested in his new dog bed...but Rock loves his!
Mom took her boys for a long walk this morning that everyone enjoyed.... 

Winks discovered the deer in the field across the road from his very own home.....and he promptly went into protection mode and Rocky who has never cared if the deer were there before, joined in....

"Yeah you old deer get right on out of here, we are some really tough little dudes...

and I got myself a new brave little big brother!"

"But Pa I'ma really tired...been barkin at them deer"

"Yup that's my bro...Rocky...he's a watchin for them deer"

So there you have it Winks fans just one more dog that has found his Forever Family because so many people cared...Donna who saved Winks from the kill shelter and fostered him until he could get up here....All the people that drove the cars...that got him north....Julie who works so hard to keep the postings on Petfinders and the links to the blogs current and she also takes tons of photos.... But most important of all, Lori the woman that started Fluffy Dog with a dream to save a few dogs and has now saved over 958...each dog she has arranged to have transported, found a foster home to take them in, arranged for the fosters to get food, spay and neutered them, brought many back to health, arranged fundraisers and cheered every dog and person along to the end goal...a home for just one more dog.

Check this out   The Saved Parade 

Four legged creatures teach us to be better two legged creatures

Hello Winks Fans.....
I am so happy to tell anyone still reading that Winks found his very own home today!
John and Joanne, who have a 10 year old Bichon..Rocky; just left my driveway with their little imp Winks....
He was so polite and wonderful meeting them that it was love at first sight....
So now Winks has his own Forever Family.  I knew this day would come...with tears...I always cry....I miss him already.  But I know he will be happy and have a wonderful new life with people that will love him and a brother to play with....
Every-time I foster, I fall in love and I learn from each dog something new and they make me a better person.
Thank you Winks
The Lady

Rollin Rollin Rollin Keep the Doggies Rollin....

I was out in the big fenced backyard with the dogs and I'm more the pleased to report that only one warning ut..ut..ut...was uttered and when he heard it, he backed away and sat down, he never ceases to amaze me.

"Good Boy, what a great smart boy you are" 

"Yup..got it...do not jump...just look"

"Just taken in the view"

The dogs were all checking out this and sniffing that......then it started...the rollin...rollin...rollin....I found myself singing that song....OMG am I showing my age.....keep those doggie rolling rawhide....

Jake started it

"Dudes my back is like....totally...like itchy...boy like....man does this feel good"

Then Mollie Maie got in the act

"This does feel really good...amazing.  Jake you are normally so weird...man 

I can't believe you thought of this "

Winks was not to be out done 

"Yes sir-ree-Bob got to luv grass on the back"

After all the grass rolling I came to the conclusion a bath had to be in order...washing off all that winter...right on the deck...then off for a walk to dry out the coat....it was just like my own little bit of heaven.  I washed the two big dogs...scrubbed them down...rinsed them off....

Last year I made a great purchase...it is a "Y" hose..like thing.  I hook it up to the cold and hot water lines for my washer...then I hook the hose up to that...then I put the hose on the deck and it is instant...."At the Dog Wash"....

Wish I could report that Mollie and Jake just stand there and let me hose them down....that would be a lie...

But I can report with all honesty that Winks played in the yard with his ball and just watched and hung out and not one ut..ut..ut was spoken...didn't go anywhere near the fence...really enjoyed the fact that Molz and Jake were getting a bath...nah..nah...nah....

Winks will get his bath and blow dry tomorrow night in the tub, because.....

We have a secret....with a code....J & J just might be coming to visit on Friday....and J & J just might be interested in getting to know all about a Winks and a Prayer.......

Thanks for considering a Fluffy Dog as your Forever Friend..

The Lady

The Great Escape

Hello Winks Fans....
Now I have told you that Winks is 26 lb that he is all of 14" at the shoulders, that he is an imp, that he loves to chew on stuff that good dogs are not supposed too, but say "NO" give him his toy or bone and all is fine.  You know that he is sleeping loose in the house, no problemo, that he stayed loose in the house with the big dogs, while I was out yesterday.....good boy!
Do we have a story for you!

The Characters

Winks as Steve McQueen

"Really I have no idea what this Lady is talkin about"

Mollie Maie: Steve's Collaborator

"Why are you including me in this...I only went with him once...

then I told him not to do it again, really"

Jake...The Informant

"Lady you are like totally reckin my image...man I'm not a snitch"

The Scene of the Crime

The Backyard...Fence

First you need to know that my deck meets the house right next to the fence and there are a couple of missing balusters...so there is a hole that is right next to the fence and from the deck the fence is about 1-1/2'. 
Had I been a better photographer, or investigator you would have seen this better...
A little back story for you.....
Last week I was on the phone in the living room, dogs were outside, I looked out the window and Winks was in the front yard, not good....So out the front door I went..."Winks Come" and he did...Good Dog.  
I assumed that he was going through the hole, off the deck, over the fence.....so I blocked it with wood and chairs.....Good thinking Lady! No more escapes.....
Sunday when I was out of town...Danny-the-dog-sitter put the dogs out, jumped in his car and went to the gas station for coffee...guess he is not familiar with a coffee pot, on the counter.  While he was gone...15 minutes....Bill and Chantille, my neighbors,  had just gotten up themselves, put Lacy the Puggle out and low and behold suddenly there in their front yard Mollie and Winks appeared.  Bill walked them home and put them in the house just as Danny-the-dog-sitter arrived back with his coffee.  They discussed the events and all again was well.
Comes Monday, I worked, took the dogs for a 2 mile walk then went out left Winks with the big dogs in the house.  Very proudly I blogged to all of you that Winks is a Good Boy, no more crate.  While I'm bragging and typing my story the dogs, all three are in the backyard. Suddenly I hear Jake and Molz going off the rails barking....I get up....go out the back door...
"What is going on...."  
Mollie is on the deck looking at me like..... 
"I had nothing to do with this"  
Jake, remember Jake the informant, well he is at the fence, front feet up on the fence and he is going nuts...
"The little dude is out of the yard man...totally...like across the street, no fair, totally not cool"
I look across the street and Winks is running around hair just a flying..here comes Bill...
"Hey little guy, you better go home..."
I open the gate, close the gate and head out to retrieve my charge...
"Winks Come...what are you doing....how are you doing this?"
Back in the house we go...once again all is well, kind of....
After dinner last night I went out with the dogs into the big fenced backyard, we were not out there 2 second and Winks the imp is running toward the fence and he bounds up, grabs the top with his to little hairy feet and over he goes...turns and looks at me..
"Lady, I am so cool...did you see that????"
Yes I did, I opened the gate and he ran right back into the big fenced backyard.....I was so thoroughly amazed that this little tiny cute hairy thing could clear a 4' fence I had absolutely nothing to say.  Winks is so impressed with himself that he is running at full-tilt-boogie around the yard, jumping on Jake, jumping on Mollie having the time of his life....then off to the fence again!  
This time I'm ready just as he starts his jump....
"Winks...NO!"...he stopped.....looked right at me....as if I had just racked the best trick in the world!
Now he can not go out in the big fenced backyard without me...he is bummed...I'm bummed....we are working on this...new rule..
"Don't jump the Fence" 
So there you go...the little dude is doing his very best Steve McQueen and I'm trying to figure out what to do next.
Thanks for considering a Fluffy Dog as your Forever Friend...
I just hope you have a 6' fence....
The Lady


All is not lost...I researched 
HOW TO STOP YOUR DOG FROM JUMPING THE FENCE
Check out these links...got to love Google!
Fence Jumping Tip
Dog Obedience Advice
So there you have it Fluffy Dog Friends I will work on these tips....
Winks is smart, he is quick to learn and he did stop when I said "NO"  when he stopped I said good boy and praised him, got a ball and started playing with him.  When he comes I praise him more...I have not said "NO" unless I see him starting to go...
He has not be upstairs in a few days...
He stays out of the kitchen, with lots of reminding, and as soon as he is out..."Good Boy....what a very Good Boy"  
So with positive reinforcement....correction only when he is about to go and being in the yard with him....he will lean this new rule too!
I recommend that if you are his Forever Family that you read these tips and take the advise to heart...as soon as you introduce him to his new yard get him started with what is expected and what is not.  
A Terrier can become a Terrorizer if they do not have a strong leader...so really think about the kind of dog you want, the kind of dog you need before you consider any dog.   I love this little guy he is calm in the house and fun to be with and he challenges me to be a better dog person...Got to Love that! 
The Lady 

He Passed the Test!

Everybody say Yeah...Ya Who...Yippee....
Had to go out this afternoon and after all the fussing last night I took the big step of leaving Winks loose in the house with the big dogs...Took a deep breath and out the door I went.
I was gone for 2-1/2 hours and I came home to GOOD DOGS!
Not a thing out of place...well, to be honest toys and bones everywhere, but that's how it goes living with dogs....
The decorative pillows on the sofa..check and in order...the garbage..check in the can...dirty dishes on the counter...still there.  Winks is way to short for this dastardly deed...but Mollie and Jake have been culprits in the past...cat food..check still on the second floor and still in the bowl....computer cords.....all working just fine!  

"Yup I'ma good ol' dog, no more crate for me" 

Just had to brag on the boy....

Thanks for considering a Fluffy Dog for your Forever Friend

The Lady  

Long Weekend....

Hi and thanks for checking back with us
It was a long weekend, a very good friend of mine birthday was Sunday....another really good friend was in Chicago for business...so in all our wisdom we went to the city....for St Patty's day.....
Danny, an old friend, came and spent Saturday night with the dogs....Winks was a little unsure of him when they met Saturday afternoon but Danny reports that they were great buds by Saturday night...and as Winks had fallen asleep next to him on the couch...Danny elected to sleep there with him all night.  Does the word spoiled come to mind?
As it has been so warm I have windows opened and the back door open with the screen door locked...like who is really coming in here to bother me....three dogs...don't think so.
Last night I was so tired....Winks and Jake decided that they need to bark at every sound....Mollie, not a peep..."Boys it is nothing" 
Now this is like the third or fourth night of opened windows and no reaction...why last night?  I need to sleep off St. Patty's.... 
"Guys what is going on?"  
" Jake in your crate...shut-up"
"Winks no go lay down"
Nothing was working, I would just get back to sleep and it would start again....long night....I put Winks in his crate and boy did that make him mad...he barked and whined and barked and whined and barked and whined.  I keep thinking he would settled down any second now....25 minutes later he did.  He is so used to being out of the crate at night, amazing how fast they adjust, and Danny sleeping with him on the couch, and Jake joining in with each sound....
Tonight I going to put on the AC, I need a good nights rest!
So if you're out there Forever Family, be ready for Winks the Protector...I do think that if you don't have a Cat Land in your bedroom, you will find a Fluffy Little guy in your bed....and just maybe he will be quieter there!
Thanks for considering a Fluffy Dog as your Forever Friend!
The Lady