The Dog Chronicles...

I've gotten very little done because of the dog - he's still here, we've not heard anything from anyone who knows who he belongs to.  He can be a bit of a sad dog,

but the more he's with us the better-behaved he is.  He does seem pretty smart, and is surprisingly well-behaved (most of the time).

He's not allowed to be 'free' in the house without supervision as the house is so not puppy-proofed, particularly for one so big, and to protect the other dogs just-in-case, as he is bigger than all of them.

And he's getting along more-or-less with the rest of the pack (Boss Dog is taking her day-long nap so is not in the picture),

though he likes to pester the spaniel.  Whether it's because they are both boys (and he's not fixed - yet), the spaniel is always with me while the girls are usually not, or something else I'm not sure.  Some of it is definitely the dominance thing, but some of it I'm not sure.  Lazy Girl mostly avoids him, and Boss Dog... bosses him. :-)

Last night he broke out of the crate and got hold of:

My specially-ordered silk hankie from Corgi Hill Farm. :-(  I don't know if it's salvageable yet as my hands are super-rough right now, but I'm bummed.


I haven't been able to do hardly any craft stuff, especially as on top of everything else I am coming down with whatever is going around, though I did try staining the niddy noddy for the Mazurka.  I'm not sure I like the color so much, though.

 I have all the pieces sanded except the drive wheel and the base.  I must say I'm a bit surprised as to the poor quality of the turning and finishing - there is a spot where the gouge slipped and dented the wood, poorly-cut threads, splintery areas around holes....  How disappointing, but probably mostly not noticeable if you're only looking at it after it's been stained and assembled.