My new Garden Buddy

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jul 08, 2005 11:20 pm

Tegan is my new garden helper. She absolutely loves helping Mommy in the garden and I have to be careful what I say. Cause if I mention garden she thinks she is going out NOW!

She has this habit of sticking her head thru the fence by the pond, to watch things going on down the street.

Debbie

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jul 08, 2005 11:26 pm

Tegan is so pretty! Looks like the word "cookie" is a world wide attention getter.

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jul 08, 2005 11:31 pm

She is such a good girl.

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jul 08, 2005 11:37 pm

OED, yep sht wakes up when we say cookie.

I think she has also found out there is a chipmunk around, I've had to get her to back down out of some of the raised beds.

Debbie

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jul 09, 2005 4:20 am

Awwww......she has the sweetest face, Debbie! Give her a pat from Lucy!

Thanks from sharing!!

Linda P · Post by **Linda P** » Jul 09, 2005 7:49 am

She looks like a real sweetheart. Love that pic of her looking through the fence. Give her a pat from me too!
Linda P

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jul 09, 2005 9:08 am

Don't you love that 'when ya coming back?' look. Here's one of our Lady wanting answers also

I didn't take her with me to give the neighbor a hand with his shed he was building. The twin was at the back fence behind his yard, hoping for an open gate.

PeggyC · Post by **PeggyC** » Jul 09, 2005 10:23 am

Awwww, those are sweet pics of Tegan! Love the one with her head through the fence!

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jul 09, 2005 10:36 pm

Thanks everyone. She is such a sweet dog, she has the best loving personality I've seen in a dog in a very long time.

This is her first year in the garden and she is loving it! so many things for her to sniff and explore.

Jane what a cute pic! What kind of dog is that? a spaniel of some kind? The fur looks sort of wavy.

Debbie

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jul 10, 2005 12:07 am

Yes, she's a cocker with a curl!

So your baby has never had access to the garden before or is she new to your family?

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » Jul 10, 2005 2:20 am

Jane, Tegan is my hubby's 3 year old guide dog and she was only allowed in the garden if she was attached by leash to hubs. I had another small ill temptered dog that was my garden buddy and he was quite jealous of sharing his garden space so I never had Tegan in the garden much last year.

But because we had the small dog put to sleep last November I don't have to worry about Tegan getting bitten by the little dog anymore so Tegan is now allowed in the garden.

She is very good in the garden and is pretty careful where she walks. She didn't want to walk around the hostas at first,,I have a big Minuteman by the patio steps and she would just stop and I'd have to show her how to go around it.

She has also noticed the pond now and is quite interested in the frog spitting out the water, I just hope she doesn't decide to go for a swim. I think she thinks the frog is like the hose and she wants to get a drink from it like she does from the hose.

She is having a great time and she also doesn't bark or growl at people or dogs walking down the sidewalk. The total opposite of the little dog.

She enjoys herself very much. She likes to look thru the fence and watch people playing tennis in the park across the street and likes to watch people and dogs walking down the street too! She also keeps me company,,,and now I'm trying to teach her to bite at the black flies and mosquitoes.. but don't tell hubs.

Debbie

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jul 11, 2005 7:47 am

She sounds like a treasure for you both

Animals just know don't they. WHen they are given special privleges, and if they like it, the behave well. She's precious.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jul 11, 2005 7:58 pm

What a sweet looking girl you have there! Just want to give her a big ole hug she looks so gentle.