What did your pet(s) do today?

[Kenna]

Originally Posted by Orema

Ants

I feel like they're my pets because there have been so many of them for so long. I've been fighting them for over a month. It's as if I live on an ant hill. I think all my neighbors have been spraying for ants and the ants have found refuge at my crib—until yesterday. Yesterday Eric came by and sprayed and things are better. Much better. So, my temporary pets are singing the blues.

Peppermint Oil...safe, non toxic...a little goes a long way...Ants HATE it and will not cross over it. Use Q-tips soaked in the oil, spread it around all your windows and door thresholds, around all your plumbing pipes at the floor or where they come in from basement, around your dryer vent...etc.

What did my pets do...drive me insane today.

[Soft*Silver]

its also why we planted peppermint all around the foundations of our houses out in the country. It kept the ants out of the house...

Originally Posted by Kenna

Peppermint Oil...safe, non toxic...a little goes a long way...Ants HATE it and will not cross over it. Use Q-tips soaked in the oil, spread it around all your windows and door thresholds, around all your plumbing pipes at the floor or where they come in from basement, around your dryer vent...etc.

What did my pets do...drive me insane today.

[Gayandgray]

Argued over their toys and barked at the deer in the backyard.

[Soft*Silver]

we just got home from work...my husband is down at the Dollar Store, buying a tv remote.

Moon Baby (the dog) had an anxious day at the house while we were at work. I came home to a chewed to itty bitty black pieces, tv remote...

she got locked in her crate with the remote taped to it so she would understand. (dont mention horse-cart analogies please. LOL)

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Kenna

Peppermint Oil...safe, non toxic...a little goes a long way...Ants HATE it and will not cross over it. Use Q-tips soaked in the oil, spread it around all your windows and door thresholds, around all your plumbing pipes at the floor or where they come in from basement, around your dryer vent...etc.

What did my pets do...drive me insane today.

Thanks for this tip, Kenna. I still saw a few ants after Eric sprayed and I bought 4 ounces of peppermint oil. That took care of the remaining ants. I'm down to seeing one or maybe two a day and that's really good. I have Dr. Bonners Peppermint Liquid Soap and will start using that more often, too.

It's so good to be free of ants

[Kenna]

Originally Posted by Orema

Thanks for this tip, Kenna. I still saw a few ants after Eric sprayed and I bought 4 ounces of peppermint oil. That took care of the remaining ants. I'm down to seeing one or maybe two a day and that's really good. I have Dr. Bonners Peppermint Liquid Soap and will start using that more often, too.

It's so good to be free of ants

You're very welcome. Put it anywhere you think they're getting in. My gramma would even put a few drops around her electrical outlets in her old house, and made sure she refreshed it around windows and doors after any big rain. When I relocate my hummingbird feeders soon, I'll use it on the shepard's hooks. I'm tired of cleaning out feeders and finding a swarm of drowned ants. I wish it wasn't so expensive (my little bottle $20), or I'd spray my garden with it (cussing at fire ants)...

Keeping with thread....my old dog nearly took my fingers off when I offered him a "pizza bone"...
My baby goat cried loudly until I fed her cookies.
My baby chickens got their pictures posted on craigslist...
And my turtle was very mad at me for feeding her diced up cabbage instead of her favorite cucumber.

[cinnamongrrl]

My dogs melded very nicely with my mother's.

It probably didn't hurt that her dog, Bella, is my dog's daughter. (Her father is my poodle Jacques)

The only occurrence of aggression was when a toy was being argued over. Nice to know I can bring my dogs over to play in the yard while I visit

[Soft*Silver]

Moon Baby is too intelligent and witty!

In the morning, she loves to come wake me up. She will lick my hand, and if that doesnt budge me, she jumps up on the bed and lays down next to me and rolls around until I put my hand on her.

This Monday and Tuesday, I had opportunity to sleep in. I did not want to get up. We have a doggie door so she did not have to rely on me to let her out and we free feed, so she wasnt going hungry. She just wanted me UP.

So when licking me and rolling around on me didnt work, she ran downstairs and went to her toy box in the living room, grabbed a squeaky toy, then ran up the steps and came back to our bedroom. She laid on the floor, squeaking that damn toy vigorously! She would not let up until I groaned and got out of bed...both days!

I love this dog and am amazed at how smart she is!

(I am smarter...I am hiding that damn toy tonight because I AM going to sleep in tomorrow! LOL)

[Soft*Silver]

omg! I hid the squeakie and did she NOT find it already! This is now a game...for both of us! LOL

[NavyButch]

The new addition to My home (Lilly) is settling in great. She slept through the night and only got up when she heard Me use the bathroom- I gave her some pets and she went back to sleep. She is eating great and has used the litter box. I think she is going to be just fine.

Now to figure out a name for her.

[cinnamongrrl]

I haven't talked about it here but my mother's pit bull, Mae Mobley, had to be put down recently.

Her other dog, Bella, had become very depressed because of the loss. The only time she perked up was when I visited with my three dogs....

SO.....

My mother has asked if my tiniest dog, Bitsy, can stay and be part of the family. She gets along well with Bella and just LOVES the fenced yard my mother has as well as the treats she is showered with.

I know she will be in good hands...but I will miss my littlest furbaby. I do know its a better fit for her. She's a puppy and she needs lots of love and attention and I do work a lot.

I will demand video chats with her weekly though

[IrishAmazon]

The boys met a fly in the house today, chased it into the bathroom slid around the bathtub as I winced in fear of what would get broken, as I swatter them out the dang fly found its way in to the shower so they tried for a while to catch it through the glass.

I love to watch them so engaged an hunting!