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Post by Mumsey on Dec 9, 2018 4:44:50 GMT -5
She has that look of determination on her sweet face! What a gem she is!
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Dec 9, 2018 13:11:03 GMT -5
She really has become a beauty, soft silky fur, a proud but affectionate and amiable stance. I'll bet she keeps you warm on these cold winter days and nights!
BTW, I love the wood floor in your living room.
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Post by desertwoman on Dec 9, 2018 13:14:43 GMT -5
omg pea- she has grown so much. What a beauty.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Dec 9, 2018 13:36:24 GMT -5
Great-looking dog! Aussies are awesome.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Dec 9, 2018 13:51:09 GMT -5
BTW, I love the wood floor in your living room. Thanks Wood floors in all rooms except kitchen and bath. Debating whether to put in kitchen or not, but water can really damage a wood floor. No rugs except scatter ones like at the kitchen sink.
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Post by desertwoman on Dec 9, 2018 14:01:24 GMT -5
. Debating whether to put in kitchen or not, The bathroom we use the most and the kitchen have wood floors and they are holding up well. In fact they have been in these rooms for decades. They were refinished about 12-15 years ago (before we moved in) and look like the day we moved in. We have a throw rug in the bath but nothing in the kitchen.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Dec 9, 2018 15:54:29 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker , I'll be refinishing my hardwood floors (hopefully) sometime next year as well as covering up the deterioaring linoleum in the kitchen. I was thinking of something that is waterproof and looks like wood. A neighbhor has plastic wood appearing flooring. I'll check that out; I don't like the idea of plastic and I'm not sure how durable it is, but it's better than the linoleum that's deteriorating now. I'm wondering if wood flooring can be finished to protect against water and kitchen spills. If I learn anything along the way, I'll let you know.
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Post by desertwoman on Dec 9, 2018 16:57:35 GMT -5
I'm wondering if wood flooring can be finished to protect against water and kitchen spills. yes, absolutely can. I don't know what they used on our wood floors (kitchen and bath)- it was already finished when we bought the place, but I think it is varathane. As I mentioned- they are holding up beautifully. No water damage at all. We've been here 9 years and our kitchen is very active. Our main bathroom is mostly just the two of us using it. We have a rug outside the shower that also runs along the 2 sinks, to soak wet feet from showers. No water damage, whatsoever.
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 10, 2018 4:46:30 GMT -5
Having a large dog we opted away from hardwood floors. DS had an Aussie for a few months when he first moved into his new house. That dog put scratches in the flooring.
We have vinyl plank in bathroom and kitchen, looks like wood. Indestructible unless a really heavy sharp object is moved across it, like a stove or fridge. That happened when they were putting our kitchen back together. The scratch was easily repaired with brown magic marker, can't even see it.
Since I hate wiping up water from floors, I have a large indoor/outdoor carpet in the kitchen. I haul it outside and hose it off a couple times a year. Part of the attic area will have vinyl plank also.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jan 10, 2019 10:57:23 GMT -5
Jesse he IS the funniest dog I have ever had. Besides loving the frisbee play we do almost daily she also loves her food, treats.
Yesterday I was washing the dishes in the morning and until I turned around I did not see what she had done. She stared at me intently. Ok I got the hint! She had opened the door to the dog/cat supplies in a cabinet under the microwave and toaster oven...treats, bones, elk horns.... And she was at a perfect sit in front of the opened door...watching me, she was so polite! .... she wanted a biscuit that I put into one of her kong toys...I couldn't help but laugh...so I took out a treat from the bag and put it into her kong which she has learned if it drops on the floor sometimes a piece breaks off then falls out. It is easier to get the rest out. So she proceeded to do just that. She will drop it several times! I guess not enough fell out so she laid on her mat and worked at it a few more minutes and finished it.
This morning she spent about 1/2hr picking up the kong and dropping it with high hopes.
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Post by desertwoman on Jan 10, 2019 14:02:41 GMT -5
She Jesse he IS the funniest dog And smart too!
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Post by wheelgarden1 on Jan 10, 2019 21:00:00 GMT -5
She will learn your spoken and body language, as you will hers, and well beyond that. That's what Aussies do.
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Post by Mumsey on Jan 11, 2019 4:00:07 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker, I can see Jesse doing that! Princess does it with her nyla bones. I stuff treats into the holes on the ends and she "throws" them on the floor in hopes that something comes out. She only throws them in the basement though. She must get the best results there.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jan 11, 2019 9:03:57 GMT -5
I didn't know nylabones had holes to do that! I will look for that. Another thing she likes...the rope toys with the knots on it and open end strings I will rub cheese into the threads and along the indented pieces so that the cheese becomes a part of the strings and threads! Always looking for ways to occupy her mind
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Post by Mumsey on Jan 11, 2019 17:51:19 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker , They are ones that have a center slot for a long stick treat, which you can buy but I don't, very expensive. You can cut a carrot to fit that space. We just use the ends and use soft treats to stuff in the ends, with a dab of peanut butter under them. Pupperoni sticks can be cut up and fit in there nicely. Menard's has them, have also seen them at pet stores, but pricier there.
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