Wordy Wednesday: Busy, Busy!

Tails wagging from Texas! We've had a busy week so far. Normally I'm a big fan of Wordless Wednesdays, but since I haven't gotten the chance to post for a few days this will be more of a catch-up post!

New mosaic 1/4 mile markers on our walking path!

So we've had a busy week. Not just dog stuff, some people stuff too, but we'll talk about the dog stuff here! First of all...we have an Instagram account now: @huskygirlblog. If you want to see more pictures of the pack, check out our Instagram - we'll have dog photos and videos as well as featuring some of the other pets in the family.

Second, we have around 15 new collar designs to put on our Etsy store. We assemble a "model collar" so our customers can see what the finished product will look like, but our store collars are custom made once ordered. Once we have our "model collar" perfected, we get photos of it both on and off the dogs, then organize all our information and the best photos. I have a lot of collars to sew, a big batch of photos to organize and then the new listings should be available! These new designs are super cute.

We've also been working on Luka's socialization. He's a very shy puppy! Although he loves playing with other dogs of all ages and sizes, new people still scare him. We've been going on walks near parks and playgrounds at less busy times so he gets a chance to see people. Giving him chances to watch people without being forced to interact with them is already making a huge difference and we'll continue with these special walks.

Luka especially loves our 30-foot training leads, which give him a chance to be more independent and really explore the environment. Yesterday, before the storms hit, I brought him to a local park with lots of playground equipment. Since there were no families around, Luka and I explored and he had a lot of new experiences! Initially the weird shapes, movable parts and bright colors were scary, but soon enough he was having fun and oblivious to the new things.

Yesterday afternoon the storms hit hard, and it's been raining off and on since. We've managed a few visits to the apartment's dog park between downpours, but mostly the dogs have been stuck indoors. Luckily Luka is easily amused by his toys and Katara's pretty lazy as huskies go, so it hasn't been too rough. Still we've been enlisting the aid of training sessions, food puzzles, frozen kongs and chews to see us through. Yesterday evening Katara devoured the beef trachea from this month's BarkBox - yum!

This week when I'm not working on the Etsy shop, I'll be typing up some new blog posts. I have some informative posts to draft and am also feeling inspired to do a new dog treat recipe post soon. Keep your ears pricked for new content, and I hope your week is as busy-but-fun as ours has been so far.

PS: Eva the hybrid conure has picked up a new phrase - "Gimme kiss!". She even ends it with a little smacking kiss sound! Her other phrase is "Hey bird", and she's working on a few more. Hopefully we'll catch it on video soon.