Ava Makes Her Own Entertainment

Ava is here for an extended stay while Barb attends to important business in KC and Omaha. We understand that Warren Buffet and Bill Gates may be involved, and hopefully lots of new business. She is quite a laid back dog, happy to sleep on your lap if you are in the recliner, not so happy about having to sleep in her bed instead of yours, and a self-starter when it comes to playing. I came home this afternoon, took Ava out, and started making a list for a grocery trip later in the afternoon. Ava got her favorite purple squeaky kong octopus out and started tossing it around to entertain herself. Quite by chance the camera was close when I caught her in a frequent pose of hers--lounging on the lowest step like it's her special carpeted banquette. She has been known to toss a ball up the stairs and let it roll down for amusement as well.

Ava is also one of those rare dogs that will watch television if animals are featured. The evening news had a clip of a dancing parrot that she liked. There also were some dogs jumping off diving boards into a pool to catch frisbees. She thought that was cool, too.

Tomorrow we have another cool surprise for our canine guest. Doug is coming in from Florida to spend three days with us. We can't wait to see how they get along.