I Broke Down

and tried the dog bed. Chloe looked so comfortable on it, I had to lay on it.

Wouldn't you know, I fell asleep. I had a nice nap. We still use the dog bed in Daddy's room, especially if Aunt Pat's on the computer for a while. Chloe likes to sleep there at night, too.


Now that the weather's nicer, we've been staying out for longer periods of time. We're checking out the garden and finding nice shady places to sit under the forsythia, the crab tree and the lilac bushes by the house. Chloe and Katie occasionally wander through the garden, doing a closer inspection on what Aunt Pat's been doing. She found out from the ASPCA: Animal Poison Control Center that many of the plants in the back yard are toxic to dogs. She and Daddy dug out the Lily of the Valley, and the Iris to replant elsewhere. Daddy put down weed barrier and stones to mulch around the new plants Aunt Pat put in. They're also trying to dig up the tulips, but Aunt Pat's had a hard time getting down far enough to get them out. They have more things to dig out, but they're almost done. The ASPCA also had a list of plants that are safe, and Aunt Pat's taken it to garden stores when she's gone shopping. She's put in some plants, but needs to get some more for one corner of the back.