There are a lot of great reasons to have three labs. They’re more adorable (have you seen their three little faces together?!). They play together constantly, something Lucy and Linus had never really established. With only two dogs, one often wanted to play while the other was sleeping; now, two dogs are always up for a romp. Well Sally and at least one other dog anyway. And they’re more of a pack. When it was just L and L, he would do what he wanted, and she would do her own thing as well. But now that there are three, there are many more instances when they all follow the lead of another dog. If one dog goes out, another will; if two dogs are out, why wouldn’t the third just go check it out, too? Whether it’s Sally in particular or just the addition of the third dog, they are much more united as a group than they were when it was just L & L.
But three dogs is not without a downside. Because with three labs, even though two of them might be zonked out tired, one is always a little off schedule. Sometimes it’s Lucy, silent-barking for attention or slamming her dishes; occasionally it’s Linus, staying up late to chew his bone; and most often it’s Sally whose eyes pop open the instant play enters her mind (5:30am is an ideal time). Occasionally, she will roll over in bed and land on a bone she had discarded the night before. So elated to find a toy, she will wake up and promptly begin chewing. L and L would never consider such ridiculousness. And once Sally is up, she’s Really Up. Which is why the four of us got up early this morning, to let G get a couple extra snoozes. And even now, Lucy has fetched her ball a few times and is winding down; Linus is asleep on the love seat in the living room (wondering why he doesn’t ever get to sleep anymore and why two dogs now eye his food hungrily each morning); and Sally is bouncing around like a jack rabbit with a bone — that she stole from Linus the instant his eyelids fell — hoping someone will play along with her.
Rain is coming today, and the clouds are moving in quickly. At 8, a heating and cooling expert is coming to clean out our HVAC and ensure it is season-ready. After that, we hoped to go to the dog park, measure the backyard, check out a garden sale… but imminent rain might postpone all of those activities.
Before I head up to shower, here are a few other pics from Charleston:
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