Thursday News Flash!

EG wore his harness last night. OUTSIDE!

So EG's been really door darting a lot lately and he's had quite a bit of success getting outside when Daddy comes in the house and isn't really paying attention. And if he's not trying to get outside, he stands at the door and screams (especially when Titus is outside doing his outside bidness - and Titus says it's really, really distracting when you're trying to dookie and somecat is screaming and screaming - hee hee). So last night, Titus was outside doing his thing and EG was doing his usual - standing at the back door, screaming at the top of his lungs. So Mama said, "Fine, EG. You want to do this, we'll do it." She got his harness (which she hasn't tried on him in months) and leash. All in one big swoop, she wrangled him into his harness (thanking Titus for giving her lots of practice in getting a giant, wiggly white dawg into a harness as fast as possible at walk time) and deposited him on the patio. (All the while, that harness was stealing his bones! and making him paralyzed! and I was powerless to help my brother because I was hiding behind the dryer.) So EG is standing on the patio, all by himself, and Mama is letting him (because she has the other end of the leash, but don't tell him because he doesn't know that part). And he's super confused because he's 1) OUTSIDE (score!), but 2) boneless and paralyzed. So he did this boneless, creepy crawly maneuver to the edge of the patio and then he flopped down and rolled around. And then he sat up and sniffed all the good OUTSIDE smells. And he was starting to feel a little more comfy and then Smokey (the barky dawg next door) started barking at him and he got a little askeered. But then Smokey's mom yelled at him and he quit barking and EG calmed down. And then Titus figured out what was going on and started trying to play RAWR with EG, but that kinda askeered EG, which Titus thought was funny because he knew that he could play with EG and EG couldn't chomp his ears. So finally Mama decided to bring the boys back in the house and I was super glad because I missed them all when they were out there. She also thought that maybe EG would be cured of his screaming at the door thing, but well, no such luck. Ever since he got a taste of OUTSIDE, he's been screaming more than ever. Mama says she's just going to invest in some ear plugs. We are also very sorry that there is no photographic evidence yet, but Mama couldn't wrangle EG *and* the flashy box at the same time. hee hee All in all, it was a very exciting evening. Plus, Mama was so proud of EG that we all got treats. It was a great night. Whew!

Tazo Tuesday

We have a breaking news report! Last night, while trying to free Earl Grey from the Harness of Death, I put the bitey on the clasp. And it broke! Hee hee! But now Momma says he gets to practice with my Harness of Doom. I say, better him than me.

Momma would like to thank you all for your helpful comments regarding our Harnesses of Death and Doom. Her next plan of action is to confine Titus during our EG's practice sessions, so he won't be tempted to chase EG. Then she's going to try the feather toy distraction trick that Tara suggested. We'll keep you posted.