February 7, 2024 • 47 mins
My friend LaNette shares stories about her three pups and such wonderful insight into the way they help us navigate life and seasons while allowing us to be ourselves.
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Julie Jackson (00:02):
Hey, welcome to Happy Tales of Happy Tails, the
podcast where you'll hearstories of the way pups have
touched our hearts and ourlives. So for the next few
minutes, let everything else goand just listen and smile. I'm
your host, Julie Jackson.
Hi, friends. This week, I'msharing a conversation I had
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with my lifelong friend LynetteHammond. She brings such a
beautiful insight about the waythat dogs help us navigate the
challenges of life and even theseasons. I know that you will
enjoy it. So listen and smile.
Hello. Hello, how are you? I'mgood. How are you? I'm great.
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Good. Gosh, it's it's so fun tosee your face live.
LaNette (00:57):
Yes, it's good to see yours. How are you? Good. Thank
Julie Jackson (01:01):
you. Thank you for doing this. Of course,
LaNette (01:04):
I thought when you sent me the message. I was like,
that's awesome. Like, I got somecrazy weird stories. I don't
know if they're published. But
Julie Jackson (01:15):
you know what, I love the funny ones. It's
totally whatever. Whateveryou're comfortable sharing. So
awesome. So tell tell us aboutwho? Okay, hold on. Sorry. I
want to make sure I'm seeingyou. Okay. Tell us about who
you're going to tell us about.
LaNette (01:32):
Gotcha. Well, I've got their three dogs. There's the
oldest is 12. And she's aHavanese. And that's my
daughter's dog. Her name isBella. Okay, she's probably the
least like, cuz she's older andshe just doesn't care. She's the
alpha dog, though. And she willbe is not afraid to let you know
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that. The other two are just theones that make life so
interesting on a day to daybasis. The next oldest is Penny
the golden doodle, which wasmine. And yeah, her name is
Penny and she's six years old.
And then there's the chip ski myson's dog who's three? And she's
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just a hot mess all together.
But he's the smartest onearound.
Julie Jackson (02:24):
And she's is it Sophie Sophia. Is that? Okay?
Okay with the eyes? Yes, she's
LaNette (02:30):
got a blue eye and a brown eye.
Julie Jackson (02:32):
Okay. Okay.
LaNette (02:35):
So that's just who they are, you know, by name and type
of dog. But yeah, personalitywise. So my dog's a golden
doodle. And she I wanted her tobe a therapy dog. Because we got
her the year my dad died. And soand it's funny how we got her
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name. So my dad loved JamesBond, and we were watching the
James Bond movie. And he waslike, I don't know what, you
know, Penny, money pinning. Andso I would pick it up. I thought
I thought, Oh, I'm gonna nameher Penny after money. Penny.
And anyways, so she is justshe's really sweet dog. She has
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a really sweet personality. Butshe's goofy. And I don't know
how smart she is. But she hasher other gifts. He does. She
does. And so like if I'm she'sreally good about. And this is
why I wanted her to be a therapydog. But we never followed
through. She was just alwayslike, when I'm hurting, or I'm
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upset, like she's very attentiveto those things. And she'll
nudge me and she'll, like, justbe right there. Like just right
by me. And it's really cool.
There's times when I am upsetand she'll get up on the couch,
and she'll place her paw on mychest. Oh, and it's it's really
cool. Because it's that's herthing. And that's what she does.
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And it's pretty. It mean it doesa lot like it helps me and
stuff. So she just knows whenmom leaves hugs, because my kids
are older. Like I'm in my son'sroom right now who's like off at
a baseball game and so he's gonea lot. So they it's that
transition of the kids leavingand I'm like so who do I hug
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today? It's so yeah, it's ateacher's very attuned into me
emotionally. But she is so goofylike she's doesn't know cuz I
grew up with a little dog. So Ithink the big dogs think they
are little and they'redefinitely not. And then the
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little dog gets on top of thesofa, like the back part and
they try to do it and then thewhole stuff goes oh my god, what
are we doing? mean? So they'rejust a hot mess. And then the
Shecky the Sophie, she is shedoes not bark, she howls she'll
I say Tupac. And like if she,she wants to tell us stuff she
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howls. And so like there was adog in our backyard because we
resk had somebody the neighbor'sdog got out. So today she was
howling. And she kept runningback and out up and down that
hallway and was like, I'm like,what's going on? And she was
telling me, hey, there's a doginstead of barking. And it's
just funny. Like, if she doessomething she's not posted and
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you get on to her. She'll talkback to you. You know what?
Julie Jackson (05:44):
That's so husky.
LaNette (05:47):
Yeah, you have what?
Two or three, two
Julie Jackson (05:49):
Husky mixes? And yeah, both very one more so than
the other, but both very vocal.
Very busy. How they do they? Alot of times though, it's kind
of that Oh, rah, rah, rah, rah,rah rah? You know, it's like,
it's like they're sayingsomething. Now our little, our
little healer that we lost inNovember. He used to crack me up
because I said, I guess hethought he was the littlest
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Husky because he would actuallyget them whipped up into full on
house. And they don't do it asmuch now that he's gone. But I
would I mean, it could beanywhere in the house, and I
would go, okay, they're singingthe song of their people now.
And we would every day sing thesong of our people. And but they
don't do it as much without himinstigating now, but yes, it's
such a husky thing. Oh,
LaNette (06:36):
my gosh. And it's so comical because something like
she'll just how and I swear,she's probably cussing me out in
many ways, because I'm like,What did you just say? Words, I
know that was not going to begood.
Julie Jackson (06:53):
I am certain that is not family friendly language.
I just don't know what it waslike. I'm
LaNette (06:57):
glad that was a howl.
So to be right at home here. Andshe's so funny. So she's so when
she sleeps, or she lays down.
Like, she'll lay there. Thelittle chair. I don't know how
she puts her big body in it. Butshe'll lay down Upside down,
twisted and her legs are like,dried up. And her mouth is open
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or tongues hanging out. Shelooks like a pop them that's
dead. And I'm like, the firsttime she did that. I'm like, is
she breathing? And she okay. Andthat's her way. That's how she
sleeps. It's really, it doesn'tlook comfortable. But anyway,
she's she's just crazy. So, um,gosh, what other? What do they
not do? It's funny. Come on, Iwas thinking about this. I was
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like, I don't think they doanything. That's crazy. And then
I started thinking, I don'tknow, I think life with him is
crazy. But it's interesting. Andit's never a dull moment. And
that's dogs are wonderful. And Ilove them. They feed my soul in
many ways. But um, she is like,when we go to dog park, she has
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to be the one like fuel theother to kind of keep to
themselves. She goes around andshe'll sniff every dog's butt.
That like she's like, Okay,y'all are cool, like, you know,
and she'll run around and ifsomebody else is playing ball,
she just jumps right in and I'mlike, Hey, that was not your
ball. And then she'll come likespeak to me in her house. Like
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okay, Mom, where's my ball?
Julie Jackson (08:28):
If that's not mine, then I need you to provide
one
LaNette (08:31):
come on now get with the other moms here TF She's
funny. So yeah, I just that andthe two that two oldest ones the
golden doodle and that theShecky are like the best of buds
they Sophie will instigate a lotof things with Penny about like,
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you know, play fighting. And ofcourse, my dog is not very, like
I said, she's not she's afollower. Well, she'll Sophia,
I'll try to instigate it andthen kind of step back and wait
for my dog to see if she'll doanything and a lot of times she
won't and sometimes my dog islike, Hey, I'm going to start
this too. And then like Sophiewill grab her because she's got
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a lot of extra skin my dog doesthe golden doodle and she'll
just like flip around on herback and then like pounce and
you're just like what ishappening? Yeah, gonna get hurt
I don't know and then they justyou know do their dog little
wrestle thing but it looks likeit can be serious when they were
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first started that it was reallyI didn't know what to think you
know, because these are allthree female dog. Oh, yes. And
I've done male dogs won't do itagain. I can't handle the pain
in the house but so but they'rethey actually all get along and
they're really great. That theWhen Sophie We got Sophie when
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she was smaller. Bella mydaughter's dogs, that's the
oldest dogs. We were all in thecar, we go into the dog park,
and my daughter was holding herdog. And as Sophie, the newer
pup was in the middle, andSophie started to NIF and kind
of walk over chords, Madison, mydaughter, and Bella her dog,
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like bit. So I'm like to reallywant to do as much in it, she
has it split her time. And soit's it healed that way. And it
was just her trying to like,Hey, I'm queen over here, and
you're crossing over into myterritory. So please stay over
there. And so since then, Sophieknows her place. Like she'll
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look at her, but she won'tinstigate stuff like she does
with my dog. It's
Julie Jackson (10:50):
very funny how they communicate those
boundaries. And they figure outquickly, what role each of them
plays in their little ecosystem.
Yes,
LaNette (11:00):
and it was like the weirdest thing to watch because
I thought, Oh, no. Like, is thisgonna go on, you know, has mad
my daughter would pet all thedogs and I thought great. She's
gonna be territorial. This isn'tgonna work. But that was the
only time that was the only timeand you know, they were fine.
So, but yeah, he's got a littleyou can see it doesn't even and
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that's crazy.
Julie Jackson (11:24):
Yeah, it, I was actually talking with a friend
yesterday and laughing becausewhen Chuck and Barney, the flu
Fs, who are the youngest, withthe biggest, and their siblings,
when they play, it starts tolook like, oh, this could be
bad. You know, there's like, theTS bearing and you hear the
chomping and they're, you know,all doing, like the big lion,
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you know, and, and what a friendof mine saw and she goes, are
they? Are they trying toestablish their dominance? And I
was like, oh, yeah, no, they'renot trying to establish who's
alpha because then I point to,like one of the small healers
who's 12 and she just totally,totally chill sits in the corner
watches everything. I was like,oh, no, she's the boss. And
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they're like, What? No, I'mlike, yeah, no, they're not
trying to be the boss. Becausewhen she's done, she will walk
over and shut all of it down.
And everyone's like, Okay, we'redone. Yeah,
LaNette (12:16):
that's our little dog is like, they know, okay, she's
queen, and we're just, you know,the little pawns. Yes,
Julie Jackson (12:23):
yes. We'll do our thing until she says that we
cannot do our thing anymore. Andthen we'll settle down.
LaNette (12:29):
Yes, we held to the key.
Julie Jackson (12:31):
Yeah, they figure it out, though. That's funny.
Yeah,
LaNette (12:34):
they do. But yeah. So so. Oh, go ahead. No, go ahead.
You're good.
Julie Jackson (12:43):
I was just gonna say, either, either from each of
them individually, or just as apack, what have you learned from
them?
LaNette (12:56):
Well, they're each very, you know, obviously,
different breeds. But they'revery, they are very, all very
vocal and unique. And which is,you know, it's really awesome to
see like, even living in thehousehold, how they, they're all
different. And they all reallyhave their thing and the things
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that they do, and theirpersonalities, right. And it's a
saint for me learning. It'scrazy that I learned this now,
you gotta learn it back. Like inhigh school, like, you know,
you're all trying to figure outwho you are, and try to be liked
and stuff. And you weren'tnecessarily comfortable with
your own individuality. At leastI wasn't. Like, just through
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them just they're all different.
They're all family, right? Butthey're, it's fun to see their
personalities, and they're,like, totally don't care. And
they let like who they are,they're totally okay with it.
And it's weird how sometimes,like, God can use different
things to teach you thosethings. And he used he knows I
love animals. So yeah, he justthat's what I learned is just
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like it's okay to be who youare. And just like, in your own
skin and your own you know, howyou recreate it and so for me,
that's good because it justhelps me to try to be okay with
who I am, you know, especiallygetting older. I'm 53 and you
know, my kids are older and it'sjust kind of a weird time
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transition time for me. And soI've realized like I said early
like you know, get not that mykids don't love on me but you
know, they're gone a lot so II'm a very huggy feely person
and I need so my flutes are theones that helped me with that.
So just kind of just beingtrying to be okay with who I am
and my individuality and stuff.
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And so it's crazy, but God usesthose things that speak to you
the most and it's nature and mydog. I
Julie Jackson (14:48):
love that that I love that. That's such a
beautiful sentiment though. Andthat's so true because they're
so unconditional impure. Theydon't ever want Wake up and look
in the mirror one day and go,Oh, I can't I can't go out like
this. They know. I mean, yeah, Imean, they just wake up and
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they're like, let's take on theday.
LaNette (15:15):
Yeah, they just trot on it and like they owe the joint
and they're
Julie Jackson (15:19):
how I am I'm here. Let's do it. I love that.
No, thank you for sharingbecause I love that it's, you
know, it's really true just to,you know, we were created the
way we're created. And, andbecause the gifts that we have
serve a purpose.
LaNette (15:37):
Yep. Yes, most definitely. So I love it. And I
was, it's weird. We think aboutyou know, my husband, I'm
thinking about transitioning,you know, with the kids being
gone soon. Like, oh, my gosh,and somebody had asked me, What
are you going to do? Whenthey're gone? I'm like, I
thought about it for a minute.
And I'm like, I'm gonna keepdoing this thing that I'm doing.
Probably just, you know, I'malready scheming. Like, do we
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need another dog? No. Butbecause I have a friend that
just had baby puppies. It's ait's a great parodies and some
poodle mix. And I'm like, Oh,yeah. So it's, I don't need
another dog. But I want anotherdog. Those are two different
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things.
Julie Jackson (16:22):
Well, okay, so many thoughts here. That has to
be the most irresistible puppyup here. And these poodle mix. I
bet they're just like littlecotton balls. Oh,
LaNette (16:30):
they're the yes. But yeah, they're so cute. Oh, my
Julie Jackson (16:34):
goodness, adorable. And you know what I do
laugh because of course, I don'tever need another dog. But I say
that. But then it's funny,because some of the dogs that I
have been rescued by, I havegotten during a period when I
absolutely did not need anotherdog. And I knew that. But for
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some, for whatever reason, itwas just very clear that they
were meant to be we were meantto be family. And then it's
funny, because then then there'sinstance after instance, where
you see, you know, God workingthrough that relationship and
through that. So I think it'skind of funny, too, because
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sometimes I don't think itreally is logic. Oh, it's Oh,
yeah. It's
LaNette (17:23):
Yes. I feel the same way. It's like with buying
plants for me, too. I was atHome Depot just to go buy some
soil. Yeah, no, I had to bringthem to plants. And I look
around and go, Okay, you reallyneed to sell some of these cute
up and up. But I might put youon a I can put our head we live
in house. I could put himsomewhere. Anyway, but yeah,
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logic, I think. Yeah. And it'sfunny. What if now that you say
that, but the times we've hadother dogs in our life, it's
been like, why did you do thatto other people are thinking
having a child, your husbandwent overseas, like, Why? Why
did you get another puppy? AndI'm like, But I now I see. You
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know, I really needed that atthat time. Like, I am an
introvert but I love humans, butI don't want to be alone all the
time. Yeah. So yeah, and
Julie Jackson (18:21):
they one thing that you said that I also find
very touching and sweet is thewhen you were saying how Penny
will come and put her paw onyour chest? And I mean, I they
do they sense that, but I thinkthere's something maybe I'm just
a big dork. Well, I mean, okay,that's a given. Maybe it is the
big dork in me, but the factthat she's putting her paw on
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your heart. You know, like, notall the dogs do that? No, no
mine, when they know that I'm,it's funny, because occasionally
I get to work from home, which Ilove. And they're right there
with me. And if things startgetting stressful, or you know,
it gets kind of chaotic. I know,they sense that because I will
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feel like a chin on my knee or apaw on my knee. And I know they
pick up on that. And I know theyrespond to that. I think there's
something really intuitive aboutthe fact that she that she'll
put her paw on your heart, youknow, like, it's okay. I've been
like, yeah, no, they know whereyou need it. They know, or, you
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know, it
LaNette (19:28):
is i It is a black thing. Like I even this morning,
i Everybody else went to churchand I went after them. And
because of the dog that we'verescued, and so who found the
owner, the owner found them soit's good. But so I was just,
you know, it's in senior mode,like you just your child just
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graduated last year, right?
Yeah. So this is that this is mylast one. And so it's all these
weird emotions lately, and theyhit you out of nowhere and so
I'm getting in the car AR andbefore I get in the car, I'm
sitting there and I'm just slabscrying. And she did the same
thing. Look what she did putupon me because I where I was
sitting, but she put her paw onmy leg and she turned a little
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face and, you know, and I alwaysI'm like, Lord, You know what I
need? And it's just yeah, it wasan emotional morning. So I was
glad everybody else was gone.
But, you know, the Lord knew Ineeded a little, you know, a
little nudge a little. Hey, it'sgonna be okay. You still got me?
Julie Jackson (20:34):
You're not alone?
You're not alone. Yeah, youdon't have to be with other
people, which sometimes doesn'talways help. So you're not
alone. But you're you have thatspace that you need to.
LaNette (20:46):
Yeah, and I can be who I am, even if it's an emotional
wreck. And you know, and I'm notokay with how I am. You know,
like, you're just like, Why am Ialways this way? Anyway, at
least I think they'll say,
Julie Jackson (21:00):
No, again, no, I get it. And so
LaNette (21:03):
it's really good to have that nudge that reminder,
like, it's gonna be okay, I loveyou no matter what, even if you
yell at me, I'm gonna be okay.
You know. And so. And I thinkthat's just in a way how are,
you know, Father God is with us.
But in with my dog that, youknow, it's, it's used through my
dog. And so it's neat to havethat and it's encouraging. It
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helps my heart, it's what Ineed. And so it's a blessing. So
I just take it for what it is.
Julie Jackson (21:32):
I don't think there are at least for me, I
mean, but I don't think there isa better picture or image for us
to see with our own eyes ofunconditional love than the one
that that God shows us throughdogs.
LaNette (21:48):
Yeah, and that's maybe why I'm like, there's so there.
It's just it weirdly feeds mysoul in ways and, and I know a
lot of people so I know thatthere's people that are cat
people that don't like animalsand all that and they think
we're very weird, and that'sokay. So, um, like, it's just
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you got to understand, like,it's just, it's a it's a thing.
Yeah. That's all I you know,it's like people that aren't
vapes like, it's like, a cheapthing, or whatever it is, you
own a Hummer or whatever, youknow, people are cat people, but
that's awesome. Dogs rule. Butyeah, it's just, it's, it's it
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isn't a thing. It's a languageon its own. And, yeah, really,
it's cool. So everyone, I thinkGod knows what we all need, and
how things speak to us theloudest. And through me, it's
through, you know, my dogs, andit's great. So, I've had friends
Julie Jackson (22:51):
that didn't get the whole dog thing. And, of
course, one thing that alwayscomes up is I can't stand the
fur. How do you stand the fur?
And well, I mean, I don't loveit. And I had someone gave me
once a dish towel. That's myfavorite. It says dog fur. It's
both a condiment and a fashionaccessory. And, you know, and I
mean, and that's true. And myhouse is never clean. By the
standards, I would love for itto be and there are, you know,
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places on the wall where you cantell what their height is, you
know, that I have to wipe downand, you know, there's spots on
the door where obviouslysometimes we're not getting it
open fast enough. And there'sall those things I said, But you
know what, I'm, don't get mewrong. I'm so grateful for my
home. I know that that's a lotmore than a lot of people have
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and I'm so grateful for my homeand thankful but my home doesn't
bring me joy. My dogs bring mejoy. You know, like it's a true
it's a true sense of joy. So doI love that my house is not as
pristine as others are as itcould be? No, but do I lose
sleep over that? Not at all, youknow, because because the that's
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if that's the price that I paidfor having that experience and
that joy in my life, that'sfine. You know, and I know some
people are like, I don't getthat. That's okay. You don't
have to get that but yeah,
LaNette (24:16):
yeah, I have a sign that I hang out on the door
because what the Shecky wasasking is oh my gosh, Nate, you
just need and there's hair. Idon't know it's it's everywhere.
And I finally just bought thisbecause it's so true. It's like
your hand towel. It says doghair is just another accessory
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in this home like don't like itthen you may not want to you
know come in so just it'severywhere like
Julie Jackson (24:48):
everywhere. You will appreciate this. A few
weeks ago I decided I'm going tomake this investment and I saw
it recommended on one of theHusky Facebook pages and Um,
it's pretty slick. It is avacuum like a little tiny. I
think this one has like a threeliter capacity because I need
commercial grade honestly. Butit's all the dog attachments,
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like the Furminator comb, abrush, even like a little
massager brush, a lint rollerand even the shaver if we don't
ever shave hours, but if you do,and it all attaches to this
vacuum, so it sucks up the fur,you know as you are, brush as
you're grooming them. Andbecause they also say that I've
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had attachments before for myhousehold back, but I think they
say it does wear your vacuumsout faster. So this one, of
course is just a dedicated vacjust for the dog for Well, now
it's and it's not super loud. Sonow the challenge is we just
have some of the attachmentslaying on the coffee table and
we try to get especially theHuskies, we just try to brush
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them every now and then to getthem used to it where they don't
you know, because anything newand they're like, No, I'm not
doing that, you know, you haveto get buy in. And so to get
them used to the vacuum, I wouldjust set it out and just turn it
on. So the sound was going andso I'm trying to get them used
to both so that we can actuallydo it all at once. And both of
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them at one point have walked upand just turn the vacuum off
so it may be the most expensivedog brush. I'm still holding out
hope
LaNette (26:37):
they are smart that I did. That reminded our Husky
sometimes she'll get, you know,stuffing, like ear mites or
something. Yeah. And so I useapple cider vinegar on a key
tap. Well, I have it sitting outon the counter in the kitchen.
She hears it's crazy. I'm like,it could be a different bottle.
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I go to open it and she knowsshe will walk and go hide behind
the table. I haven't been openedit like it's like, Pat's was
tuna like, they come running,but he goes the opposite way. We
can't do this. And
Julie Jackson (27:16):
yes. And they're stubborn. They
LaNette (27:19):
are stubborn. They're so it's funny because I think oh
my gosh, you you're you're toosmart for your own good. Like,
you know so much. It just likemaybe she's smarter than I am. I
don't know. But like she, oh mygosh, yeah, she gets chill. She
used to run away all the time,because she was the youngest dog
and we were training her. And sowe just you know, started doing
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the treat thing where I'm okay,you get a treat. So she figured
it out like okay, I come in.
Well, then she's thinking, oh,when you let me in from the
backyard, I'm gonna want totreat to I'm like, No, that's a
given you should do that thefront yard is? No, no, she gets
a freakin treat. That's like howOh, she's thicker than thicker.
So she needs to probably becauseof all the trades, because she
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just looks and she'll come inand she'll look at me and she'll
go right to where the door isand to sit there and turn her
head. Yeah. And then, you know,they heard a little aloof, and
I'm like, can you please stopwith the personnel?
Julie Jackson (28:23):
I know. I know.
I've I've said this multipletimes, but my dogs are far
better people trainers than I amdog trainer. Oh
LaNette (28:31):
my gosh. Yes. I believe that with all my heart like,
like you've got me you know, I'mnot going anywhere.
Julie Jackson (28:38):
Yeah. So I the first dog that I ever I rescued
she rescued me whatever. Youknow, the first bit she was the
first one that I was my soloendeavor completely. And she was
a little Corgi probably Sheltiemix she and loads of
personality. She was built muchlike the ottoman and Beauty and
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the Beast like that, you know,she and? And yes, and she did.
She lived for treats. Shedemanded treats, and she usually
one out and so I love thickerthan a snicker. I've never heard
that before. It's totalgreatness. And that I understand
that was Ali. So I was like,we're gonna have to cut back on
the treats. And she was notexcited about this. I lived in
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an apartment that had a secondfloor. But the only thing on the
second floor was my guest roomand kind of storage. So it was
not a regularly used part of thehouse. So I thought I'm going to
put the treat jar at the top ofthe stairs had a little table.
And I thought that way to ditchbecause she would go to the
treat jar and sit up and back.
And I said that way she's goingto have to run a flight of
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stairs every time so she's goingto have to work for it. So we
did that for a while and wewould do the flight of stairs
whenever she did something thatshe deemed treat worthy and she
was insisting on the trait. Andthen it still wasn't really
helping. So I finally was likeokay, well I'm just I have to
cut the treats out for a littlewhile. So I just cut the treats
out for a while. And I kind ofthought we were doing okay. I
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thought, okay, you know, thisisn't too bad. And then someone,
a relative was coming into townand I was like, oh, I need to go
upstairs and make sure thateverything's fresh in the guest
room and get it ready for them.
I walk upstairs. And there's thetable at the top of the stairs.
And in a perfect semi circle,all the way around that table
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are equally spaced little pilesof poop. Oh, no. How long have
you been going on? Because someof them were clearly not fresh.
Oh.
LaNette (30:43):
Oh, friend. That's bad.
Julie Jackson (30:46):
So I was like, alright, we'll come up with a
new system.
LaNette (30:50):
Yeah. Oh, my goodness.
So
Julie Jackson (30:54):
yeah, I know they the whole treat thing to
balance.
LaNette (31:00):
Oh, it is. And so now bind back to treat every, you
know, once a week. But she isthe most active like, like I
said, she is the one that willrun everywhere. My son walks
her. Because you know, andthat's the thing. So he wanted a
husky forever. And I was like,Dude, I had a husky when I was
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in when I was younger. And sheended up running away because we
just didn't give her theattention. My brother and I, and
they need act to be active. Andtheir
Julie Jackson (31:33):
escape artist.
LaNette (31:34):
Oh my gosh, they are.
Yeah. And that's why the one wehad growing up like oh, it was
it was crazy. I swear. Yeah, wetried everything. So with this
one, I was like, Are you sureyou want to ask? Are you sure
you don't want something elselike? But yeah, so we ended up
with the Husky. And I was like,myself sometimes but I look but
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her personnel and who he isreally makes up for it. And like
I said, she's smart for her owngood. But she just knows all
these things like if they'reokay, so we're on a corner. So
the back gate. It if there is anopening somewhere if something's
on lock, she will go around andfind it and she goes away. And
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but she does come back. And it'sfunny. Well, by the time we find
her, she's just sitting on theporch like, Hey, I've been here
for 20 minutes. Where have youbeen? Oh, my bed. She knows how
to open step or like if it's alot, she'll find it. And so it's
really not good when she's in acage at the cage dog. There's no
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way we can leave her at her ownfreewill or to roam the home.
There's no and what I've foundreally hard is because I love
plants and I love dogs. And Isome of my humans in this house
think it's okay to leave her oncaged for a few minutes. Oh, I
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don't have to be 10 minutes. Ohmy gosh, she only needs five.
Like she only needs five orless. Yes, as she will, like,
untied a plant to mine and takeit all over the house. She will
go find toothbrushes. She has athing with toothbrushes and she
will chew those up I don't knowwhat it is. And then the trash
she will take it and just allover the house and I'm like
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guys, we cannot like sheep. LikeI think it's because she wants
to be with her humans. And shejust doesn't you know we create
trained her from the beginning.
So she's really good in a crate.
But she cannot the other two. Wehave the hallway gated off and
so they have free run of likethe kitchen living room area,
which is all like, you know,laminate floor. Yeah, yeah.
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Which is fine. So if there'saccidents, whatever, they're
fine and then there's the bigtall gate because you just can't
with the bed with the bedrooms.
So she just she cannot like ohmy gosh, she and she just thinks
it's all fun like and when weget home and she's escaped or
something she just looks at itlike look at the fun that I've
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done and like you
Julie Jackson (34:09):
miss the party.
Yeah. Great. It's ours. Ours arethe same way we I say the boys
the Huskies can they have to becreated because they abused
privileges. The girls there nowthey're seniors. Now they're
frosty faces and that has a lotto do with it too. But they're
they're both blue healers andblue healers are notoriously
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precocious and mischievous andvery active as well. They both
breeds not for the faint ofheart. But yeah, they may come
more Yeah, they like to theylike to come visit. But I laugh
because I said guys what kind ofuniverse are we living in when
the healers are the well behaveddogs like what is going on? But
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same deal the girls, we gave thebedroom and so they They can
have but they aren't in a cratebecause they're fine. They just
hang out. You know, they justlay around all day. The fluffs
if we do not create them, wecome home and it looks like we
have been hosting a frat partyall day long. Yeah.
LaNette (35:13):
Oh my god. Yeah, a frat party gone. Right? Like,
Julie Jackson (35:16):
yes. Yeah. And they, especially Barney, um, you
know, not to name any names, butI'm talking to you, Barney. He,
whatever he gets into, he bringsall of it into our bed. I think
I might actually do an entireepisode of all the things that
we have found in our bed. Andit's funny, but sometimes it's
like really did Yeah.
LaNette (35:35):
Hopefully he doesn't find my dead animals and bring
them in your bed. Well,
Julie Jackson (35:39):
they have brought them in the house, but they have
not put those in the bed. Thankgoodness. That's a whole other
episode two of the critter.
That's part two. Yes, yes, theyare. Every day that and I think
a lot of it is that Husky inthem, which is so completely
delightful. But also buckle yourseatbelts. Like they're not.
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They're not easy.
LaNette (36:05):
They're not Yeah, they're not easy. And that's why
I tried forever to tell my sonlike, he wasn't going to get it
because he just had a headseton, you know, a real one because
we bind the stuffed ones. So itgoes and he won't even because
he sheds so much. And his car isthe upholstery in his cars
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black. Well, it's black in mind,too. But I got flu hair
everywhere. And I don't care.
And so nobody in this house willtake them anywhere but me. And
so and they hate it because theygo to take my car and clean it.
And I'm like, Mom, stop, bringin. You know, Sophie whiskey.
I'm like, I can't I can't dothat. If they all go they all go
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you know what out like you saidabout your house? Like I'm just
I love the floats. And they'regoing with me. So yeah, it's
just a decoration everywhere.
Yeah. I was putting on lipstickthe other day. And I'm like,
What is this? Oh, it's all here.
Julie Jackson (37:06):
It's I know, I'll yeah, I'll be at work and look
down at the keyboard where I'mworking. And I'm like, Oh,
that's a fluke hair. Like, it'sjust I feel like Pigpen from
Charlie Brown. I just said thewhole cloud of for that follows
me now. And we've
LaNette (37:25):
tried everything. I'm sure you guys have done this.
And if you know something thatworks better, like there's we've
tried, I've got the Furminatorwe have the little brush saying
that supposed to be really it'smetal in a way to do that to get
off, you know, because if youweren't black in your house,
like oh, I swear it looks like Inever clean in my laundry. But
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it's white hair, you know, andit's bands out. So I try not to
wear as much now. Um, but it'sit's everywhere. Like vacuum.
We've tried the little stickyrollers thingy. Yeah, and I just
changed I got a new Dysonbecause Dyson was the best and
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yeah, so I'm sure my vacuum isnot lasting a long time because
of flue fair. But
Julie Jackson (38:17):
yeah, I know. And then you just have to go it's
just stuff.
LaNette (38:23):
Like the dryer there.
The not the dryer vent, but thatAC thing. Oh, gosh, yes. I'm
like there's a whole new doghere. For another talk on this,
no wonder we're not taking warmare all it's funny
Julie Jackson (38:38):
because my daughter she loves to it, she
more crochet she knits. Butshe's taught herself how to
crochet. She's really good atit. And I know this is actually
a real thing. But I told her Igo, you should learn how to spin
yarn. And I said you can spinthe dog for people do that they
spin the dog. And I was like,Can you imagine how warm that
sweater would be? And she'slike, that's so gross. I mean,
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I'm sure you clean it. I'm surethere's a way to clean it.
Right. I said that. That seemslike a whole industry right
there. Like there are probablysome people that would love to
have, you know, a scarf or a hator something that is woven from
all that.
LaNette (39:18):
Oh, I'm sure I mean, yeah. Like, I'm sure somebody
would that you're thinking ofwarm. You're not thinking what's
actually in here.
Julie Jackson (39:28):
And then, you know, I don't know, but she's
like, that's so gross. And I'mlike, okay, all right. Maybe a
little but maybe it seems likethere's something we can do with
it. Well, okay, so I it's funny.
I'll just mention this before Iforget but talking about the
treats. Actually on one of thesecalls. Someone got me onto
something that I'd never heardof before for the dogs and I
need to check like caloriecount. I don't know. But have
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you ever given them freeze driedminnows?
LaNette (39:56):
No. Okay. It is
Julie Jackson (39:59):
in fact About a bag of little fish that are
freeze dried. It's talking aboutgross. It kind of creeps me out
because they're looking at youwhen you get the bag. But I am
convinced that the fluids wouldlearn computer programming, if
that's what it took to get one.
Yes. Thank you love them,
LaNette (40:21):
they will do anything for them. But where do you get
something like that? Amazon? Ofcourse.
Julie Jackson (40:27):
Oh my goodness.
Amazon.
LaNette (40:30):
Dried minnows. Yeah, does it sell? No.
Julie Jackson (40:34):
Okay. Yeah. And it did it kind of freaked me out
a little bit when I got the bag,because you know, I'm looking at
the bag, and it's clear. And I'mlike, I don't know. I don't
know, I could put my hand inthere. But they're, you know,
they're freeze dried. So they'renot like slimy, or there's no
texture to them. That isdisturbing. But yeah, and that
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I'm not kidding. I think thatthese, I think these dogs will
do
LaNette (41:01):
anything for them. They like have that much they do.
Julie Jackson (41:06):
They do. They're, you know, the whole, like you
very accurately described thewhole processes they will go
through to escape. Chuck andBarney are especially obnoxious
about that when they know theneighbor dogs are out in the
neighboring yard. Because theyso they, we honestly thought it
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would be a melee if it everhappened because of the way they
behaved through the fence. Butonce they did finally manage to
break through the fence and getinto the neighbor's yard,
they're all actually the best offriends. They play together
great, but they act like totalfools when that fence is between
them. And and if we don't timeit right. And they're all out
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there at the same time. I likeI'm afraid one day, they're just
going to bust the whole fenceover. And it's very hard to get
them in because they're strong.
And there's two of them. And Iwill just go to the cabinet that
the minnows are in and bang thecabinet door open and shut a
couple times and then pull thebag out. And I can stand in my
kitchen, rattling that bag andthey come flying in.
LaNette (42:10):
Wow. That is awesome.
Yeah. So
Julie Jackson (42:16):
it might be I don't know, like I said, I
haven't actually checked thenutritional value, but they
might actually be a little bithealthier and maybe low calorie
enough that you know that if ifsomeone's demanding treats, it's
not a big deal to give them.
Yeah.
LaNette (42:33):
Well, because that I mean, when we were training her
to camp Sophie to come back intothe yard. Oh my gosh, it was we
you know, we would try therattling of whatever bag of
treats or whatever, you know,you try everything to get them
to obey and listen. And sothat's a good idea. I mean, if
they're, you're inside thehouse, they know.
Julie Jackson (42:55):
Yes. And Chuck is our most food motivated. And he
it's so hard for him to resist.
If there's anything edible, it'sso hard for him. And with that I
can hold it in the palm of myhand and put it up against his
nose. And he won't take it untilI tell him to eat it. Yeah, like
I'm, I'm like, I think that theywould learn to do our taxes,
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like
LaNette (43:21):
whatever it would be.
Let me know. Yeah.
Julie Jackson (43:25):
I think that it's so crazy. So yeah, I just
thought I'd pass that littlenugget along because it was on
one of these calls. And thefunny thing is she was sitting
in her kitchen. And I could seethe door behind her opening and
closing but I thought that itwas like a door maybe going into
a room. And then she mentionedthat it was actually one of the
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dogs opening the pantry and thencoming up to her and then going
back because they wanted somefreeze dried minnows.
LaNette (43:55):
That's awesome. It's funny. Oh my No, they'll sit
right in front of the counter.
And we're the dog treat thing isespecially soapy. She'll just
look at me. And she'll look atthe jar and she'll look at me.
Like, come on. I'll look awayand cheese. Oh my gosh. Yeah,
they are never a dull momentwith those dogs. Which is so
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great.
Julie Jackson (44:24):
I don't want to keep you all day but have
thoroughly enjoyed this andappreciate you so much. Oh,
well. Thank
LaNette (44:31):
you for asking. Like I've like I said I was like I
don't know if anything isexciting. But you know, now that
we start talking like oh, yeah,I guess there's a few things.
Julie Jackson (44:43):
They play such a huge role in our lives. And I
think I think that when like werealize it, but sometimes I
don't think we realize it untilwe start talking with other
people. And then we're like, oh,yeah, that's and that's one
thing that has been a real Theyneed to experience for me doing
this is not tell people I say Ireally hope people want to
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listen, because these aren'tstories about, like, my dog
rolled a car off of me in themiddle of an accident. You know,
it's the stories of every day,but everyone, there's something
that comes out of it. That's sosweet. And just so beautiful and
so heartwarming. And I said, itreally just kind of reinforces
(45:27):
my understanding of how specialthey are. And it also renews my
faith in humanity, because dogpeople are just lovely. You
know, yeah, it's so nice to it'sso nice to talk to dog people,
because they're, I mean, usuallyvery selfless, because dogs are
like toddlers that never learnedto talk. And, you know, just and
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they appreciate the, thestrength of that bond. And I
don't know, it's just, it's beena really sweet heartwarming
thing that I hope other peopleget the same out of it.
LaNette (46:03):
No, it's great. I'm glad you're doing it. I think
that's, you know, it's I thinkif we find more things that
bring us together than thingsthat would tear us apart, I
think the world would be abetter place. And so I think
dogs play a part of that. Andyeah, I mean, my Instagram is
full of it. So separate than myFacebook, like Instagram. It's
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all the things I like, it's,it's working out, it's dogs,
it's gardening, you know, eatinghealthy, all those things. I
love it like, so. i Yeah, I'mreally glad that I have dogs
because it really does feel abig, you know, a big thing in
me, and it does with so many,like, I've had friends that
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never had dogs, and then theyhad them they're like, oh, man,
this is what you're talkingabout. Like, yeah. So it's it's
great. You know, it's good tohear stories of what how people,
you know, have rescued eachother from their, with their
dogs. And yeah, and I findyou're doing this as a positive
thing. And I think it's great.
So I'm honored to, you know,share parts of this with you.
(47:08):
And, you know, whoever, it'sgreat. So I'm so glad you're
doing really
Julie Jackson (47:15):
well. I am honored that you agreed and
appreciate it.
LaNette (47:18):
This was so much fun.
Thanks for the invite Julie. Itwas great. It's always good to
talk to you and yeah, let meknow more about this. You know,
with you Tusa you know, launchit and stuff. That'd be awesome.
I'm looking forward to great,
Julie Jackson (47:33):
thank you have a good one. All right, you too.
Bye.
Hey, welcome to Happy Tales of Happy Tails, the
podcast where you'll hearstories of the way pups have
touched our hearts and ourlives. So for the next few
minutes, let everything else goand just listen and smile. I'm
your host, Julie Jackson.
Hi, friends. This week, I'msharing a conversation I had
(00:25):
with my lifelong friend LynetteHammond. She brings such a
beautiful insight about the waythat dogs help us navigate the
challenges of life and even theseasons. I know that you will
enjoy it. So listen and smile.
Hello. Hello, how are you? I'mgood. How are you? I'm great.
(00:47):
Good. Gosh, it's it's so fun tosee your face live.
LaNette (00:57):
Yes, it's good to see yours. How are you? Good. Thank
Julie Jackson (01:01):
you. Thank you for doing this. Of course,
LaNette (01:04):
I thought when you sent me the message. I was like,
that's awesome. Like, I got somecrazy weird stories. I don't
know if they're published. But
Julie Jackson (01:15):
you know what, I love the funny ones. It's
totally whatever. Whateveryou're comfortable sharing. So
awesome. So tell tell us aboutwho? Okay, hold on. Sorry. I
want to make sure I'm seeingyou. Okay. Tell us about who
you're going to tell us about.
LaNette (01:32):
Gotcha. Well, I've got their three dogs. There's the
oldest is 12. And she's aHavanese. And that's my
daughter's dog. Her name isBella. Okay, she's probably the
least like, cuz she's older andshe just doesn't care. She's the
alpha dog, though. And she willbe is not afraid to let you know
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that. The other two are just theones that make life so
interesting on a day to daybasis. The next oldest is Penny
the golden doodle, which wasmine. And yeah, her name is
Penny and she's six years old.
And then there's the chip ski myson's dog who's three? And she's
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just a hot mess all together.
But he's the smartest onearound.
Julie Jackson (02:24):
And she's is it Sophie Sophia. Is that? Okay?
Okay with the eyes? Yes, she's
LaNette (02:30):
got a blue eye and a brown eye.
Julie Jackson (02:32):
Okay. Okay.
LaNette (02:35):
So that's just who they are, you know, by name and type
of dog. But yeah, personalitywise. So my dog's a golden
doodle. And she I wanted her tobe a therapy dog. Because we got
her the year my dad died. And soand it's funny how we got her
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name. So my dad loved JamesBond, and we were watching the
James Bond movie. And he waslike, I don't know what, you
know, Penny, money pinning. Andso I would pick it up. I thought
I thought, Oh, I'm gonna nameher Penny after money. Penny.
And anyways, so she is justshe's really sweet dog. She has
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a really sweet personality. Butshe's goofy. And I don't know
how smart she is. But she hasher other gifts. He does. She
does. And so like if I'm she'sreally good about. And this is
why I wanted her to be a therapydog. But we never followed
through. She was just alwayslike, when I'm hurting, or I'm
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upset, like she's very attentiveto those things. And she'll
nudge me and she'll, like, justbe right there. Like just right
by me. And it's really cool.
There's times when I am upsetand she'll get up on the couch,
and she'll place her paw on mychest. Oh, and it's it's really
cool. Because it's that's herthing. And that's what she does.
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And it's pretty. It mean it doesa lot like it helps me and
stuff. So she just knows whenmom leaves hugs, because my kids
are older. Like I'm in my son'sroom right now who's like off at
a baseball game and so he's gonea lot. So they it's that
transition of the kids leavingand I'm like so who do I hug
(04:29):
today? It's so yeah, it's ateacher's very attuned into me
emotionally. But she is so goofylike she's doesn't know cuz I
grew up with a little dog. So Ithink the big dogs think they
are little and they'redefinitely not. And then the
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little dog gets on top of thesofa, like the back part and
they try to do it and then thewhole stuff goes oh my god, what
are we doing? mean? So they'rejust a hot mess. And then the
Shecky the Sophie, she is shedoes not bark, she howls she'll
I say Tupac. And like if she,she wants to tell us stuff she
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howls. And so like there was adog in our backyard because we
resk had somebody the neighbor'sdog got out. So today she was
howling. And she kept runningback and out up and down that
hallway and was like, I'm like,what's going on? And she was
telling me, hey, there's a doginstead of barking. And it's
just funny. Like, if she doessomething she's not posted and
(05:38):
you get on to her. She'll talkback to you. You know what?
Julie Jackson (05:44):
That's so husky.
LaNette (05:47):
Yeah, you have what?
Two or three, two
Julie Jackson (05:49):
Husky mixes? And yeah, both very one more so than
the other, but both very vocal.
Very busy. How they do they? Alot of times though, it's kind
of that Oh, rah, rah, rah, rah,rah rah? You know, it's like,
it's like they're sayingsomething. Now our little, our
little healer that we lost inNovember. He used to crack me up
because I said, I guess hethought he was the littlest
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Husky because he would actuallyget them whipped up into full on
house. And they don't do it asmuch now that he's gone. But I
would I mean, it could beanywhere in the house, and I
would go, okay, they're singingthe song of their people now.
And we would every day sing thesong of our people. And but they
don't do it as much without himinstigating now, but yes, it's
such a husky thing. Oh,
LaNette (06:36):
my gosh. And it's so comical because something like
she'll just how and I swear,she's probably cussing me out in
many ways, because I'm like,What did you just say? Words, I
know that was not going to begood.
Julie Jackson (06:53):
I am certain that is not family friendly language.
I just don't know what it waslike. I'm
LaNette (06:57):
glad that was a howl.
So to be right at home here. Andshe's so funny. So she's so when
she sleeps, or she lays down.
Like, she'll lay there. Thelittle chair. I don't know how
she puts her big body in it. Butshe'll lay down Upside down,
twisted and her legs are like,dried up. And her mouth is open
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or tongues hanging out. Shelooks like a pop them that's
dead. And I'm like, the firsttime she did that. I'm like, is
she breathing? And she okay. Andthat's her way. That's how she
sleeps. It's really, it doesn'tlook comfortable. But anyway,
she's she's just crazy. So, um,gosh, what other? What do they
not do? It's funny. Come on, Iwas thinking about this. I was
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like, I don't think they doanything. That's crazy. And then
I started thinking, I don'tknow, I think life with him is
crazy. But it's interesting. Andit's never a dull moment. And
that's dogs are wonderful. And Ilove them. They feed my soul in
many ways. But um, she is like,when we go to dog park, she has
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to be the one like fuel theother to kind of keep to
themselves. She goes around andshe'll sniff every dog's butt.
That like she's like, Okay,y'all are cool, like, you know,
and she'll run around and ifsomebody else is playing ball,
she just jumps right in and I'mlike, Hey, that was not your
ball. And then she'll come likespeak to me in her house. Like
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okay, Mom, where's my ball?
Julie Jackson (08:28):
If that's not mine, then I need you to provide
one
LaNette (08:31):
come on now get with the other moms here TF She's
funny. So yeah, I just that andthe two that two oldest ones the
golden doodle and that theShecky are like the best of buds
they Sophie will instigate a lotof things with Penny about like,
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you know, play fighting. And ofcourse, my dog is not very, like
I said, she's not she's afollower. Well, she'll Sophia,
I'll try to instigate it andthen kind of step back and wait
for my dog to see if she'll doanything and a lot of times she
won't and sometimes my dog islike, Hey, I'm going to start
this too. And then like Sophiewill grab her because she's got
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a lot of extra skin my dog doesthe golden doodle and she'll
just like flip around on herback and then like pounce and
you're just like what ishappening? Yeah, gonna get hurt
I don't know and then they justyou know do their dog little
wrestle thing but it looks likeit can be serious when they were
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first started that it was reallyI didn't know what to think you
know, because these are allthree female dog. Oh, yes. And
I've done male dogs won't do itagain. I can't handle the pain
in the house but so but they'rethey actually all get along and
they're really great. That theWhen Sophie We got Sophie when
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she was smaller. Bella mydaughter's dogs, that's the
oldest dogs. We were all in thecar, we go into the dog park,
and my daughter was holding herdog. And as Sophie, the newer
pup was in the middle, andSophie started to NIF and kind
of walk over chords, Madison, mydaughter, and Bella her dog,
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like bit. So I'm like to reallywant to do as much in it, she
has it split her time. And soit's it healed that way. And it
was just her trying to like,Hey, I'm queen over here, and
you're crossing over into myterritory. So please stay over
there. And so since then, Sophieknows her place. Like she'll
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look at her, but she won'tinstigate stuff like she does
with my dog. It's
Julie Jackson (10:50):
very funny how they communicate those
boundaries. And they figure outquickly, what role each of them
plays in their little ecosystem.
Yes,
LaNette (11:00):
and it was like the weirdest thing to watch because
I thought, Oh, no. Like, is thisgonna go on, you know, has mad
my daughter would pet all thedogs and I thought great. She's
gonna be territorial. This isn'tgonna work. But that was the
only time that was the only timeand you know, they were fine.
So, but yeah, he's got a littleyou can see it doesn't even and
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that's crazy.
Julie Jackson (11:24):
Yeah, it, I was actually talking with a friend
yesterday and laughing becausewhen Chuck and Barney, the flu
Fs, who are the youngest, withthe biggest, and their siblings,
when they play, it starts tolook like, oh, this could be
bad. You know, there's like, theTS bearing and you hear the
chomping and they're, you know,all doing, like the big lion,
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you know, and, and what a friendof mine saw and she goes, are
they? Are they trying toestablish their dominance? And I
was like, oh, yeah, no, they'renot trying to establish who's
alpha because then I point to,like one of the small healers
who's 12 and she just totally,totally chill sits in the corner
watches everything. I was like,oh, no, she's the boss. And
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they're like, What? No, I'mlike, yeah, no, they're not
trying to be the boss. Becausewhen she's done, she will walk
over and shut all of it down.
And everyone's like, Okay, we'redone. Yeah,
LaNette (12:16):
that's our little dog is like, they know, okay, she's
queen, and we're just, you know,the little pawns. Yes,
Julie Jackson (12:23):
yes. We'll do our thing until she says that we
cannot do our thing anymore. Andthen we'll settle down.
LaNette (12:29):
Yes, we held to the key.
Julie Jackson (12:31):
Yeah, they figure it out, though. That's funny.
Yeah,
LaNette (12:34):
they do. But yeah. So so. Oh, go ahead. No, go ahead.
You're good.
Julie Jackson (12:43):
I was just gonna say, either, either from each of
them individually, or just as apack, what have you learned from
them?
LaNette (12:56):
Well, they're each very, you know, obviously,
different breeds. But they'revery, they are very, all very
vocal and unique. And which is,you know, it's really awesome to
see like, even living in thehousehold, how they, they're all
different. And they all reallyhave their thing and the things
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that they do, and theirpersonalities, right. And it's a
saint for me learning. It'scrazy that I learned this now,
you gotta learn it back. Like inhigh school, like, you know,
you're all trying to figure outwho you are, and try to be liked
and stuff. And you weren'tnecessarily comfortable with
your own individuality. At leastI wasn't. Like, just through
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them just they're all different.
They're all family, right? Butthey're, it's fun to see their
personalities, and they're,like, totally don't care. And
they let like who they are,they're totally okay with it.
And it's weird how sometimes,like, God can use different
things to teach you thosethings. And he used he knows I
love animals. So yeah, he justthat's what I learned is just
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like it's okay to be who youare. And just like, in your own
skin and your own you know, howyou recreate it and so for me,
that's good because it justhelps me to try to be okay with
who I am, you know, especiallygetting older. I'm 53 and you
know, my kids are older and it'sjust kind of a weird time
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transition time for me. And soI've realized like I said early
like you know, get not that mykids don't love on me but you
know, they're gone a lot so II'm a very huggy feely person
and I need so my flutes are theones that helped me with that.
So just kind of just beingtrying to be okay with who I am
and my individuality and stuff.
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And so it's crazy, but God usesthose things that speak to you
the most and it's nature and mydog. I
Julie Jackson (14:48):
love that that I love that. That's such a
beautiful sentiment though. Andthat's so true because they're
so unconditional impure. Theydon't ever want Wake up and look
in the mirror one day and go,Oh, I can't I can't go out like
this. They know. I mean, yeah, Imean, they just wake up and
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they're like, let's take on theday.
LaNette (15:15):
Yeah, they just trot on it and like they owe the joint
and they're
Julie Jackson (15:19):
how I am I'm here. Let's do it. I love that.
No, thank you for sharingbecause I love that it's, you
know, it's really true just to,you know, we were created the
way we're created. And, andbecause the gifts that we have
serve a purpose.
LaNette (15:37):
Yep. Yes, most definitely. So I love it. And I
was, it's weird. We think aboutyou know, my husband, I'm
thinking about transitioning,you know, with the kids being
gone soon. Like, oh, my gosh,and somebody had asked me, What
are you going to do? Whenthey're gone? I'm like, I
thought about it for a minute.
And I'm like, I'm gonna keepdoing this thing that I'm doing.
Probably just, you know, I'malready scheming. Like, do we
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need another dog? No. Butbecause I have a friend that
just had baby puppies. It's ait's a great parodies and some
poodle mix. And I'm like, Oh,yeah. So it's, I don't need
another dog. But I want anotherdog. Those are two different
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things.
Julie Jackson (16:22):
Well, okay, so many thoughts here. That has to
be the most irresistible puppyup here. And these poodle mix. I
bet they're just like littlecotton balls. Oh,
LaNette (16:30):
they're the yes. But yeah, they're so cute. Oh, my
Julie Jackson (16:34):
goodness, adorable. And you know what I do
laugh because of course, I don'tever need another dog. But I say
that. But then it's funny,because some of the dogs that I
have been rescued by, I havegotten during a period when I
absolutely did not need anotherdog. And I knew that. But for
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some, for whatever reason, itwas just very clear that they
were meant to be we were meantto be family. And then it's
funny, because then then there'sinstance after instance, where
you see, you know, God workingthrough that relationship and
through that. So I think it'skind of funny, too, because
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sometimes I don't think itreally is logic. Oh, it's Oh,
yeah. It's
LaNette (17:23):
Yes. I feel the same way. It's like with buying
plants for me, too. I was atHome Depot just to go buy some
soil. Yeah, no, I had to bringthem to plants. And I look
around and go, Okay, you reallyneed to sell some of these cute
up and up. But I might put youon a I can put our head we live
in house. I could put himsomewhere. Anyway, but yeah,
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logic, I think. Yeah. And it'sfunny. What if now that you say
that, but the times we've hadother dogs in our life, it's
been like, why did you do thatto other people are thinking
having a child, your husbandwent overseas, like, Why? Why
did you get another puppy? AndI'm like, But I now I see. You
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know, I really needed that atthat time. Like, I am an
introvert but I love humans, butI don't want to be alone all the
time. Yeah. So yeah, and
Julie Jackson (18:21):
they one thing that you said that I also find
very touching and sweet is thewhen you were saying how Penny
will come and put her paw onyour chest? And I mean, I they
do they sense that, but I thinkthere's something maybe I'm just
a big dork. Well, I mean, okay,that's a given. Maybe it is the
big dork in me, but the factthat she's putting her paw on
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your heart. You know, like, notall the dogs do that? No, no
mine, when they know that I'm,it's funny, because occasionally
I get to work from home, which Ilove. And they're right there
with me. And if things startgetting stressful, or you know,
it gets kind of chaotic. I know,they sense that because I will
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feel like a chin on my knee or apaw on my knee. And I know they
pick up on that. And I know theyrespond to that. I think there's
something really intuitive aboutthe fact that she that she'll
put her paw on your heart, youknow, like, it's okay. I've been
like, yeah, no, they know whereyou need it. They know, or, you
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know, it
LaNette (19:28):
is i It is a black thing. Like I even this morning,
i Everybody else went to churchand I went after them. And
because of the dog that we'verescued, and so who found the
owner, the owner found them soit's good. But so I was just,
you know, it's in senior mode,like you just your child just
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graduated last year, right?
Yeah. So this is that this is mylast one. And so it's all these
weird emotions lately, and theyhit you out of nowhere and so
I'm getting in the car AR andbefore I get in the car, I'm
sitting there and I'm just slabscrying. And she did the same
thing. Look what she did putupon me because I where I was
sitting, but she put her paw onmy leg and she turned a little
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face and, you know, and I alwaysI'm like, Lord, You know what I
need? And it's just yeah, it wasan emotional morning. So I was
glad everybody else was gone.
But, you know, the Lord knew Ineeded a little, you know, a
little nudge a little. Hey, it'sgonna be okay. You still got me?
Julie Jackson (20:34):
You're not alone?
You're not alone. Yeah, youdon't have to be with other
people, which sometimes doesn'talways help. So you're not
alone. But you're you have thatspace that you need to.
LaNette (20:46):
Yeah, and I can be who I am, even if it's an emotional
wreck. And you know, and I'm notokay with how I am. You know,
like, you're just like, Why am Ialways this way? Anyway, at
least I think they'll say,
Julie Jackson (21:00):
No, again, no, I get it. And so
LaNette (21:03):
it's really good to have that nudge that reminder,
like, it's gonna be okay, I loveyou no matter what, even if you
yell at me, I'm gonna be okay.
You know. And so. And I thinkthat's just in a way how are,
you know, Father God is with us.
But in with my dog that, youknow, it's, it's used through my
dog. And so it's neat to havethat and it's encouraging. It
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helps my heart, it's what Ineed. And so it's a blessing. So
I just take it for what it is.
Julie Jackson (21:32):
I don't think there are at least for me, I
mean, but I don't think there isa better picture or image for us
to see with our own eyes ofunconditional love than the one
that that God shows us throughdogs.
LaNette (21:48):
Yeah, and that's maybe why I'm like, there's so there.
It's just it weirdly feeds mysoul in ways and, and I know a
lot of people so I know thatthere's people that are cat
people that don't like animalsand all that and they think
we're very weird, and that'sokay. So, um, like, it's just
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you got to understand, like,it's just, it's a it's a thing.
Yeah. That's all I you know,it's like people that aren't
vapes like, it's like, a cheapthing, or whatever it is, you
own a Hummer or whatever, youknow, people are cat people, but
that's awesome. Dogs rule. Butyeah, it's just, it's, it's it
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isn't a thing. It's a languageon its own. And, yeah, really,
it's cool. So everyone, I thinkGod knows what we all need, and
how things speak to us theloudest. And through me, it's
through, you know, my dogs, andit's great. So, I've had friends
Julie Jackson (22:51):
that didn't get the whole dog thing. And, of
course, one thing that alwayscomes up is I can't stand the
fur. How do you stand the fur?
And well, I mean, I don't loveit. And I had someone gave me
once a dish towel. That's myfavorite. It says dog fur. It's
both a condiment and a fashionaccessory. And, you know, and I
mean, and that's true. And myhouse is never clean. By the
standards, I would love for itto be and there are, you know,
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places on the wall where you cantell what their height is, you
know, that I have to wipe downand, you know, there's spots on
the door where obviouslysometimes we're not getting it
open fast enough. And there'sall those things I said, But you
know what, I'm, don't get mewrong. I'm so grateful for my
home. I know that that's a lotmore than a lot of people have
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and I'm so grateful for my homeand thankful but my home doesn't
bring me joy. My dogs bring mejoy. You know, like it's a true
it's a true sense of joy. So doI love that my house is not as
pristine as others are as itcould be? No, but do I lose
sleep over that? Not at all, youknow, because because the that's
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if that's the price that I paidfor having that experience and
that joy in my life, that'sfine. You know, and I know some
people are like, I don't getthat. That's okay. You don't
have to get that but yeah,
LaNette (24:16):
yeah, I have a sign that I hang out on the door
because what the Shecky wasasking is oh my gosh, Nate, you
just need and there's hair. Idon't know it's it's everywhere.
And I finally just bought thisbecause it's so true. It's like
your hand towel. It says doghair is just another accessory
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in this home like don't like itthen you may not want to you
know come in so just it'severywhere like
Julie Jackson (24:48):
everywhere. You will appreciate this. A few
weeks ago I decided I'm going tomake this investment and I saw
it recommended on one of theHusky Facebook pages and Um,
it's pretty slick. It is avacuum like a little tiny. I
think this one has like a threeliter capacity because I need
commercial grade honestly. Butit's all the dog attachments,
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like the Furminator comb, abrush, even like a little
massager brush, a lint rollerand even the shaver if we don't
ever shave hours, but if you do,and it all attaches to this
vacuum, so it sucks up the fur,you know as you are, brush as
you're grooming them. Andbecause they also say that I've
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had attachments before for myhousehold back, but I think they
say it does wear your vacuumsout faster. So this one, of
course is just a dedicated vacjust for the dog for Well, now
it's and it's not super loud. Sonow the challenge is we just
have some of the attachmentslaying on the coffee table and
we try to get especially theHuskies, we just try to brush
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them every now and then to getthem used to it where they don't
you know, because anything newand they're like, No, I'm not
doing that, you know, you haveto get buy in. And so to get
them used to the vacuum, I wouldjust set it out and just turn it
on. So the sound was going andso I'm trying to get them used
to both so that we can actuallydo it all at once. And both of
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them at one point have walked upand just turn the vacuum off
so it may be the most expensivedog brush. I'm still holding out
hope
LaNette (26:37):
they are smart that I did. That reminded our Husky
sometimes she'll get, you know,stuffing, like ear mites or
something. Yeah. And so I useapple cider vinegar on a key
tap. Well, I have it sitting outon the counter in the kitchen.
She hears it's crazy. I'm like,it could be a different bottle.
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I go to open it and she knowsshe will walk and go hide behind
the table. I haven't been openedit like it's like, Pat's was
tuna like, they come running,but he goes the opposite way. We
can't do this. And
Julie Jackson (27:16):
yes. And they're stubborn. They
LaNette (27:19):
are stubborn. They're so it's funny because I think oh
my gosh, you you're you're toosmart for your own good. Like,
you know so much. It just likemaybe she's smarter than I am. I
don't know. But like she, oh mygosh, yeah, she gets chill. She
used to run away all the time,because she was the youngest dog
and we were training her. And sowe just you know, started doing
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the treat thing where I'm okay,you get a treat. So she figured
it out like okay, I come in.
Well, then she's thinking, oh,when you let me in from the
backyard, I'm gonna want totreat to I'm like, No, that's a
given you should do that thefront yard is? No, no, she gets
a freakin treat. That's like howOh, she's thicker than thicker.
So she needs to probably becauseof all the trades, because she
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just looks and she'll come inand she'll look at me and she'll
go right to where the door isand to sit there and turn her
head. Yeah. And then, you know,they heard a little aloof, and
I'm like, can you please stopwith the personnel?
Julie Jackson (28:23):
I know. I know.
I've I've said this multipletimes, but my dogs are far
better people trainers than I amdog trainer. Oh
LaNette (28:31):
my gosh. Yes. I believe that with all my heart like,
like you've got me you know, I'mnot going anywhere.
Julie Jackson (28:38):
Yeah. So I the first dog that I ever I rescued
she rescued me whatever. Youknow, the first bit she was the
first one that I was my soloendeavor completely. And she was
a little Corgi probably Sheltiemix she and loads of
personality. She was built muchlike the ottoman and Beauty and
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the Beast like that, you know,she and? And yes, and she did.
She lived for treats. Shedemanded treats, and she usually
one out and so I love thickerthan a snicker. I've never heard
that before. It's totalgreatness. And that I understand
that was Ali. So I was like,we're gonna have to cut back on
the treats. And she was notexcited about this. I lived in
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an apartment that had a secondfloor. But the only thing on the
second floor was my guest roomand kind of storage. So it was
not a regularly used part of thehouse. So I thought I'm going to
put the treat jar at the top ofthe stairs had a little table.
And I thought that way to ditchbecause she would go to the
treat jar and sit up and back.
And I said that way she's goingto have to run a flight of
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stairs every time so she's goingto have to work for it. So we
did that for a while and wewould do the flight of stairs
whenever she did something thatshe deemed treat worthy and she
was insisting on the trait. Andthen it still wasn't really
helping. So I finally was likeokay, well I'm just I have to
cut the treats out for a littlewhile. So I just cut the treats
out for a while. And I kind ofthought we were doing okay. I
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thought, okay, you know, thisisn't too bad. And then someone,
a relative was coming into townand I was like, oh, I need to go
upstairs and make sure thateverything's fresh in the guest
room and get it ready for them.
I walk upstairs. And there's thetable at the top of the stairs.
And in a perfect semi circle,all the way around that table
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are equally spaced little pilesof poop. Oh, no. How long have
you been going on? Because someof them were clearly not fresh.
Oh.
LaNette (30:43):
Oh, friend. That's bad.
Julie Jackson (30:46):
So I was like, alright, we'll come up with a
new system.
LaNette (30:50):
Yeah. Oh, my goodness.
So
Julie Jackson (30:54):
yeah, I know they the whole treat thing to
balance.
LaNette (31:00):
Oh, it is. And so now bind back to treat every, you
know, once a week. But she isthe most active like, like I
said, she is the one that willrun everywhere. My son walks
her. Because you know, andthat's the thing. So he wanted a
husky forever. And I was like,Dude, I had a husky when I was
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in when I was younger. And sheended up running away because we
just didn't give her theattention. My brother and I, and
they need act to be active. Andtheir
Julie Jackson (31:33):
escape artist.
LaNette (31:34):
Oh my gosh, they are.
Yeah. And that's why the one wehad growing up like oh, it was
it was crazy. I swear. Yeah, wetried everything. So with this
one, I was like, Are you sureyou want to ask? Are you sure
you don't want something elselike? But yeah, so we ended up
with the Husky. And I was like,myself sometimes but I look but
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her personnel and who he isreally makes up for it. And like
I said, she's smart for her owngood. But she just knows all
these things like if they'reokay, so we're on a corner. So
the back gate. It if there is anopening somewhere if something's
on lock, she will go around andfind it and she goes away. And
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but she does come back. And it'sfunny. Well, by the time we find
her, she's just sitting on theporch like, Hey, I've been here
for 20 minutes. Where have youbeen? Oh, my bed. She knows how
to open step or like if it's alot, she'll find it. And so it's
really not good when she's in acage at the cage dog. There's no
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way we can leave her at her ownfreewill or to roam the home.
There's no and what I've foundreally hard is because I love
plants and I love dogs. And Isome of my humans in this house
think it's okay to leave her oncaged for a few minutes. Oh, I
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don't have to be 10 minutes. Ohmy gosh, she only needs five.
Like she only needs five orless. Yes, as she will, like,
untied a plant to mine and takeit all over the house. She will
go find toothbrushes. She has athing with toothbrushes and she
will chew those up I don't knowwhat it is. And then the trash
she will take it and just allover the house and I'm like
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guys, we cannot like sheep. LikeI think it's because she wants
to be with her humans. And shejust doesn't you know we create
trained her from the beginning.
So she's really good in a crate.
But she cannot the other two. Wehave the hallway gated off and
so they have free run of likethe kitchen living room area,
which is all like, you know,laminate floor. Yeah, yeah.
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Which is fine. So if there'saccidents, whatever, they're
fine and then there's the bigtall gate because you just can't
with the bed with the bedrooms.
So she just she cannot like ohmy gosh, she and she just thinks
it's all fun like and when weget home and she's escaped or
something she just looks at itlike look at the fun that I've
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done and like you
Julie Jackson (34:09):
miss the party.
Yeah. Great. It's ours. Ours arethe same way we I say the boys
the Huskies can they have to becreated because they abused
privileges. The girls there nowthey're seniors. Now they're
frosty faces and that has a lotto do with it too. But they're
they're both blue healers andblue healers are notoriously
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precocious and mischievous andvery active as well. They both
breeds not for the faint ofheart. But yeah, they may come
more Yeah, they like to theylike to come visit. But I laugh
because I said guys what kind ofuniverse are we living in when
the healers are the well behaveddogs like what is going on? But
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same deal the girls, we gave thebedroom and so they They can
have but they aren't in a cratebecause they're fine. They just
hang out. You know, they justlay around all day. The fluffs
if we do not create them, wecome home and it looks like we
have been hosting a frat partyall day long. Yeah.
LaNette (35:13):
Oh my god. Yeah, a frat party gone. Right? Like,
Julie Jackson (35:16):
yes. Yeah. And they, especially Barney, um, you
know, not to name any names, butI'm talking to you, Barney. He,
whatever he gets into, he bringsall of it into our bed. I think
I might actually do an entireepisode of all the things that
we have found in our bed. Andit's funny, but sometimes it's
like really did Yeah.
LaNette (35:35):
Hopefully he doesn't find my dead animals and bring
them in your bed. Well,
Julie Jackson (35:39):
they have brought them in the house, but they have
not put those in the bed. Thankgoodness. That's a whole other
episode two of the critter.
That's part two. Yes, yes, theyare. Every day that and I think
a lot of it is that Husky inthem, which is so completely
delightful. But also buckle yourseatbelts. Like they're not.
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They're not easy.
LaNette (36:05):
They're not Yeah, they're not easy. And that's why
I tried forever to tell my sonlike, he wasn't going to get it
because he just had a headseton, you know, a real one because
we bind the stuffed ones. So itgoes and he won't even because
he sheds so much. And his car isthe upholstery in his cars
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black. Well, it's black in mind,too. But I got flu hair
everywhere. And I don't care.
And so nobody in this house willtake them anywhere but me. And
so and they hate it because theygo to take my car and clean it.
And I'm like, Mom, stop, bringin. You know, Sophie whiskey.
I'm like, I can't I can't dothat. If they all go they all go
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you know what out like you saidabout your house? Like I'm just
I love the floats. And they'regoing with me. So yeah, it's
just a decoration everywhere.
Yeah. I was putting on lipstickthe other day. And I'm like,
What is this? Oh, it's all here.
Julie Jackson (37:06):
It's I know, I'll yeah, I'll be at work and look
down at the keyboard where I'mworking. And I'm like, Oh,
that's a fluke hair. Like, it'sjust I feel like Pigpen from
Charlie Brown. I just said thewhole cloud of for that follows
me now. And we've
LaNette (37:25):
tried everything. I'm sure you guys have done this.
And if you know something thatworks better, like there's we've
tried, I've got the Furminatorwe have the little brush saying
that supposed to be really it'smetal in a way to do that to get
off, you know, because if youweren't black in your house,
like oh, I swear it looks like Inever clean in my laundry. But
(37:49):
it's white hair, you know, andit's bands out. So I try not to
wear as much now. Um, but it'sit's everywhere. Like vacuum.
We've tried the little stickyrollers thingy. Yeah, and I just
changed I got a new Dysonbecause Dyson was the best and
(38:11):
yeah, so I'm sure my vacuum isnot lasting a long time because
of flue fair. But
Julie Jackson (38:17):
yeah, I know. And then you just have to go it's
just stuff.
LaNette (38:23):
Like the dryer there.
The not the dryer vent, but thatAC thing. Oh, gosh, yes. I'm
like there's a whole new doghere. For another talk on this,
no wonder we're not taking warmare all it's funny
Julie Jackson (38:38):
because my daughter she loves to it, she
more crochet she knits. Butshe's taught herself how to
crochet. She's really good atit. And I know this is actually
a real thing. But I told her Igo, you should learn how to spin
yarn. And I said you can spinthe dog for people do that they
spin the dog. And I was like,Can you imagine how warm that
sweater would be? And she'slike, that's so gross. I mean,
(39:02):
I'm sure you clean it. I'm surethere's a way to clean it.
Right. I said that. That seemslike a whole industry right
there. Like there are probablysome people that would love to
have, you know, a scarf or a hator something that is woven from
all that.
LaNette (39:18):
Oh, I'm sure I mean, yeah. Like, I'm sure somebody
would that you're thinking ofwarm. You're not thinking what's
actually in here.
Julie Jackson (39:28):
And then, you know, I don't know, but she's
like, that's so gross. And I'mlike, okay, all right. Maybe a
little but maybe it seems likethere's something we can do with
it. Well, okay, so I it's funny.
I'll just mention this before Iforget but talking about the
treats. Actually on one of thesecalls. Someone got me onto
something that I'd never heardof before for the dogs and I
need to check like caloriecount. I don't know. But have
(39:51):
you ever given them freeze driedminnows?
LaNette (39:56):
No. Okay. It is
Julie Jackson (39:59):
in fact About a bag of little fish that are
freeze dried. It's talking aboutgross. It kind of creeps me out
because they're looking at youwhen you get the bag. But I am
convinced that the fluids wouldlearn computer programming, if
that's what it took to get one.
Yes. Thank you love them,
LaNette (40:21):
they will do anything for them. But where do you get
something like that? Amazon? Ofcourse.
Julie Jackson (40:27):
Oh my goodness.
Amazon.
LaNette (40:30):
Dried minnows. Yeah, does it sell? No.
Julie Jackson (40:34):
Okay. Yeah. And it did it kind of freaked me out
a little bit when I got the bag,because you know, I'm looking at
the bag, and it's clear. And I'mlike, I don't know. I don't
know, I could put my hand inthere. But they're, you know,
they're freeze dried. So they'renot like slimy, or there's no
texture to them. That isdisturbing. But yeah, and that
(40:56):
I'm not kidding. I think thatthese, I think these dogs will
do
LaNette (41:01):
anything for them. They like have that much they do.
Julie Jackson (41:06):
They do. They're, you know, the whole, like you
very accurately described thewhole processes they will go
through to escape. Chuck andBarney are especially obnoxious
about that when they know theneighbor dogs are out in the
neighboring yard. Because theyso they, we honestly thought it
(41:26):
would be a melee if it everhappened because of the way they
behaved through the fence. Butonce they did finally manage to
break through the fence and getinto the neighbor's yard,
they're all actually the best offriends. They play together
great, but they act like totalfools when that fence is between
them. And and if we don't timeit right. And they're all out
(41:46):
there at the same time. I likeI'm afraid one day, they're just
going to bust the whole fenceover. And it's very hard to get
them in because they're strong.
And there's two of them. And Iwill just go to the cabinet that
the minnows are in and bang thecabinet door open and shut a
couple times and then pull thebag out. And I can stand in my
kitchen, rattling that bag andthey come flying in.
LaNette (42:10):
Wow. That is awesome.
Yeah. So
Julie Jackson (42:16):
it might be I don't know, like I said, I
haven't actually checked thenutritional value, but they
might actually be a little bithealthier and maybe low calorie
enough that you know that if ifsomeone's demanding treats, it's
not a big deal to give them.
Yeah.
LaNette (42:33):
Well, because that I mean, when we were training her
to camp Sophie to come back intothe yard. Oh my gosh, it was we
you know, we would try therattling of whatever bag of
treats or whatever, you know,you try everything to get them
to obey and listen. And sothat's a good idea. I mean, if
they're, you're inside thehouse, they know.
Julie Jackson (42:55):
Yes. And Chuck is our most food motivated. And he
it's so hard for him to resist.
If there's anything edible, it'sso hard for him. And with that I
can hold it in the palm of myhand and put it up against his
nose. And he won't take it untilI tell him to eat it. Yeah, like
I'm, I'm like, I think that theywould learn to do our taxes,
(43:19):
like
LaNette (43:21):
whatever it would be.
Let me know. Yeah.
Julie Jackson (43:25):
I think that it's so crazy. So yeah, I just
thought I'd pass that littlenugget along because it was on
one of these calls. And thefunny thing is she was sitting
in her kitchen. And I could seethe door behind her opening and
closing but I thought that itwas like a door maybe going into
a room. And then she mentionedthat it was actually one of the
(43:47):
dogs opening the pantry and thencoming up to her and then going
back because they wanted somefreeze dried minnows.
LaNette (43:55):
That's awesome. It's funny. Oh my No, they'll sit
right in front of the counter.
And we're the dog treat thing isespecially soapy. She'll just
look at me. And she'll look atthe jar and she'll look at me.
Like, come on. I'll look awayand cheese. Oh my gosh. Yeah,
they are never a dull momentwith those dogs. Which is so
(44:19):
great.
Julie Jackson (44:24):
I don't want to keep you all day but have
thoroughly enjoyed this andappreciate you so much. Oh,
well. Thank
LaNette (44:31):
you for asking. Like I've like I said I was like I
don't know if anything isexciting. But you know, now that
we start talking like oh, yeah,I guess there's a few things.
Julie Jackson (44:43):
They play such a huge role in our lives. And I
think I think that when like werealize it, but sometimes I
don't think we realize it untilwe start talking with other
people. And then we're like, oh,yeah, that's and that's one
thing that has been a real Theyneed to experience for me doing
this is not tell people I say Ireally hope people want to
(45:04):
listen, because these aren'tstories about, like, my dog
rolled a car off of me in themiddle of an accident. You know,
it's the stories of every day,but everyone, there's something
that comes out of it. That's sosweet. And just so beautiful and
so heartwarming. And I said, itreally just kind of reinforces
(45:27):
my understanding of how specialthey are. And it also renews my
faith in humanity, because dogpeople are just lovely. You
know, yeah, it's so nice to it'sso nice to talk to dog people,
because they're, I mean, usuallyvery selfless, because dogs are
like toddlers that never learnedto talk. And, you know, just and
(45:50):
they appreciate the, thestrength of that bond. And I
don't know, it's just, it's beena really sweet heartwarming
thing that I hope other peopleget the same out of it.
LaNette (46:03):
No, it's great. I'm glad you're doing it. I think
that's, you know, it's I thinkif we find more things that
bring us together than thingsthat would tear us apart, I
think the world would be abetter place. And so I think
dogs play a part of that. Andyeah, I mean, my Instagram is
full of it. So separate than myFacebook, like Instagram. It's
(46:24):
all the things I like, it's,it's working out, it's dogs,
it's gardening, you know, eatinghealthy, all those things. I
love it like, so. i Yeah, I'mreally glad that I have dogs
because it really does feel abig, you know, a big thing in
me, and it does with so many,like, I've had friends that
(46:46):
never had dogs, and then theyhad them they're like, oh, man,
this is what you're talkingabout. Like, yeah. So it's it's
great. You know, it's good tohear stories of what how people,
you know, have rescued eachother from their, with their
dogs. And yeah, and I findyou're doing this as a positive
thing. And I think it's great.
So I'm honored to, you know,share parts of this with you.
(47:08):
And, you know, whoever, it'sgreat. So I'm so glad you're
doing really
Julie Jackson (47:15):
well. I am honored that you agreed and
appreciate it.
LaNette (47:18):
This was so much fun.
Thanks for the invite Julie. Itwas great. It's always good to
talk to you and yeah, let meknow more about this. You know,
with you Tusa you know, launchit and stuff. That'd be awesome.
I'm looking forward to great,
Julie Jackson (47:33):
thank you have a good one. All right, you too.
Bye.
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