How many dogs is too many?

People have asked me "Does Buster get along with Tuck?" and "Does Tuck like Buster?" These are complicated questions. At times, Buster seems annoyed with Tuck's antics. He usually just leaves the room to get away. Tuck sometimes is whiny because Buster won't play with him. So it's hard to say.

But I think this video pretty much sums up their relationship.

Dog whisperer

Buster is a pretty good dog. But when he meets other dogs, he goes crazy. In a good way. Good crazy. He loves to play with other dogs, bite their ears, lick their ears, pounce on them, chase them. The other dog here is Zoidberg, Jarret and Casey's dog. He's older than Buster, and calmer. But that doesn't stop Buster from chasing him all over the house.

The good thing about dog sitting other dogs is that Buster is always tired at the end of the day and ready to go to bed.

The bad thing is that he wakes up at 3am, ready to play some more.

John and I are going to get another dog in January, so I guess this is good preparation for that. At least we know Buster will be friendly to a puppy, even if he does play with it to death.

What I did today instead of spending money

-Went to the Pearl Farmer's Market this morning. We bought lamb chops, beets, kohlrabi, onions, blackberries, spinach, leeks and peaches. I've eaten two peaches today, and we roasted the beets, cooked the lamb chops, and ate the spinach and onion in a salad. We're going to eat the leeks tomorrow. Clearly, we don't believe in delayed gratification.

Also, this doesn't count as spending money, because John paid for it. :) Hey, if I don't spend it, it doesn't count, right?

-Cleaned out my closet. I made a pile of stuff to give to Goodwill and rediscovered clothes that are cute but I don't wear them. It's like having new clothes!

-Organized the pantry. It is a crazy unorganized mess in there, but I straightened it.

-Cleaned off John's "work bench" aka his table in the office. (I'm beginning to realize most of my day sounds like what my friend Christine would call "married stuff." Mostly domestic crap.)

-Finished my mom's Mother's Day gift. Pictures to come. I like this idea so much, I'm going to do one for my dad for Father's Day!

-Thought about going to get ice cream, opted instead for pudding I had in the fridge.

-Cleaned the kitchen.

-Played with Buster. He's our 1.5 year old mutt. He's a good dog. I'll have to write a post on him someday.