Mickey has a harness!

[MickeysMom]

Mickey's harness came today, and it was warm enough....so we jumped right in! He let me put it on relatively easily.....aside from trying to chew the clips...and stealing the leash and not wanting to give it back! lol

He was neither impressed nor scared to be outside.....he just looked around a bit, then went back to chewing the wood block we had taken out with us....he did get down and chew on some grass...but again, he wasn't all that impressed....

It will be nice once it gets warm and stays that way...he can go on walks with the dogs (on my shoulder of course, I'm not going to actually "walk" him).

A few of the neighbors gave me odd looks....but they'll get used to it

 

[Mare Miller]

Awesome! Glad to hear Mickey is getting to enjoy the outdoors! The more you do it, the more he will enjoy it. I walk with my bird every morning, off the leash, (he follows me tree to tree), but I understand why you do what you do. Amigo has recently been landing in front of me on our walks to nibble, dig, scratch around in the dirt and enjoy the ground. I believe the new grasses have delicate roots that they like. I actually tried some today and they are very sweet!

 

[roxynoodle]

It sounds like he really enjoyed his day!

Maybe I should go out and sample the grass roots, lol! I don't think I've tried eating grass since I was a kid.

 

[Mare Miller]

Roxy...you will not be disappointed! Amigo and I are looking forward to the dandelion leaves!

 

[roxynoodle]

Roxy...you will not be disappointed! Amigo and I are looking forward to the dandelion leaves!

Lol, I have eaten cooked dandelion leaves. But, when I found out that is what my grandmother gave me, I got upset. But IIRC they were tasty.

 

[MickeysMom]

My mom used to make dandelion greens with hot bacon dressing every spring.
I wish I had gotten the recipe......

 

[roxynoodle]

At the time the only thing I could think was, how could grandma feed me weeds?? Crazy old woman!

 

[MickeysMom]

I thought that when I was younger, but you didn't argue with Mamma when she put something on the table....lol

Now I wish that I knew how to make the dressing, it was signature Mom, and I miss her beyond belief.

 

[roxynoodle]

Actually, grandma was the most amazing cook I've ever known. You just haven't eaten if you haven't had an Italian grandmother It took me years of experimenting to get her fried zucchini down pat. And of course the problem was she really didn't use recipes. She just knew how to add the right amount of this or that to get it perfect. I never quite did get her salad dressing correct. And as far as the perfect pie, forget it, I'll never get that right!

I'm sorry for how much you miss your mom.