I had fun with lunch yesterday:
A Banana-Split Sandwich!
With fresh strawberries and homemade Chocolate Banana Butter.
The chocolate took the sandwich over the top and reminded me of eating frosting. A frosting sandwich for lunch…? I know it sounds strange, and I won’t go as far as to say it tasted exactly like a banana-split sundae, but this sandwich was pretty darn awesome!
After lunch, I took Henry and Batman to the dog park for some exercise. It was Batman’s first time, and he won’t be going back. 😕 He growled and snapped at all the other dogs, and I finally left Henry under the care of a friend while I walked Batman around the outside of the park, alone.
Henry didn’t seem to mind. He even found a look-alike friend:
And he ran around and around in circles with this Chihuahua:
Henry is the sweetest dog alive. He really is. I’m forever grateful I happened to be in Petsmart on the day he was up for adoption.
Link of the Day:
……….German-Chocolate Fudge Bites
Tomorrow is National German Chocolate Cake Day. I never seem to know about these national days until they’re over, so this time I thought I’d be early :).
Question of the Day:
If you have pets, do they get along with other animals?
Batman adores Henry, so I was shocked (and really embarrassed) when he started snapping at the other dogs. I’m sure it was out of fear, but does anyone know how to teach him to be nice?
My ex-husband and I adopted a dog from the pound when we got married. She was full-grown when we adopted her (they guessed Molly was about 5 years old), so we had no idea about her history or socialization. She did really well around some dogs, and really badly around others. She routinely got in fights with some malamutes I knew, but got along well with my parent’s dogs and my ex’s dad’s dog. I never figured out what would set her off, so I just never let her off leash around dogs I didn’t know she would get along with. She lives with my ex now, so I don’t know how she’s doing with other dogs these days. It was so strange, because she was such a sweet, loving dog with all people (and had no problems with my cat).
Our 4 year old mix is from a shelter. The first few times at the dog park she did not do well either. She is timid AND dominent, not the best combo. What we found that helps is that we walk her around on the leash for at least one lap, then go to an area towards the back where is it usually quiet and play some fetch with her. Then she is usually over her excitement of being there to play better. We still watch her with all the other dogs and intervene if we see her doing something to show dominence (dont make me say it! lol)
Stay with it and eventually he will learn to love the playtime!
Henry and Batman are adorable, but I’m fairly sure that ‘girlfriend’ is a boy. 🙂
LOL! Oh dear… that’s embarrassing. Can’t believe I missed that!
Your dogs are so cute!!
I have a pup & she gets along with other dogs unless she gets scared & then she is a crier! It’s normally over nothing but she is such a little baby!
Honestly, in my experience, different dogs get along differently with different dogs but the more time they spend with another dog, the better they learn how to play with that dog!
Minus the strawberries and this sounds like the PERFECT lunch for me. Chocolate and banana were made for each other!
Haha, just a couple days ago I ran out of peanut butter (that is a big deal when you have 4 little boys to feed), but I did have a bowl of your sugar free Brownie Batter! So for lunch I served those little boys chocolate and banana sandwiches instead of their usual pb&j. Total hit! And they thought they were getting something really decedent…. little did they know they had beans and banana sandwiches for lunch 😉
I have a cat named Doom, he loves other animals except dogs, and maybe rabbits. He’s an indoor cat but there are lots of cats that come around…he always talks to them and rubs up against the screens at the windows with them. He also loves the squirrels, they randomly pop up at the window looking for him too, its so cute lol. When we were staying at someones house during a reno, their cat and him became quick friends too, they were licking each others bums and sleeping together lol
someone came over one day with a small dog though, and he poofed up to three times his size because of how mad he was, it was hilarious. He also charges at the window and patio door when the bunny rabbits are in our back yard. I love them though so Im glad he stays inside, i wouldnt want a bunny to get hurt.
My dog (Lhasa apso / Shih tzu mix) grew up as one of three but has been an only dog for several years now, so he’s kind of forgotten what to do around them, haha. He doesn’t bark, but he’s intimidated by larger dogs, mostly because he can’t see very well any more, but also because he’s old and doesn’t want to play. My dad has a rescued Lab mix, and she’s sweet with them and I but too rough with my dog (she’s younger) and is strangely fearful of very tall people! Hopefully Batman will get better with other dogs, but don’t beat yourself up if he doesn’t. 🙂
My dog is afraid of tall people too! He’s a chihuahua so it sort of makes sense hahaha. Our trainer had us work with him by giving him a treat every time he sees another person on a walk, to try to get him to associate good things with strangers instead of being fearful. It’s a work in progress for us but it might be something to try with Batman!
Haha yes, that makes more sense for a chihuahua than a labrador! They think she may have been abused before they adopted her and that has something to do with it. One day my stepmom brought a balloon home from work, and the dog barked and barked at it… poor thing was so scared she actually had an accident after she was backed into a corner and couldn’t get away. 🙁 Good thing I’m short (and not a balloon)!