A Day In The Life of Bridgett!

6:30 am-- Wake up! That's right, Bridgett's an early bird! She sleeps in our room with us at night and promptly wakes us up with little whines and woofs in the morning. Sometimes she lets us sleep in a bit. Sometimes the cat wakes her earlier. I think they're in cahoots. ;) As soon as I open our door, Bridgett runs, happily woofing and making funny chewbaca noises, all the way to the front door! Outside, here we come!

6:45am-- Chow time! Bridgett eats 3 cups of dog food to keep her svelte beautiful figure ;) She munches down, grabs a few slurps of water, and then...

7:00am-- Mom says, "Back upstairs!" and the dogs run back up to our bedroom. That's right, WE are NOT morning people. So we crawl back in bed, the dogs lay back down, and we catch a few more Zzz's.

9:00am-- Or somewhere around this time...we are awoken to the sounds of wrestling dogs at our feet. Bridgett and her foster brother tell us, "C'mon lazy bums!" and we wake up! We go outside potty again and Bridgett curls up by the front door while we make coffee and breakfast. (Did I mention she's completely potty trained?! First foster EVER that came to us that way, what a blessing!)

9:30am-12pm-- It's lazy time :) Bridgett finds a place to curl up (her favorites are the front door or her too small dog bed upstairs. She spends her time dreaming, a little bit of snoring, and picking up her head to watch us walk by. She does like to be in the same room as us for the most part, so she'll follow us and pick a new spot to snooze. Life is good. This nap time is interspersed with random play bouts with Dexter and pets and love from mom and dad. And guarding the house with her 'BIG GIRL' bark whenever she hears something awry. We feel pretty safe with this gentle giant ;)

Working on our "sit" command!

Bridgett has perfected the "play bow" pose :)

12:30pm- Walk! Walk! Every time we take a potty break, Bridgett tries to get us to go on a walk. So eventually we appease her. She's really been digging this cold weather. She enjoys taking lots of sniff breaks and sticking her head in the air to feel the cool breeze rustle her fur. And the best thing? She only needs to go around a block or two, and she feels good. It doesn't take much for this lazy gal ;) She also enjoys the dog park, and loves to run and play with the other dogs and her humans. Now that I know she does well there, I've been trying to go at least once a week. She's in her glory :)

1:00pm-- After a walk, our pup is a bit riled up and wants to PLAY. Bridgett is happy to wrestle and chase him around the house. 20 minutes or so, and they are panting and happy :)

1:30pm-6:00pm-- Sleep. Bridgett loves sleep. 

What do you mean, I don't fit? 

6:30pm- Food time again! Another 3 cups for this lovely lady!

7:00-whenever we decide to go to bed! -- Sleep. Pets. Love. A bit of play here and there. Follow mom and dad around.

Bedtime- one last potty break and mom says, "Upstairs!" Bridgett and Dexter run up to our bedroom and settle down quite nicely. It's been another good dog day. :)

If you think you'd like to spend a day or two....or forever....with Bridgett, please fill out an application at jrspupsnstuff.org today!