The dogs sure love lounging out in the backyard. They’ll jump up and tear after anything or anyone that comes by though. Yesterday I even took them both down to Library Park and we walked around the block–all three of us at once, for the first time. They need a lot more practice, but I was surprised how well they actually did, having such totally different personalities.

Shadow seemed to act pretty normal, sniffing everything, looking around and being very curious on his first adventure away from home and our neighborhood. Tiger, on the other hand, was extremely tense and nervous through the whole walk, very paranoid. He would walk a few steps forward quickly, then immediately stop and just wait as I caught up, then he’d walk a few more steps and stop again and wait, ears way back, seemingly afraid to look around much, like he’s afraid to get pulled or choked at any second. He eventually loosened up a little, but not much. He’ll need a lot more practice.

Shadow has a lazy ear. It bugs me a little how Tiger’s ears are both always the same–whether they’re up, down, pulled back when he’s scared, etc., they’re always both the same. Shadow, on the other hand, has one ear that’s lazy. One stands up nicely and the other one stays down like it’s broken. I see it all the time in his photos. Well, this weekend he had an instance with both ears fully UP. Yes, this is one of the little things that tickles me. So I grabbed my phone and snapped this picture quickly before it dropped again. I’m sure he (and Sandy and Tiger) thought I was nuts, but it really thrilled me to see.

NOS4A2 is coming to AMC on Sunday, June 2nd! What a birthday present! I’m excited. This is a TV series–not sure how many seasons it’ll be–based on a really creepy novel (as well as a graphic novel that extends the story even more) by Joe Hill, one of Stephen King’s sons. I enjoyed the novel a great deal a year or two ago, but I’ve only read a little of the graphic novel. I can’t wait for the TV series.