Sebastian

[ste_noni]

Of everyone in our house, Sebastian has probably had the hardest time adjusting to Ellie. Sebastian is our smaller dog. We found him at a B&B in the mountains outside Rio in Brazil. He had been abandoned by his previous family and we took him home with us. We call Sebastian a Speagle - he has the coloring of a beagle, but the long fur and ears of a spaniel. He's a very needy dog, but also a very loving one. No matter where you are sitting, he wants to curl up next to you and put his head or paw in your lap. He can fit himself into almost any spot, no matter how small.

He didn't think very much of Ellie when she was born. She couldn't pet him and that made her sort of irrelevant to him. Then she learned to grab. Little girls of all ages love Sebastian because he is soft and furry and has long hair. Sebastian doesn't like 2 year old girls because they tend to want to squeeze him. Three year old girls, however, have usually learned to pet nicely and he loves them. Infants were new to Sebastian but he has now decided that he doesn't like them very much either.

When he wants me to pet him, he will come sit by me and put his head in my lap. Then Ellie sees him and reaches for a handful of fur. Ellie is very interested in Sebastian and she loves to watch him run around the house or roll around on the floor. All it takes is a little tug from Ellie and Sebastian is out of there. He has no use for someone who can only pull his fur.

Comments

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Penny has not forgiven us for having a baby. Poor cat.

[ste-noni.livejournal.com]

When #2 arrives, she will never forgive you!

[cashmerepett.livejournal.com]

Our older dog, Mac has learned if she stays on her bed, Owen will leave her in peace. And she loves sitting beneath the high chair at supper time.

Sam, our younger, and more skittish dog, has issues with Owen's mobility. He paces nervously when Owen is running around the room he's in. When he gets too nervous, I put Sam in the hall outside the baby gates to give him some peace and quiet.

He just doesn't trust the new little person.

[ste-noni.livejournal.com]

Just wait until #2 arrives! (Is she still Olivia, btw?) I said the same thing to flea but I guess it will happen even sooner for your dogs!

[zonewombat.livejournal.com]

Legion thinks that it's high time we took Mal back to wherever we got him. Same exact deal as Sebastian. Mal ADORES Legion, but grabs.

[ste-noni.livejournal.com]

WHat's weird to me is that our other dog, a lab, is so good with Ellie. she pulls on his ears, grabs handfuls of fur and has even gotten his eyelids a few times and he never moves.

High chairs

[inkadoo.livejournal.com]

"I'm curious what sort of chair he is sitting in. I've been looking for a solution for Ellie (I want her to sit at the table) but haven't found anything I like yet."

Hi! Saw your question about the high chair at table on my Flikr page & figured this was the surest way for you to get my response. :o) To answer your question, this was an old-fashioned wooden high chair (like the sort I had when I was a baby)--no bells, whistles, tray. Our hosts ran a buckling strap through the sides. The makeshift belt, combined with pushing the chair up to the table, did a surprisingly good job.

--We also have a portable booster seat with a removable tray (also with a buckling lap belt) that serves this purpose pretty well when the tray is removed

--Our day care provider has a seat that attaches directly to the table (I haven't used it myself, so have no idea how easy it is to maneuver or how sturdy it is).

Hope that helps! :o)

Re: High chairs

[ste-noni.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info - I think I've settled on a Fisher Price HC. It's not exactly what I wanted, but it will work.