10/13/2026
miss minnie, the big brindle beautiful bull in a china shop 🐂😇
all our doggies here have their very own “outdoor kennel” (i prefer the term “cabana” or “bungalow” bc it’s much cuter, and less “prison-sentence-y”)
it’s where they eat. it’s where they lounge during private + quiet chill time. it’s where they enjoy a good ol’ yak chew or bully stick without another dog trying to start WWIII over it.
it’s peace of mind for both the dog(s) and the humans. even if they are super nonchalant with other dogs, they *still* have a kennel.
we know with 100% certainty we can put minnie in here, a very determined, tenacious, diva-licious, strong-as-heck lady (who does not like other ladies *just like her* bc she thinks they’re the fake temu version), and feel 100% confident that she will be safe and secure.
she can socialize through the kennel with dogs, or she can social distance with dogs she has issues with.
that day-in/day-out “social distancing” has helped a ton. there was once a time when mona and minnie couldn’t even see each other without throwing major temper tantrums.
just merely coexisting in close proximity is like the most basic form of exposure therapy, but it has shown these two crazy ladies that there is zero need to get riled up by one another. it does nothing for either dog, and serves them no purpose in the end.
i can’t wait to get minnie a full sized turf pad from home depot. she loves to turn her kennel into a mud bath/excavation site. her current turf pad works okay, but only covers half. it was initially used in a different kennel for a bit.
the ones we get are $115 at home depot but they need to have proper drainage otherwise they’re basically a sponge. ick.. no thank you. 🙂↔️
also need to get minnie an aluminum kuranda bed, but that’s nothing new. this is the 3rd Kuranda bed with plastic PVC pipes that she’s entirely dismantled. it’s now simply a fabric carpet, but it works til she can get her sturdier bed.
love this extra happy brindle babygirl. she’s full of affection for people and she truly gives the world’s best hugs. there is nothing like a minnie hug 🫂
