Rolo und malen

[lantairvlea]

This is how Rolo looks when she flops on the patio. She is very athletic and has a surprising amount of endurance for a bulldog. Chris took her for a walk around the house this morning and she only flopped twice. Once when he first put the leash on in the house and the second time in the yard. She jumped up like a bolt when Chris opened the little yard gate, however.

In the evening between 8 and 9 she tends to get a bit hyper before crashing for the night. She plays fetch pretty well and gets about five good runs in before she starts slowing down.

We continue to be grateful she is a sturdier dog as little men like to lay and roll on her. We try to keep this to a minimum, but don't stress too much now that she weighs almost as much as Tristan.

As of next week all of my broken toe students will be back, yay!

I worked on the painting some more this morning/afternoon. More work on the wagon. I'm hoping to finish the main wagon part next time I sit down with it, which might not be until Monday. The good news is the art classes are off the next two weeks so the three hours I would have spent doing that can be redirected to finishing the painting. Fingers crossed I can bang it out by the end of the month.



Now it's getting the other wheels to look as good as the first one...

By surface area the painting is about 75% or more done, but the devil is in the details and at this point a lot of it is details!

I pestered Tru-D today with the 13" Western saddle. I even slid the blanket off of her head as well as tossing it up her neck and sliding it off of her rump. The saddle was tossed on from both sides before I cinched it up. We did a brief walk before I checked the cinch and sent her out on the lunge line in all three gears. She cruised around about how she has been going so next time I might get out the 14" which had a back cinch to introduce something new to the equation. She's already had the surcingle with breastplaye and crupper sonl I don't think a back cinch will be much of an issue, but it's good to introduce all of the things!

I need to call Tom and see if he had the billets on my surcingle done yet (Cinnamon busted one of them and since Bud already popped one that I had repaired I figure replacing all of the billets with thicker leather would be the best option). I'd like to do some more ground driving with Tru-D but don't feel comfortable doing it with the saddle just yet.

Comments

[slobberpuppy.livejournal.com]

Rolo is so freakin' cute! I've always had a huge crush on English bulldogs, altho I don't thier they are a suitable breed for me. Sometimes I wonder if I developed my crush in them due to their being such a popular dog in cartoons!

[lantairvlea.livejournal.com]

She is pretty cute and such a funny personality. She isn't motivated much by your typical dog things (desire to please, food) so training her has been interesting. She has to see what is in it for her (and some things aren't worth a treat!). I guess she's like a mule in dog form.

It wasn't my first choice in breed, but her attitude (pretty chill), physical sturdiness, and energy level fit well for our family right now. They do make a fun caricature! All those wrinkles and funny angles!

[slobberpuppy.livejournal.com]

I've heard they can be a challenge to train, and that has nothing to do with a lack of intelligence, but exactly what you describe here. I'm glad she is making such a good fit with your family! They certainly do make an excellent caricature.

[suraineko.livejournal.com]

I'm really enjoying the updates on the painting. I like the detail in including the rolled up back part of the wagon (I don't know what that's called).

How old/big is Rolo now?

[lantairvlea.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I don't know either. Sometimes I just paint what I see! I assume it's part of the canvas cover that can drop down and keep dust, water, and whathaveye out of the wagon. I do a lot of research for my art and I'm learning a lot about how covered wagons are put together right now!

She will be a year in July so nine months is? She's close to if not 35lbs now. We don't have a scale so measuring is a guestimate.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

That's the quintessential bulldog shot, LOL!

[lantairvlea.livejournal.com]

Its a face only a bulldog can make!