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Chewie’s Diary Week 75: Baby Teeth

After breakfast today, Chewie left me a present in her tub.  A baby tooth! Horses continue to loose their baby teeth and gain adult teeth until they are around five years old.  Chewie is three, currently, and she certainly looks like an adult horse now.  But, finding the baby tooth was a good reminder that […]

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Chewie’s Diary Week 74: Traveling

I’m still on the road, visiting some of my family who live out of the country. And, Chewie is still in good hands with my wonderful pet sitter! My pet sitter always sends me a handful of pictures every day. The photos let me get a little glimpse into what Chewie and Liberty have been […]

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Chewie’s Diary Week 73: Well-trained humans

It’s been hot and humid recently in north Texas. Chewie finds some relief from the heat by swimming in the pond, which I wrote about last week. She’s also quite itchy currently and really enjoys a good scratch.  Chewie and I have a game we play when I’m scratching her. I will pause after scratching her […]

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Chewie’s Diary Week 72: Seahorse

We have had a hot June here in Texas and also an extra humid June, due to quite a bit of rain. Chewie’s solution on these hot, sticky days is to go for a swim in the pond. Recently, I’ve seen her go for a swim on two different days when I have been at […]

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Chewie’s Diary Week 70: Chin rest

Chewie and I have a new behavior we have been working on recently — a chin rest! Here’s how this behavior works: I hold out my hand, under Chewie’s head Chewie backs up a couple of steps She stops when the underside of her head touches my hand I reposition my hand slightly so my […]