Sheesh knows best

Sheesh knows best Sheesh is a sweet and clever boy who is accustomed to making his own decisions. Sheesh is a sweet, goofy, adorable dog who has many friends and fans.

This page aims to keep Sheesh's friends updated on his escapades and general cuteness. According to DNA tests (both Wisdom Panel and Embark), he is an Akita / German Shepherd / Chow-Chow / Bulldog / Other-general-mutt mix. Since Sheesh spent many years living a semi-feral life before coming to live with me, he's used to thinking for himself and making independent decisions that are sometimes surpr

ising to me (his mom). But he's a very clever boy, so it often turns out that Sheesh does indeed know best, at least when it comes to his own interests!

"This isn't fair. How was I supposed to know that finally chewing open the chalk pen you've been trying to keep away fro...
12/26/2024

"This isn't fair. How was I supposed to know that finally chewing open the chalk pen you've been trying to keep away from me would p**f red chalk powder all over me and the surrounding area?"

Sheesh is much less into chewing household objects than he used to be, but sometimes he just takes a liking to a particular thing and decides he must "investigate" it with his teeth.

"Sorry, Glee, those are p**p bags in my hand, not treats""Oh, that's OK, I'll take it anyway"She also managed to find so...
12/06/2024

"Sorry, Glee, those are p**p bags in my hand, not treats"

"Oh, that's OK, I'll take it anyway"

She also managed to find some really good mud spots to roll around in, even though it's been below freezing for at least 24 hours.

This girl knows how to make her own fun.

12/06/2024

Cow Boy is a very smart boy. As soon as he saw the new step ladder in the backyard, he knew what he was supposed to do with it. Unfortunately, he hasn't quite figured out why I keep putting his new trick prop in front of the entrance to the van, don't I realize that this makes it very inconvenient for him to jump in?

(At least Sheesh is actually OK with using the steps for their intended purpose, instead of trying to jump in and hoping for the best)

Some more van fun today, while it's warm for once. Glee is not pictured because she was in the crate (or at the end of m...
12/05/2024

Some more van fun today, while it's warm for once. Glee is not pictured because she was in the crate (or at the end of my leash when I was taking pictures of the creepers in the van)

Now look, do the dogs NEED new bed? Not really. Do I even have room to put more dog beds anywhere? Sure I do, look, they...
11/29/2024

Now look, do the dogs NEED new bed? Not really. Do I even have room to put more dog beds anywhere? Sure I do, look, they can go on top of my bed.

But also look at how much they enjoy getting new beds! And there was a sale! The gray one is under $30 right now on Chewy, by the way (see last photo).

And the brown one is actually probably going in the van, so in a way, they do need that one.

"Yes, I do think that this is a perfectly normal way for a dog to sit. Especially if that dog wants easy access to lick ...
11/27/2024

"Yes, I do think that this is a perfectly normal way for a dog to sit. Especially if that dog wants easy access to lick both of his itchy footsies."

Sheesh seems skeptical.

A couple of pictures from during/after yesterday's Hide N Seek fun:Cow Boy taking a nap in my lap after the trial.And Sh...
11/24/2024

A couple of pictures from during/after yesterday's Hide N Seek fun:

Cow Boy taking a nap in my lap after the trial.

And Sheesh waiting in the car, peacefully chewing on a *different* chew than the one I gave him when I left him there. Apparently he finished that one, and I had left the bag of chews slightly unzipped, so naturally he helped himself (and scattered all the chews all over the place in the process).

11/24/2024

Look what Sheesh did today! He found all the rats! I was pretty sure he would like this game, but I had no idea until yesterday that Hide N Seek can be accessible to wheelchair dogs!

Cow Boy also played, though he was a bit nervous (partially because I was a bit nervous that he would try to p*e on the hay... AGAIN), so he found fewer rats, but he still had fun!

Glee and Digiorno are annoyed that we went and had fun without them two days in a row. I'm going to try to get them involved too, see how they feel about rats.

The van is getting there! We took a short test trip today with all 4 dogs! Got gas and then went to Forest Park and took...
11/22/2024

The van is getting there! We took a short test trip today with all 4 dogs! Got gas and then went to Forest Park and took each dog out for a tiny walk while the others all whined in the car. Of course, the dog with the non-working legs was the only one who insisted on trying to go into the forested area with tons of underbrush. Meanwhile, Cow Boy tried to move from the floor up to the seat with his mommy, but got stuck in the process because of how he is tethered. Apparently he's now quite used to getting stuck though, because he was completely unperturbed by the experience and just waited for me to come back and detangle him.

And yesterday (in a slightly different configuration) I was actually able to take a picture of all 4 dogs at once! It only took like a half hour of dog loading/unloading.

The last 3 pictures are what's been taking so long - I really wanted to remove the rear jump seat, because it was in the way of everything. Just when I thought I was done because I finally got all 4 floor bolts out, it turned out that it's still attached to the seatbelt with a bolt that was apparently glued in with the good loctite. I took more of a brute force approach to that one.

I thought I was being so clever when I set up two potential spots to sit and work in bed, in case a dog takes one of the...
11/20/2024

I thought I was being so clever when I set up two potential spots to sit and work in bed, in case a dog takes one of them.

Well, at least the dog bed is still available.

March 2023 vs. November 2024Cow Boy actually decided he was scared of the skateboard a few months after the first pictur...
11/19/2024

March 2023 vs. November 2024

Cow Boy actually decided he was scared of the skateboard a few months after the first picture, so we hadn't tried it for a while. Then I took it out recently and he was like "Ooh! Skateboard! Where have you been hiding it?"

And if you thought that Sheesh's bad knees prevented him from also trying to get on the skateboard to show me he still remembers the tricks and needs more cheese for them - well, then you would be mistaken.

Chewy is having a big sale. I think this might last us a few days.
11/17/2024

Chewy is having a big sale. I think this might last us a few days.

11/04/2024

I had a dream that I had like five more dogs in the basement that I had forgotten about. And then Sheesh and Cow Boy kept sneaking into the basement while I was trying to take care of the basement dogs.

But that means that in the dream my basement was clean and Sheesh's knees worked well enough to go down stairs! So trade-offs, I suppose.

I interpret this dream to mean that I am feeling bad about "neglecting" the dogs while I try to do some extra work to compensate for Sheesh's expensive knees. And also that I wish his knees would get a little better.

The dogs absolutely agree that I should feel bad about spending even more time on the computer, and especially about sometimes telling them that they aren't even allowed to interrupt me right now, what the heck?!

Cow Boy stress-testing the new doggie platform seat in the van, plus a couple of in-progress photos to show the structur...
10/27/2024

Cow Boy stress-testing the new doggie platform seat in the van, plus a couple of in-progress photos to show the structure.

I think this one will be mostly for Digiorno, since Cow Boy and Sheesh probably won't fit on it together too well (and Cow Boy has to be touching Sheesh at all times, of course). I may also make or get a dog bed to go on top. I think it's sufficiently comfy as is, but it may benefit from bolster edges so the dogs don't fall off the seat.

Also, I successfully took out ONE of the four bolts that I need to take out to remove the rear "jump seat" that's taking up space where I want to put Glee's crate! So that's progress I guess.

10/17/2024

Sometimes you just gotta have a really fresh stick.

Cow Boy informed me this morning that there are two juvenile-ish opossums hanging out (if you will) in an insulated bag ...
10/13/2024

Cow Boy informed me this morning that there are two juvenile-ish opossums hanging out (if you will) in an insulated bag I have hanging on my fence. (I was drying the bag out and forgot to take it back inside)

I moved the bag to an even less dog-accessible part of the fence (it was already inaccessible before, but close enough that Cow Boy was trying hard to get to it). The opossums didn't seem to mind and did not find it necessary to move out of the bag. One of them opens its mouth at me when I try to p*ek in and see what is going on. The other one is even less bothered, though it is definitely blinking and breathing.

Since opossums are nocturnal, I assume they naively thought this would be a cozy quiet place to nap during the day. They seem to be longer than 8 inches, though they did not seem that into being measured so I mostly eyeballed it.

The bag is in the shade now. I do worry about their hydration and temperature levels, but surely they will figure it out and move if they find themselves uncomfortable?..

I got a van! Now I might actually be able to take all 4 dogs somewhere at the same time! All the dogs enjoyed exploring ...
10/11/2024

I got a van! Now I might actually be able to take all 4 dogs somewhere at the same time!

All the dogs enjoyed exploring the van. Digiorno was a bit nervous at first, so I didn't get any pictures of her, but after we got out of the van she got excited and wanted to go back in and explore again.

This van used to be a wheelchair shuttle, which actually makes it very suitable for dog-hauling:
- It has rear AC! I can turn it on and off independently of the cab AC!
- There's tons of space, like in a cargo van, but there are also windows throughout, like in a passenger van. (I like daylight!)
- It has a huge quantity and variety of tie-down points and straps. The metal strips in the floor are E-track, it's specifically for strapping things to the car safely, so I can put a crate more or less anywhere.
- There are folding seats, which also have their own seat belts, so the dogs (and possibly even humans) have options.
- It has a high top, so I can just stand up and walk to whichever dog I need to get out next without bumping my head against everything and getting stepped on by other dogs (as much).
- All the surfaces are easy to clean - no carpet, and the seats are vinyl rather than fabric.

There is also still a working wheelchair lift, which will probably be useful for things like getting a 60lb crate into the van, or moving out of my self-storage space which has gotten ridiculously expensive lately.

I'm still figuring out how I want to configure the van and where I want to put all the dogs, but we're all pretty excited!

"Mommy, my walk-in water bowl is empty! And I'm thirsty!"
10/04/2024

"Mommy, my walk-in water bowl is empty! And I'm thirsty!"

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Cow Boy is a very smart boy. As soon as he saw the new step ladder in the backyard, he knew what he was supposed to do with it. Unfortunately, he hasn't quite figured out why I keep putting his new trick prop in front of the entrance to the van, don't I realize that this makes it very inconvenient for him to jump in? (At least Sheesh is actually OK with using the steps for their intended purpose, instead of trying to jump in and hoping for the best)

Sometimes you just gotta have a really fresh stick.

Just 42 seconds of Sheesh having a dream

If he fits, he sits! (this is one of their many boxes of toys) I guess this is what happens when your puppy is raised by a dog who thinks he is a cat. Meanwhile, Sheesh himself is comfortably sleeping on a pile of various cuts of fabric that I had pulled out of the closet "temporarily" to pick one for a project.

When we were all* getting in the car to drop off Digiorno this morning, I felt like some part of our routine was missing. (This was the first time since Sheesh's surgery that we went for a car ride with both boys, so it's been a couple of weeks). When we went to pick her back up, Cow Boy remembered and provided the missing piece: his despondent screams of "Oh no you are leaving without me for a few seconds to put Sheesh in the car first, how unfair and horrible". Please enjoy(?) this sample that I recorded last month and forgot to post. They do sound louder in person! * As you may or may not know, Sheesh (still) has pretty bad separation anxiety. And Cow Boy doesn't really have separation anxiety, but he did grow up in a house with Sheesh, so he does not quite understand the concept of being home alone. So the boys come along for most car rides. The jealous screams are a different thing though, he doesn't do that when he's actually being left home. He also stops as soon as he hears that Sheesh has been loaded into the car and I'm presumably coming back for him.

Cow Boy doesn't really want to *use* the fancy $15 root chew, he just wants to *have* it since he understands it's more valuable than the other bits of wood in the backyard. Sheesh and Cow Boy's dynamic is really cute - Cow Boy acknowledges that Sheesh is in charge here, but also Cow Boy knows that he's really cute and can get away with things if he sucks up to Sheesh a little bit first. Sheesh doesn't really actually care about the root but I think he does enjoy the attention a little bit.

OMG. I found this old video of baby Cow Boy playing with his littermates at probably 2-3 weeks old.

Gave Glee her first chew since her dental surgery. Then got all worried that she seemed to be gumming at it for a while with the very same place where her teeth used to be, and not making much progress. So I tried to trade for it. But Glee is no fool, she is perfectly capable of taking cheese without letting go of the chew! (She did get bored of it shortly after this and I snuck it away while she was chasing more cheese)

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