Seeing as how the weather has been particularly nice, we decided to do some maintenance on the garden as well as plant some new crops.
Of course, Lilah and Ritter were right there beside us. Helping at times, though also hindering.
In terms of digging, Ritter is more likely to dig a hole than Lilah. His technique is to use his two front paws at the same time to achieve a big scooping motion. I believe he works like that due to the fact that he's so strong. While this means he can create a pretty big hole, he can only do so in relatively soft dirt.
Lilah, having a smaller frame or stringier muscles, however you want to phrase it, digs using alternating paws with more of a scratching action. She works well against hard, compacted dirt or if you need to break the dense surface soil. "Dig" is also a command that she follows decently.
Watch as she decimates that dirt block!
However, for every good thing Lilah does, she evens her account by being bad. Potting plants around her can be dangerous. She once bit my aspiring sunflower in half. I was quite pissed. It's okay though, we've learned to adapt and pot at an elevated height where she can't so easily attack the plants.
But not like that will stop Lilah's devilish drive for mischief. Oh, you want to use that 55 gallon bag of potting soil? I'll just bite and rip a hole in it while you try to maneuver it! Ah, I see, you've smartly planted an empty seedling pot with the planted bell peppers to leave space for another bell pepper plant that you haven't bought yet. I'll just daintily lift it out and run around the yard with it! I'm actually quite surprised that she never runs off with our tools.
Sometimes I wish she wasn't so interested in what I'm doing. Why can't she be like Ritter and chilling in the shade while the humans work?
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