Various thoughts/notes from the weekend

Akua continues to be a very nice basenji to have around. Although she does still occasionally surprise me. Saturday night I turned around and was doing some dishes, when I turned back around there she was standing in the middle of the dining room table. She looked at me like she has been doing it her whole life, although when I did say "Akua!" she quickly found her way down. I tried to explain to her that we don't do that in our house, but it didn't take. She again was up there on Sunday afternoon. I hope that she doesn't teach that to mine, and I am trying to find a way to teach her to not do it any more. She is short enough that counter surfing hasn't been a problem with her so far, the table thing is annoying.
Azizi, my youngest, also insisted that since the basenjis sleep in his bed it was time for their annual bath. So Sunday was bath day. Akua went first, and she actually seemed to enjoy it. She held still for me in the shower, and when I was giving the other dogs their baths she was actually trying to get back in to the shower. Of course, after the baths we had lots of running and chasing in the house, yard, house, yard, house, yard, house. Finally, they all settled down for a nap. None of the dogs really needed a bath at least I couldn't smell them, but since they don't sleep with me, I thought it was fair to let Zi make that call.
Akua's coat continues to get softer and shinier on the no-grain kibble. I hope that her new parents can keep her on a no-grain diet.