Note: Please welcome Julia Thomson as a new contributor to That Mutt. She preserves the blog house on 129 Acres as well as will be composing for That Mutt every other Tuesday.

Home improvement, renovations as well as diy are huge parts of our life at house on 129 Acres. The whole household gets involved. Whether you have four paws or two hands, you’re part of the crew.

So scenes like the one below play out routinely with our dog Baxter as well as our feline Ralph.

“I’d assist you put up those curtain rods, however I don’t have a drill.”

Uh-huh? What about no thumbs, no vertical reach as well as a tendency to spend most of your time asleep, dude?

“You believe a paintbrush makes up for not providing me a drill? This pooch likes power tools, lady.”

“Oh, as well as you made fun of my thumbs as well as my height. You’re on your own for painting that mirror. This is what I believe of your paintbrush.”

“Ahhhh… dreamland, where doggies have drills… as well as thumbs.”

With Baxter’s assist (or perhaps in spite of it), our most recent project—a guest space makeover—is now complete.

And as much as I make fun of him, I have to state that the different jobs we deal with around the farm are a great method to spend time with Baxter. He’s discovered to tolerate loud noises, trust that we’ll keep him risk-free (even when I’m climbing around him swinging a long curtain rod over his head) as well as to be patient while we’re working.

What hobbies do you show your dog?

Julia Thomson is a blog writer at Home on 129 Acres where she composes about country living as well as diy renovating. inspect out her recommendations for off-leash hiking with your dog here.