Kailani’s First Halloween

First of all I must say that Halloween is the worst holiday for puppies and dogs that get stressed and go crazy over hearing the doorbell! What’s even worse is that if Kailani hears a doorbell on the TV she thinks it’s ours and goes nuts! She barks and gets all stressed out that somebody is invading our home…poor baby! Do you have any idea just how many doorbells go off during Halloween shows and movies on TV? Too many! J So we thought we’d go to see the new Downtown Summerlin here in Vegas during the peak trick or treat times to avoid her any undue stress. It turned out to be not the best idea. It was loud. I don’t know if the D.J. was deaf or their sound system was suck on 11, but we could hardly hear each other talk. What were they thinking? The place was packed with families and small kids as well as dogs for the trick or treating and dog costume contest. Oh, the poor eardrums of the kiddos and puppers!  It was also way over stimulating for Kailani with all the people. Too much excitement. Then the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back was a dancing fountain. Another thing that stresses our little girl out is the sprinkler system in our backyard garden. She sits by the French doors and barks to high heaven when they go off. This fountain was just too much like the sprinklers, but with all the activity she started to shiver and shake and whimper. All that and it was windy, too…another thing that scares her. It was time to go home. It wasn’t the best Halloween for her. She did make an adorable pumpkin for my vintage Marilyn Monroe pin-up witch costume! No one noticed me with her looking so cute! What a living doll she is!! Maybe next year it won’t be so traumatic.