- This is the key to perfect ears right here.
(dog barking)
Bolo has an ear problem
and not an ear problem that you're probably thinking.
It's that ... see if you can get him to put his ears up.
Ready. Set. Ready. You can kind of see.
One is up and one is down.
Now, I don't normally care too much about
whether puppy's ears are up or down.
And some of you are probably thinking
why do you even care at all?
Just leave them the way that they're supposed to be.
And some people have very strong feelings about that.
Cool. If that's how you feel, that's great.
Me, they need to match. It's just how I feel.
So I'm going to see if I can do some crafty work
to help Bolo have matching ears.
So the process of getting the dog's ears to stay up
is not really that complicated.
And I have a method that I've used the last few times
that has been really, really successful
and really easy in comparison
to some of the things that I've done in the past.
So I'm going to be using Breathe Right strips today
and that might sound a little bit weird,
but they're actually the perfect thing to use for dog's ears
because they're lightweight.
They have really sticky stuff on the back of them.
And then there's this little metal bar that goes up the
middle of them that helps sort of secure the ear in place
without weighing it down.
So they're just awesome.
Now, before I put them in,
I have to make sure that the dog's ears are clean.
So I'll just sort of clean the dog's ears out.
Make sure there's not a lot of hair,
so that I can get the Breathe Right strip
stuck to as much of the skin as possible.
And then I just stick the Breathe Right strip right inside.
And I try to stick it right where the crease would be
where the ear would bend.
And that sort of allows the ear
to stay perfectly straight up.
And then after a few weeks,
the ear starts to get used to being in that position
and it starts to get stronger.
The muscles in the ear starts to get stronger
and then they start to stand up
a little bit more on their own.
Now, the trick is to make sure that
as soon the Breathe Right strips falls out,
because it only stays in for a couple days,
that you put it right back in immediately
so that you don't miss any days.
Sometimes, it just takes a few weeks.
Sometimes, it takes a little bit longer.
If the Breathe Right strip doesn't stick,
sometimes we'll have to use like a bit of glue.
There's special glue that we use to put
inside the dog's ears so that it's safe for them,
but it's really not that big of a deal.
And Bolo already has one sticking up,
so I just have to deal with the one that's floppy.
And just hope for the best and hope that it works.
(gentle music)
This is exciting. I get to go meet baby Parker now.
My good friend, Meg, had a baby boy earlier this week.
And I get to go meet him,
which I can't tell you how excited I am.
This is such a big deal.
Meg and I have been friends
since we were like in grade 6 or 13 years old.
And it is just ... I can't wrap my mind around
the fact that we are leaving one portion of our life
and going into the next where
everybody's getting married and having babies.
And it's crazy town. I can't even explain.
But in saying that, I'm excited that I get
to be Auntie Kayl even more.
My best friend, Jamie, also has two little girls.
And I have been Auntie Kayl to them since they were babies,
since they could talk.
And playing the aunt role is really fun.
I'm looking forward to when my little brother and sister
have children as well. Not yet.
Lexi's getting married as we know.
Yeah, it's super exciting.
So I'm going to head over to Meg's sister's house
and hangout with the whole Robinson crew,
their families, their kids.
It just brings it back to old times when we were younger
and we were all getting up to shenanigans together.
So it's going to be a great afternoon.
(gentle music)
Hey, Meg. It is graduation time
and I have a little surprise for you.
You got all excellents on your stays and on your recalls,
so I have a small portion of that ... actually, no.
It's not me at all. It was all you and all them,
but they're going to show off their diplomas for you.
Here they are everybody. Yay. Good. We missed ya.
(gentle music)
So I'm just heading into the arena.
I have Jamie's and Angela's gifts with me right now.
And I'm going to give them to them.
They don't know they're coming,
so hopefully they're surprised and happy.
- [KAYL] Hey, girls. I have prezzies.
- And you're vlogging us for this too.
- [KAYL] Yeah.
- Oh, geez.
- [KAYL] The vlog already saw me buy them earlier this week
and package them up.
- Oh, god.
- [KAYL] So now, they will also see the unveiling. Ready?
- Ready.
- [KAYL] She's nervous.
(laughs)
- Go ahead and lie down.
- [KAYL] So there is two things for the competition,
one thing for the plane ride, and one thing for the hotel.
I have all of your bases covered my dears. Are you ready?
- Yeah.
- [KAYL] Okay. This one's for you.
- Okay.
- [KAYL] And this one's for you.
- Should we open it at the exact same time?
- [KAYL] But you have the same thing.
It's just slightly variations,
so that they're more personalized to each one of you.
- Oh, oh, oh, it's jingling and it jangles.
- [KAYL] It jingles and it jangles.
- Oh.
- [KAYL] So this is a double whammy.
- Lie down.
- [KAYL] You can a, wear it as a bracelt,
or, b, you also can put it on your shoelace
at the base of your shoe.
So when you go in the ring, you have a little reminder.
- Oh, I want to wear it as a bracelet.
- [KAYL] So what does yours say, Ang?
- Make it happen.
- [KAYL] Yeah, it says make it happen.
Because that's Ang's attitude when she's in class.
She's like that's it, I'm going to make it happen.
- Yeah.
- Make it happen. Yeah, it is.
- [KAYL] And what does yours say?
- It's in the wrapper.
- [KAYL] Jamie's like, oh, wow, I just got beads,
but no saying. Thanks, Kayl.
- Awe.
(laughs)
- [KAYL] And what does yours say?
- Never give up.
- [KAYL] And not that you normally give up,
but it's just going to give you that
extra little fire to fight on.
- An extra non giving up.
- Non giving up, won't do it.
- So you can wear them-
- So this is for the competition?
- [KAYL] Yeah, you can wear them at the competition.
Or, those things also can go on your shoelace,
at the bottom, if you want.
- I'm going to wear it as a braclet.
- Me too. Go and lay down. It's nothing for you.
- And my next thing is big.
- Me too.
- Okay.
(laughs)
- Oh.
- [KAYL] So this is awesome.
So it's a traveler wine glass,
but in the bottom, there is a wine opener.
It's all in one go, girls.
- Nice.
I like it.
- So what is this for?
- [KAYL] This is for the hotel room.
- Okay.
- I mean, and for the show site if you really want, but-
- Very good.
- [KAYL] Yeah.
- We'll be using that. Lie down.
- [KAYL] Also, by the way, while this is happening,
tired dogs are hanging out.
And our good friend, Kaylee, from Paul's therapy
is giving Ms. Winkadink a little session before she goes.
- Oh, I love this.
- Oh.
- [KAYL] So these are just good for the go.
- They're excellent. They're good..
- [KAYL] You can never have too many.
So if you already some, what's one more?
- Do you think that we could put this
in the crate while they travel?
- [KAYL] Like in the plane? No, I wouldn't.
- No.
- [KAYL] I would like put it in like your go bag.
- Okay. So it's like good to go?
- [KAYL] Well, you could probably,
but Jamie's dog would eat hers.
(laughs)
- Mines not going to eat it.
- [KAYL] This dog right here.
And I only say that because I have its sister
and she would do the same thing.
(laughs)
- This is for the plane.
- [KAYL] That's for the plane.
And I had to get Jamie peanut butter.
- Yes.
- Nice.
- It's essential.
- [KAYL] That's it. That's all that's in there.
- Thank you. That is very nice.
- Yeah, very thoughtful.
- [KAYL] You're welcome. I'm sad that I can't come with you.
- Well, we're sad that you're not coming too.
- [KAYL] But I feel like it's going to be really good
and I'm glad you guys get to go and have each other.
- It will be a lot of fun, but we will miss you.
- [KAYL] Yeah.
- Shall you hug us?
- [KAYL] Oh, I shall.
- For the vlog?
- [KAYL] Yeah, we'll turn the vlog around.
- It's a kiss circle.
(laughs)
- Oh my god.
(gentle music)