Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling - Reading 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5)' from April 17th 2019 Showing 1,001-1,040 of 1,040

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Awesome!

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

So I finally have my puppy napping so I'm going to do as many comments as I can.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Chapter 1: (view spoiler)[Vernon it's not a good thing when you are as uninformed as Dudley. :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Still sleeping. I was worried she would wake up when I went to the bathroom. She is such a good puppy!

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ I am really hating how angry Harry is. I understand why he is. But it's frustrating as a reader. He's not normally this moody. When did I get old? Now he's just a temperamental teenager to me. :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

I am so far behind on this now! Started a few days ago but listening on audiobook and have not had the time.

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Chapter 3 [spoilers removed]"

I have been noticing that with a few books lately. Like I am either feeling their age or mine. Not sure which yet lol.
(view spoiler)[Although when it comes to his relatives I would be moody and angry too. But he needs to be less angry about the order and his friends. Wrong anger strikes I think is a lot of it. He needed to vent after Cedric in the last book I think and needed counseling or something and never got it. (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

I have definitely been noticing it with this book particularly.

I agree that after (view spoiler)[Cedric died he needed counseling but it was at the end of term so even if the school did counseling it would have to wait till he went back because his muggle family wasn't going to spend a dime on his mental health. -.- (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "I have definitely been noticing it with this book particularly.

I agree that after [spoilers removed]"

Yep. That is a lot to try to keep bottled up without even a friend to talk to though.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

For a second I was confused but then I remembered that (view spoiler)[Ron and Hermione weren't talking to him at that time for reasons that are spoilery. :) (hide spoiler)]

[Jill]

i need to finish 4, then I will join in!

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "For a second I was confused but then I remembered that"

Yes...

[Jamie]

35% (view spoiler)[I had forgotten how much I hated Fudge in this one. And then I have Umbridge too. Miss Ahem herself... Even to Dumbledore! (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

50% (view spoiler)[Glad Hagrid is back. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

85% (view spoiler)[I am surprised how easily they foiled Umbridge in the forest. She really is stupid... See? This is why Hogwarts needs a basic education class. COMMON SENSE. Lol She had it coming!! (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Done (view spoiler)[It strange but I get the whole breaking things when really upset. There is something freeing at the destruction of something else however bad it is to do (especially when the items aren't yours-Bad Harry!). Still, I am a bit surprise something that Dumbledore had could have had bad consequences as being tossed. (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "35% [spoilers removed]"

Fudge is (view spoiler)[dumb and Umbridge is pure evil. -.- (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "50% [spoilers removed]"

I think you mean back? lol

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "85% [spoilers removed]"

People who are 'racist' are usually dumb.... :/

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Jamie wrote: "50% [spoilers removed]"

I think you mean back? lol"

Lol yes. Fixed. Thanks.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

NP. :P

[Jamie]

But then again maybe Hagrid (view spoiler)[Was bad. Making Harry and them worry about his whereabouts. (hide spoiler)] hehe

[Jamie]

On another note, how is Ruby? She keeping you busy in her adorable ways?

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "But then again maybe Hagrid [spoilers removed] hehe"

True! lol.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "On another note, how is Ruby? She keeping you busy in her adorable ways?"

She is!! I am absolutely exhausted. She starts puppy training classes on Sunday so like a week away now and she will turn 10 weeks the day before it starts which is the minimum age. We have started her on treats and she is LOVING them.

We have some things to buy for her tomorrow. Some more food. Some more toys. I want to get her a harness that fits. Maybe look at some gates. OOOOH I want to exchange her current pen for a larger one. She is kind of outgrowing her current one.

I want to buy some stuff to clean her face too. She gets a lot of gunk around her eyes and she also is not opposed to stepping in her own urine and feces so definitely need some wipes or something.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

She also mostly knows 'fetch' now. She loves it! My brother is frustrated though as she does it better with me! 😜 He's the one who really wants her to learn fetch.

I'm continuing to socialize her too. We have had some fair success with introducing her to dogs. We are doing better with introducing her to people. Lots of people love her and want to pet her because she is so tiny and cute. ^_^

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Jamie wrote: "On another note, how is Ruby? She keeping you busy in her adorable ways?"

She is!! I am absolutely exhausted. She starts puppy training classes on Sunday so like a week away now and ..."

Good luck with the puppy classes!
Eww to stepping in her messes. Yes clean those paws! Ours had a thing for trying to roll in the neighbors chicken poo. Not cool.

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "She also mostly knows 'fetch' now. She loves it! My brother is frustrated though as she does it better with me! 😜 He's the one who really wants her to learn fetch.

I'm continuing to socialize her ..."

That is good that she is getting a variety of socialization. Hopefully she is a little less shy now.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Jamie wrote: "On another note, how is Ruby? She keeping you busy in her adorable ways?"

She is!! I am absolutely exhausted. She starts puppy training classes on Sunday so ..."

Thanks! Can't wait for her to learn 'leave it' and 'heel'. 'Quiet' would also be nice. :P

Thankfully she doesn't roll in it but I think she ate her poo earlier. She was doing good but I didn't know she had gone and was hoping by ignoring her she would go back to sleep. My fault. :(

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "She also mostly knows 'fetch' now. She loves it! My brother is frustrated though as she does it better with me! 😜 He's the one who really wants her to learn fetch.

I'm con..."

A little bit. I now can give people little bits of a treat. Tried that for the first time today and that helps. She is still shy. But she does good. At least when she is shy she doesn't nip as much. :)

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Jamie wrote: "On another note, how is Ruby? She keeping you busy in her adorable ways?"

She is!! I am absolutely exhausted. She starts puppy training classes..."

Ours never did take to "heel" we had to "Stop" for a full stop or "Easy" just to mellow out and pull less.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Right now I would take not eating everything and not almost kicking her or stepping on her. I don't mind pulling or biting the leash. It's mostly the fear of her eating a cigarette butt or stepping on her that makes walking her so exhausting.

[Jamie]

Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Right now I would take not eating everything and not almost kicking her or stepping on her. I don't mind pulling or biting the leash. It's mostly the fear of her eating a cigarette butt or stepping..."

Yeah, especially being a smaller dog. The stepping is a bigger deal while the pulling was ours for a large breed.

[Jamie]

And no cigarette butts!!!

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "Anna 'Bookbuyer' wrote: "Right now I would take not eating everything and not almost kicking her or stepping on her. I don't mind pulling or biting the leash. It's mostly the fear of her eating a c..."

True. But my mom is having issues with the pulling so we have to work on that as well. I still find it hard to believe a 5 lbs dog can pull her over but apparently she is that strong or my mom is that weak?

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Jamie wrote: "And no cigarette butts!!!"

Definitely! There are a lot of them too now that I have a dog. Before I would have never noticed them!

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Oh and rocks. She likes to chew on pebbles for some reason. Sometimes I think I have an idiot for a daughter but then she does something so smart that I just have to resign myself to a genius dog who likes to chew anything and everythimg

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

That's why I need to have her learn 'Leave it'.

Oh and I am also going to have to start to find out how to certify her soon. I think most dogs start that kind of training at 6 months so I have a few months still but I have literally no idea how to start...

[Jamie]

Yay break those eating or even putting them in her mouth fast! Choking hazard or rocks in the tummy that make her feel full is no good at all. I hope she picks up the lessons quick.

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Me too. She’s smart so it will mostly be on me