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Dog Days
It’s been a week now with Skeeter. i forgot what it was like to have a dog around…lol. He is a great little guy. So happy and quiet. Just wants love all the time. There have been a few accidents and he peed on the carpet. Most of the time he is good and can hold out for a few hours. Just the last 2 days have been off.
Anyways, I got busy and uploaded all my videos, finally. I want to get Skeeter on vid and put it on the blog. He looks so funny when he plays with his stuffies.
So my next project is to get all my photos scanned. I want to do all my childhood photos. I also have to redo some of Mom’s pics. Then I need to get a shoebox full of negatives scanned. I have no idea what all is on those. Might find some interesting pics.
What else? Well my IC is finally getting better. I spend most of January lying around in pain and jacked up on meds. Not fun. I hope that some day there is a cure for IC. Until then, I have to suffer when I get a flare-up. The part I hate is after wards. I feel so weak. I cant do anything and all the lying around just makes me weak and lazy. Now I have to start walking and doing yoga and then hopefully I can use my bike soon.Would be nice to take the bikes into Vancouver this summer and ride around the Seawall. I also want to try rollerskating this year. I use to love it. I dont like Rollerblades. Plus I dont think I will be able to balance on them with my dizzy spells.
I guess Mom, Rudy and Gizy will be home this coming weekend. Wonder what all Mom found at the flea markets in California? I know she said she was Bra shopping again….lol. I’ll do a post and let you know what she brings back. Well, I think that’s it for now.
New Doggy Blog
Gregg and I have been working on a new blog for our foster dog. Since we plan on being foster parents we thought a blog to update the dogs would be a good idea. You can read everything about skeeter and any future dogs at the new site “Adoptables” . If you know of anyone that is looking for a dog please send them to our new site.
Our First Dog Night
Last night was pretty good. Skeeter needed a bath since he was very smelly. Most dogs will just stand there and deal with it. Skeet didnt like it. I had about 2 inches of water in the tub. I climbed into the tub and hunched down behind him so I was in more control. As soon as I poured a cup of water over his back he was ready to run. He tried to climb up onto my legs. Gregg came to help hold him. Poor little Skeet started to cry. He was so afraid of the water touching him. I worked quickly and got him all washed. He was wrapped in a towel and rubbed dry, which I thing he enjoyed. As soon as we were back in the living room he got a treat and was a happy guy again.
He is really not sure what he should do around us. Most of the evening he laid on his bed and chewed a bone. He really loves the rawhide. Gregg got him to fetch a tennis ball a few times and his little tail was curled and wiggling. Then he finally met Bunny. That didnt go well. Bunny puffed up and Skeet wanted to play. Bunny ran and totally freaked out. Took a while before she came out from under the bed. (Right now Bunny is in the cat tree so she is safe but can keep an eye on that odd creature in the house.)
Skeet spend about 2 hours under the blanket with me watching TV. I decided to head to bed at 10pm. Gregg took Skeet and had him on the his lap. It seemed like Skeet didnt know what to do. Sit, stand, relax just didnt happen. Gregg had to help him to the chair beside him and there he relaxed and slept. When Gregg finally came to bed he took Skeet out for a quick pee. He got his cone collar on so he wont be scratching at his eyes at night.(has red itchy skin around his eyes) Then into his kennel next to the bed. He whimpered a bit, but settled in to sleep within a few minutes.
At about 5am I woke to the sound of Skeet gagging. I thought he was puking. Gregg got up and checked him. Letting him out of the kennel for a moment to come say hi to me in bed. Baby was sleeping by my feet and he was a bit annoyed that his sleep time had been disturbed. Skeet seemed happy and there was no mess, so I think he was just clearing his throat? Back into the kennel and we all slept for a few more hours.
This morning Gregg took him out while I fed the cats. Well I tried to feed the cats…lol. Bunny had a few bites, but Baby has had no food. When Gregg and Skeet were back inside they sat in the lining room to meet the cats again, but this time on the leash. Bunny is staying in the tree. Baby has decided that he will be the bigger man and try not to be afraidy-cat. He is lying in the middle of the livingroom acting like he is the ruler.
Skeet is now on the chair next to Gregg having a snooze.
So far we have noticed that he has a few problems that we will have to work with. Mainly he needs to know that its ok to just be a happy dog.
