Puppy Love

It's has been a rocky start integrating Bo into our little family. He brought some 'belly bugs' along with him, courtesy of his original home, and has had diarrhea all week long. Two trips to the vet later, he is on some major meds and will be just fine. And thanks to his willingness to be potty trained, our carpets should survive the ordeal just fine as well. Thank GOODNESS! What a little super star!




Ms.B

What a difference a day makes

Wow. Okay, so its less than 24 hours later and all sorts of chaotic adventure has occurred.

Afton is back at the Humane Society. It turns out she'll be best in a home where she is the only dog. This morning, when Gus went near her kennel and food dish, she grabbed him by the neck and tried to eat his head. He's fine. I'm probably more traumatized than he is. But we knew that her aggression (and the power that comes along with her large size) was ONE thing we couldn't retrain. And we can't give her time to work on it. After all, if one of our cats had been the one to get too close to her 'territory', they'd have lost a few of their nine lives.

I cried when we took her back to the shelter. I know she'll find a great home , but its still sad that it didn't work out with our family. It doesn't help that we can't get our adoption fee refunded either. We can only exchange the first dog for a different one. Our 'coupon' is good through December.

Bye bye, $90.00.

After this disastrous turn we've decided that an adult dog is just too risky to introduce to our household. We need a dog that will grow up with our other pets and be used to them from day one. We drove directly from the Human Society to the home of the man who had a litter of Boxer pups we'd been watching on a local classifieds site. We met his three adult dogs and played with the puppy and left a short while later with him (the puppy, not the man!) in our arms.

We really are insane, you know! INSANE!!

But already we see a difference. The other animals are super friendly to our new little guy. Even the cats are showing amazing patience and acceptance. Who can blame them though, really. He's FREAKING CUTE!




Bo, the wonder pup!


Ms.B

::::facepalm::::

Not that it will surprise anyone, but we've added to our zoo yet again. Anyone who knows us well was probably taking bets on how long it would take us to fill the void that Chloe left in our lives. Well, call in your bets!

WOOF!

I've never had a BIG dog before... until now. We talked ourselves out of the Great Dane puppy we'd been looking at and went with a rescue from the Humane Society. She's still a beautiful girl: 8 months old, brindle with white patches on her chest and front paws. A mix of something with Australian Cattle Dog. She appears half dane or boxer... And despite being female, she's very calm and relaxed. What a good girlie. DH has decided to call her Afton.

We DO plan to downsize one more time as well. If you know anyone who likes snakes, send them our way!

We wanted to bring her home tomorrow since it is the first day of our off-week. But the gal at the counter said if we applied for her today, we had to take her today. Nothing a quick stop at the pet store couldn't handle, though. She slept in her shiny new kennel this afternoon while we took a quick nap before our shift (soooooo tired!) and she'll be fine in there tonight while we are gone again.

My parents are gonna freak out.


Ms.B

Happy Haven

I'm sitting here feeling sorry for myself. I've found two of my babies great new homes this week and I miss them terribly.

I need to remember that I still have THREE cats and TWO dogs that adore me very much. Not to mention the snakes and mice and fish. Okay, the fish don't adore me. And I guess the snakes don't really care about me either. But the mice are tame and like me. And the bigger furries do too. I'm still a "mommy". Maybe even more of a mommy now since I put the needs of my sweet babies ahead of my own wants.

Hrmm... this self-pep-talk almost worked.

*sigh*

Might as well...

...endure all the heart-ache at once.

We've talked about finding Fluffy a new home for a while now and this week we put an ad up on a local classified site. I honestly didn't think she'd be desired so quickly. With the over-flowing kitten population, an adult cat isn't normally wanted very often. I imagined updating the add weekly and spending a couple of months finding a perfect home.

Not so! I placed her profile yesterday. The first person who called didn't receive a reply from us-- we could tell she wasn't a fit. But the second woman who contacted us seems great. She asked all the right questions (i.e. "How old is she?", "Is she spayed?", "Does she get along with dogs?", etc.) and seemed very nice. I couldn't ask for more in a new owner. She even used the terms "Forever Family" and "If you'll let me have her I'd be proud to be her new Mama."

I'm sold. She can adopt me too.

It might be crazy to re-home two pets in the same week, but its not like this was a whim. And its all in the best interest of my sweeties. Losing Chloe was much harder than having Fluffy move on will be. Chloe is older and we were together a long time. She was the first dog that was mine. Fluffy is young and has her whole life ahead of her. She'll settle in and forget we ever existed. She's gonna be just fine.

And once the pain of change passes, the Haven will be just fine too.

Ms.B

Tears

I miss my dog.

Ms.B

Dream Schedule

One more shift left in my first ever 7-on week. Yes, that's right folks. I have achieved my long-desired 7-on/7-off schedule. A single 10-hour shift stands between me and an entire week off from work. A week off that isn't a long-awaited vacation but rather just the days no one will expect me in the lab.

FREAKIN' AWESOME! I technically only work half of the year.

Yes, in case no one can tell, I'm very excited.

*twirls*


On a sadder note, DH and I have decided that Chloe, the wiener, isn't doing well in our home. She'll still be a great pet for someone else. Just not us. We aren't home often enough to let her outside to go wee. She can only hold it for about 5 hours. She needs a family with a stay-at-home person who can cater to her bladder needs. We've spoke with a few local rescues and one of them has agreed to take her. They are finding her a foster home even as I type this blog entry. I'm super sad. But I know its best for her, even if I'll be doing a fair share of crying. In a small way this must be what a new mother goes through when she decides to adopt out her baby.

*sigh*


Ms.B

Random Fact About DH

My hubby is watching the movie "The Karate Kid" for the very first time, even as I type this blog entry.

Yes, you read that correctly. For the first time.




Ms.B

Random Fact Update

DH has not yet guessed which fork in our kitchen is my favorite.

Whew knew a passing blog entry would cause so much entertainment for me.


Ms.B

That's What She Said III

I'm having Justin's baby.

Your yogurt just spit on me.

So you stick it in the bottom and push it all the way through... It works better if you point it at someone...

Stick it in my box.

...Pretty...

The bulbs that DH and I planted last fall are coming up and blooming all over the place.

I'm so happy that we took the time to get them in the ground! Now if only those bugs hadn't killed half our front lawn. TruGreen sprayed, so the problem is gone. But it will be a couple of weeks before we get our pretty green turf back.

Doh!

But spring is a-comin'!

I'm so happy!

Miamouse Army

My miamouse army grew by two yesterday when we went to pick up some 'lunch' for our snakes. I now have a grand total of nine. Three that look like my original baby mia and six others that are various shades of spotted. They are getting tamer now. A few let me scoop them up and hold them. The shyest of the bunch are even taking food from my hands and hopping into my palm when I have a handful of goldfish crackers to share. Who knew something so small (and potentially scary) could be so sweet and friendly.

Oochie boo.