Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Ah, bedtime. Since the day had been such a whirlwind, it was nice to be ready to settle in to a good night’s sleep. Don’t get me wrong, I was excited to have Luna home with us and thrilled to bits that she was finally here but it had been an exhausting journey today and I was ready to catch some z’s. We all went to bed around 10 PM. Around midnight, Luna needed to potty. (Really, she’s not a puppy?) So, we went outside to go potty and then there was some difficulty reclaiming favorite sleeping spots because while we were outside, Benjamin took Luna’s sleeping spot and Luna wanted it back. No dice, Luna, Benjamin believes he is the man of the house, hence, what he says, goes. At last, everyone settled in and we all slept until around 5:30 AM when it was time to get up and get the day started. They all ate breakfast and then Luna went for a walk by herself and the boys went on the second shift. While the boys were gone, Luna waited by the door for them to come home. It was quite sweet. She feels like a part of the pack. They accept her and she loves them. Their love will come soon enough. Before you know it they will be huddled together with just their curly little tails poking out for all to see. Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. It is a beautiful day.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
So, we finally got home around 5 PM. We unloaded all the dogs, gave them some dinner, let them play in the back yard and then introduced Luna to her new forever home. Oh boy was she fired up! It is almost impossible for us to believe that she is 2-3 years old. First of all she is so tiny. She is at most a petite 12 pounds. The boys tower over her and weigh in at the 20’s. (Even the cat is slightly bigger than Luna.) Not only does her size seem puppy-like but her mannerisms are puppy-like, too. She runs hard, drinks quick, needs to use the potty with urgency and then sleeps like a log. She is even teething a little. She is just a burst of energy all the way around.
Anyway, once Luna got the lay of the land, she began running circles around the boys. So much so, in fact that no one could keep track of who was chasing who. After that, we went for a walk around the neighborhood. I think that was the most exhausting thing, though, because Luna has no idea of how to stay on the sidewalk during a walk. She is off exploring and zig zagging in front of you. (Granted, this would be sort of ok if she was the only dog out there, but there are 3 now, so it is easy to tangle leashes that way.) But, Luna, is so eager to learn that by the end of the walk she was doing much better walking while on leash.
Finally, we got back home, watched some TV on the couch and prepared for bedtime.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
With the arrival of Luna we have been taking a lot of pictures lately. To help share the pictures of Luna and her brothers we have added a Flickr badge on the right. Clicking any picture in the badge will take you to the complete set on Flickr. There are not many pictures there now, but we will be updating it often.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Well, yesterday was quite an adventure. We went to go meet and pick up our new dog, Luna. We left the house around 8 AM to drive about 3 1/2 hours to our meeting place. It was at a pug event sponsored by the Pug Club of South Florida. There were a lot of dogs there! So, we met up with the adoption specialist and signed the papers that made it official that Luna is now a member of our family. We stayed a little while to watch some of the events, walk around the park and then we loaded all 3 puggies into the car for the 3 1/2 hour ride back home. They all did an excellent job in the car. They mostly slept the whole way home. We were off to a great beginnning!
Friday, January 27, 2006
Well, last night I received an exciting phone call. The call came from Luna’s foster mom. We spoke for a while about Luna. I was really curious to know some personal things about her. I wanted to know what her favorite toys are, what she eats, if she is crate trained. I even asked what her bark sounded like. My curiousity has been killing me! Well, the answers weren’t that surpising. She likes plush toys the best. (I kind of thought that would be the case because that is what the boys like best, too.) She is on Science Diet Nature’s Best. She is not crate trained. However, the funniest thing was that her foster mom described Luna’s bark to be something like a high pitched Dino (of Flintstone’s fame) bark. That is the thing that I really got a chuckle from because it sounds so different than what the boys’ barks sound like. I will be curious to see how that food works for her. As I am sure you know if you’ve ever read the blog, the boys eat home cooked foods. That is predominantly because they have acid reflux and Benny has had a bout with pancreatitis. In any event, it was great to hear from Luna’s foster mom. We are so excited to go get her that we can hardly wait! Only 2 more days!
PS I really want to express gratitude to Luna’s foster mom for doing such an honorable job. Being a foster must be so bittersweet and they play such an important role in making sure that dogs in need of good homes get the love they deserve.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
When I got to work today, the boss was already in my office waiting to speak with me. It seems, Henry is not too happy with my productivity. He made it clear to me that if I wanted to be successful and climb the corporate ladder, I will need to do way more petting and to start giving out many more treats.
Geez, I thought I was doing pretty well. I guess we’ll wait to see what happens on my next performance review!
Monday, January 23, 2006
It was recently my birthday and I received a gift card to PetSmart from a friend. Well, I had been wanting to try a nail grinder for the boys’ toenails but was always hesitant to spend that much money on something I wasn’t sure if the boys would tolerate.
Now that I had a gift card, I thought, this was the ideal time to go ahead and splurge. So, I was off to PetSmart where there was one nail grinding kit available. I had read different articles that suggested getting your dogs used to the nail grinder by just letting it vibrate without any attachments. This would help them not to fear the grinder.
Yeah, that sounds like good advice, but I get too impatient for things like that. So, I got out the new nail grinder and the trusty Chinese noodles and started the task. Usually Henry is the first to try anything but he had no interest until he saw baby Benny getting treats. So, I worked on Benny’s nails and then Henry was willing to comply.
May I just say that the nail grinder is the way to go? It does require more time and effort but when the nails are done they are smooth and they don’t mark up your legs! It was such a pleasure. I think for next time, though, I will try clipping the nails and then using the grinder to shape and smooth them.
Toenail clipping is just a chore. I dread it and they dread it, too. I think I have the solution now, though. I would definitely recommend the nail grinder. It really does a good job.
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