Annie, my new BFF who arrived April 18, is doing great. We’re not getting in all the walks I’d imagined — to no one’s surprise — but she seems pretty laid back anyway. She seems to prefer being inside with me more than outside by herself, and she’s quite the supervisor, following me from room … Continue reading Annie settling in beautifully
Today was D-Day here in Denver … Dog Day for yours truly. This is my new bff and roomie, tentatively named Jessie Annie: She’s about seven months old and the guess is she’s a golden/lab mix (“glab”). She’s come all the way from Holton, KS, where she was picked up as a stray. As I … Continue reading D-Day in Denver
Itamar came to visit yesterday. The picture to the right is approximately what he looked like yesterday. The other pictures are from the Mississippi organization that rescued him. I’d already been told he was very shy, very fearful, and he was. Well behaved but totally withdrawn. He settled behind a chair while his foster mom … Continue reading Meeting Itamar
Pet names. For our beloved pets, not our beloved humans. One could write a book about pet names, and no doubt several people already have. I’m in pet-naming mode again because the dog I’m likely to adopt next week is named Itamar. What kind of name is Itamar, anyway? Having never heard it before, I … Continue reading A rose by any other name
As you can see, I’m “rearranging the furniture” again, partly to avoid thinking about the ramifications of the phone conversation I just had. I finally got up the nerve Monday to send an application to one of the local animal rescue groups that doesn’t require three references and my first-born son before allowing me to … Continue reading Sometimes I feel like a nut
(October 10, 2024: Sorry about the missing images. WordPress struck again.) Since last summer, I’ve been debating whether to get a dog … more specifically, adopt a rescue dog. (I’ve learned not to confuse that with a search-and-rescue dog.) Most of my dogs have been purebreds bought as pups from breeders, so a rescue dog … Continue reading Doggin’ it
