in case we're not facebook friends
i nabbed this video of jones dozing on the floor last weekend, it's on facebook, but if you missed it, enjoy:
September 2, 2009
July 15, 2009
day 4 with cat
jones has gotten the hint that katrina doesn't have time for him and he's keeping a good distance. nora either doesn't notice her or she's a little smarter than jones and hasn't once tried to bug her.
got word from max's temporary place that he's doing really well. he's currently at happy dogz dog daycare and i just found a link to a webcam... we'll see if he's having a good time.
here's katrina from the top. whenever i bend down to take a picture from the front, she gets up and circles me.
July 14, 2009
max
we'd made arrangements for max to go to his foster home yesterday, but a little communication snafu had interrupted the plans. his foster home will be in janesville but she wasn't able to come get him, so she asked that we drop him off at a very close friends' house in madison. imagine my surprise when the door opened and i saw a co-worker! we also learned that max's new foster is the executive director of the humane society in janesville, so we know he'll be well cared for and that she has the resources to find his forever home.
July 13, 2009
all those feet
we have three dogs and a cat at our house right now. the kitty (katrina) is doing very well. she's itching to go outside but we thought we should wait a couple days... she needs to establish her rank with jones. he's very interested in playing with her but she does not reciprocate.
also, i'm not allergic! it's great news to me... the last thing i wanted was to have to take claratin forever.
it's still a sad time tho, max (kurt's mom's dog) is getting picked up today to go to a foster home in janesville. kurt wanted to keep him but i don't think i can handle that big of a change... or that big of a dog.
March 31, 2009
clean bill
the dogs had their annual wellness exam, heartworm check, and lepto shot yesterday. they both passed with flying colors. except that they could lose a couple pounds? i wonder if we should change their annual date to sometime in august or september after they've been running around all summer getting trim and fit, instead of march when we've all put on a couple pounds trying to keep warm.
March 5, 2009
vaykay
one more work-day and i'm off for a long weekend. i'm excited to spend time away from four-legged creatures; we've been dog sitting since the 24th and i need a break.
in case you're on the edge of your seats, there are still no charges from the company claiming to change everyone's lives.
also, i had an impromptu presentation yesterday morning to our director and i didn't freak out in panic. that was nice.
oh, and burrito drive has been out of fish since sunday. wtf? it's lent!
September 3, 2008
so
i was walking the dags around last night after work. heading up milwaukee street toward fair oaks, i see this guy on a bicycle; no one else is around. as soon as he gets out of my peripheral vision, i hear what sounds like a bike colliding with a parked car.
i looked.
it was him. he ran into a parked car because he was staring at me. i'd like to think it's cuz i'm hott, but i think he was just reading my shirt.
i also publicly shared my feeling bad for him on craigslist.
June 23, 2008
mosquitoes... ugh.
there was a swarm on jones during the whole walk this evening. a quick google search reveals that an apple cider vinegar-water combo in a spray bottle once a day should be sufficient to keep them off. this, apparently, also works on people. in addition to adding it to their water, humans benefit from it as well! it not only helps get rid of the mosquitoes, but also encourages weight loss? i'm dubious about that, but it's harmless enough to try!
April 10, 2008
thunderstorms in april
aren't generally this cold... and that's the one thing that bothers me right now. the other thing is watching nora react to the thunder. this is our first significant storm since getting her and she seems to be quite afraid of the rain splashing against the big window on the east side of the house.
now papa is home and she's fine. because she's distracted.
December 22, 2007
we're outnumbered
there's an unwritten rule in pet-ownership where it's ill-advised to have more of them than there are of you. for the next 4 days, we will break that rule. sam is staying with us until the 26th while the people owned by him are in florida.
try to picture me walking three black dogs on leash in the blizzard that we're about to get.
though, they're the picture of perfect right now because we were just at the dog park for an hour and they're all zonked out.
December 18, 2007
everlasting fun
so, the everlasting fun ball has always been a highlight of the dogs' day... but the last 40lb. bag of food brought with it a free bag of dog treats which fit perfectly in the ball without having to be broken into smaller bits. i think they could be completely occupied for at least 2 hours. which is awesome if you have a dog.
October 30, 2007
so
i live by these people who have three border collies and they only seem to let them out at 7:30am and 9pm and they yell at them the entire time to "go potty! hurry up! knock it off!"
it's actually kinda weird how many people who live a stone's throw from our house don't seem to walk their dogs, but there are a lot of people who have to (and do) cross busy fair oaks to take their dogs over to the park.
i don't get people. really.
October 4, 2007
success: day one
apparently, if we discuss the previous wrongdoings with nora, she'll appreciate the severity of past discipline and not tear anything up. i didn't come straight home (and kurt was at work) and nothing in the house was moved.
so, maybe the webcam purchase today was premature, but it'll still be funny to watch them from work. i think.
wtf?!
i don't know what to do. i left the house for 10 minutes at the most and nora ate one of our netflix dvds.
so i had to give them $20 to cover it.
and she peed on the kitchen floor.
the frustration is around 7 out of 10.
October 2, 2007
ugh
so this time, she got a bag out of the "office" which really belonged in the bathroom.. containing unimportant hair do-hickeys that i haven't used in several years.
she also tore apart kurt's wrist brace and the guide for the new cable machine.
i wish i understood what she is trying to do.. like, is she bored with her toys and wants to make a mess on the rug? or is she mad that she's not getting as much exercise when they're home with kurt?
either way, i'm wary to leave the house tonight.. i wanted to go visit kurt at the tavern (otherwise, i won't see him til i get home from work tomorrow) but i don't want to lock her in the bedroom cuz i feel bad. but if i leave her out and go, kurt will certainly be upset if she tears up any more of his dvds.
i'll probably just stay home.
p.s., i thought about getting a webcam but i don't think i can do automatic uploads to the server without special software. i'll look into it. she'll probably grab the camera off the table and chew it up.
September 30, 2007
:/
we're sitting in the computer room with the door shut because the guy installing the dish is afraid of dogs.
September 29, 2007
another mess
so we came home to another catastrophe. apparently nora decided to tear apart the remaining dvds on the table (therein which lies a lesson for both kurt and nora).
what's interesting is that she left the plastic chopsticks completely alone. like they weren't worth damaging.
jones was, again, sorry and submissive.
i think i ought to get a webcam to ease our discontent. or to provide humor.
September 25, 2007
a mess
i came home to a small mess this evening... it would appear that someone got into a (yet unpacked) plastic bag with sunscreen and ferret shampoo and they managed to keep all of the shampoo inside of the bag, thankfully. judging from the possible suspects' reactions, it would appear the guilty one was jones. this is unfortunate, because i know that it was nora. jones is just the one who knows that whatever happened was wrong and gave me the sorry face for it.
nora is definitely benefiting from being a "second-child". i did not scold her nearly as much as jones has had it in the past. mostly because she would have peed, but secondly because she probably didn't remember having been the culprit in the crime.
in an unrelated note, my back has a huge knot that i can't seem to get at.
September 9, 2007
another cool thing
about having two dogs is that jones hasn't touched the garbage in two weeks. at the apartment, we had to put it out in the back hallway when we left the house, and now, it seems like he just doesn't care. who knows, though, it could be because we have a house now and he doesn't want to mess it up? we just kept putting it out into the back porch, for some reason, until Nora came along.
they're still "gettin-ta-know-ya", but Jones seems to be content with her presence and i think he secretly likes it. :)
August 26, 2007
get along little doggie
today, she made it all day without going in the house. and, she seems to have found her place with jones. at least as much as two days of learning can find a dog.
this week will be another test, since i won't be home all day. she is having a little trouble sharing me with jones, though... every time he comes over to get pet, she gets in the middle of us.
here's them being very good doggies:
August 25, 2007
i think we forgot
what it was like to have a one-year-old puppy. nora is doing okay. she had a hard time sleeping in the bed last night, as she's used to a crate.. so we're going to borrow one from mom and george to see if she likes that better. she seemed to be scared of the ceiling fan.
we've had a couple accidents.. mostly pee. wherever she wants. it's a little frustrating, but she's in a new place, and with new people.
we went to the dog park this morning, and she runs like a rabbit! for no reason! around and around.
we'll probably go back this afternoon. she loved splashing in all the puddles and rolling around in them. :/