Or something…2 dogs at the vet, one gets shots and a general once over. The other gets urinalysis to make sure her bladder infection is cured, she gets x-rays to find out the hard lump in her belly is a poop and not a tumor, she gets her ears check to make sure THAT infection is cleared up, she gets her eyes examined as the vet thinks she might be going blind, she gets Heartguard. They both get Frontline. Total cost for all of this? $390! The bulk of the cost was on the Heartguard and Frontline but you can’t really not get that if they go outside the way my dogs do!
Yeah, it seems that the vet thinks Maddie might be going blind. It’s hard to tell for sure right now without expensive tests so I’m just watching ehr for signs, vet seemed sure that she was acting like a dog losing her sight. It’s sad in a way but not really. I’m not upset about it, it’s just one of those things you deal with. Just means I can’t move the furniture.
Maddie and Ghengis get along beautifully. They play all the time and I’m thinking of moving the dining room table to give them more room; especially on days like yesterday where it was too hot to go to the dog park.
Took the two of them out to my dad’s for a bbq. My sister and her boyfriend made the fabulous pork tenderloin, brats and grilled portobella mushrooms. They announced that they were moving in together. I’d have congratulated them except THEY ALREADY LIVE TOGETHER. Their announcement had about the same impact as kd lang announcing she was a lesbian.
Just kidding, congratulations you crazy kids! Oh, and Keith, just remember you invited her in, man. Don’t come crying to me later!
This week has been a week of reflection (when I have time to reflect, you know like when I’m not sick or hugely busy at work). A year ago I would never have imagined me in this position. I never would have anticipated this kind of success.
Anyway, breakfast is at 9:30 on sunday at OPH. Be there.
ps David got some great pictures of the dogs napping together, I’ll get those posted soon as I know you just can not wait to see even MORE photos of dogs.
caliente
Apparently it’s hot outside. I wouldn’t know. I’m the queen of climate control. I go from home to car to office to car to target to co-op to home and all the places are climate controlled.
The only real problem is that it’s probably too warm to take the dogs to the dog park for long which means they get stir crazy on my ass. Damn them. I’ll get them a Mr Turtle Pool and that should help keep them cool.
I’m taking them both to the vet today for all the fun doggie vet things like shots, heartguard, ear cleanings, dew claw clipping, blah blah blah. Good times.
Birth…Sex…Commerce
fear.com is a dumb movie. dumb.
Sky Captain and the World of my own Butt is a stultifyingly dumb movie.
My dogs are the reigning champions of jackassville. They still have the occasional scuffle for alpha-hood but generally they are getting along like happy dogs. Took them to the dog park on Tuesday, I was worried Maddie would be overwhelmed or something but she loved it, she had a great time.
The dogs have this game, it involves jumping, growling, butting their heads into each other, running around and using me as some sort of home free base. Generally, this is a fine game until I have to be home free base too often. Jackasses.
When they play fight Maddie has this great tactic where she whips around and knocks ghengis with her butt. Good times.
Other than dogs and dogs and dogs…hmmm.
I am recovering from what is becoming my semi-annual bout of strep. Go me.
Still love my vacuum cleaner in an unnatural way. Today I clicked 2 buttons and emptied the canister without touching a bag or anything. It is so very very wrong to love this thing so very very much.
oh but the big hooray…the big HOORAY!!
My birthday present from David. Achewood!!! It was personalized with my special nickname and had a hand drawn picture of Phillipe. This was a seriously happy and thoughtful gift. We love Achewood and there’s even a cute story involving Achewood and how we met.
And he DID order it on time, but Chris Onstad had a baby and everything is late. I was glad to wait it was worth it.
Also, Ray’s Rad Chilis garlic chili sauce is the shiznit.
So long Chochachos, this girl’s off to bed.
it can happen
I can do a post not revolving around the dogs.
Jesus, strep, two ear infections, the common cold. Pretty sure it’s time for Bush to declare war on the biological insurgency in my body. It’s what he does, he should do it here.
Started watching Carnivale first season. Interesting, a good watch, has some moments. I think the whole ‘Scudder’ business, while good adhesive for a series, is just slow and trite. Yes, Scudder’s a bad man, he did bad things, I think there just comes a point where you say “this man is as bad as it gets” and you move on.
but this is why I don’t write for TV.
Another fab hair cut today. Love Owen! Picked green for my clor this time, we’ll see how it turns out. This is a true green, I wish they had more of a mint green, but I think this will be good. Change is good. I’d like to do the pink again, I love the way it looks but if I do pink too much then it becomes my ‘color’ and suddenly it’s pink everything. I still want pink running/walking shoes or pink hiking boots.
one dog thing (sorry) Maddie is starting to play more, she’s goofy about it. Regularly, though, she must stop to stand in front of me and make sure I am safe from the rabble. Shar peis are funny that way. She’s a total doll.
that’s it. no more dog stories until tomorrow.
good doogles…borgles…wieners
In trying to find an all encompassing word to use when I am praising both dogs for good behavior I’ve settled on either ‘doogles’ or ‘borgles’ (both David’s suggestions). I always call Ghengis ‘good boy!’ when he is good (I’m all over the praising of any good behavior, it helps to eliminate the need to turn to destructive behavior in order to get my attention). I praise him lightly for regular things like sitting before I put his leash on, peeing outside or eating his food. I praise him highly for doing important things like passing over a stray sock and chewing on a rawhide instead, sitting at intersections before we cross when we are out on a walk, and not trying to devour Maddie’s considerabley large head.
I definitely want to get in the habit with Maddie as well. She’s remarkably well behaved, very calm, rarely acts out. So she gets to be ‘good girl’ whenever she is behaved.
The trouble comes when they are well behaved in tandem, like both peeing outside, both coming in and sitting when I take off their leashes and such. ‘Good dogs!’ seems so very boring. So, I think we’ll go with either ‘doogle’ or ‘borgle’. Time will tell.
also, having a new dog in your house can make a puppy very tired
I’m off. yo.