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I finally have some really good news to post about for a change! 😀 😀
It’s funny how things work once you have a chance to sit back and think on it.Knowing we were going to lose Flurry, I’d started looking into other breeds of dog to find a new dog to help us feel better.
I had decided on the Pembroke Welsh Corgis, since everything I’d read about them pointed to them being more like a big dog than a little one. I had found the website for the state’s chapter club for the breed, and had sent an email to their “puppy placement coordinator”, giving her our background, and mentioned that we weren’t necessarily looking for a pup, and that we’d actually prefer a young adult that needed a new home. She responded, and wrote that the club was meeting on Jan. 9, and we were welcomed to attend, but if not then she would pass our info on to the club. We couldn’t go to the meeting, because it was George’s birthday, and we were going to my folks’ place for dinner. So later that night when we got home, there was a voicemail from the puppy lady asking me to give her a call, that she thought she had some news that we’d be interested in. I called her back on Sunday evening, and she gave me the info for a breeder in north NJ. I called the breeder that night, and she told me that she had a 20 month old female who is technically a rescue. She’d been sold to someone who was supposed to keep her as a house dog, but instead she ended up spending her time in the kennel, so the breeder took her back. As a result, the dog is shy, but if food is involved she warms up quickly. She also told me that all she was interested in was finding a good forever home for the dog.
So, last Thursday evening we went to visit and meet Maggie. We came bearing gifts–a box of biscuits, and the leash and travel crate, just in case. We sat and chatted with the breeder, who asked all the right questions about us and our home and she was very up front about Maggie. She’s shy and a little skittish which is not the norm for a Corgi. She’s also small for the breed–she only weighs 18 pounds. She’d been back at the breeder’s place since November, and they’d been doing a lot of work with her to help her get more socialized and felt it was time she found a new home before she got more bonded with them.
After getting to know Maggie a little bit, we decided we could make a go of it with her. So Maggie came home with us that night, and I couldn’t be happier!! She’s red and white, and just a total snugglebug. She’s never seen a cat before, so we’re working on the idea that cats are not dog toys. 😀 Luckily our cats are dog friendly and very tolerant. And Whims, AKA Monstah Kitteh is bigger than Maggie. We have a 30 day trial period. If she doesn’t work out for any reason, she can be returned to the breeder with no questions asked. I’m thinking that’s not gonna happen, since she’s settled in and is just a wonderful little dog. 😀 I’ve never had a small dog of my own–all the dogs we’ve had for the last 25 years have been good sized–Dalmatians, Australian Shepherd, Great Pyrenees, so this is a totally new experience for me.Once I get off the crutches, (which will hopefully be tomorrow after my doctor’s visit!) I’m really looking for to taking Maggie for formal obedience training with my old trainer. She is *extremely* intelligent, and it doesn’t take me more than 2 or 3 times to teach her something. In short, she’s literally just what the doctor ordered as far as my husband is concerned. He is totally hooked, and she had him at “hello”. 8) I am just so happy (for a change!) He came home from work early so he could spend a little more time with the dog. He’s already gotten her to jump up on the couch with him.
Now…if I could only find my camera. George put it down somewhere in the house after he took pictures of the curlie, and doesn’t remember where. And I haven’t been able to locate the darned thing. 😳 As soon as I do, I’ll try to post pictures of both Maggie and the curlie.Which picture hosting sites are best?
Awww, Natalie, I’m so sorry. {{{Hugs from NJ}}} I know what you mean by being ready, but not ready. 😥
Oh boy…..that situation is SO not good. We almost lost Turbo at a fairly young age to bladder crystals; poor guy had a bladder full of hardware, and was stopped up solid. *Keeping fingers and toes and whiskers and paws crossed for you* I hope it turns out for the good!
Question? What are the brilliant blue/green opals? Are they boulder opals? And are they more expensive than other versions? I get absolutely mesmerized by the brilliant blues…….
So I finally remember to tell George I need my camera and that he needs to take some pictures for me. He finds my camera, goes to turn it on, and nothing happens….the batteries are stone cold dead. So I tell him to give me 2 new batteries. He says “New batteries? We don’t have any.” I said there was a whole package here….right……before…. :shrug: ……Christmas. *sigh* You used them all for Ian’s (grandson) Christmas toys, didn’t you? 🙄 Of course he did.
I’m hoping he remembers to bring home some new ones. Until then, bear with me, guys; I’m trying to get those photos. 😳
Bourbon chicken? That sounds like a recipe I could use. Of course, if it means putting bourbon IN the chicken, I might have a hard time. 😀
I’ve had the amaretto cake before. Yum! :yum: I’m game for any kind of food that I can manage to get to my chair without spilling/dropping. I’m beginning to resemble a Labrador Retriever at this point, since I carry things in my teeth while moving on the crutches. 😳 Sports bottles are a wonderful invention; too bad I only have 1 of them that I could find. I know I have more of them, but I don’t remember where I put them….*sigh*Major hugs comin’ atcha from NJ; I know all too well what you’re going through. No matter how long they DO live, it’s never long enough for our hearts in the end. But from the sounds of things, Samps had a wonderful life with a family who loved and cherished him very much, and it doesn’t get much better than that. Keep him alive through your memories of happy times spent together. 😥
He’s HERE!! Whoooo HOOO! 😀 😀 *Hopping around on one leg, waving a crutch*
I’m very happy to announce that he finally arrived, and he….is…..STUNNING in real life. Thank you SO much Machineguts!! I <3 <3 <3 him. ^-^
I will have my husband take some photos for me and I’ll post them this weekend.
Of course, I didn’t let George know that I, ummm…..got in the car and went to the post office to get the package; 😳 I’m not supposed to drive with the cast on, (right leg–gas and brake pedal leg) but all bets are off when it comes to Windstones. 😀 I discovered I can drive by using my big toe on the pedals. George thinks I got my friend, Jean to drive me….. 😳
Gotta get back to taking down our Christmas tree. It’s driving me crackers, and has to go. 🙄daydreamer wrote:that’s amazing! there ARE good people in this world 😀
Having just become the recipient of a most wonderful demonstration of goodwill and generousity here, I can second Daydreamer’s post! And add this: There ARE good people in this world, and more than a few of ’em are HERE, on this forum!
Congrats and enjoy, BDW! 8)Love the cast, Beck! Man, you didn’t even get to be able to wiggle your toes; at least I can do that much. 😀 Mine’s blue. Hubby was trying to make me go for purple. Dunno if I’ll bother to decorate this one though. I’m just kinda trying to pretend it’s not really there. I can walk without the crutches (and without too much pain), although if the hubby finds out I’ve been trying that, he’ll probably have a flock of screaming canaries. *snerk* Overall, I’ve been *trying* to be good, really! Maybe I can just put on an eyepatch, grab a stuffed parrot, and yell “Arrgh, Mateys!” and he won’t notice. 😈
LFB, when I read your post about having the leg amputated, I *almost* wasted a mouthful of perfectly good bourbon. 😮 Talk about putting things into perspective! 😆
Yeah, that IS a lot of stuff happening at once. You’ve got my sympathy as a fellow “overload of life” sufferer. 😉
Scranton, PA, huh? My father’s side of my family is from there, and my husband and I come up there a lot to go to Steamtown. Neat place and a lot of history.
PS: feel free to “board” any and all of your Windstones here with me in NJ. hehehehe
I can keep a good eye on them for you since I’m not going anywhere for a while. 😆😆 @ Melody’s comment about knowing cats don’t have brown eyes or wings.
Am I the only one who sees like a cat or bunny face on that Poad’s tush? 😀Well….good news and bad news. Bad news is I’m in a hard cast to mid-shin for the next 2 weeks. Good news is it’s only for 2 weeks, and I can put 50% of my weight on it. So I can walk–gingerly–with the crutches taking half my weight, and I can stand on it. The doc said to use what he called the “green light/red light” approach. If I do something and it doesn’t hurt, green light! If it hurts, then red light. Duh :spank:
I’m in the standard short hard cast for 2 weeks, then I can move to a “removable” cast and have to wear that for a few weeks. *sigh*
Helllloooooo cabin fever! :bye:
Oh well….coulda been worse, right?
