On the 21st of November, a day after her first birthday, I took Luna and Abbie for a walk with the ulterior motive of taking some 1 year pics of the big girl. These shots are from that walk.
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Showing posts with label Adventures. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Cosmic Humor
A few nights ago I had a 4-year-old HELLION come into the ER. All anyone had to do was look at him--not even the wrong way--and he would scream bloody murder. He kicked. He swung. He did everything short of spitting at me. He was awful. But he gave me an interesting thought. "This must be what the vet feels like when I bring Luna." Then it occurred to me that the cosmos has an amazing sense of humor. I made the choice, many years ago for many reasons, not to have children. As many child-free people are, I have been quite critical of parents whose children are ill-behaved. Loud, disrespectful children who don't mind are a serious pet peeve of mine. Now I have one. She's just covered in fur. Pretty darned funny.
On the 21st of November, a day after her first birthday, I took Luna and Abbie for a walk with the ulterior motive of taking some 1 year pics of the big girl. These shots are from that walk.
On the 21st of November, a day after her first birthday, I took Luna and Abbie for a walk with the ulterior motive of taking some 1 year pics of the big girl. These shots are from that walk.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Our First Nights Away From Home
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Our little family made its first trip away from home this past weekend. We took a ride down to Orlando to see Brandi and Robby and Ethan while they were at Disney World. To accommodate the baby girls, though, we stayed at the Royal Pacific on Universal Property (we're old hat at that now). Marc and I were a bit nervous about taking Luna who has proven to be not only amazingly vocal but also a bit protective, especially when Big Sister is around.
The first few times Luna heard people in the hallway, she got a little rowdy, but after our reassuring her a couple of times and her figuring out that they were not coming in to bother us, people could pass undisturbed. A couple of times, early in the morning, drunk folks came by and were being loud so she went to the door and growled-- no barking, though. When we went out, she tolerated the strangers fairly well unless they decided to head our direction or look or way at which point she would growl and bark a bit. Overall, she was very good. I was remiss, though, and forgot to take any pictures.
To make up for it, here are some from when we made it home.
When they put in the pool, they left a little pile of sand. it took her a week or so to notice it, but when she did, she decided it was absolutely GRAND.
Our little family made its first trip away from home this past weekend. We took a ride down to Orlando to see Brandi and Robby and Ethan while they were at Disney World. To accommodate the baby girls, though, we stayed at the Royal Pacific on Universal Property (we're old hat at that now). Marc and I were a bit nervous about taking Luna who has proven to be not only amazingly vocal but also a bit protective, especially when Big Sister is around.
The first few times Luna heard people in the hallway, she got a little rowdy, but after our reassuring her a couple of times and her figuring out that they were not coming in to bother us, people could pass undisturbed. A couple of times, early in the morning, drunk folks came by and were being loud so she went to the door and growled-- no barking, though. When we went out, she tolerated the strangers fairly well unless they decided to head our direction or look or way at which point she would growl and bark a bit. Overall, she was very good. I was remiss, though, and forgot to take any pictures.
To make up for it, here are some from when we made it home.
When they put in the pool, they left a little pile of sand. it took her a week or so to notice it, but when she did, she decided it was absolutely GRAND.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Going For A Ride
Since Chelsea died, Marc and I have missed having a dog who likes to ride. There's just something about driving down the road with a dog by your side. Abbie is not that dog. She hates to ride--HATES it. We try to limit how frequently we torture her with it, so we're hoping that Luna will not dread it the same way her big sister does. To help her not hate it so much, I wanted to take Luna on fun rides as frequently as possible, and doing so was one of our projects for the day. She and I rode to town to get the mail and pick up Big Sister's prescription. Luna even had to stay in the truck by herself for a little while while I went into places, and did great while she did! She waited calmly in the passenger's seat, and didn't even seem freaked out about it. I guess that will have to make up for the couple of accidents she had...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Our First Vet Appointment
The girls and I have had quite a day today with a trip to Gainesville to PetCo, a trip to the vet, and a trip to visit friends. When we got to the vet's office, we were informed that he was in an emergency surgery and our appointment would have to be bumped back by a couple of hours. This was okay with us, though, because we had already been considering a drive to PetCo for some goodies. Big Sister stayed in the cool car while I took Luna inside to pick out some treats, get some Big Sister food, get some ID tags engraved, and find some more comfortable diapers for the Big Sister. Frankly, I didn't think I could handle both puppies at the same time, and I wanted to be able to concentrate on Luna's first social experience. She was a little afraid, but handled herself nicely. Initially I carried her, but when I finally put her down, she handled being on the leash nicely and was slightly shy around the strangers, not aggressive or over ebullient. Abbie handled being in the car well and was lying down calmly when we got back.
By the time we finished at the pet store, we had just enough time to get to the vet for our rescheduled appointment. We needed Abbie to be seen to get her claws clipped and have a small mass on her face examined which turned out to be essentially a sebaceous cyst--no big deal. And Luna, of course, was there for an introduction, another set of vaccinations, to be microchipped and for a referral to an ophthalmologist. Dr. Clint Greene at Hilltop Animal Hospital said that Luna has a great bill of health with the exception of her dermoid which we will remove in a few weeks, and a very small umbilical hernia which will be repaired when she gets spayed. Her hips had no click or evidence of dysplasia, and we'll continue to keep an eye on them and on her elbows which apparently can also have some issues in GSD's. Big Sister and I were very proud of Luna. She never flinched, not even once, and never offered to bite. She even walked well on her leash the whole time.
Dr. Greene and Mario check out the baby girl.
After our vet appointment, we dropped Abbie off with Dad and headed to Miss Pam's house to visit Beefy (Miss Pam's French bulldog) and Miss Pam's family. We had hoped Lulu the shih tzu would be there too, but she was out. Luna did well, acting politely and pottying only outside. As a matter of fact, we've had only one itty-bitty accident in the last three days. We've had a big, big day!
By the time we finished at the pet store, we had just enough time to get to the vet for our rescheduled appointment. We needed Abbie to be seen to get her claws clipped and have a small mass on her face examined which turned out to be essentially a sebaceous cyst--no big deal. And Luna, of course, was there for an introduction, another set of vaccinations, to be microchipped and for a referral to an ophthalmologist. Dr. Clint Greene at Hilltop Animal Hospital said that Luna has a great bill of health with the exception of her dermoid which we will remove in a few weeks, and a very small umbilical hernia which will be repaired when she gets spayed. Her hips had no click or evidence of dysplasia, and we'll continue to keep an eye on them and on her elbows which apparently can also have some issues in GSD's. Big Sister and I were very proud of Luna. She never flinched, not even once, and never offered to bite. She even walked well on her leash the whole time.
Dr. Greene and Mario check out the baby girl.
After our vet appointment, we dropped Abbie off with Dad and headed to Miss Pam's house to visit Beefy (Miss Pam's French bulldog) and Miss Pam's family. We had hoped Lulu the shih tzu would be there too, but she was out. Luna did well, acting politely and pottying only outside. As a matter of fact, we've had only one itty-bitty accident in the last three days. We've had a big, big day!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Luna's First Adventure
Dad correctly assumed I would want to participate and woke me early this afternoon so I could participate in Luna's first adventure around the homestead. Ever intuitive, or maybe just hopeful, Abbie headed out ahead of us as soon as we were all out the door. Luna followed her step for step, sniff for sniff, in perfect Big Sister adoration.
We even jumped a deer while we were out.
The potty training is going some better with scheduled time in and out of the den. So far, no accidents for the last two days. Our first vet appointment is tomorrow, another adventure to add to the list.
We even jumped a deer while we were out.
The potty training is going some better with scheduled time in and out of the den. So far, no accidents for the last two days. Our first vet appointment is tomorrow, another adventure to add to the list.
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