I picked up another foster dog Thursday afternoon. I originally went to pick up a couple of puppies to house until they went on a rescue run in a few days. But when I got there it was a madhouse with people leaving animals and people trying to fill out applications for animal adoptions. So since they had extra puppy runs available, but no big dog runs available, I ended up taking home an overweight 4 year old female named "Leach". Well, I'm changing her name to "Peach", because she's big and round and fuzzy and peach-colored. She seems pretty nice so far - well behaved and willing to please. But she's going on a diet and exercise program right away. She's too big to be as large as she is now. I'll let you know how she progresses.
Brandi, our other foster dog, surprised me today. We went for a walk in the woods and stopped at my favorite rock to sit on and look over the neighbor's farm. She was standing with her back to me and I noticed she was in heat - yikes. She's supposed to be spayed. So now I have to keep extra close watch on her for a couple of weeks. She'll have to be put in the 6 foot kennel at night and while we're gone and hopefully she'll be OK in the fenced in yard during the day while we're here. I hope there are no unneutered males running loose anywhere nearby.
My dh is off on a three day motorcycle trip, so Smiley and Dexter are enjoying spending time in the house with mommy while daddy's away. I have them trained so well. They know when to beg to come in and when not too. They've learned when dad's not home by dark, they can come in, and when he's here, don't go whining at the door. I'm afraid dear Oscar isn't quite ready for indoor living, so he's staying in the garage at night on Smiley's thick comfy bed.
I don't remember if you all remember me telling you about Smiley's mystery ailment. She had slowed down so much and always acted like she was sore or out of breath. Well, the vet put her on an arthritis medicine, and it seems to be doing Smiley some good. She walks in the woods with me and keeps up pretty well, sometimes even running ahead. Like tonight - I took four dogs for a walk (Brandi was the only one on a lead) and we came across four deer at different times. She actually chased after two of them quite briskly. Oscar was a good boy and stayed by my side. Dexter was long gone as soon as we hit the woods. Brandi was stuck pulling up the rear with me much to her dislike.
