Sasha Update - 2 weeks later

After a bout of kennel cough, a wound that I had to care for, and a terrible reaction to the steriod medication they put her on - all is now well.

She is adjusting quite nicely to her routine and ours.

We're still working out boundaries, mainly the cat's room (laundry room). I had to put Lizzie's food up higher, so that has helped, but I still monitor her because I'm not sure about the litter, she hasn't gone for it yet, but...........

As of this date we have not left her totally alone, but that is about to happen soon.

She loves playing with Annie and Annie is having a great time.  The two tire themselves out - good for mom and dad!

Sasha is fearless (she keeps trying to play with Lizzie, that makes her fearless and things don't bother her like they bother Annie)

confident

smart (quick learner)

has good manners

very curious (had a little bout with a dead baby bird - geez)

very loving (with us and Annie)

knows how to have "down" time

loves to eat!!!! (no food hanging around after meals)

loves the pantry (lol-will pass the door and sniff under the door to see if anything is hanging around)

a protector (when Pete came home after a day of golf she barked cause someone was coming in the back door. She barks when necessary, not a barker)

a chewer (she is still a puppy so I have to keep lots of chewie toys around, if she grabs something we do an exchange)

has the longest eyelashes!

She's fitting quite nicely into the family and all is well.

Post Birthday

My birthday dinner at Omar's and my "Coupe Denmark," an Omar's tradition for birthdays and anniversaries.

I pretty much spent the day at home sewing until Pete got home. Pete was volunteering for a huge event at the Centennial Golf course. 

Mom was supposed to go to dinner with us, but she was not feeling too well.

Dinner was very yummy and!

Grateful for another year, happy to be healthy and alive!

Job Update

No job...........

I apply for 2, sometimes 3-4 jobs a week.  There are jobs out there, that's the good news. 

The bad news, I never even make it to the interview process.

On July 13, it will officially be 9 months I have been out work.  Yes, I didn't officially start looking until January 1st and had I know, I would have started looking October 13th.  The reality is I had to let everything set in and I never thought it would take this long. I had decided it's was my age, but I was talking to a 38 year old young man who has been out of work for a long time too. So there goes that theory! So reality (in my mind) is, there are many people out there also looking for work, it's the state of the economy and there's nothing I can do about it except be diligent about applying like crazy!

I have good days and sometimes bad days, the bad days usually when I get the "reject" email for a job that I would have loved to have and know I was qualified for.  If only they would have given me a chance for an interview........

Sooooo,

here I am happily driving to help out at the Shelter.

Quilt

Finished piecing this small lap quilt which I've decided to send to my aunt in Florida.  I can't believe I still had so much fabric leftover from this line!  The blocks were left overs.  I dug through my "stash" and found a great backing for this quilt. I'm planning on doing a simple quilting (myself) next week so I can get it out to her.  

Little Red Wagon

There was an email sent out looking to borrow a red wagon for the 4th of July parade in Ashland. FOTAS (Friends of the Animal Shelter) participates in the parade, they will be walking dogs and will have a booth set up in Lithia Park.  I still had Rocky's wagon; I use it outside for landscaping, sometimes I'll put it on the porch with plants inside.

I left it at the Shelter last week for one of the volunteers to spiff up!

Look at it now!

I will also be helping out at the booth, 7 am - 11:30 am. I opted not to be in the parade. 

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Happy birthday to friends Lisa and Audrey!

Meet Sasha!

She had the name and we kept, it's cute!

Yes, I did it! I'd been wanting a small dog for 2 years now!  I saw her come into the shelter with a couple that had found her and tried to find her owners via Craiglist, etc.  They couldn't keep her, I didn't ask why, but that's okay, she's ours now.

They wanted to check out the shelter first and after taking a tour and talking to a few of us volunteers they felt comfortable that she would find the right home.

She came home with me on Saturday after my shift.  She was very shy, very depressed.  

She's a terrier mix, god knows what really, her coloring is all over the place!  She weighs 27 lbs and I can feel her ribs a little, but I think she'll be fine.

Annie has been okay with her, of course we're making sure Annie gets all the attention she normally gets.  I

give them both treats at the same time and Sasha has to follow the same rules as Annie does.  The only difference is she is permitted to get on the couch and bed, but then again so did Lizzie, so Annie should be used to the smaller kids doing it.

It's an adjustment for everyone, but with me still out of work I had the time to settle her in.

#1 - She's a "pillow" dog.

#2 - She's a "lotion" dog (she and Annie)

#3 - I think she had a cat, she really likes Lizzie and wants to spend time with her.  Lizzie seems to like her too, although Lizzie will still try to swat her.

Right after their treats

She was bathed before her spay, but she still needs a good bath. 

She was licking a "tape" spot really bad, so I cut up this stretchy mesh (from my surgery) to hold gauze after I applied some Neosporin - this has all cleared up now

All in all I probably should have waited until I had a job to get a dog, but then I wouldn't have been around to settle her in and I had money from my birthday :). Plus, she wouldn't have been there.  There was a ton of interest in her, including my friend, Kristi Lambert!

Today is the first day I have seen her with sooo much pep!  Hard to believe since she has kennel cough! I called the vet to change her "well visit" (came with adoption fee). Very common for shelter dogs, especially when they are so stressed.

She'll need antibiotics and should be fine, just hoping Annie doesn't get it!