Text 36709, 71 rader
Skriven 2010-04-12 14:28:32 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 36622 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Catching up...AGAIN! :)                                  [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> bathroom to pee in a hurry.. then trying to make your way without
>> breaking your neck on all these guys trying to trip you can be not fun
>> :)  So you learn to go more often :)

> No, it would not do in my parent's house.  Their dog has a habit of
> sprawling at the bottom of the stairs from the 2nd floor to the first.
> He's a trip hazard but my mom & dad still keep him around.  he barks at,
> but doesn't do anythig else with the bears.

Yes, he does sound like he could be a trip hazard.. maybe he moves before they
get to him?

>> kitties when I was growing up, had a bad accident.. my brother
>> actually closed the door on her tail (boy was I upset with him!)  Mom
>> and I had to get her to the vet fast and at the time we didn't have a
>> pet carrier.. so I held her on my lap in the car wrapped up in a bath
>> towel.. only way I could hold on to her.. she ended up losing her
>> tail, so she looked really cute but you know it must have felt
>> miserable at first.. she was a pretty calico kitty.

> It must have been a really heavy door!  We had a calico (cute, loved pop

Yes, it was.  This was a victorian house, even older than the house Ron and I
are in now.. Mom's house had very big heavy oak doors.

> corn) for a while in Swansboro.  Found a new home for her when we took
> over managing the apartment building; we couldn't be breaking the no
> pets rule as managers.

That would have been inconvenient if someone complained (g)

>  The owner and former manager let us keep her
> under the "just as long as we don't know you have her" condition.  If
> they'd had a complaint, Inge would have been gone faster.

At least he let you do that, that was nice.

>> particolor cocker and really gorgeous with his long hair (which always
>> got soooooo matted if I didn't keep up with the brushing) (g).

> Sam was an indoor dog so matting wasn't much of a problem.  He was a

Chester was an indoor dog as well, his problem was he didn't like getting
brushed... at all - and he had a very very long coat.

>> large number of other puppies.. What a bad idea :( :(  But the pups
>> are recovering already and didn't need any meds for it, probably
>> because of the vaccine they got.

> They will get over it, as will Toby, and all will be fine.

Sure.. just kind of irritating when you pet the doggie and he sneezes in your
face :)  eeew.

>> They are except for a little touch of bordetella.. The vet is happy
>> with their growth, etc.  and boy is Indy growing fast!  He eats a ton
>> every day though haha so it makes sense :)  He's going to be a big boy
>> :)

> Give Toby a run for his money?

Oh yes, I think he will.  I'm glad the pups are little now so Toby can
establish himself :)

Take care,
Janis

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