LuLu

Trying to teach Lulu to skateboard.  Not going so well.  (p.s., the sprite bottle is her favorite toy, hence it's place on the living room floor)

Dance like no one is watching

was pretty bad advice for this guy... 

So yesterday I took Moses to McDonalds. I generally try and avoid the place because my large butt does not need to eat a weeks worth of calories in one sitting.  However Moses had just donated blood and was a very good boy so I though he needed a burger or 3.  Apparently McDs is a happen place at 11am on  Tuesday so I had a bit of a wait but thankfully I had some on site entertainment.  I was in line for probably 10min and this guy danced away the whole time oblivious to the rest of the world and his lack of dance skills. 

(Please excuse the NPR in the background, I am old now and that is what I listen to)

Welcome to the home of misfit.... dogs

I love Pilgrim, issues and all.  I've recounted numerous times the things he has eaten in my house.  I lived with a "decorated by dog" coffee table till R moved in.  R brought his sectional, his entertainment cubby, his flat screen tv, his x box and other breakable looking electronic devices.

I have warned him.  He knows that there are 2 giant dogs here that sometimes play 'herd of rabid stampeding elephants'. And they sometimes play it inside.

I came home a few weeks ago and the flat screen had been hung - mid wall.  Rather comfy if you are slouching down on the couch & not much taller than 5'2".  I request to make it higher resulted in 5 inches.  It is perfect dog head level.  R had to clean Moses drool off of it.  I give it 2 weeks till it goes up higher.

"Decorated by dog" coffee table was given over to the trash at R's request.  It was far from attractive, however one chew mark blended with the rest.  I was offered Rs coffee table, hand made by his dead grandfather.  I warned, Pi has ADD & hates that R sleeps in HIS side of the bed, it will be fine R assured me, Pi &; I are buds....

I think Pi has taken back his bff request.  The coffee table and its splintered parts are now in the garage. I'm about to google how to glue it back together.  R has gone for a ride.  I'm not sure if it was the table or the fact I couldn't stop laughing when he said... "we can't cater our lives around the dogs"....  he sure does have a lot to learn,

Furry deductables

I just spent like 3 hours doing my taxes.  For part of that time my dogs were running suicide laps through the house, Petunia baying at the top of her lungs.  I thought, damn I wish I could claim them.  I'll admit it just once.  I have 5 dogs and 8 cats.  That doesn't include the rescues also currently staying here.  That's a lot of dog food.  I figure close to 200lbs a month right now.  And cat food, cat litter, dog treats, bones, paper towels, wee wee pads, bleach, fill dirt, laundry etc.  I love it, I'm not complaining (well a little).  It takes a lot of time and even more money but I wouldn't have it any other way.  I've spent thousands at my vet alone this year.  And the majority of that is at cost. That doesn't include the stuff she did for free and other vets have donated for free.

All that said I spent a bit of the past few hours thinking how nice it would be if I could deduct some of that expense.  I might be able to go out for a steak once and a while.  Or replace that couch the cats ate.  It is being proposed, a 3500$ credit for pet(s).  I thought that was amazing... then I got to thinking about it.

I see the neglect, ignorance & abuse mankind heaps on what it considers "lesser beings".  Its why I do what I do.  I also see what happens to the neglected, impoverished children.  Kids kept around for the welfare check and other government assistance and credit.  I think animals will suffer the same fate if allowed to be a deduction.  Get a free or cheap pet, spend $100 getting the required stuff to prove its yours and your 3500$ tax credit can live in the yard and be fed when you think about it.  Better yet you can just turn it loose or kill it once you've gotten your monies worth.  I think the pet deductible is a bad bad idea.  I'd rather keep working 2 jobs and 50 hours a week and buying dog food before groceries if it would save even one life.

Beside that, his whole proposal looks like a joke....

Helping the animals in Haiti

Help the HSUS help animals in Haiti

Basset puppy for adoption

As much as I love her, Petunia deserves a home who can devote the time and attention to her.  When I rescued her my intention was never to keep her but to help her and find the perfect home for her.  Please feel free to pass this on to family and friends. I will consider someone out of this area ONLY with immaculate references.  

 Petunia is a spayed female 8 month old Basset Hound puppy.  She is looking for a SPECIAL new home.  She is purebred but does not have papers available.  She has been complete vaccinated for her puppy series, spayed and on heartworm and flea preventative.

Like many basset hounds she had a leg deformity and needed corrective surgery.  In early December she had a pin placed to correct her leg and it was recently removed.  She goes back to the veterinary specialist in February to see if more surgery will be needed.  Also like many basset hounds Petunia’s other legs aren’t perfect.  However it is hoped that she will never need surgery.

Petunia is a very happy outgoing puppy.  She loves people and really adores kids. She gets along with cats and most dogs.  She knows sit, speak and walks fairly well on a leash.  She is partially housebroken and will need some work on that.

Rescue is looking for a foster to adopt home for Petunia.  Once her currently leg is fully recovered she can be adopted.

Her adoption fee is $200 which covers her medical care thus far and goes toward helping other animals taken in by this rescue.

Approved application, references and home visit required. Rescue reserves the right to refuse adoption to anyone.  

Thoughts on today

Who needs flowers? When I got home today my dogs greeted me with a chewed stick, the stuffing from something, my sock, my mascara and the ear from a stuffed bunny.  What more could someone ask for?

I also need to know why a juice box is harder to open than a wine bottle?