Freaking Cold

This is how we deal with the cold in our house......

Snuggle!!

Bloggers Block

Not sure if I have had bloggers block or just lack of interest. First off I lost my camera so that might have had something to do with it, then holidays, then the unfortunate passing of my sweet little furry buddy Archie and now the task of combining two households I have not had time or the interest. More so the interest I think, losing 3 furry babes in 4 months has taken a toll on me, I just keep thinking of how many more times I will have to go through that and it makes me sad again. I can honestly say that once the furry kids I have go there will be no more, its too hard, way too hard. (I know anyone who knows me is calling b.s. on that statement, but honest its true). Add to all of that the human kid that is playing soccer in my belly right now, whacking out my hormones and stealing my brain cells it does not help at all!

But I did find my camera so that is a start......here is what was on it.



Jessi was getting random sores on her body, never really knew why, no rhyme or reason to it but every so often they would appear. She would go months without one and then it would flare up again. First I thought it was haircuts, happened right after one, but then the next two it didn't.



One of them got quite bad and she would not leave it alone so I had to resort to a cone. Does she not look most impressed about it?

I changed her food recently and that seems to have done the trick. I made a few food changes prior but it never seemed to work, this time upon a friends recommendation I bought one that is corn free. So far so good, but with the luck I seem to have this year I will find one after I hit publish post.

With combining household comes a few new furry additions, so pictures of the new kids to come.

TV Time

This is what happens when we watch TV in our house.

Zoey likes to sandwich between us....

Archie & Chloe like to snuggle

Zoey gets too hot after sandwiching and joins the doggy pile on Tim's lap.

Alfie & Sophie cuddle up close.

Jessi, well she is not really sure what to do.....notice how close she is to Tim though, this is a huge step for her!!

Where's Roxy?.....Snuggled up with me under a blanket. Too comfortable to disturb for pictures.

Staying

I am sure no one who knows me is at all surprised to hear that I have decided to keep Jessi.

She is a very sweet and odd little dog with some huge issues....she came from a dog hoarder/breeder, had little human contact from anyone other than the lady who owned her, hates men and is a biter with a major attitude. Since I have had her, 4 months now, she is learning that people are ok, is learning how to play, has gone from being litter trained to fully housetrained and is figuring out that people mainly men are ok, thanks to my very patient boyfriend and brother. She actually sleeps on the couch by Tim now, still a bit scared if he startles her but this a huge step from her wanting to bite his face off and bolting from the room whenever he came into it.

She still needs some work on her possessiveness of her "person", (me when I am here and my sister when I am not) when other dogs are around but we have been working hard on this and she is starting to understand....did I mention she is a bit bull headed. I still have to watch her around new people to make sure she does not bite, but I have had a biter before and know how to deal with it. She has been quite a challenge but the more and more work we put in together the more wonderful I think she is.

I still remember the first day I met her when i went to pick her up....she was a matted mess, scared and even tried to bite me. The lady who was surrendering them to us (her owner passed away in a car accident) was going to have her put down since no one could get near her and she had lots of sores on her, so i covered her with a towel and scooped her up. I realize sometimes a dog has to be put down due to behaviour issues, but seeing the conditions she was living in, she at least deserved a chance even if it had ended that way.

So my house is now full, no more room on the bed and everyone is getting along fine. So needless to say I am done fostering for a very long time....but I do enough other stuff to make up for it so I do not feel bad. The difference in my own dogs without something new to deal with every few weeks is noticeable, something I just did not realize before.

Smitten

I am not really sure why but I FREAKING love this dog.....

She is so odd....so neurotic....and just plain strange but yet so cute and cuddly at the same time.

A walk in the park

With the nice weather this weekend we decided to take Sophie, Baylee and Jessi to Popson Park for a walk and a swim.

Sophie was her usual water loving self and would not stay out of the river.

Jessi much preferred to stay on the shore and watch what was going on, I am not sure she is used to going for walks but did great!

Baylee even decided to go into the water which was a first for her, usually she will only get her feet wet.

Sophie hopes the nice weather will stick around for awhile longer so she can get a few more swims in.

Jessi was exhausted by the time we left, we got to the top of the hill and she was already trying to go to sleep.

Jessi

This is my new foster dog, and I love her, like really love her. Her name is Jessi and she was one of four dogs that I went to pick up a few weeks ago, their owner suddenly passed away and the family did not want the dogs anymore. Jessi's brother and sisters have all gone off to their new homes and she is patiently awaiting hers.

Jessi is a bit of a project, she is very timid and does not take to new people, but with time patience and the right approach her true fantastic personality comes through. She is still unsure of the big dogs, could really care less about the the little ones and does not even bother with the cats. She is housetrained and is happy to cuddle on the couch or dog bed with Zoey. I think what I love the most is that when you see her and Baylee side by side they are like Dr. Evil and Mini Me, same colouring and haircut.

She has only been at my house for a few days and I think this is going to be the hardest one to say goodbye to, so hopefully someone will want her soon, very, very soon!!! I think I have decided no more foster dogs for me, I thought it would get easier with each one, but its just getting harder. Especially with the ones like Jessi, who are not the happy go lucky kind and really could care less were they are or who they are with. I just get the poor little girl to trust me and then ship her off to another strange place. I always wonder if they think I am sending them away, or do not care about them anymore, I know I am crazy its ok I accepted that along time ago! :)