Jul 212006

on the road again…

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Well, I think I am mostly packed up to head out to Santa Fe and ready to hit the road.
It used to be that I would be very anal and make up a detailed list of everything I should take on a trip and check them off, and so forth, but now I find myself more and more just thinking before I leave what I need and tossing it into the back of the vehicle. Hopefully it will all work out. Kurt and Merlin seem both very eager to hit the road. They love riding in the car.

I might do some posting from there depending on if I can find wireless, we will see.
Have a good weekend everyone…

Jul 202006

picture slacker

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I still haven’t uploaded pictures from last weekend at the ren faire. :(

My temp foster Fancy went back up north on wed. She was super easy to deal with, she mostly just slept. On the wed morning I think she just started to open up a bit and realize it was ok to play and have fun here. Just in time to head out. Oh well. Perhaps I will foster her again soon…

Tomorrow I head down to Santa Fe for T and J’s wedding gathering. Should be an excellent time. I don’t really have to be there any particular time tomorrow, so I am going to try and take it easy and stop and take the pups for walks and such on the way. Saturday is the gathering itself and then sunday is heading back home. Should be a nice whirlwind trip.

Jul 172006

fancy

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The folks returning fancy showed up about 5:45 (early from when they said…).

She’s been totally easy. She picked up stairs in about 5minutes watching the other dogs. She totally ignored the cat. She crates well. She ate most of her dinner (and some of kurts). She pottied outside nicely. She took her meds with no fuss. She’s been sleeping for the last hour or so… very mellow for a 3yr old. She’s going to be super easy.


Fancy

Jul 172006

pupdate

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Well, the puppies are going to be quarentened for another 7-10 days to make sure they are all healthy before fostering.
Thats just fine with me… fits in much better with my travel plans.

However, there was a returned greyhound today that I am gonna foster until I head out of town this weekend. She’s been here about an hour and is doing wonderfully. She learned stairs in about 5minutes. crates fine. Minds fine. Is outgoing and very pretty. Still pending is the meeting between her and the cat, but I imagine that will happen soon.

Jul 172006

whew

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It was my last weekend out at the ren faire this year, and boy was it a hot one. :(
Both days were over 100 they said. I walked in the parade with Merlin both days, and even he was dragging a bit in the sun…

Will put up pictures later. Looks like I might end up doing a short foster of a puppy this week (I’m heading out of town friday). Not sure the few days are really worth it, but it would let me find out if I can handle a puppy and if kurt and merlin would be ok with one around.
Should find out more later today on that.

Jul 122006

Sunday pictures

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Rainy sunday pictures.

In the morning, it was only foggy and light rain. You can see how crowded it was:


View from the booth sunday morning

Jake getting some petting:


Jake

Merlin taking up 2 pillows:


Merlin on 2 pillows

Merlin looked a bit cold, so I got him a blanket:


Merlin in a blanket

How much stuff from a broken down jeep can you fit in a suburban? Turns out a lot:


Full urban

Nice shiny red broken down festering jeep:


Broken down jeep

Jul 122006

The Taylor clan:


Taylor clan

Flash flood! Run for your life!
(The ground basically got so saturated that it couldn’t hold any more water)


Flood

Despite the rain, the hounds sure know how to relax:
(Note Zuca at top left. She sure likes T. :)


Resting hounds

SUPER Kurt and Merlin:


Kurt and Merlin

Those holding steak on a stake are sure popular at the booth:


Steak on a Stake is popular

Micaih: how can this be comfortable?


Comfortable?

Up close and personal with Merlin:


Merlin up close

Arigorn is a handsome boy:


Handsome brindle boy

Legolas is a lap dog:


Legolas

Dazzle cuddling up with T and wrapped in his cloak:


Dazzle snuggling

Legolas thinks its time for a head in lap nap:


Legolas napping

Jul 122006

Some pictures from the (wet) camping on last friday:

Kurt and Merlin hanging out in the tent/xpen:


Kurt and Merlin

Zuca hanging out in her xpen:


Zuca

Thunderstorm on the way, Kurt must turn into SUPER kurt:


Super kurt

A setting up her tent. You can see the mts in the background and a small bit of I25:


A setting up her tent

S and the kitchen area. You can see one of the cabins that they also have there in the background:


S and kitchen and cabins

T and B staying warm (With another T in the distance):


T and B and T in the distance

T regaled us with many a bawdy song while it was raining overhead:


T singing songs

Jul 122006

Insanity

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I just talked a while ago with J from the greyhound group I foster with. They have a lot of possibilities for me for getting back into fostering.
There are some shy female hounds that could use a quiet home to gain some confidence. There’s a number of more “normal” hounds waiting for fosters. Finally they are going to be getting 3 3month old puppies in.

I have only fostered a greyhound puppy once. She was really difficult and I swore I couldn’t deal with puppies again. However, I found out today that she was also the most difficult foster puppy that the head of the group ever had too, and that it turns out that she had a pinched spine which was making her hurt and also be unable to control her bladder. So, a normal insane puppy would be easier by all accounts. I’m shocked to admit I am thinking about it.
Hopefully I will come to my senses.

Jul 122006

I realized I forgot to put up pictures from the previous sunday (July 2nd). Here they are:

Legolas and Arigorn in the yard:


Leolas and Arigorn

Dazzle looking as cute as ever:


Dazzle

Legolas is big enough to high center on a bench:


Legolas

A collection of brindles:


Collection of brindle hounds

Callista and Sabrina don’t have any problems relaxing:


Callista and Sabrina

Merlin’s asleep with excitement:


Merlin sleeping

Three unusual brindles in a row:


Merlin, callista and Sabrina

Kurt and Mouse hide from the thunder:


Kurt and Mouse

I think we can fit in a few more… :)


Pile of pups