Swizzle is a joy. She has learned how to jump even over a 5 1/2' foot wall when
she sees a 'friend' being walked by. She has had to be brought home a couple of
times when she did that when I or mom was in the shower and no one else was
home. She has gotten better after the last time. There were 4 of the morning
walkers with 7 dogs....walking her home from the park that is 5 houses away. It
was quite a site. I think it embarrassed her a little and she has not left since
even with us putting up a but more room. I have gotten a few small bruises from
her bouncing but of all she is calming down. She and Zia are becoming very good
buddies and she has her own dog food now. She is on a sensitive stomach formula,
while the others are on a senior mix. She has allergies from time to time and we
found out she does not like being in water at all. She runs inside if she feels
even a drop of rain or tries to get under trees, cars, or whatever is closest
even on a walk if it started to sprinkle. So we got her a raincoat. We are
thinking of boots too but I didn't like the colors that had there so may think
about making her some homemade ones (would be a first for me, which makes the
Maybe a bit bigger). She sleeps with me but comes and goes in the morning with
walks and playing with the others. She is a begger most of the time during
meals, but we all get a giggle out of it since she moves from person to person
even though she knows any treats will be given at the end of the meal in their
food dishes. She keeps trying. She has a awful habit of pulling all the stuffing
out of the toys, especially while we are gone, and we keep getting more for
Dusty. Swizzle has her own 'yogurt' cup now. She really likes milk and cream and
dairy, Since most of it has higher sugar or sweetener than I would like, I get
her plain yogurt and put it in an older yogurt cup and 'freeze' a bit (not
solid) and let her nibble the top off before licking it clean. It keeps her busy
about 20 minutes or so. It's a nice little treat for her so she doesn't try to
take the treats from the others who are more picky and slower eaters.
Dusty has had a few bad days. She and Zia got into in the middle of night and well Zia got the worse end of it and took a couple of days to really want to move around the house. She had a pretty bad wound right above her eye and forehead. It's a dreadful looking scar right now even with the stitches to close it up sooner. :( Dusty seemed to realize though that behavior will not be tolerated. She was being put up in Mom's room every night and not allowed to roam the house. It was about a week even though Zia tried to make friends again in a couple of days, Dusty was fussy with her. We been working it out and it seems they have finally 'found' their place with each other. Dusty is on arthritis medication now. Her right front paw and lower leg was quite puffy one morning. It didn't got away so we took her to the vets and it was just really just the damage to her leg. Also found out she has arthritis in her jaw so she gets the small bites senior food. So she has been more playful and has lost a bit of weight still but doesn't look like it really. Everyone loves her big brown eyes and when she is happy she runs around with a pull rope and tosses it around until someone joins in. She is a blast. She is up to walking 1 1/2 each morning with Byron and get a mile or so in with mom. Chris and I been trying to get them to the other dog park in the evenings so they all can play and run as they feel like it. The one we go to has a lot of older dogs so dusty even usually can find someone to play or walk with. She is actually very social with the people more so but has made a few 'dog' friends too. Swizzle will follow Zia or hangout with me. She gets pretty nervous if the dogs start barking. Dusty has been good about checking in on her if she seems too nervous. It is nice to see Dusty's maternal side.
They got to see the foothill last week for the first time. They loved it. Swizzle has got to the van each time we say it's time for a walk... Only to have to settle for the parks instead. Oh, we got a newer van and Dusty loves it. It has higher seats so Swizzle doesn't have to sit in a lap... but still decides too if she can't be co-pilot. it doesn't have the smaller windows so they all can't stick the muzzle out but it has pop-out windows for the 3rd row and they go there to sniff out. Swizzle locked us out of the older van once when we were getting take out. They like the newer van. Dusty brought her blanket to it when I asked her if she was ready for a ride. It was super cute. I wish I had gotten a photos of it. We are planning on taking them on a few road trips over the fall and winter so they should be able to enjoy it a bit more in the cooler weather.
On a side note, the 1st UU church in Albuquerque has a 'coins of change' which is where the coins in the coffer plate is given to a organization. We select 4 for a year and each get 3 months to help the charity out. Usually it's only a few hundred dollars with but I was thinking of picking up the paperwork to submit and seeing about asking for Fur and Feather to be put on it. It gets voted on in the meeting in the spring. I was wondering if it would be okay or if you or Laurie would mind? I am not sure of what they do ask on the paperwork so I might need to contact you two for information that I do not have. Thought I would ask before I got the paperwork. :)
Hope all is well,
Samara
Dusty has had a few bad days. She and Zia got into in the middle of night and well Zia got the worse end of it and took a couple of days to really want to move around the house. She had a pretty bad wound right above her eye and forehead. It's a dreadful looking scar right now even with the stitches to close it up sooner. :( Dusty seemed to realize though that behavior will not be tolerated. She was being put up in Mom's room every night and not allowed to roam the house. It was about a week even though Zia tried to make friends again in a couple of days, Dusty was fussy with her. We been working it out and it seems they have finally 'found' their place with each other. Dusty is on arthritis medication now. Her right front paw and lower leg was quite puffy one morning. It didn't got away so we took her to the vets and it was just really just the damage to her leg. Also found out she has arthritis in her jaw so she gets the small bites senior food. So she has been more playful and has lost a bit of weight still but doesn't look like it really. Everyone loves her big brown eyes and when she is happy she runs around with a pull rope and tosses it around until someone joins in. She is a blast. She is up to walking 1 1/2 each morning with Byron and get a mile or so in with mom. Chris and I been trying to get them to the other dog park in the evenings so they all can play and run as they feel like it. The one we go to has a lot of older dogs so dusty even usually can find someone to play or walk with. She is actually very social with the people more so but has made a few 'dog' friends too. Swizzle will follow Zia or hangout with me. She gets pretty nervous if the dogs start barking. Dusty has been good about checking in on her if she seems too nervous. It is nice to see Dusty's maternal side.
They got to see the foothill last week for the first time. They loved it. Swizzle has got to the van each time we say it's time for a walk... Only to have to settle for the parks instead. Oh, we got a newer van and Dusty loves it. It has higher seats so Swizzle doesn't have to sit in a lap... but still decides too if she can't be co-pilot. it doesn't have the smaller windows so they all can't stick the muzzle out but it has pop-out windows for the 3rd row and they go there to sniff out. Swizzle locked us out of the older van once when we were getting take out. They like the newer van. Dusty brought her blanket to it when I asked her if she was ready for a ride. It was super cute. I wish I had gotten a photos of it. We are planning on taking them on a few road trips over the fall and winter so they should be able to enjoy it a bit more in the cooler weather.
On a side note, the 1st UU church in Albuquerque has a 'coins of change' which is where the coins in the coffer plate is given to a organization. We select 4 for a year and each get 3 months to help the charity out. Usually it's only a few hundred dollars with but I was thinking of picking up the paperwork to submit and seeing about asking for Fur and Feather to be put on it. It gets voted on in the meeting in the spring. I was wondering if it would be okay or if you or Laurie would mind? I am not sure of what they do ask on the paperwork so I might need to contact you two for information that I do not have. Thought I would ask before I got the paperwork. :)
Hope all is well,
Samara
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