state of the bamm
Mister has been as much of a blessing to me as I have to him. I rarely think about my pain. I don't get bogged down in inappropriate coping mechanisms. I take fewer pain killers. I have goals, I wake up and am happy, his waggly tail and puppy kisses and snoring in my lap and waking me up in the middle of the night to go out make me feel like my work with him is successful. We've gone a week now with no waste to clean up in his crate. I wish I had a cot or twin bed, I'd set it up in the bathroom and see if he can continue his success without being trapped in a crate. Still, nothing in the crate is a FANTASTIC accomplishment.
Yay!!
I am still looking for a permanent home for this guy. He's well on his way to completely housebroken, I'd say he has fully accomplished crate training. He is a little wary of strangers but yesterday a small child came up and put his hand right in Mister's face and pet him. It wasn't until the kid walked away that Mister started growling. (My heart was in my throat the whole time. I *do not* recommend Mister for a home with small children.) He gets along fine with cats (he completely ignored a rather annoyed persistent hissing cat yesterday, when neighbor cat suddenly appeared in the yard he gave chase to the end of his leash but he was doing play-stance and wagging his tail, so if your cat/s are good with dogs this will be a fine fit).
I am also looking for someone to watch him while I'm at Chicon 30-Aug to 3-Sep.
A couple weeks ago I realized I had no doctor appointments scheduled in April so I deliberately kept it clear thinking I would go visit some folks that I haven't seen in too long and it turns out they don't allow dogs in their house. :( Still, a whole month with no doctors at all is an exciting prospect. May has five doctor appointments scheduled already and will almost assuredly get another one when I see my psychiatrist this week.
Today I am picking up an infant carseat (THANK YOU, FREECYLE!!) with the intention of rigging it for Mister. Right now my best effort is putting the seat belt through his harness. He did end up sleeping the vast majority of that drive but he also got himself twisted up in belt-harness-leash-towel knots every time I got out of the car.
And in grand tradition, March continues to be the most expensive month of the year for me. Car registration, re-up the ipass ($50 tolls in Feb alone), and I splurged and got the double-minutes upgrade from tracphone. Plus gas prices shot up twice last week. I stopped for gas on Thursday and the station employees were running out to fuel their cars because they were about to go up.
Annnnnnnd....that's all I know. Still chugging along.
Yay!!
I am still looking for a permanent home for this guy. He's well on his way to completely housebroken, I'd say he has fully accomplished crate training. He is a little wary of strangers but yesterday a small child came up and put his hand right in Mister's face and pet him. It wasn't until the kid walked away that Mister started growling. (My heart was in my throat the whole time. I *do not* recommend Mister for a home with small children.) He gets along fine with cats (he completely ignored a rather annoyed persistent hissing cat yesterday, when neighbor cat suddenly appeared in the yard he gave chase to the end of his leash but he was doing play-stance and wagging his tail, so if your cat/s are good with dogs this will be a fine fit).
I am also looking for someone to watch him while I'm at Chicon 30-Aug to 3-Sep.
A couple weeks ago I realized I had no doctor appointments scheduled in April so I deliberately kept it clear thinking I would go visit some folks that I haven't seen in too long and it turns out they don't allow dogs in their house. :( Still, a whole month with no doctors at all is an exciting prospect. May has five doctor appointments scheduled already and will almost assuredly get another one when I see my psychiatrist this week.
Today I am picking up an infant carseat (THANK YOU, FREECYLE!!) with the intention of rigging it for Mister. Right now my best effort is putting the seat belt through his harness. He did end up sleeping the vast majority of that drive but he also got himself twisted up in belt-harness-leash-towel knots every time I got out of the car.
And in grand tradition, March continues to be the most expensive month of the year for me. Car registration, re-up the ipass ($50 tolls in Feb alone), and I splurged and got the double-minutes upgrade from tracphone. Plus gas prices shot up twice last week. I stopped for gas on Thursday and the station employees were running out to fuel their cars because they were about to go up.
Annnnnnnd....that's all I know. Still chugging along.