dog walking on Sun 3/25
Jay and Chloe - all is well. My internet has been down all day so I've not been able to update the blog. (It's 7:30pm now.)
drum roll please.....
And we have a 3rd dog!!! Meet Willow, born 5/4/05 and adopted by us on Friday 3/16/12.
dog and cat sitting on Saturday 3/24
Simba - He is doing just great. We've been lucky with our visits coming in between the rain showers so we've taken some short walks last night and this morning. He has peed and pooped each time. He is certainly eating well too! Last night he came out with his stuffed toy (perhaps it is a soldier??) and I tossed that for him a few times.
Jay and Chloe - omg... I love the chuckit!! Jay has enjoyed chasing after the tennis ball. The one I'm using is ripped but I hate to get out the nice new one with the rainy weather we're having. I wiped her down good before letting her in the house. Chloe is enjoying her canned food too. Uh oh... poor Jay. It just thundered as I'm typing this. It's going to be one of those days I'm afraid.
Sweetie - She is getting lots of lovin! I just rub on her back legs and I can tell she loves it! We had a really nice walk yesterday afternoon and our other visits have been just great too. She is doing well.
Lesson #29 Learned by this Pet Sitter
I have an old dog. Sam is 14. He has developed arthritis in his back legs. He rarely lifts his leg to pee anymore. Instead he squats more like a female dog. I think the older a male dog gets, the harder it is for them to lift their leg and pee. I can tell if Sam is having a good day by how high he tries to lift his leg when he pees! I think keeping an eye on that as male dogs get older is probably a good indication of arthritis.
doggie playdate
Ginger (and Steve!!!) - Ginger is doing just great. She is eating well (I am mixing in some wet food with her dry and she gobbles it up!) She has plenty of food until you get home but she will need more soon (both wet and dry.) I contacted R yesterday to see if I could set up a playdate for Ginger and Steve so Ginger got an extra visit when I ran over around 6:30pm and took her to Steve's house. They ran all around and had a great time. I enjoyed hanging out with R and N too :) 80 degree weather.... all of us were loving it. People and dogs!!