Blackie's close call

Well, I've been corresponding with Blackie's owner/trainer...I was right...he's definitely a handful!!! But he finally moved to a boy's camp west of Tallahassee to be obedience trained. Carol had a few problems with him in the few weeks he was with her, mainly concerning confinement of ANY kind. Turns out his first week with her, he dug out of her mom's yard and released all of HER hounds!! OOOOPS!!! Hate it when that happens.

But now all is well since he's around a BUNCH of boys. Kids are his thing and he's loving it. I still can't wait to see him again, but Carol will be out of town for 6 weeks and I won't have anyway to meet up with him. Guess I'll have to do my time waiting and see if I can't talk her into letting me hang out with him for the day or something....how cool would that be???

Oh I miss my Blackie sooooo much!!!! Who knew?

Missin my buddy, Blackie

Well, Carol came and picked up Blackie on June 8th while I was at work. For the first few days, I seriously wished I could call him or go visit or SOMETHING! I know it probably wouldn't be a good idea and not very helpful in his transition, but wishin' never hurt. After a few days, I emailed Carol to see how he was doing. She got back to me and said all was well. He's adjusting and overall being relatively "good". That was despite the fact that he escaped from her yard by digging out, and let her pups out at the same time. At least he came back to her instead of trying to find his way back here.

I truly miss snuggling with him in the morning after Tony got up. He wasn't shy one bit and would sleep on Tony's pillow or my shoulder just like a person. Quite frequently, I'd wake up with him snoring in my ear.

Now don't get me wrong, he was a real pain in the ass and part of me is glad he's gone. He had too much damn energy for us to keep up with him, that's for sure. And the realistic side of me is aware of the fact that he is definitely where he needs to be.

That said, I can barely wait to see him again. I want hugs and slobbery kisses and to see him jumping around and up and down like he doesn't know what to do with himself. It'll be much cooler to watch him doing it at someone elses place knowing that I don't have to worry that he's getting into the neighbor's trash in the middle of the night.

Blackie

Well, our time is growing short. Last week Blackie was cleared by Dr Russell as being "critter free" and non-contagious. That means it's time for him to move to Carol's. We've agreed to meet on Wednesday, June 8th. I know it's the best for him, and really the best for us, too. For starters, four dogs is a lot. Second, Blackie's a handful all by himself. And third, I know he deserves more than being a yard dog or a house pet. He has something to do in this world and it can't be done here.
Everytime I get aggravated at that mutt, I have to go and think about how lovable he truly is. He is the happiest, carefree dog I've ever met. And even though he ACTS like a knucklehead most of the time, I know that he's actually quite intelligent. Just bored, for the most part.

Earlier, Joey woke up for some reason. When he didn't settle back down after a few minutes, I got up to check on him. Blackie was right behind me. Blackie stood by Joey's bed while we talked. He licked Joey's hand and waited for a hug. When Joey wrapped his tiny little hand around Blackie's neck, Blackie gently kissed him on the face then snuggled into Joey's neck. Almost makes ya wanna cry.

Yeah, I'm gonna miss him...A LOT.

More stupid people

Would you believe that I was at the grocery store and upon seeing my boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios, the girl at the register asked me, "Hmm..what's the difference between the two?" I looked her dead in the eye and said, "hmmm...one has honey nut flavor!!". Her response, "Are they any good?" NO!! I'm buying them cause we all hate them and I have nothing better to waste my money on!!!!

GRRRRR!