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Snuggle Bug and Ornery get a bath!

February 1, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

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I have fallen in love with a mangy boxer puppy. I am not in danger of bringing her home (watch my husband sigh in relief) but she is oh-so-adorable. She does not tempt me (much) because she is very young, very cute (underneath the mange, which is being treated) and well-behaved. This translates to adoptability, so while her life is a little hard now, I have no doubt she will end up just fine.

I worked at the animal shelter ysterday. I spent a fair amount of time with the 2 young puppies who are in isolation and plagued by (non-contagious) mange. Another volunteer and I bathed them and then I cleaned out their kennels and sat with them and held/played with them for a while. I cuddled with the boxer. The baby pit bull on the other hand I mostly tried to teach not to nip (it was all good natured puppy stuff). They have no names (yet) as far as I know but I called them Snuggle Bug and Ornery.

I took Rosie for another walk as well. She is really making strides. This time I got her out of her kennel without any damage to my face from her jumping, and she walked politely for me almost the entire time. We only had 2 issues—first over my scarf, which she seemed to regard as a chew toy that needed to be destroyed immediately, and then later we had a big clash of wills over getting her to sit while I tied my shoe as she preferred to knock me down and attack my scarf again.

I won.

Which is of course mostly what she needs. When we came back inside I petted her for a while and she was really sweet. A lot of the volunteers find her too strong to walk, but honestly I think my dogs are as strong or stronger, so it has not been a concern.

My biggest temptation is the cats, which is ironic because I am a dog person. But I love both, and I am a dog person with 3 dogs and no cats. We had 2 cats, but they both died in the last 2 years. I have missed owning a cat and Alex is so eager to play with cats (we got her a book with a cat in it for Christmas and she has been pretty obsessed with it). John and I both want our daughters exposed to both cats and dogs. But we want to own our house first before getting a cat rather than stress about it in a rental. Plus this particular rental is way too small.

So that is why the cats are tempting. There is a young (maybe 4-6 months?) Siamese cat there who is SO friendly and laid back, you can tell he would be a great kid cat. John’s family has always had Siamese cats. And there are also some really sweet solid grey cats, which is my personal weakness. John worries I will arrive home with a dog in tow, but he is totally barking up the wrong tree (ha I swear I don’t usually offer up such terrible puns).

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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