I know... I know... I've been majorly slacking and shouldn't even call this a blog anymore. (Wasn't this the same beginning sentence I had in my last post which was 6 months ago?) I can't even remember what happened since then. Hold please, as I go back and read....
Well... A lot has happened since watching Teddy and house sitting. So I guess I will just start with what I believe to have happened from November 2014 to present day (August 1, 2015) -- this might be harder than I thought since I have a terrible memory...
November 2014:
Thanksgiving Drew, Luna, and I went to Southern California to celebrate America's biggest eating holiday with my side of the family. We decided to drive since I'm terrified of bringing Luna on a plane from all the terrible stories I've heard. My parents aren't big inside dog people, so Luna stayed outdoors for the most part, and came in when it was time to go to bed. It was hard for her to get used to because she would go directly into her crate and not be able to cuddle with us... Spoiled little brat ;)
I don't think Luna hated being outside for most of the day, because my parents have a pool, so she was in that thing like it was 110 degrees outside and a nice cold pool plunge would be the only thing to keep you sane...Except it was winter, but it was also in SoCal where winter doesn't really exist, so it was actually probably 60 degrees.
One of the days we were down in SoCal, we visited a dog beach which was Luna's first time in the ocean. We got there and I let her off the leash and she sprints to the water like Usean Bolt ran to the finish line. I've never seen her run so fast...until I saw her run back to me. She got so excited about the water she didn't realize that this water has huge waves and the water is super salty. Needless to say she was a lot more cautious around the waves and water.
December 2014:
Christmas: Something that seems so far away since I just saw someone post that Christmas is now 18 Friday's away... Weird. Anyways, Christmas 2014, was my first time spending it in Norcal without my family in SoCal. Which was hard, but I did have Luna and Drew. It was a good time. We went over to Drew's parents house and opened presents, ate some breakfast, and ate some dinner. The dogs were all playing and loving each other in their christmas jammies.
We made our own holiday cards again this year, but decided to not print 250 copies out because we still have 200 of them left over from last year. We just posted on it on Facebook, since everything is digital now anyways.
January 2015:
I'm not one for making New Years Resolutions. Seriously, I've never made one in my life (mostly because I know I would fail at something like 'Go to the gym more often'). But this year I decided that I'm going to read 5 books. That's a really big deal for me. I hardly ever read, because when I was a kid I was forced to read for school and I was a super slow reader and hated it.
So I ordered a couple books on Amazon Prime, including a book called "The Art of Racing in the Rain". It is a book that is written in the dog's perspective and it's AMAZING. I will give a review of all my books in later blog posts.
February 2015:
On Valentine's Day weekend, the three of us (Drew, Luna and I) went to Santa Cruz. We went to the dog beach and had a little picnic there. This would be Luna's second time in the ocean, I was curious how she was going to take it.
She loved it. She played with the other dogs there, played in the water, and just had a fabulous time over all. Until that is when she drank way too much salt water and was shitting salt water. I kid you not, Luna had clear water coming out of her butt hole. The worst part about it was that she would go up to people who are laying on their towels and just poop water right in front of them. Then I would go over there and apologize and say its just water and throw some sand over it (cus it's still gross).
Then we decided to go because I got a little nervous we were going to have to bring her to the ER. But as soon as we left her poops turned brown instead of clear, but they were still watery. But at least it had color! (Sorry, I guess I should've pre-warned about the graphic imagery). We filled her up with water so she wasn't so dehydrated and picked up dinner and dessert and drove home. She slept the whole way.
(For those of you concerned about my reaction to Luna's clear poo, and that I should've taken her to the hospital... I used my best judgement and watched her carefully to make sure she wasn't getting worse. From my observation, as soon as we left the beach she was instantly getting better).
March 2015:
I can't remember anything super out there that happened in March. We probably went to the lake and the park a lot.
April/May 2015:
This was a big month. I quit my job, and dog sat my boss's Golden Retriever named Travis. I didn't have a single thing lined up after I quit, so my job in April and May was to find a job. Luna enjoyed having me home every day and she would get to play with Travis every day, Monday through Friday.
June 2015:
I got a job in El Dorado Hills!! Woohoo! So we moved up to Folsom, which has been AMAZING! It was a huge adjustment for Luna (she especially doesn't like the hard wood floors because they are too slippery...but we like them a lot). We've done a lot of out doorsy things (like going to the river and the lake).
I was a little apprehensive about letter her off leash at the river because I was convinced she'd run away and try to get to Livermore. But Drew finally convinced me to take her off the leash and she was fine. Just minding her own business, doing what she loves best--swimming!
July 2015:
We are getting a puppy!
I convinced Drew that we should get another dog and rescue him/her. I did a lot of research and asked a lot of people about their experience with having 2 dogs. I made a pros and cons list and a budget for said new puppy. After I convinced both Drew and myself, I started looking on PetFinder for dogs who need homes. About 3 weeks of looking every day I found this cute pup who was a Lab mix. Mom was a Lab and dad is unknown (we like to say he humped and dumped).
We had Luna meet the pup to make sure they would get along. At first they weren't really interested in each other and Luna was more interested in the senior dog that the foster family had adopted. But after 20 min or so, they started playing and wrestling and we knew we could make it work.
So today, August 1st, we are picking up Skylar in Fairfield and adopting another dog.
Now I've got 2 crazy dogs! More pics and videos to come!
Well... A lot has happened since watching Teddy and house sitting. So I guess I will just start with what I believe to have happened from November 2014 to present day (August 1, 2015) -- this might be harder than I thought since I have a terrible memory...
November 2014:
Thanksgiving Drew, Luna, and I went to Southern California to celebrate America's biggest eating holiday with my side of the family. We decided to drive since I'm terrified of bringing Luna on a plane from all the terrible stories I've heard. My parents aren't big inside dog people, so Luna stayed outdoors for the most part, and came in when it was time to go to bed. It was hard for her to get used to because she would go directly into her crate and not be able to cuddle with us... Spoiled little brat ;)
I don't think Luna hated being outside for most of the day, because my parents have a pool, so she was in that thing like it was 110 degrees outside and a nice cold pool plunge would be the only thing to keep you sane...Except it was winter, but it was also in SoCal where winter doesn't really exist, so it was actually probably 60 degrees.
One of the days we were down in SoCal, we visited a dog beach which was Luna's first time in the ocean. We got there and I let her off the leash and she sprints to the water like Usean Bolt ran to the finish line. I've never seen her run so fast...until I saw her run back to me. She got so excited about the water she didn't realize that this water has huge waves and the water is super salty. Needless to say she was a lot more cautious around the waves and water.
December 2014:
Christmas: Something that seems so far away since I just saw someone post that Christmas is now 18 Friday's away... Weird. Anyways, Christmas 2014, was my first time spending it in Norcal without my family in SoCal. Which was hard, but I did have Luna and Drew. It was a good time. We went over to Drew's parents house and opened presents, ate some breakfast, and ate some dinner. The dogs were all playing and loving each other in their christmas jammies.
We made our own holiday cards again this year, but decided to not print 250 copies out because we still have 200 of them left over from last year. We just posted on it on Facebook, since everything is digital now anyways.
January 2015:
I'm not one for making New Years Resolutions. Seriously, I've never made one in my life (mostly because I know I would fail at something like 'Go to the gym more often'). But this year I decided that I'm going to read 5 books. That's a really big deal for me. I hardly ever read, because when I was a kid I was forced to read for school and I was a super slow reader and hated it.
So I ordered a couple books on Amazon Prime, including a book called "The Art of Racing in the Rain". It is a book that is written in the dog's perspective and it's AMAZING. I will give a review of all my books in later blog posts.
February 2015:
On Valentine's Day weekend, the three of us (Drew, Luna and I) went to Santa Cruz. We went to the dog beach and had a little picnic there. This would be Luna's second time in the ocean, I was curious how she was going to take it.
She loved it. She played with the other dogs there, played in the water, and just had a fabulous time over all. Until that is when she drank way too much salt water and was shitting salt water. I kid you not, Luna had clear water coming out of her butt hole. The worst part about it was that she would go up to people who are laying on their towels and just poop water right in front of them. Then I would go over there and apologize and say its just water and throw some sand over it (cus it's still gross).
Then we decided to go because I got a little nervous we were going to have to bring her to the ER. But as soon as we left her poops turned brown instead of clear, but they were still watery. But at least it had color! (Sorry, I guess I should've pre-warned about the graphic imagery). We filled her up with water so she wasn't so dehydrated and picked up dinner and dessert and drove home. She slept the whole way.
(For those of you concerned about my reaction to Luna's clear poo, and that I should've taken her to the hospital... I used my best judgement and watched her carefully to make sure she wasn't getting worse. From my observation, as soon as we left the beach she was instantly getting better).
March 2015:
I can't remember anything super out there that happened in March. We probably went to the lake and the park a lot.
April/May 2015:
This was a big month. I quit my job, and dog sat my boss's Golden Retriever named Travis. I didn't have a single thing lined up after I quit, so my job in April and May was to find a job. Luna enjoyed having me home every day and she would get to play with Travis every day, Monday through Friday.
June 2015:
I got a job in El Dorado Hills!! Woohoo! So we moved up to Folsom, which has been AMAZING! It was a huge adjustment for Luna (she especially doesn't like the hard wood floors because they are too slippery...but we like them a lot). We've done a lot of out doorsy things (like going to the river and the lake).
I was a little apprehensive about letter her off leash at the river because I was convinced she'd run away and try to get to Livermore. But Drew finally convinced me to take her off the leash and she was fine. Just minding her own business, doing what she loves best--swimming!
July 2015:
We are getting a puppy!
I convinced Drew that we should get another dog and rescue him/her. I did a lot of research and asked a lot of people about their experience with having 2 dogs. I made a pros and cons list and a budget for said new puppy. After I convinced both Drew and myself, I started looking on PetFinder for dogs who need homes. About 3 weeks of looking every day I found this cute pup who was a Lab mix. Mom was a Lab and dad is unknown (we like to say he humped and dumped).
We had Luna meet the pup to make sure they would get along. At first they weren't really interested in each other and Luna was more interested in the senior dog that the foster family had adopted. But after 20 min or so, they started playing and wrestling and we knew we could make it work.
So today, August 1st, we are picking up Skylar in Fairfield and adopting another dog.
Now I've got 2 crazy dogs! More pics and videos to come!
