Yes, I'm still addicted

Despite the fact that death is involved, the last one is my favorite.

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It was inevitable

I started training Princess with 'sit' last night and today she already has it down!  She is very food motivated so that helps.  She and Mia got into a "fight" today.  Basically they made a bunch of scary noise but didn't leave so much as spit on each other.  I knew it was coming sooner or later.  Mia is on the moody side and Princess had about enough of listening to her growl.  Afterwards they were fine.  Dogs don't hold grudges with other dogs.  Now when it comes to humans, they never forget if you neglect them or treat them wrong. 

Every day I've been waking up feeling crappy.  For two days I woke up with a migraine and then today I woke up with an upset stomach.  Wonder what tomorrow will bring.  On top of that, the very first thing I heard was Brett Favre retires after 17 years with the Green Bay Packers.  I started crying.  I understand his reasons.  17 years is a long time to get the shit knocked out of you everyday.  I'm most upset over the fact that I will never see him play.  I was going to get tickets this year, even if I had to go by myself because I knew his time was coming to an end.  I just wanted one more year.  I'm still in a bit of shock and it hasn't totally registered, otherwise I think I'd be in one of my moods for a few days.  I love you Brett and I will always be a Packer fan but we will never feel quite the same. 

Just let her go to sleep!

God this kid is testing me tonight.  It's like she's had a hundred pixie sticks and she hasn't had ANY sugar.  Just not listening to me at all.  At times it makes me want to break the wall.  It's frustrating dealing with a two year old.  Stop testing your boundaries!

I was going to wait to see how long it would take my husband to put together Jasmine's new toy storage unit but seeing as how he still hasn't put together the baby crib she got for Christmas, I figured I might as well do it.  (I also put together the crib)  I wasn't sure how much of her toys I could fit into this thing but I've got almost all of them in there.  It's nice and organized for now.  I'm sure in a week I'll just toss toys into whatever box is empty.  (it's like a bookshelf with pink, green, and purple storage totes, three per shelf)  I'm just glad to have somewhere to put her toys.  I had been using old diaper boxes, not the most attractive decoration to have in my living room. 

Princess is not responding to being sprayed with water.  I thought for sure it would at least stop her from chasing the cats in the beginning.  I'm not sure what to do with her as my throat hurts at the end of the day from yelling at her.  I suppose I'll try pennies in a pop can.  She hasn't hurt any of them but I can tell if she was left to her own devices, she would.  (i.e. any home that adopts her will have to crate her when not home if they have kitties)  She seems to have no training.  We started working on sit last night.  You could tell the word was completely foreign to her.  Not shocking considering her initial attitude when we got her.  She's only had one accident in the house so I think it's safe to say she is house trained.  (I think it was mostly my fault, she was whining but she whines a lot)  I found some really great priced dog beds for crates and I think I'm going to order one a month till all the dogs have one.  (www.dog.com) 

I leave you with a picture of my mom's Aussie, Indy and her binky.  (pacifier for you non-breeders)

 

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My Jasmine

I thought I'd add this one too because my two year old daughter, Jazzy Jasmine took it. 

I mean she's TWO and she captures a subject better than I do!

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The hair

First from this side.

Now from this side.

And now when I was blonde.  Don't I like mean as a brunnette.  ;-)~

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The long or more short of it

Well, Princess has truly taken to my husband.  The dog who was terrified of men just days ago, is now infatuated with him.  If I call her name, she wags and comes to me but if he calls her name, she runs and jumps all over him, licking as she goes.  We are having some issues with the cats.  Once again, I was told she was good with cats.  I think their cats are smart and hide till the dogs are put away.  My cats own my house and feel no need to hide.  I'm going to buy a spray bottle later on today and spray her with water everytime she goes after one.  She is officially up for adoption now and should be at this weekend's adoption event. 

Waiting for my ferret cage to arrive.  It was the one thing I wanted out of profit sharing.  I hate that cage we have now.  It's very difficult to clean and not really big enough for three ferrets.  I have to tear it completely down to clean it.  It's 100lbs. and I only paid seven bucks S&H.  That's good shipping on anything, let alone something that heavy. 

I got my haircut on Saturday.  It's only an inch long in the back.  It's also brown now instead of blonde.  I will post pictures shortly.  It's taking some getting used to but I like it.  It takes a hell of a lot less time to dry now that's for sure.  It's about four or five inches in the front.  I honestly let my hair dresser decide exactly what to do when I go in.  I bring a picture of what I want and tell them to go with it and however they feel will look best.  Let's face it, no matter what kind of picture you bring in, your hair will probably not look much like it when all is said and done.  I love the hair dye they use.  It gradually fades out over time and doesn't look awful as it does.  I won't have to worry about my roots showing in a month.  (I won't be able to afford to dye it again that soon!) 

Dear Princess

I've had Princess only an hour and I can already tell a few things about her.  She was not well cared for.  I don't believe she had ever been in a house.  When I turned on the ceiling fan, she ducked.  Walking through our house she seems confused about things like the couch and tv noise.  She has permnant scars on her ears from where flies have bitten her.  She has evidence of scarring throughout her body.  She is fearful of the human hand to the point that just slowly reaching out to her causes her to cower.  I let her out to go potty and had a great deal of trouble getting her to come back to me.  I think for a while she will have to be on a tie out.  She seemed to be trying to find a way out of the yard.  She's a beautiful dog but I think I'll have her a while longer than expected.  She needs some work learning that not all humans are bad.  She seems more fearful of men than women but she's still just scared all around.  She will be getting a great deal of TLC while she's here with us.  I just feel awful for her.  I can't KNOW what she's been through but I have a pretty good idea.  Left out to deal with the flies and summer heat.  Poor girl.  All I know is that her life will be better from this point forward.