Normality

Well the last few days have been quite normal. Monday I cleaned the house (and I mean clean). We also moved the bird cage to make it bigger in our living room; it was almost a disaster. The wheels kept falling of the cage, so I had to crawl behind the cage and put the wheels back on while Andy literally held the cage up. It was quite humorous.

Deuce also went to evaluation yesterday. I took him in for about an hour and a half with the trainer. I want to put him directly into intermediate class as he already knows the basics. He did great for his evaluation. He even became friends with the trainer (no small feat for my 'pansy' of a dog). He does get to go straight into intermediate, I just have to work on some things. He has a "to do list" that needs to be accomplished first.

Also exciting is that Mom and Dad come back in 5 days!! Woohoo!

Pictures and Lindsey

Yesterday was picture day. It was great! The dogs did way better then I thought they would. I did have to be the one that made Deuce sit and stay on his mark because he didn't want to listen to the other people with me right there. Roo also kept messing up the backdrop; it was taped to the floor and she kept sliding on it. They had to retape it like 4 or 5 times. But other then that...they did awesome.

What else is awesome is that I got to go see Lindsey today! (I look horrible, but whatever!) That's part of Jax in the picture. I miss her so much. It was awesome to see her.


This is Jax. Her Great Dane. Isn't he cute? Deuce won't get quite that big...

She also has a big! His name is Boris. He is a pot bellied pig...and a little over weight...he's on a diet. There is also a chicken coup on the other side of Boris's cage.

And just to give you pictures of things I said I would put pictures up of!

This is my new phone. You know you are jealous. It has an MP3 player on it!

These are my managers with their hair done up. Anthony, Judy, and Nancy. :)

The back of Judy's mullet braided by us!

Here is us in a cage...cause we are retarded...That's Missy, me and Seana

Here is Missy, me, Seana, and Hope!

Have a great day everyone!

Photo Shoot

Today was a pretty good day. I got to work and did a grand total of 3 dogs. We all got really really bored, and Amanda got a new camera...sooo, we started putting bows in people's hair. It started with our manager Nancy, and then she showed Judy...Judy has a mullet (no really, she has mullet), so we made two braided pig tails and put bows in her hair, and then we put bows on Anthony's (another manager) glasses. They were apparently bored too. Then we just started taking a bunch of random pictures, including some of several of us in the cages in the back...yeah, we're retarded, but it sure made the time go faster!

As soon as my day at work was over, I drove to my mom's house on the long shot that my phone arrived after less then 24 hours of ordering...and by some miracle it was there! It is so cool...although I have absolutely NO phone numbers...so if you could text me with your name or e-mail it to me or something...I would greatly appreciate it!

I also bought a new collar for Roo! It's really pretty..it's pink leather with alternating spikes and gemstones. I am keeping my receipt though because I may not like it as she may stab one of us...we will give it a few days to see how it goes!

I took pictures of all of this...however I have two cameras. The one that I have the with the cable straight to my computer has two dead batteries...and the other one only has a memory card that plugs into my printer, but my printer is not hooked up to my laptop...but as soon as Andy comes homes and fixes this problem for me, I will post pictures!

Washing Machine Blues

The day started out well. I got to sleep in, the dogs were sleepy, and Andy has the day off. Andy went to go play basketball with Ricky, and I stayed home to do laundry and clean up. I put the first load in and went on my way. I then went to take the first load out of the washer. I took about half of it out, and then LOOK there was my phone at the bottom under a shirt. That's right I washed my phone...the sad thing is that my last phone was dropped in a toilet...me with phones and water are just not a good match. So I just ordered a new phone...a cooler phone...but I have to wait for a day or two before I get it. Chris has an old phone that I am going to use until I get my new phone. So no worries Mom, I won't be out and about with no phone! :)

Saturday is picture day and Sunday is Lindsey day!

Watch Dog

So the party was fun. Deuce was not a fan of having to stay at work with me all day, but thankfully it was really slow so I let him run around the front of the salon for several hours. He was very nervous but with the promis of squirt peanut butter...he did a fine job. He got 3rd place in the costume party. A golden retriever fairy butterfly got 2nd, and a bunny rabbit dragon got 1st. He got really nervous at the end, he was kind of cornered and there was an unruly German sheperd next to him...so we left. We did get a $5 gift card for 3rd place and a gift/goody bag for just being there. It has treats and stuff in it, but most importantly it had a $10 off training class coupon! Woohoo!

Woohoo! I have tommorrow off, and class was canceled! AND I have this weekend off. Saturday the dogs have an appointment with a professional pet photographer. Sunday I am going to see Lindsey! I am so excited; it has been MONTHS since I have seen her. I miss her. So I am very excited to go see her. :)

Howl-O-Ween Party

Tommorrow is the How-O-Ween Yappy Hour party!! I spent about an hour on Deuce's costume. He is a watch dog!! The 'watch' even works!! I am so excited, and he doesn't mind putting it on or wearing it. Now, I know in these pictures he has a pink coat on...I am getting him a blue one for the party. The watch keeps turning, slipping, and sliding, so I had to put something on him to keep it from moving. A coat was the best option, and the only one I had was Roo's...you can also see the reflective tape on it... it will look better for the party, but you get the idea. He will look more masculine tomorrow. :)

Speaking of watches....I had to keep a close eye on my watch today as I had midterm today. (How's that for a transition). I think I did ok with it...better then last time anyway! No need for cause of alarm.

There was also a fire alarm that went off in our apartment complex. The alarm went off and the fire department came, but there was no fire or smoke. The firefighters were there for about 45 minutes trying to figure out what the problem was...I don't know if they ever figured it out.

I like how I figured out how to add pictures...now I will add more in later posts!

Training

So now that Deuce is neutered and recovered, I am going to start training and working with him more. He is going in for an evaluation on the 30th to see if he can go straight into intermediate class. I never put him in puppy class...I taught him myself. He is almost 8 months old and he can sit, down, stay, leave it, shake, "watch me", bang bang, spin in a circle, and walk loosely on a leash; I don't think that is half bad for me training him myself. That is all the main things they teach in puppy class, which is why I want to bypass that. If he is successful, we will start class in December. If all that goes well, we will start on training him to be a therapy dog. He just needs to get over his shyness.

Work is also picking up in business. This is good, as we are not sitting on our asses all day now. It's going to get crazy busy as the holidays get closer.

The Howl-O-Ween Yappy Hour party is on Tuesday! I bought Deuce's costume...well part of it, I have to make it now. I bought a wall clock, and I am going to put it on his back with a giant strap...instant 'watch dog'. You know your jealous. I want to put him in the "best costume" contest...but I don't know if I am aloud as I work there and all... Maybe I can at least have employee recognition or something. I will take a picture...no worries.

Beverley Crap Chihuahuas

Work was ok today, I only did two dogs today...but it was ok.

So, I really wanted to go see that Chihuahua movie...but I am not going to. My friend went to see it and she told me not to see it. Do you know why I should not go see it? I will tell you. Apparently the main "bad dog" in the movie is a doberman. They portray this doberman as a mean vicious dog, and he is the king of a dog fighting ring. First off, I am sick and tired of dobermans being the bad dogs. Second, dobermans were never ever bred for dog fighting rings, so why would they put one as the king? And why add this to their reputation? AND then in the end of the movie the stupid Chihuahua and a German Shepperd kill the doberman...please tell me how this is appropriate for a kid's movie?

So anyway, I got home and now Andy is watching 300. It's a good movie (lots of very in shape men wearing absolutely no shirts in the entire movie), but a little gory.

Nothing else new, I just wanted to vent about the movie...

Bang Bang

Yesterday was wonderful. I got up and took Roo to PetSmart and then took Deuce to the vet to get his stitches taken out. Two weeks ago when he got neutered, he was 73 lbs. and yesterday he was 80 lbs! This means I do not have to freak out so bad because he hasn't been eating all of his food. He is obviously eating.

So then I took Deuce to meet up with Roo and they both got baths. I put a pink tutu on Roo and walked her around. I was going to buy it, but everybody laughed at her. I thought she was cute. After bath time, I took them to the tennis court at the complex and just let them run. Deuce LOVED it! He finally could release that energy.

After that I went to school (the worst part of the day). Good news though, there is no school next Wednesday! Woohoo!

I got my nails done also...my fingers crack and bleed at the ends if I don't in the winter time.

When I got home, I decided to work on the dog's training. I am in the middle of teaching Roo to turn on and off light switches. She first has to learn to touch my hand on command, and she is doing really well with that. Deuce learned "bang bang"...which is the same as "dead dog". I point a finger at him and say "bang bang!" and he (slowly) lays down on his side like I "shot" him. He doesn't just flop down yet, and his head is still up looking at me, but hey, it's start! Next I am going to teach him to speak on command!

And so far this morning, Andy has the day off, so he is in the middle of making me breakfast! Yay!

Transitions

OK, so Deuce is still driving me crazy but there is only 2 more days until the stitches come out! Woohoo! Now if I can only get him to eat. In other news, Andy was supposed to have today off, but alas he is working again. Sad. He was supposed to go out to dinner with me and Hope and Lance and some other people. What a loser.

Today was actually quite busy at work. We have been rather slow that past couple of days, but I ended up doing six dogs. Puchito was one of them, he is one of my request Maltese. I heart him. I got a new request today too. A little Yorkie named Mollie. The lady was very nice; $3 tip! Also the tension isn't so bad as it had been lately.

I miss my parents...they have only been gone almost a week, but they still have like 3 1/2 weeks until they come home. It is sad. I went over to get there mail today, it was so lonely, even though I was talking to my mom on the phone. It is still sad. There wasn't even any coke in the fridge to comfort me. :(

I like how I have no smooth transition from paragraph to paragraph... I just start something then end it. I think next time I am going to try and transition the paragraphs better. We'll see if that is more cohesive.

Bouncing

I'm not sure mastiffs are supposed to frolic and bounce...but mine sure does. Every time I come home he bounds around like baby deer...except he is not NEARLY as graceful as one. I find it funny; however, I'm sure my downstairs neighbors do not. Oh well, they already don't like me as it is.

I groomed 3 dogs today. One of them was my request bichon, Charlie, whom I love. So it wasn't so bad. Then I had to sit in the grooming salon all by myself for 2 hours. Talk about boring.

But when I got home!...I got a package...I have no idea what it is, as it is at the leasing office and I cannot receive it until tomorrow. But it is exciting...I never get anything other then bills...so yay for me!

I don't know if any of you who also blog on this same site have this, but when you write a post at the bottom there is a place where you can put a 'label for the post' and it says "e.g. scooters, vacation, fall" Now for one, who is going to write an entire post about scooters? And two, I could put that as all of mine because my dad calls me Scooter, and I find it funny. To those of you who merely read this, but do not also blog...I'm sorry you had to read this paragraph and have no idea what I am talking about.

Ups and downs

Well today didn't start off well, but in the end it was ok. The dogs are driving me crazy...still. Deuce broke his e-collar. I took Roo to day care and went to vet to get Deuce sedatives. Now if I can just get him to eat ALL of his food at meal time everything would be great!

Andy and I had the day off together so we went to the good ol' Wal-Mart to get Halloween things. We got a pumpkin, those little pumpkin/gourde decoration things, candy, and a 24 piece graveyard kit all for $30. I think we did pretty good. I made dinner (spaghetti) and I think we are going bowling in a little while.

Everything is just a bit stressful, and it will be until Deuce is back to normal. AHHHH!! And as soon as he gets the stiches out...he is getting a bath. Cause he stinks!

First Post

Well, today was my first day back from a week long vacation...and it has been a shitty day! I had a bad dog that tried to bite me several times, another dog that barked the whole time, and a giant Newfandland. Then we had a meeting...which wasn't really a meeting, it was more of what I like to call a "bitch fest"...cause that is all it was. All of us bitching. I hate these meetings. I believe they are pointless. It pretty much consisted of the managers saying these are the new policies and you are going to follow them no matter what. It ended an hour later then it was supposed, and still pretty much got us nowhere. Pointless.

And then there is Deuce...he got neutered last monday (the 28th) and he has to wear the stupid cone/lamp shade thing on his head because he won't stop licking it. He is so hyper, and so badly wants to play so he runs around the house running into things and almost broke several things including our tv. I can take Roo to doggie day care to help her, but he isn't supposed to run, jump, play, go for long walks, or pretty much anything until next monday. I am going to ask about sedatives tomorrow...

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. There is no work, but there is school. I HATE SCHOOL!! I think I want to be vet tech or work at the zoo one day...maybe be a vet tech at the zoo...in the mean time, I will be at school studying probability and statistics for a math degree. Yeehaw...