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| Texas checking out 12week old, black lab Rudolph puppy. (who is visiting our house for the week) |
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Monday, July 30, 2012
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Life Update
So the long awaited update. Posted by yours truly.. Erin. I couldn't trust Texas to accurately describe our adventures over the last couple of months, as his version would have gone something like this:
MOM IS NEVER HOME ANYMORE AND ALL I DO IS SLEEP IN MY CRATE OR ON THE COUCH AND AM BORED!BORED!BORED!
So. Yes. Updates. Where to start.
July
Pompei gradates as a Guide Dog!!!
August
School started and Rob and I headed off for another semester of college. I knew going in this semester would be difficult, I was going for four hour work days + weekends off; to Work 3 days a week + weekends, and 6+ hours of school 2 days a week.
Prior to this Rob and I had been having some problems. As a puppy walker, I get to find out first hand, that sometimes every puppy does.not fit with every lifestyle/household. Pretty early on I knew this was the case with Rob, but was determined to find a way to fit.him.into.our lives. He was a Midnight baby after all, and I didn't want to loose him.
Two weeks into class, I knew it wasn't going to work. I had NO time, exercise him (which needed to be at least two hours a day), I needed to be able to focus on school, and having a dog that was acting up wasn't helping. So I requested that the Guide Dog Foundation transfer him to another family.
It was THE hardest thing I have EVER done.
Harder even, than giving them up at the end of our year.
But it needed to be done. I was determined, after he went to take a break. No more puppies, just me and the dachshunds until the end of the semester.
September
The DAY I was planning to drive Rob to his last puppy meeting in North Carolina, and hand him off to my Area Coordinator... said person gave me a call. I was a little stunned to find out they were asking me to take ANOTHER puppy. I'll admit I was a little panicky as well.. another puppy?Now? But I don't want another dog! No!
10 hours later, Trump entered our lives.
Trump, was also a Midnight baby, but the complete opposite of Rob. Rob was a GO GO GO! Dog.
If there wasn't action he created some. Definitely the life of the party.
Trump, on the other hand is the dog in the corner with a book. Happy to entertain himself until its time to go. In the coming days, we found out quickly that Trump really, really, REALLY did not like to work.
Trump let us know this, by refusing to walk. Oh he'd walk into a place just fine, but getting him back out again? ...Let's just say you needed to have time on your side. I can't tell you how many classes we arrived to late, simply because Trump would not walk with me.
We tried all sorts of things, in fact as soon as we entered buildings, I'd have him "heel" beside me, with the leash looped around his neck. He would walk continuously like that, but would still refuse to move when he saw us heading towards a class room.
Once inside the class room, he didn't want to just lay down and chill out.. no on several occasions he would offer his opinion of the class, to the teacher. Thankfully all my teachers are "cool" with the dogs, and just talked back to him. He would eventually sleep though...
October
GDF made the decision to career change Trump, and offered him too me as a pet. I and his previous raisers declined, so he's now hanging out with me, waiting for a flight back to New York. I got the email yesterday, that they have sent out a request for volunteers to fly him back. While he needs to go (Lifestyle wise.. I can't have a big dog as a pet), I get a pang every-time I think of actually giving him up. For real, for real.
So now we're waiting, I don't know when we'll get another puppy, maybe the end of this year, maybe next year, maybe next summer (yeah right). But We'll be sure to update that.
In the mean time, Bubbles & Texas have been trucking right along, hanging out, keeping the house free of rodents, enjoying the occasional car ride or walk in the park. I am looking forward to spending a little more 2-1 time with them, over the Holidays. :))
Whew! So that's where we are now! Hopefully we're back for a while. No Promises..cause sometimes "Life Comes at You Fast. :-)
MOM IS NEVER HOME ANYMORE AND ALL I DO IS SLEEP IN MY CRATE OR ON THE COUCH AND AM BORED!BORED!BORED!
So. Yes. Updates. Where to start.
July
Pompei gradates as a Guide Dog!!!
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| Pompei up at GDF's Kennels |
School started and Rob and I headed off for another semester of college. I knew going in this semester would be difficult, I was going for four hour work days + weekends off; to Work 3 days a week + weekends, and 6+ hours of school 2 days a week.
Prior to this Rob and I had been having some problems. As a puppy walker, I get to find out first hand, that sometimes every puppy does.not fit with every lifestyle/household. Pretty early on I knew this was the case with Rob, but was determined to find a way to fit.him.into.our lives. He was a Midnight baby after all, and I didn't want to loose him.
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| Rob in the Cone of Shame after his nueter |
It was THE hardest thing I have EVER done.
Harder even, than giving them up at the end of our year.
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| Rob + Xander (on left) |
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| Rob waits for the cue to get his water |
September
The DAY I was planning to drive Rob to his last puppy meeting in North Carolina, and hand him off to my Area Coordinator... said person gave me a call. I was a little stunned to find out they were asking me to take ANOTHER puppy. I'll admit I was a little panicky as well.. another puppy?Now? But I don't want another dog! No!
10 hours later, Trump entered our lives.
Trump, was also a Midnight baby, but the complete opposite of Rob. Rob was a GO GO GO! Dog.
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| Go Dog Go - Book Cover - by Dr. Suess |
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| Trump and Rob @ Pool Part Puppy Meeting |
Trump let us know this, by refusing to walk. Oh he'd walk into a place just fine, but getting him back out again? ...Let's just say you needed to have time on your side. I can't tell you how many classes we arrived to late, simply because Trump would not walk with me.
We tried all sorts of things, in fact as soon as we entered buildings, I'd have him "heel" beside me, with the leash looped around his neck. He would walk continuously like that, but would still refuse to move when he saw us heading towards a class room.
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| Trump refusing to walk through the hallways at school. |
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| Trump sleep on the floor, legs in the air. |
October
GDF made the decision to career change Trump, and offered him too me as a pet. I and his previous raisers declined, so he's now hanging out with me, waiting for a flight back to New York. I got the email yesterday, that they have sent out a request for volunteers to fly him back. While he needs to go (Lifestyle wise.. I can't have a big dog as a pet), I get a pang every-time I think of actually giving him up. For real, for real.
So now we're waiting, I don't know when we'll get another puppy, maybe the end of this year, maybe next year, maybe next summer (yeah right). But We'll be sure to update that.
In the mean time, Bubbles & Texas have been trucking right along, hanging out, keeping the house free of rodents, enjoying the occasional car ride or walk in the park. I am looking forward to spending a little more 2-1 time with them, over the Holidays. :))
Whew! So that's where we are now! Hopefully we're back for a while. No Promises..cause sometimes "Life Comes at You Fast. :-)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Time Flies....
When you're having fun....
Only four days left. Four very very short days.
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| Texas: OMD what an AWFUL PIC OFME! TAKE IT DOWN MOM! TAKE IT DOWN!!! |
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| Erin: Awwwww |
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| Erin: please ignore the dirty floor. *shudders* |
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| Erin: One of our first outings together! omw how cute was he! |
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| Erin: Pompei's first puppy meeting to the fire station! |
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| Erin: Pompei @ six months! |
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| Erin: What a faker. Still six months |
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| Erin: Pompei enjoying a bone while on our disastrous camping trip |
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| Erin: OH! GREEN GRASS!!! I MISS THIS! Oh yeah and Pompei's cute as well. |
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| This was soo funny! Erin & Co. |
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Pompei's Blog
In case you was wondering why there wasn't much posted about Pompei on dis blog, its cause he has his on blog all by himself. Well and all da other puppies my mom has brought home.
Dat way i can have dis blog all by myself. um... also Mom will be changin day URL thingy too real soo...probably sometin like: twodachshundsandco.blogspot.com
And probably on Saturday.
So if you can't even find us dats what happened.
Anyway mom has been VERY mean to me lately, cause her bed got throwed out and she has to get a new one, so she and me and Bubbles has been sleepin on the couch. But BOY let me tell you dat makes her VERY.VERY. GRumPY!
She doesn't even like me to sleep under da covers no more. Somtin about me Hoggin them!?
WHAT?!
Read My Lips.
Or Teeths.
Do Dogs have lips?
Whatever.
Loooook intoo my eeeyeeeee.
I.Never.Hog.Covers.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Guess whose Birthday......
Pompei turned 1 years old today! Birthday's with guide dog puppies are always bittersweet. We're happy to celebrate one year of life with our crazy puppies, but sad knowing that our time with them is quickly drawing to a close. Pompei is attempting to make sure I'm not too sorry to see him go, as a teenager, he's testing all his boundaries but we're working on keeping him "walking the straight and narrow."
However, we are very eager to see what he'll do once back at the school! I know someone will ask, so let me go ahead and alay your fears. Yes it will be hard to let him go, but remember he was never "mine" in the first place, and as we're going through our year together, we're doing a LOT of training and preparation of the dogs for this next stage. So the thought of keeping them after all.that.work is disappointing. Believe me, finding out your dog has been, as we call it, career changed (taken out of the program) is a little short of devastating...especially if you had high hopes for his future.
That and, we're typically getting a new puppy after the old one goes, which keeps us very.very. busy. Unfortunately this will be the first time, in four years, that I won't be getting another puppy as my old puppy goes back. Some different situations happened and for now I'm going to wait for Midnight to have puppies, which will be sometime in the spring..if she's pregnant...something we won't know for a little while yet.. So Pompei's turn in will be much harder than my past puppies to be sure.
However, I know my decision was the right one when I stepped outside this morning. O.M.G it was COLD.
Back to Pompei, he got a Deer Antler and a Bone for his birthday, the former of which, Texas promptly stole. Than when he saw Pompei get the bone, he proceeded to stalk him around the house whining.
Aaah Sibling Rivarly.
Whatever will he do without his Big Little Brother?
However, we are very eager to see what he'll do once back at the school! I know someone will ask, so let me go ahead and alay your fears. Yes it will be hard to let him go, but remember he was never "mine" in the first place, and as we're going through our year together, we're doing a LOT of training and preparation of the dogs for this next stage. So the thought of keeping them after all.that.work is disappointing. Believe me, finding out your dog has been, as we call it, career changed (taken out of the program) is a little short of devastating...especially if you had high hopes for his future.
That and, we're typically getting a new puppy after the old one goes, which keeps us very.very. busy. Unfortunately this will be the first time, in four years, that I won't be getting another puppy as my old puppy goes back. Some different situations happened and for now I'm going to wait for Midnight to have puppies, which will be sometime in the spring..if she's pregnant...something we won't know for a little while yet.. So Pompei's turn in will be much harder than my past puppies to be sure.
However, I know my decision was the right one when I stepped outside this morning. O.M.G it was COLD.
Back to Pompei, he got a Deer Antler and a Bone for his birthday, the former of which, Texas promptly stole. Than when he saw Pompei get the bone, he proceeded to stalk him around the house whining.
Aaah Sibling Rivarly.
Whatever will he do without his Big Little Brother?
Happy Birthday Pompei!!!!!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
IGNORE PREVIOUS POST
So here I am mindin my own busyness and I come to my blog and WHAT DO I SEE?? My very own DOGMA has posted all kinds of rubbish lies stuff about me. Seriously mom? Me!? Head of Home Security, AFRAID OF PEOPLE?!?!?
I know you guys don't believe a word she said, which is good cause. NONE OF THAT IS TRUE. I laugh at the thought of ME being AFRAID of a human. BOL!
Well...cept for that one lady i was just WALKIN BY Mindin my OWN BUSYNESS when all of the sudden she starts SCREAMING and hITTING at me with her BOOK!? So yeah i didn't even know what she as doin and decided to try and scare her off a little but den mom picked me up so she couldn't even get me any more. So then I had ta tell her off..butt mom cut that short and took me inside. Meanie.
You wanna know if i did bite somebodies? Uh............i have no rekolection of any thing like that. Oh and I plead tha fifth. (whatever that means)
All I gots to say is. Don't believe everything you read.
Oh and in other news. K so I know you all thinks Pompei some wonderful little angel dog cause mom likes to put up tha GOOD stuffs about him. but I gots evidence that says otherwise!!!!!!
*DUN DUN DUN*
See dis?
Andd Dis>>
and look at dIs!
I know. I'vehopefully completely destroyed your faith and trust in the goodness of Pompei. And restored my good name as well.
its tough I know. But someone had to do it. And dats what I'm here for.
I know you guys don't believe a word she said, which is good cause. NONE OF THAT IS TRUE. I laugh at the thought of ME being AFRAID of a human. BOL!
Well...cept for that one lady i was just WALKIN BY Mindin my OWN BUSYNESS when all of the sudden she starts SCREAMING and hITTING at me with her BOOK!? So yeah i didn't even know what she as doin and decided to try and scare her off a little but den mom picked me up so she couldn't even get me any more. So then I had ta tell her off..butt mom cut that short and took me inside. Meanie.
You wanna know if i did bite somebodies? Uh............i have no rekolection of any thing like that. Oh and I plead tha fifth. (whatever that means)
All I gots to say is. Don't believe everything you read.
Oh and in other news. K so I know you all thinks Pompei some wonderful little angel dog cause mom likes to put up tha GOOD stuffs about him. but I gots evidence that says otherwise!!!!!!
*DUN DUN DUN*
See dis?
Andd Dis>>
and look at dIs!
I know. I've
its tough I know. But someone had to do it. And dats what I'm here for.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
A Sing-A-Long
Theeeeeeerrrre ain't no bugs on meeeee...........
Theeeeeeerrrre ain't no bugs on meeeee...........
There may be bugs .....
On some of you mugs......
BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
There ain't no bugs on ME!!!
Anymore!
Yah I had some bugs on me. let me tell you THEY HURT! I had to scratch and itch and bit and they wouldn't even leave me alone!! I only got them when I went to stay with my Aunt Libby in NC, while mom was gone away. And she didn't like dat at ALL and gave me and my bed, and her dogs, and the floors and the couch and her car a LOTTA BATHS, so day would go away. I even had that stinky FrontDoor Frontline stuff, but it didn't even work! Den mom came and took me back to TN and there were no more bugs ...untillllll..mom took me wit her and my other Aunties on a boat trip, cept I couldn't go on so mom had too stay with me, but she said that's cause she weren't going to go rafting anyway. Butt anywooofs, the boat places was in the NC place so gues WHAT!?! When I got home I has a lotta of bug dirt allover my butt.
So mom had a freak out and gave me ANOTER BATH!?!?! Butt.. it wasn't too to bad cause then there weren't no more bug dirt on me. Mom guessed dat my frontline stuff was working cause she didn't find any allive bugs. Mom now says dat I can't go to NC for a couple months till all the bugs all die off.
I'm ok with dat.
PEES. My mom probably shoulda used the Advantage stuffs! I'm just sayin.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
FurBuster vs. FURminator
If you’re like me, anytime I am in a store that sells products…I will glance down the aisle a time or two, just out of curiosity. One of the things that always caught my eye was the Bamboo FurBuster, it looked like a FURminator, it had photos like it was a FURminator; but is it a good alternative to the FURminator?
I have used the FURminator on multiple occasions and loved it…but didn’t have the money to purchase one myself.I’d go home and Google reviews on both products but either people raved about the FURminator…or they raved about the FURminator. Thanks a lot people.
So I decided to bite the bullet and purchase the FurBuster myself. At $24.99 (give or take a few cents at your local Wal-Mart) I got it home, eagerly unwrapped it and hauled Pompei to the porch. Designed to match the shape of the FURminator, the FurBuster seems impressive with with its removable blade option, saving you the time of purchasing a whole other utensil for multiple dogs.
I have to say I was pretty disappointed with my first results. The blade is quite small and doesn’t get off much hair, in my opinion but feeling optimistic, I decided I probably didn’t remember the FURminators’ results well enough to properly gauge if this was as good. After several uses I still wasn’t getting the results I was hoping for, and decided…since I had a gift card for $60 to CSN.com…why not get a real FURminator?
I have to say, there was a big difference. In the size, weight and blade size; the medium FURminator blade was deeper than the FurBuster, thus allowing it to grab more hair father down, I also noticed the tines on the blade are wider on the FURminator as well.. A few brush strokes and I had a pile of hair on the ground next to us….All in all, I do feel the FURminator is a better purchase if you actually want to remove large amounts of hair, and I feels as if it would hold up longer than FurBuster!
FURminator Rocks!
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