Always Otis!

  It's always Otis! Or at least that's how it seems most of the time. It's Otis that knocks down a partial cup of cold coffee on the new floor, its Otis that can open up the dog food bin and help himself. And again it's Otis that needs to play on the Turbo toy in the night and make lots of noise. Sometimes I think he is just plain BAD! But having said that I do love him dearly and sometimes even enjoy his antics. He does keep life interesting. Unfortunately he is still having his upchucking episodes. I really do not enjoy cleaning up these messes but all part and parcel of having animals I guess?? I will take him to the vet when Teko has to go in again to have his eye looked at. Still putting drops in his(Tekos') left eye in an attempt to ward off Glaucoma. Dr. Pat has spoken of possible removal of the eye but I don't know as we will do that. Teko can hardly see anyway with his cataracts and how far is one to go with this old age stuff?? There simply is no cure for Old Age! In the meantime I have put a small bell on Tekos collar and at least I know where the heck he is. I have never had tiny dogs like this and I seem to lose him a lot even in the house! Again our signal is a clapping of the hands and for a dog whose hearing is not good, that does seem to work. I think too, at times, he has selective hearing and hears when he wants to. He always seems to know when I have left the room and comes looking for me. He's quite the little Warden.

Because his days are numbered and he seldom gets a bone, the other day I gave him the ham hock bone after I had made soup. Teko thought that was great but it caused an awful lot of activity when the cats came in! They were not to go near his bone-not to smell it or even look at it! That was Tekos' and no two ways about that! He spent all his time chasing the cats away from it.

Well today is another sunny day and I am grateful for that!! Yesterday Jim and I took Teko and Max to the park and they had a great time. Teko religiously tried to pee on everything and puts on the mileage trying to accomplish that and leave no leaf,piece of grass or tree unannointed! All peed out he came home and ate all his supper like he had not been fed for a week.

Having a beer in the back yard yesterday I noticed a place where Teko may be getting under the fence and going around to the front steps. This is a game he likes to play. If I am not at the back door to let him in after two barks off he goes to the front porch, where it is much warmer these days and barks there or waits until I notice he is not in the house. I try not to forget he is outside but there go, stuff happens right???
Have caught Otis eating holes in blankets-little wonder he gets sick. What a cat he is! An ex ray might shoe all manner of objects in his tummy. Oooh and the cost of major surgery could be something else! Ah just have to think on the positive and hope not. Life goes on. Miracle house is fine and all of us too! Hurrah!!!
 Big news of the day is my friend in Olds is coming for my retirement party on the 18th!!  That is great and now I really am looking forward to it.   It is to beheld at the Legion and volunteer snacks apparently will be appreciated.

 

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Still got Dogs

 Life goes on, and I am doing okay. Teko has stepped up to the plate as number one dog, but of course it is not the same. I have noticed though that his eyesight is much worse than I thought it was. The other day I put his food dish on the opposite side of the door and he couldn't find it! I wish I could find my clicker to use with him for recall, but have no idea where I put it after lending it out. I know I have it here---Somewhere! “Somewhere” must be really full of all the things I am looking for. Ah well no worries it will turn up. Have two house guests right now. Rocky of course was here for long-term and Jiggs has returned again until Tuesday. Went to Nelson yesterday and returned with a new gate to go across kitchen door. I have decided the dogs don't need to be in there and on the few times when I am cooking or something they tend to be in the way a lot. Also picked up a new runner to go in front of sink, to protect my new floor. But laminate or not, I know “stuff” is going to happen to it, as its all part of “living” in the room. Something like a new car- you are almost relieved when it gets that first scratch and takes a bit of the newness off it. Actually I wouldn't know as have never had a new car or truck in my life. Of course animals are hard to live with and Otis the Bold, had to get up on a counter and knock down my coffee mug from morning and it had some coffee in it still. I really think he just likes the noise it makes when it falls! But I got on it right away and don't think it had time to soak in at all. I can't protect it forever but I can try and enhance its life-the floor I mean. Otis is Otis and I am just glad Opus is different. The other day true to form, Otis started up the vacumn cleaner! Think that surprised him a bit but he will probably do it again, loving noise like he does. He continues to sick up and will be next to go to the vet but this last one was hefty enough to change my budget and I will wait for a bit.

Except for that he seems most healthy, but of course you never know for sure.

Opus on the other hand has been most cuddly of late, and even slept a whole night under the covers with me. I just love it. Otis had taken to sleeping by my feet on top of the covers. Jiggs is quite happy to sleep on Keepers' night bed, and had indeed been after it for some time. Its why I left it there. All other dog beds have been washed and put away, except of course for Teko's THREE baskets. One nine pound dog rates that many? But life is easier with him in a basket and not underfoot. Even Rocky has taken to sleeping in his basket again and that is great and I am not tripping over him in the night. I think he is really missing his owners again and am glad for him that his time here is winding away and he may be going home as early as this week?? Not sure as I was not given a definite date just told four and a half weeks. Which equals what? I am just learning in this business and can see I have to ask more questions and possibly be paid up front when I don't even know the people?? Duh! I could get stung. But most people have been really good and sometimes I even get extras or a gift or something. I love that. And most of my clients are usually quite grateful to have a good place to leave their pets. I enjoy being on the other end of that “stick” so to speak. I look forward to having pet-sitting as my “only” job. I usually like being at home. Now if I would just spend more time cleaning such and organizing all my “stuff”(maybe even throwing some out?)....but I find that very hard to do at this time of my life. We’ll see..maybe some things?? More room for animals huh??

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