My heart has truly gotten the best of me now. This morning I was chasing down a stud in my nightgown and flip-flops at 5 a.m.. He was about seventy pounds, black and tan hair, chow mix, looking for love with my seven pound miniature dachshund. The dachshund was my neighbors but now she is mine. They don't know this yet. My neighbors are the kind of people who need goldfish or maybe insects for pets. My family said I couldn't spay her because it would just be wrong. My family like me never experienced a dog in "Heat". Now that she is in this glorious state and all the furniture is covered in blankets and towels, and every male dog within a mile is hanging at at the Butlers pooch palace, well now they are singing a different tune. The tune goes like this " Why didn't you spay her?!!!". Its always moms fault. Dishwasher won't work, Mom broke it. Car won't start, Mom must have done something when she drove it. No two socks match, "MOM I don't have any socks!!!!!!". Gaining weight, Mom's buying the wrong kind of food. We are broke, "Mom what do you spend the money on?", maybe food and gas I don't know.
Tips for Today:
1. Wear a heart of steel. Don't take in strays. No really, call the local adoption center first and if they are full you may be able to foster until they can adopt the dog out. The local adoption center is helping me get the newest two pups medical care until we find a home. Be careful using the paper there are some unsavory people looking for dogs and cats.
2. I have said it a million times but here it goes again. Use Brewers' Yeast in the dog food, about two Tbsp. for five dogs and you won't have fleas.
3. Shop around for good dog food at a good price. The first ingredient should not be corn.
I buy 10lb bags for $5 at Big Lots of a high quality dog food. This is $10 less than Petco.
Again a repeat that goes for all animals including humans "garbage in, garbage out".
4. Use a kennel. Oh the joys of kennel training. Put them to bed before you go to bed with some comfy bedding, cover the kennel (leave air holes), give them a dog bone if they are nervous. Usually they will stay quite all night. The first hour or so the first week may be hell, ignore them. They will survive, they will even begin to like it. You'll never go back.
5. Utulize the Farm Co-op for cheap vet drugs you can administer without a vet, like wormer and shots. On the shots if you don't know what your doing ask for help. I am sure I will never get Distemper after my last experience giving my mutt shots. I got the shot in the thumb, he got away.
Courtney
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