The Beast brought home a new dog today. It was another *drop off* dog that we get around here because there are so many farms. This one was dropped off near one of the Beast's friends from his church. He already had a dog and his dog didn't like her one bit. She is so damn cute. She's fairly small, especially in comparison to Baron.
She's a mutt with some terrier in her I think. She's smart and very good tempered. We think someone had her and perhaps, when they moved to another apartment, they found out that they couldn't have a pet. She's too well trained and good -natured for anyone to get rid of her because she was any type of problem. She's housebroken and is asleep on the rug in my computer room here right now. She was in my lap earlier and got into some of the funniest positions.
The Beast's friend said she wouldn't leave his yard (unfenced) and stayed off the road, too. She seems to be a really great watchdog, too. That's something that Baron could take a lesson in from her, if possible. I think that may be what the Beast had in mind although we did talk about having a smaller dog as a companion to Baron.
Baron reacted, at first, just about the way you would think. He was jealous of any attention we paid to her in front of him. He got over excited and we were afraid that he would hurt her. The Beast and I gave her a bath because her underside was so dirty from sleeping in the dirt. She must have slept under people's porches or decks before she settled on Jesse's house as a home base. When we put Baron in our room with the door closed, she explored the house. She likes my rug, I think. All the other rooms in the house except this room and the guest room have either tile or wood floors.
After a couple hours, both dogs settled in with each other and she decided she wanted to play. She licked Baron's nose and jumped up around him. She ended up chasing him around. It was sooooo funny to watch. They then started plopping down in different spots around the living room. The only thing Baron objects to is if the Beast has her in his lap.
We haven't decided on a name just yet. I was calling her Baby and she seems to respond to that. The Beast likes the name Lady. I told him lets just observe her and decide later. He agreed. She, like Baron, is a black long-hair dog. She has a lot of white on her chest and underside and patches of white on her paws. She has the sweetest face on her. She's probably about 15-20 lbs. I was surprised how heavy she was when I lifted her. She seems to have a lot of muscle under that fur. She also has a lot of mats in her hair. She's double-coated, unfortunately. *Sigh* But I do like her and that surprised me. She also is not a yappy dog. Once she settles in and accepts our house as hers, we will see how good a watchdog she really is.
As for me, I feel great. I'm extremely tired since I wasn't able to sleep last night. I was expelling gas (and some blood along with it) plus running to the bathroom a lot. That didn't allow me to get any sleep. Not with going to the bathroom every 10 minutes or so. Then I got my second wind.
I fell asleep around 8:30pm and woke up a little bit ago to use the bathroom again. I had to use my Depends with the blood I was getting. But the doctor said there would be some since he garroted the polyps to remove them and didn't cauterize the areas. I stopped bleeding at all earlier this morning so that's over, thank goodness. I had a lot of energy and spent more time up on my feet and doing things like cleaning up the computer room plus I remade the bed in the guest room. The Beast had the blankets and comforter on incorrectly and it looked just awful. The expelling of gas seems to be pretty much a thing of the past now so that's another good thing.
I'll be heading back to bed shortly and the little dog will wake and make sure that's where I am going before she settles down again. She seems to sleep lightly and that's what probably helps her BE a watchdog. But we shall see.
The weather today was not bad but it was overcast. I kept waiting for the rain to start but it seems to have stalled a bit in Arkansas and northwestern Alabama. It will probably roll thru here later as many of our storms seem to do lately. It's actually fairly warm tonight (68 degrees right now) and they claim it will only get just a tiny bit cooler as our low. Tomorrow promises to be warm (in the upper 70's but a low tomorrow night of 48).
Love you all and I wish you a great Sunday. Have a bit of fun and a laugh or two. ***Hugs***
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