Right! I know they'd been pondering a pup but this was definitely a spur of the moment thing. Not to mention her husband is currently not working. I don't even know where this money is coming from and am beginning to suspect she makes a lot more than i do which just makes me even more of a hater (we are same level on org). And yeah there are like five different boxer specific rescues on this area (I know cause i checked them all out last winter!)
ytth's boss sounds incredible!!! Omg i want to with for him!
― tehresa, Monday, 26 August 2013 23:24 (ten years ago) link
Every time i see a husky mix now i think of you guys and i want it to work out so badly!
― tehresa, Monday, 26 August 2013 23:26 (ten years ago) link
http://i44.tinypic.com/2qb7pzr.jpg
― tehresa, Monday, 26 August 2013 23:28 (ten years ago) link
Oops sideways. Anyway...four of these little guys = my saturday afternoon. So adorable.
― tehresa, Monday, 26 August 2013 23:29 (ten years ago) link
yeah his boss is just like... weirdly awesome. he just got a bunch more vacation days bc boss is all "if x is the standard/average number of vacation days in this industry, then i think we should be way above that".
puppies!!!!!!!!!!
― smoove operator, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 01:06 (ten years ago) link
up all night to pet
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 27 August 2013 02:22 (ten years ago) link
we are getting close... fingers crossed! found a place, stand-alone house - it's really cute, and has some nice little quirky features/lots of character BUT it's not the greatest location for us and it's pretty small. we've had our application approved so now we just need to decide. gonna go back for one more look on thursday but i think we're gonna take it. neko could be with us in less than 3 weeks!
― smoove operator, Wednesday, 4 September 2013 04:28 (ten years ago) link
Oooooh!!!!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 4 September 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
lmao basil is hungover from her weekend adventures and i forgot that we had an appt with her trainer. She pretty much slept through the whole thing! What a waste of $$$$ :(
― tehresa, Wednesday, 4 September 2013 23:47 (ten years ago) link
Sorry but that is kind awww-lol
― smoove operator, Thursday, 5 September 2013 00:13 (ten years ago) link
We are waiting to hear about a place we looked at today - it's a mile from my work so I could take her every day and she'd never have to be home alone. Fingers crossed!
― smoove operator, Thursday, 5 September 2013 00:14 (ten years ago) link
it's not ~official~ ie we haven't actually signed the lease but... the place is ours as of saturday!!!!!!!!!!!
― smoove operator, Thursday, 5 September 2013 05:40 (ten years ago) link
So excited for you and lovely neko!!!
― tehresa, Thursday, 5 September 2013 10:32 (ten years ago) link
Hooray!! OMG, so happy for you all!
― jaq, Thursday, 5 September 2013 13:22 (ten years ago) link
that's awesome!
(also i hope jerks move into your current place)
― mookieproof, Friday, 6 September 2013 03:23 (ten years ago) link
apparently poor basil was more than just tired :( she has barely moved our eaten since Monday night. Seems she is having some neck pain. Too much fun? We went to the vet and now she gets a weekend of muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatories. She looks so sad but hopefully the drugs and rest will help her feel better soon.
― tehresa, Friday, 6 September 2013 14:56 (ten years ago) link
Oh no ;_;
Get better, Basil! <3
― smoove operator, Friday, 6 September 2013 23:01 (ten years ago) link
I think she is starting to feel better already :) i probably would too on those drugs!
― tehresa, Saturday, 7 September 2013 01:00 (ten years ago) link
She has emerged from her crate/bed and is playing with a toy AND she ate dinner :)
― tehresa, Saturday, 7 September 2013 01:04 (ten years ago) link
i feel a kinship
― mookieproof, Saturday, 7 September 2013 02:39 (ten years ago) link
Happy neko day, j&j!!!!
― tehresa, Monday, 16 September 2013 22:40 (ten years ago) link
where are the updates!!!!
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 01:54 (ten years ago) link
omg what a day
our impatience was our downfall
today was official moving day, i.e. actual movers coming so we could spend our first night in our new house tonight
so of course without a second thought we knew we'd be picking up neko today.
i spent several hours walking her, first bc she was bored and antsy and acting REALLY aggressive/dominant towards me while we waited at the new place for ytth/the movers, then again bc we needed to be out of the way when they arrived.
our little front yard is dark bark chips and i soon realized that it is FULL, just FULL of various types of animal shit, which neko just LOVES to eat. so fucking gross.
she did some weird stuff but i guess it's just anxiety over a new environment, and about 3 hours ago, once we stopped unpacking, she just chilled right out and has been snuggled on the couch with us.
still have yet to hear her bark/howl/talk.
― smoove operator, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 05:33 (ten years ago) link
Awww, she'll be ok once she settles in and realizes how awesome her new life us!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
*is
this is very happy news and you'll get accustomed to a dismaying filthy trick every now and then, it's a small price. i'm glad she has gone to live with such top notch people. <3
― estela, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 00:52 (ten years ago) link
estela I might have to start a special neko thread just for you bbc I've been posting so many updates and pics but mookz and tza have seen them already!
she took a big dump inside the workshop today and found a dead mouse in a trap
― smoove operator, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 06:41 (ten years ago) link
I love these updates!
The first time i took basil for a work visit she puked on the doormat :)
― tehresa, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 11:14 (ten years ago) link
i want a dog
― spite n ease (harbl), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 23:00 (ten years ago) link
our office manager fosters dogs and there were a couple she brought in i wanted to take home but i decided not to. they were puggle/german shepherd mix. normally i would not be interested in anything with any pug in it but they were only pug colored with curly tails. they had normal noses and more german shepherd-like proportions. they're going to be big dogs, not useless tiny dogs. they slept under my desk at work and farted a lot.
― spite n ease (harbl), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 23:02 (ten years ago) link
omg pugs are the WORST farters!!
you should definitely get a dog, harbl!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 23:14 (ten years ago) link
can't believe you are dissing your kitty like this
unless the dog is harry
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:28 (ten years ago) link
Harry, Basil, and Neko are all such excellent dogs. I spent my free moments at work yesterday looking longingly at beautiful dogs on petfinder, plotting our post-cat existence.
― jaq, Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:52 (ten years ago) link
oh no post-cat? i'm sorry
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 September 2013 04:49 (ten years ago) link
Well, we're not post-cat yet. But I do think about the cat-free future more than I probably should.
― jaq, Thursday, 19 September 2013 13:26 (ten years ago) link
Soon we will have enough of a pack for a dogs of sandbox calendar
― tehresa, Thursday, 19 September 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link
i love my cat so much. i really can't get a dog though. i'm already late for work all the time due to commute. my cat poops in a box.
― spite n ease (harbl), Thursday, 19 September 2013 22:20 (ten years ago) link
can i just say that having a dog is hard hard hard work
i went into this knowing that huskies in particular are hard work (so fucking stubborn! also crazy!) but we got one of the "chill" ones and she is STILL fucking hard work!!!! i spend all day at work either praising her for doing the right thing or "UH-UH!!"-ing her for being naughty. she eats anything on the ground (except not actual things like books or shoes, just anything that is rubbish, like bits of paper, scraps of fabric, other animals' shit) and i live in a constant state that she is going to be sick or choke.
but i love her to bits and she is the cutest <3
― smoove operator, Friday, 20 September 2013 01:30 (ten years ago) link
Training class!!! Especially since she's not a puppy, sooner is better (yes i know it's only been a few days). Also you could try using a high value treat to redirect her - if she's going for shit or fabric get her attention with something really tasty instead. Leave it and drop it are commands you can teach really easily yourself, too (and you will impress the class!).
I need to refresh basil's drop it. She is terrible at it.
― tehresa, Friday, 20 September 2013 14:07 (ten years ago) link
mmm high value traets
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 September 2013 22:45 (ten years ago) link
pupdate por favor
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― tehresa, Sunday, 22 September 2013 23:53 (ten years ago) link
i hope every sandboxer and his or her dog is doing well.
― estela, Sunday, 29 September 2013 03:15 (ten years ago) link
amend to 'and his or her cat/s' where appropriate.
― estela, Sunday, 29 September 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
my cat is so rambunctious
― spite n ease (harbl), Sunday, 29 September 2013 03:43 (ten years ago) link
basil had an amazing breakthrough this morning! the little dog upstairs that barks at every other dog encountered us while b was playing with bear, three most zen dog in the neighborhood. Apparently milo likes bear a lot, and somehow his presence made B and Milo get along! I hope this continues even when bear isn't there!!!
― tehresa, Sunday, 29 September 2013 04:05 (ten years ago) link
for estela:
http://youtu.be/gNWl4aNDxdI
― smoove operator, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 01:17 (ten years ago) link
(neko going crazy with her new toy)
― smoove operator, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 01:18 (ten years ago) link
Awww.
Basil just fell off the couch cause she got too comfy rolling on her back!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 02:36 (ten years ago) link
ha, neko has done that a bunch of times!! our couch is a t-shape, because we have the ottoman part in the middle, and when she lies on it, she gets to close to the edge, then tries to roll on her back and falls right off. i shouldn't laugh but it's sooooo funny. she is generally quite klutzy, it's adorable.
i do worry though, bc of her previous broken back injury.
― smoove operator, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 03:24 (ten years ago) link
Aww, poor girl!
Basil once flipped herself into the air and then onto the ground because she tried to chase a squirrel up a tree while on leash! After i was sure she was ok i laughed hysterically.she wasn't phased at all but she hasn't done it again.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 1 October 2013 04:12 (ten years ago) link