pondering a pup

Oops sideways. Anyway...four of these little guys = my saturday afternoon. So adorable.

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!!!!!!!!!!

up all night to pet

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!

Oooooh!!!!

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 $$$$ :(

Sorry but that is kind awww-lol

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!

it's not ~official~ ie we haven't actually signed the lease but... the place is ours as of saturday!!!!!!!!!!!

So excited for you and lovely neko!!!

Hooray!! OMG, so happy for you all!

that's awesome!

(also i hope jerks move into your current place)

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.

Oh no ;_;

Get better, Basil! <3

I think she is starting to feel better already :) i probably would too on those drugs!

She has emerged from her crate/bed and is playing with a toy AND she ate dinner :)

i feel a kinship

Happy neko day, j&j!!!!

where are the updates!!!!

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.

Awww, she'll be ok once she settles in and realizes how awesome her new life us!

*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 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

I love these updates!

The first time i took basil for a work visit she puked on the doormat :)

i want a dog

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.

omg pugs are the WORST farters!!

you should definitely get a dog, harbl!

i want a dog

can't believe you are dissing your kitty like this

unless the dog is harry

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.

oh no post-cat? i'm sorry

Well, we're not post-cat yet. But I do think about the cat-free future more than I probably should.

Soon we will have enough of a pack for a dogs of sandbox calendar

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.

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

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.

mmm high value traets

pupdate por favor

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i hope every sandboxer and his or her dog is doing well.

amend to 'and his or her cat/s' where appropriate.

my cat is so rambunctious

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!!!

for estela:

http://youtu.be/gNWl4aNDxdI

(neko going crazy with her new toy)

Awww.

Basil just fell off the couch cause she got too comfy rolling on her back!

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.

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.

thank you justin3, I love her!

More pics!

I have to get out the decent camera this weekend -I keep taking cell ph pics and they're terrible!

First obedience class tonight!

She peed at my work again today, but in a new spot which us :/ BUT she's green really well behaved otherwise.