The number of mammals in our house has spiked recently, but we are taking steps to bring the population back under control. Why the spike, you might ask? Well, (sadly) we have another rat in our cupboards, but (happily) we have also adopted a dog.
Answers to frequently asked questions:
- She's a two-year-old mutt, rescued from the street. She's very lovable, and a bit timid right now. She does not appear to know any commands yet.
- We got a dog because I wanted one, and after weeks of discussion, Andrew weakened. As I'm not one to let an opportunity pass me by, when he said "Yes" to the dog on Sunday morning, I made sure we were at the shelter by Sunday afternoon.
- The cat and dog have only met through screen doors, and so far they're not too friendly.
- We start training classes on Saturday morning. And although my father thinks it would be fun, we have no immediate plans to teach her how to ride on the back of a motorcycle.
9 comments:
Felicidades! Great name.
Hello Ada - I hope you are a good ratter! You certainly are beautiful.
RM - make sure that Phi knows you love her just as much.
The training classes are a very good idea.
Clearly your current apartment is way too big as you have been going out of your way to fill up the space with new occupants :)
awww - I LOVE THE NAME! And who knew you were the dog-person in your family? I would have pegged Andrew for one for sure. How great!
I'm so jealous! As soon as we get a yard I think we'll be joining you in the wonderful world of dog ownership.
What was the word from your trainer?
Shaela, we're more hopeful that her bad habits will be able to be curbed with training. Time will tell, of course. It's hard work for Andrew and I learning to talk dog.
Congrats on the new family member! I can say from experience that it is possible to have a cat learn to love or, well, at least tolerate the new member, but it is time consuming and it helps to have an extra lazy and/or ambivalent cat.
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