When I was in Sri Lanka, our sweet baby Cooper started getting a little... rambunctious. So Nick decided to take him to Ruff Love, a doggy daycare that recently opened near our house in Northeast.
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Taking a break from hierarchy to bring you this update: Best. Weekend. Ever. :)
Friday night we had a date night planned - I was going to take Nick out for sushi as part of his B-day present. Before we left, he said we had to go outside because had something to show me. ("Oh no, what did the dogs eat now?" I worried.)
But that's not what he had to show me at all.
By the little tree we planted together a few years ago, Nick proposed.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
After hemming and hawing for a few hours, I said yes. Mostly because our sushi reservation time was nigh. ;)
The rest of the weekend was less momentous, but continually awesome.
Saturday we had an awesome board meeting at the gallery, and when Nick got off of work we went up to the cabin for the rest of the weekend.
Awesomeness ensued.
Bald eagle.
Cute beasties.
Happy fun lake time.
Ready, aim, FIRE!
As the dogs were running around the yard, we stumbled upon a tiny little bird almost dead. No sign of his parents and only a damaged nest nearby, we thought he wasn't going to make it. I took him into the garage, made him a little warm nest, and fed him a little bit of the recommended food.
Here he is, in all his cuteness. Nick thinks he kind of looks like a grumpy old man, and I agree.
By the next morning he was doing incredibly well!
Yay!
To get him the proper care until he is able to be released back into da wild, I then took him to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville. They said he was doing really well and would probably be just fine. Woooo! Birdy success!
I had an early morning meeting, but since Monday is Nick's day off, we went out to lunch a little later. The Northeast Social Club is now open earlier, and we decided to finally give it a try. Super fantastic food, and apparently magical dining experiences too. While we were sitting outside along the flowerpots, this little guy decided to pay us a visit.
I thought he came to say hi, but maybe he just likes guacamole.
This concludes my summary of the Best Weekend Ever. I'll be back to posting about heterarchies and hierarchies soon, I promise. (I know you're all glued to your seats, right? hehehe.)
::HUGS:: to all!
one week as a family of five
We've had cooper for almost a week now, and he's adjusting really well. He's getting along with the other fuzzy beasties and he and Molly have taken to romping around and wrastling - which is cute but pretty loud early in the morning! Most of the time, however, they are pretty chill - much like you see here:
We're really trying to work on house-training, which is probably the most frustrating part. Frustration aside he's really doing quite well; he still pees sometimes when scared or excited, though. Sometimes I do that too, so I can't say I really blame him. ;) (jk.)
So, that's pretty much all I have on the update front. Even the Kiki has been coming around, a much quicker transition for her than when Molly first came to live with us.
Now I have three fuzzy muses. My papers this semester should be tremendous.
He's home!
We picked up Tre today at around 10:00. At first I think he was a mix of both excited and sad - he kept looking in the back window, saying goodbye to his foster parents. (Who by the way are super awesome.) We stopped by Nick's work so folks there could meet him and then brought him home. He didn't mind the ride home at all, and even slept a little in the car.
Yay, new home!
He met the Kiki first. Their meeting was brief and mostly a blur, but it went well.
Tre met Molly outside and they romped around with the Frisbee for awhile. Well, Molly romped with the Frisbee - Tre just pretty much chased after and around her.
In this picture the frisbee kind of looks like a giant tongue. Flapflap!
Tre says "Hey Nick, the grass is getting pretty tall out here. Hint, hint."
After quite a bit of running and exploring the new yard, Tre was ready to go back inside.
We went back inside and showed Tre his new kennel and doggie bed and the rest of the house.
We also decided on his new name. Cooper!
That was our morning, and now here we are. Cooper is sitting next to me on the couch, chewing on a rawhide and farting. Molly is lying on the doggie bed, also chewing on her rawhide but a bit less gassy - such a lady.
Welcome home, Cooper!
