Last week was really something. Mom came for a visit, my sister came for a visit the day my Mom left, Michael was sick (which almost never happens). I started and tore out my next project. We got a dog.
I don’t know why Ellie has a whistle around her neck.
Truman was hit by a car a few months ago – he was a Katrina rescue before that. His people couldn’t afford the surgery on his hip so they were going to put him to sleep. Our vet is getting “soft in his old age” and fixed him anyway. Truman was living at the vet with the clinic animals, Factor (the blood dog) and John Quincey (a cat that turned up in our yard a few years ago). Since he is an old man and indifferent to cats, I really can’t imagine a more perfect dog for us. So here he is. ALL of his fur is here too.
We also hosted a Guest Dog who turned up in the driveway on Saturday morning.
She has ears, she’s just doing something funny with them.
Guest Dog had beautiful manners and a collar but no tags. So she spent the weekend with us in the garage and the outdoor kennel. We had called everyone local to tell them we’d found her because I was sure her people would call looking for her on Monday. Sure enough, she had just hopped into the truck with our Amazing Animal Control Officer when our vet called saying that her people wanted to know where she was. I like it when our guest dogs have happy endings.
Speaking of happy endings, I’m about to sew that little calico together.
You would not believe the amount of concentration those spots took.
That little kitty head took forever! Mostly because I needed all my brain to work on her. I don’t get to use all of my brain on any one thing very often. Just see above for why.
Wow! That definitely was a busy week!
Also, I think I love your vet. I wish we could rescue all of the animals we come across. We have two feral cats (one moreso than the other) that we’re trying to look out for. I’m a sucker for cats, though. Which is how we ended up with so many!
And the calico kitty – beautiful! All of that effort looks like it was worth it. I have a cabled sock (yes, singular) that I started for the Elf. Every time I look at it, I know I can’t focus enough to work the pattern correctly.
Truman is beautiful! Now, did he coincidentally come with that name? Ellie seems smitten. I love my older rescue dogs. Congratulations!
Busy! Your new dog is very cute. So lovely that guest dog found his people. And how did E get so grown up??
Danielle (and everyone else who is thinking it), Truman was Eggnog before he came here. His new name seemed more appropriate and dignified. Ellie says she’ll still call him Eggnog at Christmas.
Your big miss gots a big dawg. He’s easy on the eyes (sorry about the fur). We briefly hosted a wee kitty who got on with our old man dog well enough, but then she decided to bring in rats and eat them on my bed at 2AM!! Fortunately, we found that she came complete with a microchip and is on her way home!
I don’t think the calico would do that, do you???