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25 weeks old, and 17 weeks in!
Well how about that, after all the calls of "don't stop the weekly blogs", I then miss two installments and nobody says anything..ha!
I'm back, but I will definitely only be posting sporadically from now on, possibly monthly, but who knows? The only reason being is that now Penny is growing up, there isn't really anything new to report, which although a shame, it does mean life can return to some sort of normality for Jeri and I, especially I, as I have kind of taken 3 months off to make the transition of having a puppy in the house a little easier for all concerned. Jeri works long, intense hours, and despite the fact she works from home too, doesn't have the time to spare that I have been able to do.
Firstly I'd like to report that relationships between our cats is definitely getting more relaxed, as can be seen in the photo below:
The latest news about Penny is, she is completely healed from her spaying and dew claw removal. The stitches were taken out last week, and she hadn't bothered them in between, so there is hardly a scar showing now. Her half shaven front ankles however did make her look a little spazzy, so we knew trip to the groomers was imminent. But we wanted her to have some fun in the dirt first, so she's been for a couple of trips to doggy day care this last 2 Wednesdays. After the first visit she looked like this:
So the next day a bath was in order, and here's the aftermath of that:
Now Penny likes to lay at our feet while we prepare food in the kitchen, not necessarily begging just being there with us, which can be a bit awkward when she's very relaxed, see below:
However she does still give us lots of laughs with her antics, like rearranging her furniture, or should I say her bed, like in the photo below which was all her own work:
Bunny our eldest cat, although she gets on well with Penny, does enjoy those quiet moments when Penny is at doggy day care:
On Penny's return from doggy day care this week, she was in an even worse state, her fluff was getting matted, the fur around her mouth was crusty...yuk:
So we bit the bullet, took her to the groomers, known as Debbi's Doggy Detailing here in Woodland, and 2 hours and fifty bucks later, a new dog was in our lives:
We purposely asked for a short cut on her legs and body to try and cut down on the matting, I love her look when she's scruffy, but she feels gorgeous when she's had a trim, and I'm sure she's more comfortable, certainly acts it.
I'm sure it's just coincidence, but since the surgery, Penny seems to have grown up a lot, she still has her moments with the odd brain fade and the occasional zoomies, but generally she is a lot calmer, not needing constant attention, it's nice to see, but it's a shame to say goodbye to the puppiness too. But it's allowed me to get back to work. I've recently taken advantage of Google Ads to try and encourage more graphic design work to come my way. I've had an ad posted for a couple of weeks now and now have two new customers, so any of you out there with your own businesses, I recommend giving Google Ads a try.
Anyway that's it for now folks, see y'all around sometime.
I'm back, but I will definitely only be posting sporadically from now on, possibly monthly, but who knows? The only reason being is that now Penny is growing up, there isn't really anything new to report, which although a shame, it does mean life can return to some sort of normality for Jeri and I, especially I, as I have kind of taken 3 months off to make the transition of having a puppy in the house a little easier for all concerned. Jeri works long, intense hours, and despite the fact she works from home too, doesn't have the time to spare that I have been able to do.
Firstly I'd like to report that relationships between our cats is definitely getting more relaxed, as can be seen in the photo below:
The latest news about Penny is, she is completely healed from her spaying and dew claw removal. The stitches were taken out last week, and she hadn't bothered them in between, so there is hardly a scar showing now. Her half shaven front ankles however did make her look a little spazzy, so we knew trip to the groomers was imminent. But we wanted her to have some fun in the dirt first, so she's been for a couple of trips to doggy day care this last 2 Wednesdays. After the first visit she looked like this:
So the next day a bath was in order, and here's the aftermath of that:
Now Penny likes to lay at our feet while we prepare food in the kitchen, not necessarily begging just being there with us, which can be a bit awkward when she's very relaxed, see below:
However she does still give us lots of laughs with her antics, like rearranging her furniture, or should I say her bed, like in the photo below which was all her own work:
Bunny our eldest cat, although she gets on well with Penny, does enjoy those quiet moments when Penny is at doggy day care:
On Penny's return from doggy day care this week, she was in an even worse state, her fluff was getting matted, the fur around her mouth was crusty...yuk:
So we bit the bullet, took her to the groomers, known as Debbi's Doggy Detailing here in Woodland, and 2 hours and fifty bucks later, a new dog was in our lives:
We purposely asked for a short cut on her legs and body to try and cut down on the matting, I love her look when she's scruffy, but she feels gorgeous when she's had a trim, and I'm sure she's more comfortable, certainly acts it.
I'm sure it's just coincidence, but since the surgery, Penny seems to have grown up a lot, she still has her moments with the odd brain fade and the occasional zoomies, but generally she is a lot calmer, not needing constant attention, it's nice to see, but it's a shame to say goodbye to the puppiness too. But it's allowed me to get back to work. I've recently taken advantage of Google Ads to try and encourage more graphic design work to come my way. I've had an ad posted for a couple of weeks now and now have two new customers, so any of you out there with your own businesses, I recommend giving Google Ads a try.
Anyway that's it for now folks, see y'all around sometime.
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Comment by Kendra K. Rhoton on October 21, 2009 at 7:50am
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Penny is beautiful!
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Comment by Allyson, Peri & Taquito on October 13, 2009 at 6:49am
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Isn't it funny how different their ears look when they cut the face down? She still looks adorable though...our girls are growing up fast! Life is finally, finally calming....
Glad the cats are happier too!
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Comment by Kevin Poole, Penny & Ozzy on October 10, 2009 at 8:09am
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I really don't mind the shaved nose as long as she has side whiskers, it'll grow back real soon. And that's one of the areas we have to snip curls off her constantly, just so she can see!
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Comment by Linda,Yankee & Finn on October 9, 2009 at 8:31pm
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She looks good but WHY must they shave the nose? That makes me crazy.
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Comment by LuvMyAbby&Kaela on October 9, 2009 at 6:59pm
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I have the kitchen problem with Kaela. Why I call it a problem?,,,,I almost killed myself tripping over her while preparing food. You guessed it I had a huge sharp knife in my hand at the time. 1 more inch and it would have been a shot from CSI. Now I am trying to train her to stay out of the kitchen when we are in there preparing food.
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Comment by Adrianne Matzkin on October 9, 2009 at 6:51pm
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Love your pedicure!! You have time to do that when Penny was a doggy daycare?!?!?
I did notice you were MIA but I have been a bit too. Had to go back to work some extra days the past 2 weeks hate that!! and have been fostering and trying to get a Doodle out of a High Kill shelter in GA.
Saturday we took off and met 50+ doodles on the beach. What a sight to see! A fantastic day the girls had. Didnt get a chance to clean the beach out of my car but I did get the beach out of the house right away. The girls had a bath in my kitchen which didn't go over well with Charli. Tomorrow we are having a doodle breakfast - Mickey is here for the weekend and his old pals want to see him.
Have a fantastic weekend!!
A
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Yeah Penny definitely looks cuter with the scruffy look, never mind it won't be long before she's back to her usual messy PigPen state again.
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Comment by F, Calla & Luca on October 9, 2009 at 5:17pm
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I noticed you had gone missing. Glad to hear the update but I miss the old Penny look.
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