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This web site is dedicated to the dog. However, unless I get my life together, not much is gonna be written about our fine four-legged friends!
As readers who've come here before are perhaps tired of hearing, Presto Dog recently moved to the Phunny Pharm, our new residence (a.k.a., den to our four Shelties and tri-color Collie) in a very rural area. It's now getting to be less of a challenge to find all the "stuff" we need on a daily basis since the unpacking is going well, but there's still the occasional missing power converter, belt, or shoe that remains hidden in some mislabeled box or bag that stymies us in our endeavors to return to a normal life. And then there's the appliances.
We decided to purchase/install new kitchen appliances consisting of stove, microwave, refrigerator & dishwasher. Last night, we had that last item installed. It had some old "pex" piping that mystified me as to how to connect it to the new, flexible type you purchase in Home Depot. A friend came over & hooked everything up for us so we're now able to unpack our dishes (we were eating off paper plates) & wash 'em 'cause they were packed for the move in newspaper.
What's all this got to do with Presto Dog? Well, we need those power converters, belts & shoes to go on with our lives and until we are unpacked & settled in, the posts here may reflect the tribulations of our move (as this one has).
So, please bear with us as we become more and more civilized. BTW, the only major appliance that still needs to be installed is our microwave. That'll involve re-positioning and existing kitchen cabinet so the nuclear device can fit underneath it properly.
Peace be to us...we need it!
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Last Updated ( May 22, 2007 at 07:57 AM )
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New Puppy Arrives @ Presto Dog! |
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Our new puppy, Maggie, has arrived at our den!
On Saturday, 5/19/07, we picked up Maggie, a 12-week old Shetland Sheepdog, at our breeder's home. After visiting with all her other Shelties (a total of ten of 'em), we eventually got down to the business of acquiring the new addition to our family. The breeder reviewed the finer points of caring for the little gal and in practically no time we were on our way home to the Presto Dog Phunny Pharm once again.
We took some non-super highways so we could become more familiar with the area. Remember, we only officailly moved to this new location about a whole week ago, so every trip out in the car has the potential of becoming an adventure in and of itself. Thank goodness, this particular venture resulted in no calamities (a.k.a. "getting lost") and around 1:30 p.m. or so Maggie was introduced to our other three Shelties and our tri-color Collie.
They all loved her! Dougie especially want to play with the little girl, but we watch their antics closely because since she's only about 6 or 7 pounds, he's ten times her size!
I'll post pictures of the newest member of our family in a day or so...I actually found my digital camera in one of the mountains of cardboard boxes in our garage this afternoon!
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Last Updated ( May 21, 2007 at 08:07 AM )
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Exersize, or Lack Thereof... |
The old Presto Dog den had a white picket fence around the whole property (that I installed myself, I might add!). This great feature permitted us to merely open the front or back door & let our three Shetland Sheepdogs and tri-color Collie...  Dougie, Lily, Lyric & Declan ...out to play whenever we wanted.
Then there's the new place...
Our new den sits on two acres of land in a very rural area. How rural you might ask? Well, we can't put our garbage out at the roadside for pick-up the night before because animals will knock over the cans, open the tops and make a mess out of all the stuff we previously decided to discard. And, when we want to plant flowers, we need to ask the locals what won't be eaten by the wildlife.
I bring this up because the new place doesn't have a fence yet and we definately need one because the animals will entice our pack to chase after them. Installing a fence will probably be one of the first big projects I undertake. So in the meantime, I had to find some area we could all play in. I found the basement well serves this purpose.
The Presto Dog basement the full length of the house (about 70' or so?) and I'm able to kick a ball that my friends can retrieve, bring back to me and let me do it all over again. Sure, it's not the soft, luxurient texture of the grass outside, but for the next couple of weeks at least, until I get the time & manpower (a.k.a., son) to help me with the fence, my friends and I will be basement dwellers when it comes to play-time. BTW, they don't seem to mind this temporary inconvenience, but I'll make sure they get their outside playground created in the near future.
Finally, I know the picture up above has been posted previously! I'll be searching through our endless stacks of cardboard boxes on the weekend in the hopes of finding our digital camera so we can take new shots of our pack at their new environs. Come back soon!
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Last Updated ( May 17, 2007 at 07:58 AM )
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Presto Dog moved to a new home with lots of land for our dogs last weekend. But as I reflect on that statement, a little clarification is in order. See, we rented a big, huge truck & me & the boys loaded all our possessions on same several times, making trips back & forth until all our "stuff" was at the new place.
I imagine as is the case with most such moves, we then had to go back to the old residence and pack up the remaining tools, cleaning supplies and sorted other minor possessions that didn't make it onto the truck. So, at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, 5/13/07, we finally left our old home for the last time. Tears? I shed a couple, although internally, concerning memories of loved ones (four- and two legged) who spent time with us there.
But a new life awaits us! Our new home looks over a beautiful countryside, and assorted wild and domesticated animals can readily be seen when we merely look out our back window.
Our three Shetland Sheepdogs (Lyric, Lily and Declan) seem to have taken to the new area pretty well, but Dougie, our tri-color Collie, is having adjustment problems. He's eating sporadically and is quite nervous when he traverses from room to room. Perhaps it's all the new smells, perhaps it's the mountains of boxes that bother him. In any event, we're sure he'll eventually become acclimatized to his new home and be his old silly self very soon.
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Last Updated ( May 16, 2007 at 07:44 AM )
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