Buddy: We are hopeful we can do a quick post and hit the sack. It's been a long week and it's only Tuesday as we write this. Almost Wednesday but half an hour to go.
Micah: We told you a little about the start of our week. We didn't tell you Jan spent a boring afternoon in between the loose dog and the thunder boomies.
Cyndi: Yes, she cleaned up our Bloglovin account. So many blogs have closed or are inactive but they've stayed in our bookmarks ... in case. But there comes a time ...
Merci: We aren't sure we're going to use bloglovin but we can't stand disorganization so we couldn't add new links until we cleaned out the old. Adding new links is the next project but Jan whines about there not being enough hours in the day.
Cameron: We've been having some problems with our monitor. Today we had more storms. After yesterday's scare, she turned off the computer AND the UPS AND crawled on the floor to pull the plugs.
Rusty: When the storm ended, she plugged everything back in and the monitor was dead. So she had to start moving things around to connect Mr. Doug's old monitor, which fortunately was still here. It will have to suffice for now but we're all going blind on it. To think, we actually thought the larger monitor was hard to read with this computer.
Percy We thought we'd post a few photos from last week's storm. Sam gets anxious so he is wearing his thundershirt. Marcus is a mimic and likes attention, so Jan pinned a shirt on him. He rolled around to take it off, then decided to annoy Sam.
Sam: Yep, annoy is the word for Marcus. He was determined to get me to play. He did make me smile wearing that boatneck shirt, his old collar and his new collar with the price tag still attached because Jan hasn't had a chance to switch the rabies tag yet.
Marcus: Look at those two old party poopers chilling out during the storm. I'm young. I have energy. I want to play. Any volunteers to play with me?
Buddy: Oh, we forgot the most fun we had today. Well, yesterday now since it's after midnight. We learned our outside communication is limited to don't call us, we'll call you. Seriously! We only had one call - or were there two? no, one - that rang here. Jan can call out but no one can call in.
Percy: Jan temporarily disconnected the phone tonight on the advice of Mr. Doug. Guess we'll find out tomorrow ... today if that helped, or if Jan will have to run setup again (we could be without a phone for a month if she has to start from scratch), or if we need to call for help.
Marcus: Hellllllllllllllp!
Cameron: What are you doing, Marcus?
Marcus: Practicing. In case.
Showing posts with label thundershirt. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Sam Models his Thundershirt
Hey, I'm back, just as I said I would be, with my personal Thankful Thursday post. I just hope Jan doesn't come near the computer before I get this finished and scheduled or you'll all get another blank post.
Oh, speaking of publishing a blank post, it seems from the comments that lots (if not all) of you have a human as klutzy as Jan who has done the same or similar. This is good to know. It means we won't have to fire her. This time.
So what am I thankful for? Well, as you already know, I became terrified of thunderstorms last year. Jan knows one is coming when she turns around and trips over me. See, I go sit beside her, as close as I can get without touching her, but I do it so quietly she doesn't realize I'm there. That's okay if she's sitting down, but if she's standing, she'll turn and trip.
Last Thursday I got a package from Khyra. She was one of those who won some neat prizes in a drawing. Whatever she wouldn't need, she offered to the first one to contact her. Fortunately, Jan was still on the computer, even though it was late, and she snagged 3 items we dogs need - 1 for each of us. Khyra went ahead and sent me this new outfit since she knows about my fear.
So here I am in my new Thundershirt. Aren't I a red-eyed hunk of handsomeness!
Merci thinks I look cute. Aw, golly, I'm blushing.
The question is, though, does the thundershirt help? The package arrived just a few hours ahead of some bad weather last Thursday. When I came and sat beside the computer chair, Jan knew it was time to test the shirt. She also gave me two calming tablets.
It was chilly so Mercy, Buddy and Percy did a cuddle pile. I lay between them and Jan's chair. At bedtime, I whined when Jan tried to put up the gate to the bedroom. (She knows if she locks me out during a storm, I'll go from one gate to the other and whine so loud she won't get any sleep.) So she let me in and I climbed up onto my meager sliver of bed. Last storm the bed vibrated so hard Jan almost fell out. This time all was peaceful.
Until the storm got close enough Jan could hear it. There was a loud boom and the bed started vibrating so violently I had to stand up to keep from rolling off the edge. It was hard to keep my balance but I persevered until the storm passed over. Then I lay down and went to sleep.
We had another storm nearby after that and Jan put me in my new thundershirt when I sat beside her, acting embarrassed. I did okay, even went for a walk. She had to take it off me first so I could pee.
I heard some dogs have no problem while wearing a thundershirt and others are not helped by it. Guess I'm half and half. So far, it seems to help me stay calm as long as the storm is not overhead or too close, which Jan says is a big improvement!.
Khyra, thank you so much for sharing your prize with me. I feel really dressed up in my new (and only) shirt. Jan is thankful it goes on with velcro since none of us like to be dressed by putting our feet through holes in material. I think I look pretty spiffy in it.
We're joining PepiSmartDog's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop as soon as we can grab the code. What are you thankful for this week?
Oh, speaking of publishing a blank post, it seems from the comments that lots (if not all) of you have a human as klutzy as Jan who has done the same or similar. This is good to know. It means we won't have to fire her. This time.
So what am I thankful for? Well, as you already know, I became terrified of thunderstorms last year. Jan knows one is coming when she turns around and trips over me. See, I go sit beside her, as close as I can get without touching her, but I do it so quietly she doesn't realize I'm there. That's okay if she's sitting down, but if she's standing, she'll turn and trip.
Last Thursday I got a package from Khyra. She was one of those who won some neat prizes in a drawing. Whatever she wouldn't need, she offered to the first one to contact her. Fortunately, Jan was still on the computer, even though it was late, and she snagged 3 items we dogs need - 1 for each of us. Khyra went ahead and sent me this new outfit since she knows about my fear.
So here I am in my new Thundershirt. Aren't I a red-eyed hunk of handsomeness!
Merci thinks I look cute. Aw, golly, I'm blushing.
The question is, though, does the thundershirt help? The package arrived just a few hours ahead of some bad weather last Thursday. When I came and sat beside the computer chair, Jan knew it was time to test the shirt. She also gave me two calming tablets.
It was chilly so Mercy, Buddy and Percy did a cuddle pile. I lay between them and Jan's chair. At bedtime, I whined when Jan tried to put up the gate to the bedroom. (She knows if she locks me out during a storm, I'll go from one gate to the other and whine so loud she won't get any sleep.) So she let me in and I climbed up onto my meager sliver of bed. Last storm the bed vibrated so hard Jan almost fell out. This time all was peaceful.
Until the storm got close enough Jan could hear it. There was a loud boom and the bed started vibrating so violently I had to stand up to keep from rolling off the edge. It was hard to keep my balance but I persevered until the storm passed over. Then I lay down and went to sleep.
We had another storm nearby after that and Jan put me in my new thundershirt when I sat beside her, acting embarrassed. I did okay, even went for a walk. She had to take it off me first so I could pee.
I heard some dogs have no problem while wearing a thundershirt and others are not helped by it. Guess I'm half and half. So far, it seems to help me stay calm as long as the storm is not overhead or too close, which Jan says is a big improvement!.
Khyra, thank you so much for sharing your prize with me. I feel really dressed up in my new (and only) shirt. Jan is thankful it goes on with velcro since none of us like to be dressed by putting our feet through holes in material. I think I look pretty spiffy in it.
We're joining PepiSmartDog's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop as soon as we can grab the code. What are you thankful for this week?
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