Several neighbors have posted about seeing a fox in the neighborhood. Even Dan saw it one day while walking Theo.
Today was my day. I saw him at the corner of Bowfonds and Brockton. Theo didn’t see him.
(and their human parents)
This blog started as The adventures of a D.I.N.K. family where the two "kids" are four legged and how we are going to retire early. Now it's a 1 income, 1 entrepreneur, and 1 pup getting closer and closer to retirement.
Friday, March 30, 2018
Thursday, March 29, 2018
When the town goes dark and free money in the mail!
So, several weeks ago we both scheduled appointments to get our batteries on our IPhones changed out with Apple’s defect recall on the battery.
I decided to go today and get it changed out. When I got to Reston Town Center, I pulled into the garage and noticed that the lights were out. I thought maybe it was just the garage and parked, and walked towards the store. There was a parking attendant and I mentioned to him that the lights were out and he told me that the electricity was out for the whole center.
So I continued to walk over the store and found out that the power had been out for at least 15 minutes. I figured I’d hang out for awhile and see if the power came back on. Nope - I waited about 45 minutes to an hour and nothing. So, I extended our time to change the battery, and we’re going to set a date to go out for the whole day (dinner, movie, shopping) on a weekend.
One good thing that happened today was that I got a $20 gift certificate in the mail from Copperwood Tavern. Last week they had a Facebook contest on National Puppy Day by posting a picture of your pup. Of course I posted. I didn’t win the big prize ($50 gift certificate), but they offered $20 to EVERYONE who posted as long as you sent them your address.
Theo is still feeling sore. He yelped when Dan wiped him down after the walk, but he seems to be doing ok since he was laying on that side. He’s not playing as much today. We’ll see how he does tomorrow.
I decided to go today and get it changed out. When I got to Reston Town Center, I pulled into the garage and noticed that the lights were out. I thought maybe it was just the garage and parked, and walked towards the store. There was a parking attendant and I mentioned to him that the lights were out and he told me that the electricity was out for the whole center.
So I continued to walk over the store and found out that the power had been out for at least 15 minutes. I figured I’d hang out for awhile and see if the power came back on. Nope - I waited about 45 minutes to an hour and nothing. So, I extended our time to change the battery, and we’re going to set a date to go out for the whole day (dinner, movie, shopping) on a weekend.
One good thing that happened today was that I got a $20 gift certificate in the mail from Copperwood Tavern. Last week they had a Facebook contest on National Puppy Day by posting a picture of your pup. Of course I posted. I didn’t win the big prize ($50 gift certificate), but they offered $20 to EVERYONE who posted as long as you sent them your address.
Theo is still feeling sore. He yelped when Dan wiped him down after the walk, but he seems to be doing ok since he was laying on that side. He’s not playing as much today. We’ll see how he does tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Success for yearly shots!
So about a month ago, Theo had his yearly checkup and shots. He was suppose to get 3 shots, a nasal shot, and blood work. None of it happened. We started by looking (or should I say, trying to look) at his ears. We had to muzzle him and it still didn’t go well. We had given him some treats previously to putting the muzzle on, and he got so worked up that he threw up - with the muzzle on, and then more when we took the muzzle off.
That was that. Since he was so worked up, we ended the visit and went out to dinner. We are so lucky that our vet is also a good friend, so we always end up hanging out afterwards.
Today was the 2nd try and we also gave him Xanax to help calm him down. I’m not sure if it helped or not. We did get the 3 shots in and decided to pass on the heartworm check since we are deligent at giving him his meds. The nasal shot didn’t go as planned. He was on to us. We decided to let us try to give him the shot after they left - thinking he would calm down and we would be able to get the syringe at least close to his nose.
It didn’t get any easier. He still gave us a hard time, but we think we got the medicine in. Not sure how much, but hopefully at least enough. It’s for kennel cough, which is an optional shot anyway. It just is dependent on if you board your dog.
Poor pup is sore in the shot area and is restless. Dan has touched his back where the shots were given (not even thinking about it) and he’s yelped.
It’s bedtime now, so hopefully, he’ll sleep and feel better tomorrow.
That was that. Since he was so worked up, we ended the visit and went out to dinner. We are so lucky that our vet is also a good friend, so we always end up hanging out afterwards.
Today was the 2nd try and we also gave him Xanax to help calm him down. I’m not sure if it helped or not. We did get the 3 shots in and decided to pass on the heartworm check since we are deligent at giving him his meds. The nasal shot didn’t go as planned. He was on to us. We decided to let us try to give him the shot after they left - thinking he would calm down and we would be able to get the syringe at least close to his nose.
It didn’t get any easier. He still gave us a hard time, but we think we got the medicine in. Not sure how much, but hopefully at least enough. It’s for kennel cough, which is an optional shot anyway. It just is dependent on if you board your dog.
Poor pup is sore in the shot area and is restless. Dan has touched his back where the shots were given (not even thinking about it) and he’s yelped.
It’s bedtime now, so hopefully, he’ll sleep and feel better tomorrow.
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