End Of Summer!

These last few months, have been somewhat of a struggle.  As I mentioned in the last few posts, our cat, Scary, was very upset, about what, I don't know.  I thought we had her calmed down, but it was just a respite for bigger things to come. The result was, since she started swiping and attacking people (along with the terror-ripping scream), I had to hire a trapper to take her out of the house! The trapper said, and I have heard, that a cat will 'go wild', but I had never seen it before, and will be glad never to see it again.

I felt as though I had failed as a pet owner! Paul and I had to take the next day, which was Monday, off work because that last day, a Sunday, was so upsetting, I was physically ill, and vomiting, it was weeks before I could walk into the house, or even move from one room to another without checking for the cat.  Paul and I were very lonely with no pet to love, especially when the last several months, Scary was not accepting any of the much love we had to give.

Well, I decided to adopt a dog from our local Humane Society! I went with my girlfriend, and fell in love with a one year old brother and sister who were up for adoption.  I could only afford one, but I chose the sister.  God was in charge though, and through a series of events, we wound up with the brother, and his name HAD to be Thomas, as in Doubting! The reason I chose the sister in the first place, is that she was more outgoing.  But I had a few days to think about the adoption and the only one I could think of or even name was Thomas!  As it turned out the Society gave the sister to another family, and Thomas was left!  I snapped him up right away! May 20th was the BIG DAY.

Tom has his own challenges, but his assets include lots of love for everyone who has come in my home so far! He is a cross between a pug and a beagle, known as puggle (I still have to get used to the hound chasing and baying at the neighbourhood feral cats, all of a sudden they don't seem to like my backyard as much now!  I wonder why?

At first I was concerned about how he would be with my granddaughter, Izzie, but he is very gentle, and she is very curious! Every time I talk to her on the phone, she asks where he is and what he has been doing.  She is also concerned that he get enough 'doggie cookies'.

Paul is very happy, and has someone to follow him around, and Thomas has also taken to sleeping with Paul.I am so happy that my home is back to being a home, in my mind that includes, safe, happy, and not always calm or quiet, but fun. Paul is still not much of a disciplinarian, and when he should be correcting Tom, he just laughs, sometimes uncontrollably!

Now I have a new gardening chore!  Beagles like to dig holes!

Hope all had a good summer, and have a GREAT DAY!!!

Phoebe