JackieMaya Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 I left for Texas around 1:30 p.m. on the 6th and I got home from Texas on the 11th around 1:30 p.m. I called the dog sitter one time (which I think was very good for me) while I was gone, and she said that the kids were all being good. Other than the chewed up plastic waste basket, the chewed up packet of blank business cards and the chewed up box of pens (just the box; not the pens), the house survived with the puppers having full run while I was gone! Jackie didn't eat two of her meals, which didn't surprise me. I told her that if Jackie didn't eat to just put her bowl up until her next meal. And Maya tried to eat Jackie's food (which she never does when I'm there), so she brought the dogs in separately to eat, which is fine. I'm sure they were testing their sitter a little. But she said that they were very happy to see her when she came over (3 times per day), and they were all very friendly, affectionate and well-behaved. The kids were VERY happy to see me when I got home (and vice-versa), but I could see that they were happy and content. So I was very happy with using a dog sitter in my home! Every time we went to my sister's ranch in Texas, I spent a lot of time grooming her Pyrenese named Eli as he's REALLY blowing his coat and is matting up. His back legs are partially paralyzed from a ruptured disk, but he can still get around, and can stand up sometimes. He's not a working dog any more; he's a pet now. He's still a very happy boy. He's only 4 years old, but you would think that he's a lot older. And I let her two Irish Setters out for a run while she was feeding the other animals. If you blink, you miss them. Man, are they fast! They were chasing rabbits, but they never actually caught one. My sister got bucked off her 4 year-old horse (who was going to make his showing debut) during the horse show warm-up. He needs to grow up some more, so his debut will have to wait. And they had a very touching, emotional retirement ceremony for her 21 year-old horse who has a seizure disorder and can't be ridden or shown any more. He had two seizures in his stall before the ceremony, and the last one lasted 15 minutes. He'll start to fall down in his stall, and then he'll catch himself, but his eyes won't open. He does that a bunch of times, and when he finally wakes up, he's fine. It was very strange to see. Other than that, he looks and acts about half his age. The temps were in the 90s and a bit humid, as they had had a lot of rain recently. But it was in the 100s in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. We drove 20 hours round-trip on Sunday to drop her son off at camp. I had a great time, but I couldn't wait to get home to my puppers! Jackie and I are going to the barn tomorrow to see Jerry. So did you miss me? Huh? :hmmmm: Quote
ESSlover Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 Yay!!!!!!!! Welcome back JM!!! :drinking: Sounds like you had a good time, but glad to be home. OF COURSE WE MISSED YOU!!! :lol: Quote
JackieMaya Posted July 13, 2005 Author Posted July 13, 2005 [quote name='DivineOblivion19']Oh yea, that's right you were gone for a bit... Ummm.. welcome back... We missed you...? :evilbat: Now don't go getting all mushy on me! :lmaa: Quote
rotten_two Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 wait, who are you again? we may have missed you a tiny bit . . . glad you are home safe with your very well behaved pups! sounds like you were as busy in tx as at home! Quote
behle Posted July 13, 2005 Posted July 13, 2005 I'm glad to hear the dog sitter worked out and that you had a great time in Texas! :D Welcome Home! Quote
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