Somedoggy's Sporting New Gear - (The Little Heifer)

Sometimes, my Wonderdog Zanna borders on being a b****.  

Well, not in the literal sense of the word, because we had her fixed.  But, yeah.  

Zanna is one bossy little heifer.  She ALWAYS thinks she’s at Burger King, and she’s gotta have it her way.  If she wants something, needs something, or you know, just think you need to be m.o.v.i.n.g...she's in your face.

Zack?  He’s one laid back dude.  He’d just as soon snuggle up against someone - anyone - and just receive the love.  He’s happy.

Zack.  Mr. Laid Back.  (Unless he's hunting.)

Zanna is another story altogether.

She’s had a pretty rough day today.  We’re fighting skin allergies on her behalf, and her prescription Atopica has virtually stopped working.  She's been miserable. So we’ve been searching other remedies.

We gave her an Aveeno bath, and that seemed to help.  Put Eczema lotion on her, and that seemed to help.  We gave her a Benadryl, and that seemed to help.

She napped for a little bit and chilled out.  (Probably the Benedryl.) But when she woke up, she barked at me.

Zanna.  She looks sweet.  It's a joke.  I swear.  

I was doing something (constructive, I’m sure) and put her off for no more than a minute.  Then, I heard her chewing something.  I could tell by the sound it was an illegally obtained item.  Contraband.

It sounded hard and plastic-y.

I told you she was a little heifer.

She had gone into the bathroom, grabbed both her and Zack’s collars (which ThatManILove had not put back on post dog-showers) and had them in her mouth.

Zack’s is leather, so she ditched it for hers and promptly sheared it into two pieces. In less than one minute.

The prior collar.  How does she chew something in an almost straight line?

Twerpette.

Thank God I had extras.

Allergies, Schmallergies Part 2

Due to conditions beyond my control, i.e. high blowing winds, things blooming like there’s no tomorrow, and allergies, I’ve been down for the last two days.

Conditions like coughing, runny nose, drainage, not to mention going to the doctor, the “regular” doctor, as opposed to the “allergy” doctor, who won’t see you when you’re sick, even though the “sickness” is allergy-related.

Doesn’t that sound rather redundant?

Yup.  So that means...working from the house, due to my coworkers being young and having a lot of munchkins running around at their feet at their own houses.  (I have a low tolerance for people coming to work sick, and absolutely will not expose my coworkers.)  

The only hard thing that’s happened to me yesterday and today has been talking on the phone...or trying to do so.  My voice is sketchy.  In and out.  Raspy.  As is my throat.

Anyway, thought you’d like this picture of my current office.

I mean, not everyone has a dog laying on their desk amongst their electronics, right?

Of course, they probably don’t have pillows and comforters on their desks, either.

Snoozebuckets Galore - Janie Down

Yup.

I didn't feel good at all this weekend.

And ThatManILove decided to show you a shot of his life from his perspective.  Snoozy Saturday morning.  These allergies, and the accompanying meds,
 are kicking my butt.

I Hope You're Having A Great Day…..ACHOOOO!!!

Allergies are kicking my butt.

I’m having to do a sinus cleanse morning and evening.

And then, nose spray.

And allergy shots, twice a week, my arms feel like pincushions sometimes.

Frustrating.

I’m working hard to follow doctor’s orders.

I’m ready for the “system” to kick in and start working.

Meanwhile?  I’m gonna buy stock in Puffs Tissue.