Puppies for me

[susandennis]

I would love to have a dog. But, honestly, what I really want is a part time dog. Or maybe even a rent-a-dog. I wouldn't mind walking one... once, maybe twice a day. But, I'm afraid I do not have what a dog needs. A cat who mostly takes care of herself is my speed. Alas. But a dog would be so much fun to have...

My Roku TV has screensavers that are fun. I found/launched a free aquarium one that I really have enjoyed. I found a puppy one but it's a buck a month and that's just ridiculous. Also a kitten one. Same deal. And then, this morning, when the same fish came on the TV, I thought, well... maybe I could buy a month of puppies. So I did. It was only then that I realized that the $.99 was not 'a month' but a one time, old time app purchase (remember $.99 apps???). So now I'm happily watching puppy pictures.

And speaking of cats... Yesterday, Zoey bugged the crap out of me for food. All damn day, and, when I relented, ate a ton of it. I'm talking wet food. She has a giant bowl of kibble always available. Except last night. I checked the giant bown and it was full of kibble bits. The little pieces that break off. She never eats those. I have no idea why. Her teeth, recently checked, are fine. But still, she always leaves the kibble 'bones'. Sure enough, when I tossed out those pieces and filled the bowl again, she quit begging for wet food. When she hopped up on the counter for breakfast, I dished it out, she took a sniff and wandered off. Ok. so that's the way we're doing it today. Gotcha.

I have no big plans today but as I sit here, there's a lot of little stuff like fix the a/c door insert, put away all the plugs in the pile on the desk, finish sorting out the shelves and empty that big drawer of scraps - either toss them or put the with the Goodwill stuff. I have a top cut out and ready to sew.

So plenty to keep me occupied. And, I think today might be a good day for a nice, long, walk. Maybe I'll go pick up a poke bowl for dinner. Baseball at 4.

Comments

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

I wonder if anyone in your building has a little dog that could use a walk and visit each day while they're at work.

[susandennis]

Oh I'm sure there is but the dog walker who works this building is a wonderful person and I sure don't want to cut into her business. I may, however, see if she'll let me 'help' now and again.

[ladythmpr.livejournal.com]

There are also a billionty live puppy webcams. :) People like to show off puppy litters.

[susandennis]

Oh Right!!! excellent thought. Here's me going down the puppy webcam rabbit hole right now!

[susandennis]

Well, you totally win. It took some clicking and trying different things but, the winner, was hooking up Roku to YouTube and searching Live Puppy cam ... I'm set for days... that $.99 was a waste :)

[ladythmpr.livejournal.com]

So glad to help! ;-)

[susandennis]

[becomingkate.livejournal.com]

You can borrow our dog! LOL.
I agree that they are more care...for some reason I feel more sad for him when he is just sitting around than when the cats were doing the same thing.

[boogaloo1962.livejournal.com]

In the UK there are franchises for 'Borrow my Doggy'. It's an on-line service where dog owners register their doc(s) and others register as borrowers. Each party then arrange when the dogs will be walked. The subscriptions cover legal and vets bills should they become necessary. Works out a lot cheaper than paying daily for a dog walker.

[susandennis]

We used to have rent a dog outfits around here but no more. I suspect that they died because they didn't have the practicality you describe. That sounds really kind of fun.

Also I could volunteer at any number of shelters and rescue places but that has zero appeal to me.

[galebird.livejournal.com]

If there are service dog organizations in Seattle who breed and raise their own dogs you could check out if they have puppy petting programs. This helps socialize the puppies and you get to walk away without having to deal with late night dog walks, piddle on the carpet and chewed baseboards!

[howeird]

I'll ditto this. I have a friend here who volunteers once a week at a shelter, and another who helps at a service dog center.

[coffeeguy777.livejournal.com]

There’s a app on the Roku for a roaring fireplace $.99 it’s nice to have when you wanna sunggle up with a book next to the fire 🔥😁☺️

[susandennis]

I have 5 hours of fireplace stored on my TiVo if I need that but not really too interested in Summer.

[letmesaythis.livejournal.com]

Apps: sniffseattle.com rover.com wagwalking.com

Jacy worked for barkly in Philly and she really liked it. If you don't want to walk dogs for pay you could make a charitable donation of your pay to an SPCA or some other charity that serves animals in need.