25 4 / 2012
We’re back in rainy California after a surprisingly smooth trip to the east coast. I have much still to post - the vet trip, the plane ride(s), the time in CT itself - so here’s a sketch of Penny I did last night (in Paper) to tide you over until I can get my act together and write ‘em up.
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13 4 / 2012
I’m so behind on posting! We made it safe and sound to Connecticut, have lots of photos!
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07 4 / 2012
Whoops.
Penny and I are at the vet to make sure she’s okay to fly and I spotted a poster of common foods that are poisonous to dogs… Looks like I won’t be giving Pen raisins anymore :(
05 4 / 2012
April in Connecticut: Part 2
I decided to bring Penny in to work one day to see how she would handle being in a new, potentially scary situation. I also wanted to see how long she would sit quietly in her carrier without completely losing it. Overall I think it went surprisingly well!
First off, Penny loves her carrier. LOVES it. I added a small white pillow off her chair which, while taking up some room in the already small case, makes it much more hers. Now she’ll go out of her way to sleep in it or simply just sit on it whenever she can.
Penny was mostly well behaved at work. She only barked a couple times and kept still and quiet in my cubicle. I think my weird baby talk annoyed my coworkers more than she did, to be honest. Every couple hours she’d get a little antsy, so I’d take her outside…not sure how we’ll handle that on a plane, but it’s still a good start.
After lunch she curled up in her carrier and I took the opportunity to zip her into it…
…and she stayed in there for over an hour! Perfectly quiet, snoozing I imagine, until I rolled my chair too close and she freaked out. While this doesn’t compare to being shoved under an airplane seat during takeoff, it’s promising that she isn’t afraid to be enclosed. We’ll see how it goes!
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28 3 / 2012
All of Penny’s cutest photos have the same sort of “pathetic updwards look” going on. If it ain’t broke…
27 3 / 2012
okay, I know I shouldn’t laugh because this is actually probably dangerous, but Penny is the sort of dog who hangs her head out car windows whether or not the car is moving. I left her alone for a minute while I ran into CVS and this is what I came back to. You also can’t tell very well from the photo but those windows are covered in puppy snot from all the noseprints she leaves.
