www.Straydog.org UPDATE posted TUESDAY 11/4/03 at ~8:14 p.m. CT

Bill Arnold's Daily Straydog Log

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4 2003

Emily's leg seems somewhat better today

     Emily still favored her left hind leg today, but she often put weight on it and only held it up occasionally, so we're all hoping it's just be a bruise.

At final caregiving rounds Emily enjoys chewing a "bone," not seeming to be bothered at all by her left hind leg.

 

Jacquielynn Floyd visited us today gathering information for a story to be published this Saturday in The Dallas Morning News

     Jacquielynn Floyd is the Metropolitan Section columnist who wrote the wonderful piece on Pat in the June 3, 2003 edition of The Dallas Morning News, just two days after Pat's death. Jacquielynn wanted to visit to see how things were going five months later.

Erin crouches beside Jacquielynn Floyd as she meets Jack and Jill.

Jacquielynn just rescued her note pad from beneath the tussling Jack and Jill.

 

Jacquielynn with her note pad in her hand pets Teddy Bear during final caregiving rounds in Central Play Yard.


Email from Amigo's new mom, Claire

Hi everyone, just wanted to give you an update on Amigo. He is doing quite well, has slept on the bed with Al and me the past two nights. I think he is getting used to it, but around this house we have to take turns! Amigo and Barney are getting along okay. We took them for a walk together and that went fine. They still need to get used to each other in the house, and we let them spend time together (Barney has his leash on) each day and I am sure they will be fine. Our other dog Apache is kept totally away from Amigo. Apache is just too old and set in his ways, and he's jealous of his mommy welcoming Amigo. But luckily we have plenty of room to keep them separated.

Amigo is eating like a little piggy and is just as happy as he can be. I fell in love with him from day one, and can't tell you how happy I am to have him. Even if it is a little extra work to make sure everyone "stays" happy, it is well worth it!

Hopefully I will see you Saturday, but it depends on how my "boys" are doing :)

Take care and God Bless,

Claire

No Adoption Day this Saturday

     Juana, our General Supervisor, has to go to Mexico this weekend (she's leaving Wednesday night) to drive her ailing grandmother (whom Juana calls her mother) from Acunya, Mexico to Monterrey (a seven-hour trip after a seven-hour trip from Gun Barrel City, Texas to Acunya). Juana's grandmother has an appointment at a state-run hospital to have them check and if necessary put new batteries in her pace-maker. So we must all stay here at Straydog to cover for Juana. Pat said to me many times that Juana (aka Juany) was the employee who would most likely make the same decisions Pat would make, and for the past couple of months this has proven to be true, so it's going to be very difficult for us with Juana being away for five days.