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The Longest Day

For a variety of reasons, I haven’t slept more than a few hours total over the past three or four days… chalk it up to insomnia. Today I’d reached the point at 4am where my head was swimming from fatigue and I could barely walk, and I was going to gratefully fall onto my pillow and finally doze off. As a last-minute chore I took the little dogs outside for a potty trip and lo and behold, the two large dogs had managed to pry open the double-gate to the backyard and they were GONE. Vanished. We drove all over the neighbourhood in the cold darkness, shining a whopping big flashlight and calling their names, but couldn’t find either of them (we did find a lot of rabbits). We reported them lost to AVID, to 24PetWatch, to animal control, and to the shelter. I wanted to send reports to local vets but I was literally dozing off while sending emails and couldn’t take it anymore… sleep was going to win. Just as I was getting ready to have a nap I noticed that Mack had returned on his own, and was sitting at the back door. He was in a lot of pain from arthritis and limping badly, but he was home. He didn’t bring Dante with him, though, old, cranky Dante who can’t walk around the block without getting tired. Long story short, at some point, animal control found Dante and called us. We went and bailed him out for $40 just a few minutes before the shelter closed, and he came home in a bad mood but none the worse for wear. I’m the worse for wear, beyond annoyed that he cost $40 and angry that he’s continuing to search for ways to get out of the yard! He’s been a good dog his entire life, and now he’s a rebellious senior! At least Mack has some separation anxiety so I think he’s inclined to return to where he can find Nancy-mom, but to Dante, I’m not even chopped liver.

Tomorrow we return to talking about the weather.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 11/02 at 03:57 PM

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My name is Leigh-Ann, I'm Canadian, and I live in the United States. This gives me great insight on cross-border issues, like American vs. Canadian candy bars, and curling vs. golf. I enjoy coffee but not caffeine, as I like to think I'm agitated enough already. I love animals and birds and fish and even most of the creepy crawlies on the sidewalk and in the garden, but I prefer it when they stay out of the house. I completed the veterinary technology program at Penn Foster, and in 2004 I started Wee Paws Animal Sanctuary with the goal of eventually turning it into a farm-like sanctuary facility for 50+ "unadoptable" cats (we're at 24). Long story short, this is a cat blog, with a dose of dog and parrot, heavy on pet health care talk. If you'd like to make a donation to Wee Paws, click the button below, or click here for more options and ways you can help.

I live with the fantabulous Flippy. I write a blog about fibromyalgia at Tired Girls. Feel free to check out the photo gallery if you want to see 500 pictures of my dogs, cats, birds, etc. Get in touch with me via the "contact" link above - I'm always available for freelance social media marketing work. My background includes 13 years in radio and television. One more thing: this blog was designed to be displayed at 1280 x 1024, because that's just the kind of girl I am.

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