May 23, 2009

  • Baron Encounters......A Camel!

    I didn't get to sleep until early morning for some reason so I slept in. The Beast, who hates to disturb me because he's never quite sure if I was just up late playing a game or had a bad episode of IBS, decided to take the dog to the groomer's for a good flea bath and a flea and tick treatment. He's gotten a bit paranoid about the tick situation here in Alabama since we discovered the ones a few weeks ago.

    Anyhow, he takes the dog down to the pet shop (that's where the groomer is) and they were having some sort of kids event in the parking lot. They had pony rides, camel rides, an elephant and other smaller pets they could handle inside a tent. They also had the usual face painting, clowns making funny balloon animals and god knows what else. After the dog was bathed, groomed, ears checked for mites (and some more were found so the Beast has gotten slack about treating those ears :mad: ) and all dried off, the Beast decided to walk over to the tent area just to see the camels up close.

    Now this is always a smell feast for a dog. Baron had his nose to the ground just living it up, doggy-style. The Beast had his training collar on him and a short leash. The Beast stopped next to the camel and Baron's nose was still down on the ground. When the Beast stopped moving, Baron sat as he has been trained to do and his head came up so he started to look around him finally. Well, when he moved his head to the side and saw the camel, he was so startled that he jumped up in the air about four feet (the Beast swears) and OVER about two feet or more (all the leash would allow). He looked so shocked and startled that the Beast couldn't even yell at him for almost yanking him over but just started laughing like an idiot. A few people around him that saw the dog do it were laughing, too, and had to come over to commisserate with him on his being *scared* by that big, bad camel.

    I've seen Baron when he's startled by something new and bigger than he is so I could envision this when the Beast was relating it to me. Even I laughed and was kind of sorry I missed out on seeing it this time with something as exotic as a camel. The time I saw it, it was just a horse. That was the very first animal the dog saw that was bigger than he was and the meeting was just as funny.

    I love how the dog smells for the first few days after being at the groomer's. I have no idea what it is they use on him but it sure makes him smell great! If I knew, I would definitely keep it around the house and use it on him when he starts to get that damn *doggie* smell. It only takes a couple days and it's back. *Color me green thinking about it*

    The Beast DID finally finish up the caulking today. Now he says he will paint it all tomorrow but I think Sunday will be more like it. He did it kind of late today and it says it needs 24 hours to dry. I'm still amazed at the difference it makes in how the trim looks.

    It looks like Bratfink IS going to the Family Reunion with me this year. I had a feeling she would change her mind and I guess the Boy had something to do with it. It's just a *jot* out of my way but she knows the back ways so I don't have to get on the Interstate. It will be well worth it to me except that we will have to depend on my GPS to get us to Kay's new house. That won't be much of a problem, though, since it's a well-established area so I am sure it's on it. Our street is STILL not on the GPS or even Map Quest. It's over 3 years now since it was established and two years since the county finally recognized it and even put up street signs on it. I wonder how much longer it will take? I will let you know when I find out.

    It's that time again. Gotta get this posted before it becomes too much longer. If you are traveling this weekend, please drive carefully. If you are staying close to home, be even more careful since most accidents happen within 25 miles of home. Love you all. I hope you slept well, had nothing but good dreams and woke up refreshed. I wish you good health, the best of days ahead and great weather.