Gemini Loca

Little Old Dog

My poor little dog Akita (who is actually a Shiba Inu) is getting old and blind and stiff and a little confused these days. He will walk under the chair and get stuck there and then just sit and bark until somebody comes to rescue him. I've found him in the corner or stuck between the coffee table and the couch, with no idea of how to get out.  So, he just sits and barks, pitiful and whiney and oh, so pathetic. The vet says he has some cataracts, but they haven't completly grown over his retina, so he should still be able to see things, albeit with a cloudy look to everything. He's thirteen this year and has aged noticeably in the last few months. Poor doggy....he's in Chair Jail!

Left Behind

My daughter has four, very beloved cats that she's going to miss like crazy. She heard that Rome was the stray cat capital of the world, so she's bringing treats for them. It's better than trying to fit all of them in the suitcase home! Heading for the airport...next stop Amsterdam then onto Venice! By this time tomorrow, we will have been there for a whole two hours. Their time...we lose 9 hours on the way there.

Crybaby dog

This dog is on the way to the groomer. He's a Shiba Inu and is covered with this super-thick, bear-like pelt. You can see on his back haunch how it is starting to peel off. His coat is so thick, you actually have to work your fingers into it to get to his skin. Normally, pulling chunks of shedding coat out would be something I would enjoy...however, he is a whiney little baby and he won't let you comb him. You can drag the comb through as gentle as can be, but before long he is trying to escape, howling the whole time. He doesn't pull that with the groomer, so when he comes back, we may even be able to see what color he is.  The Akita is going too, although her coat isn't nearly as thick as his. Still, you ain't seen hair fly until you've seen an Akita blow their coat.