OK, y’all. We’ll try this again. I’m doing my best to write the current entries, as well as rewrite and post ALL of my previous missing entries dating back to November. My GOAL is to post one new entry here on the top page each day, and I’ll work on posting the make-up entries ASAP, several at a time. I DO have entries and stories for the past month or more, believe me! But it is a new year, so I thought it would be good to begin posting current entries again. Then, when I post the back entries for Nov/Dec, it’ll be kindof like the Star Wars prequels or something. Well, those weren’t universally loved, so maybe that’s not a great analogy. Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR and thanks for reading!
FRIDAY
2 January 2009
Today was my first day working for Good Dog! It was really foggy today, so Jocelyn and Chance – the couple that runs the rescue – called to tell me they’d opted not to set up for adoptions given the timing and the weather.
I was already on my way to Spot – the pet boutique in Beverly Hills they’ve partnered with for adoptions – when I got the call, so they asked if I’d go walk one of the adopted pups who had been returned that morning. So sad. His name is Bo and he’s a beagle/hound mix:
Such a handsome guy. I took this picture before Christmas. Bo is the litter-mate of Diddley, the dog who has chosen me as his next guardian. That situation is gonna take some figurin’ out. And if Diddley truly is my pup, a name change is definitely in order.
Anyway, it seems Bo was causing a ruckus with this family’s other beagle. Traumatic for both dogs, and definitely for the family that had to return him. Ugh. Adoption returns are never fun for anyone. Bo will find the right family soon enough.
Anyway, a few of the younger volunteers, Natalie and Tatiana, had shown up, so Chance decided to go ahead and set up shop anyway. There were no adoptions today, but I think an application or two were filed. Tomorrow a litter of SEVEN Newfie pups that are eight weeks old are showing up. That will be cuteness beyond all get out.
After the store closed and everything was packed up, Chance, Jocelyn and I had a pow-wow at Taco Plus to talk about a fundraiser they have coming up, and to figure out some other ways I can use my writing/producing skills to help them. Good meeting, plus I love riding in their minivan with their 7 dogs!
Tomorrow we start earlier and go later, so it’ll really be a full day. I’ll get a much better feel for what a typical day is like with Good Dog. I’m so grateful Chance and Jocelyn have hired me on. Clearly, they could smell my dog-loving freakishness from 10 miles away!
