I am going to repeat some things because the same questions keep coming up.
1. I am not in my new home. I am in temporary/hotel situation until we close at the end of the month. Those photos in last post were of our hotel. Even my small new home is larger than this hotel. :-)
2. Izzy is not dealing well at all. Izzy has always been a very chill, mellow dog. She only barks if startled from a sleep. But first all the excitement and people in our home moving our stuff annoyed her and made her antsy.
Then we got to our hotel for 4 days and she HATED it there. We did give her an extra CBD that the vet gave her for her arthritis to see if it would calm her anxiety. But not really. She wants to go "home" she doesn't understand the poor thing.
Then we drove 4.5 hrs to this hotel. While this is a tad bigger she is still not happy. This isn't her place. No sitting on the stoop. No seeing her dog buddies. We have tried swimming for her. We were asked to leave one place. We will try another tomorrow. She stares at us a great deal and neither of us can leave the room or she will come get us, even in the bathroom, and herd us back so we are all in the same place. She lays on Rick or my feet. If one of us gets up from the sofa or chair she wakes up and follows us.
So I'd say she is anxious because her surroundings are not familiar or smell familiar. She has her dog bed from home and she sleeps there and with us in the bedroom. Otherwise she is now a velcro dog. She will not leave our sides. As soon as she gets comfortable in this place we will be moving her again. I feel so badly for her.
The vet heart doctor would not fill her medication before we left because she needed to be seen again. We have enough left for now. But we did make an appointment with a new vet in our new town. We were shocked when reading his bio that he did his internship under the Vet who we've had for the last half of her life. Who, I might add, we loved and hated leaving. He is from the town we lived in and has been a vet now for 15 yrs. So we are seeing him. His reviews were awesome. All of her records have been forwarded so this shouldn't be difficult.
So far service everywhere we have gone has been weirdly great. Even Sherwin Williams has been stellar. (Ooh he was cute too.) I went in to buy a paint deck. He gave it to me and I asked how much. He said it was free. I said, "Ah c'mon seriously" He kept saying it was free. Finally I just said thank you very much, have a good day and I left. The last one I bought many years ago was $12. Sadly Rick took it for work and then left it with a customer. When I got in the car I told Rick it was free and he said, "what did you have to do for that?" Nothing you pig. Maybe it was be nice to gray haired old ladies day.
But I digress, it's sad that one is shocked by personable people who wish to help you and that are pleasant and friendly while doing so. It's happened a few times and it takes us back. Weird. I mean I don't think all people are like this but it's been nice when it happens that is for sure!
In 1979 in Toronto Canada I went into a record store downtown on Yonge Street looking for an album called 'Secrets' by Robert Palmer.
My (1st) husband had dropped me off in front and was looking for a place to park. I went into the record store and found what I wanted. I stood in line to check out. Two of the young men behind the counter offered to help me. Then the one asked, " have you heard this yet?" I told him I had driving up here. He said with a big smile, "if you smile for me it's yours." What? I asked. He said, "c'mon give me that pretty smile and it's yours for free as he was handing it to me." So I smiled a great big smile and grabbed the album. Before I left I said, "for real?" He laughed and said, "yea, there's that smile." I thanked him a few times and left. When I got to my husband I told him what happened and he laughed and said, "you should have grabbed more" HA HA. Well I made the mistake of telling Rick this story so now he always asks me what I had to do to get the freebies I get. I think it's because I am female. Only reason. Just like I have gotten out of tickets. One officer asked me to take off my sunglasses and when I did he went on about my eyes. I got a date and not a ticket.
Sorry fella's you rule the world and my body I have to have some perks.
16 comments:
People are (mostly) nicer in rural areas just watch out for purple fences!
Bobi, I'm in a suburb in a subdivision- not rural. :-) I think it's just the difference from the big city to a small city like Raleigh.
what the hell are purple fences? We went downtown today, it took less than 8minutes. Not very rural thank God. I don't do rural. I'm a city girl who would prefer a condo downtown, but live with a man who hates living downtown, so the suburbs are a compromise.
Bobi, all the nice people today were in Raleigh. I don't think that applies to your theory, since it wasn't rural but down town.
https://www.bobvila.com/articles/purple-fence-meaning/
Poor Izzy. I went today to start looking for a new apartment. The area I live in now is very wooded, nature-themed. It is old and there are trees 100's of years old. The one I looked at today was way out in what must have been a prairie or they mowed down the old trees and lined up new ones all in a row. All the same height. I think if I stay in an old-growth neighborhood Buddy won't miss this place so much. Dogs understand a lot but sometimes they just don't get why we are doing something so strange.
I just read the purple fence article. Interesting.
Girl friend.....you got it! That something special.
The purple markings are no trespassing marks in Missouri. But they have to be a certain height, bottom and top.
I have yet to see fences but now I know not to trespass. Thank you.
Barbara, I'm sorry you have to move. It's so stressful for humans and dogs alike. I hope you find something with few steps and also entertaining for Buddy!
Linda, ah not anymore but in my youth!😉
Sorry about that Peg. I thought you were in your new home. I guess I need to read carefully with your words. I guess I'm a goof ball.
I feel bad for Izzy. That poor Izzy probably has no idea what is going on in his life. Hopefully things will fall into place.
Cruisin Paul
How awesome that Izzy's new vet trained under her old vet. That is definitely a plus in this move to have found a vet you might feel confident with at the very beginning of your stay in your new town. But I do feel for Izzy. They simply can't quite understand, though you try to explain it to them. Our previous corgi moped for days when my hubby was out of town on business. I couldn't get him to understand that his buddy would be home in a few days. I hope she adapts soon, but then she'll have to readjust when you move into your new home. However, then your furniture will be there with familiar smells she may be used to.
betty
Feeling badly for Izzy for she doesn't know there is an ending to this type of living eventually. How cool though about the new vet. That is an amazing coincidence.
We have the purple paint on fence posts warnings here in Ar also. Usually only on large areas to keep hunters out.
Got a kick out of the "freebie" stories. Maybe the paint chips are free for everyone, maybe just for you because you've still got it :-) The new vet couldn't be more perfect for Izzy.
Thanks for the summary. Sorry Izzy's having a tough time, but sounds like a win with the new vet!
Betty, even when I moved furniture before it upset Izzy for a couple of days. So I am hoping even if not in place the smell of it will be familiar. We have kept her on a routine here so that does help a bit. The new home had no animals/pets so that is helpful too in our minds.
Boots, I paid $12-15 for them in the past. So I worry that he was new or something and he got in trouble. I have to go back to buy the paint and I will be sure if I see him I make sure they are free in NC.
Abby, yeah the vet does sound a win for us. Whew. Finally.
I'd probably still offer to pay if someone wanted to give me something for my smile. Creepy lol.
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