Sascha had a tough day today.\u00a0 It started out this morning when I put her out for the usual patrol around the yard.\u00a0 Sometime after going out, a storm passed by close enough for her to hear thunder.\u00a0 I heard her run being pulled and checked out the back door.\u00a0 She was pulling the lead trying to get the collar over her head so she could get to the back door on the deck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Poor thing.\u00a0 She had scattered the plastic chairs, her water bucket, and the stools from the wooden patio set all over the place.\u00a0 I stepped out of the door and grabbed her collar.\u00a0 She was so happy to see me.\u00a0 I lead her to the garage door where she normally comes in.\u00a0 About that time, thunder rumbled again and she tried to dash to the back door in the little garage.\u00a0 I got her unhooked and secured before opening the door and she promptly dashed in.<\/p>\n
Sascha’s normal place to hide is under Rich’s desk.\u00a0 She made a beeline for that location and got as far as possible under the desk.\u00a0 The entire time, she is panting up a storm.\u00a0 I almost thought she was rabid because \u00a0she was foaming so much.\u00a0 She would then take turns coming over to me for pets and slipping back into her hidey hole.\u00a0 The storm passed and Sascha fell asleep.<\/p>\n
This happened a couple of more times.\u00a0 She refused to stay out in the yard by herself.\u00a0 She would dash out to\u00a0do her business and dash right back in the house.\u00a0 I felt kind of sorry for her, except I was kind of busy with work.\u00a0 She was hugging very\u00a0close to me at times.<\/p>\n
Later this afternoon, I had an appointment at the vet with Sascha.\u00a0 The kennel was wanting an updated bordetella shot before we board her in May for vacation.\u00a0 Since I was there, I got the rest of her shots.\u00a0 She is all up to date again.\u00a0 The vet gave her a good physical and proclaimed her healthy.\u00a0 Sascha weighed in at 54 lbs. this time.\u00a0 It’s all that good eating to\u00a0keep fattened up for scootering.\u00a0\u00a0I’m thinking we should probably cut back a bit to keep her from going up in weight.\u00a0 She’s not fat\u00a0by any means.<\/p>\n
While we were at the vet, Sascha was behaving and sitting quietly.\u00a0 Someone brought in a Siamese cat in a crate that was crying a lot.\u00a0 Sascha’s ears went up and she zeroed in on that crate.\u00a0 Then the barking began.\u00a0 OK, so she can identify a cat very quickly.\u00a0 I knew she liked\u00a0small furry things, but now I know that cats are probably on the endangered species list with her.\u00a0\u00a0Panther, the neighbor’s cat, avoids her at all cost.\u00a0 Seeing a pattern here.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0getting 3 shots at the vet, Sascha settled into the ride back home.\u00a0 She’s not too bad in the truck. She puts her butt up again me and leans back so she can lay her\u00a0head on the back of the seat.\u00a0 This allows her to look out the back window.\u00a0 She’s not too crazy about seeing things coming at her, but watching going by and after her is okay.\u00a0 I think she might get a little bit car sick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So I dashed into the house with Sascha so that Rick could feed her dinner.\u00a0 I then dashed back out to the dry cleaners before they close.\u00a0 I had to pick up Rick’s Prince Charles jacket and vest.\u00a0 I had them nicely pressed for prom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In case you haven’t heard, Rick is wearing his kilt with his new Prince Charles jacket.\u00a0 He has a tie and flares to match the\u00a0kilt along with his knee socks.\u00a0 All Campbell colors, they are.\u00a0 He makes quite the dashing figure.\u00a0 His\u00a0girlfriend, Jordan, borrowed by sash and Scottish thistle pin to wear with her dress for prom so that they will match.\u00a0 They will\u00a0make a striking couple when they walk down the promenade for prom.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The promenade is the walk that the kids make from the school gym to the buses that take them to the prom.\u00a0 They aren’t allowed to drive there.\u00a0 Pictures will follow on that day (May 4).<\/p>\n
So back on April 10, Rich took Sascha to Moraine State Park for a run with the scooter.\u00a0 They had a good time, even if it was a little warm and way too windy.\u00a0 The wind was actually pushing against them on the run.\u00a0 I posted video from their little adventure on YouTube at:<\/p>\n