Hawk is back at work. He works late tonight, which means he didn’t go in until noon. A nice way to ease back but I can’t imagine how much paperwork he’ll have. Luckily during his week off, Holden stayed on schedule, taking his regular nap and such. He still didn’t assemble the Gazelle nor did he watch the kids for an hour so I could get my eyebrows done (the two thing I had at top priority for his week off). Other than that, we got a fair amount done around the house.
We went back to PetCo yesterday and they had different cats including a sweet black one named Cinder. It’s $95 to adopt a cat. I love cats and I support shelter & rescue adoption but a hundred bucks for a cat when there are “free kittens” advertised everywhere you look? Makes me rethink “cat” as opposed to “dog.” It’s $135 to adopt a dog (that includes spaying/neutering, all shots and a vet check-up from CPHS). In the humane society for the county we live in (HSCC) it’s $30 for a dog adoption. Hrm. However that shelter doesn’t have a variety of dogs available according to their website. Probably b/c w/ that rate, they adopt out quickly.
Anyway, the CPHS (in Altoona) has a nice selection of dogs, cats and rabbits available including a lovely little black lab mix. I showed Hawk her photo last night and he said, “Call in the morning.” So I did. The write-up called her female but she was listed as male and I couldn’t tell by her name. So my first question was answered as “she’s a female.” My second question was about how their process works. Go in. See dog. Spend time w/ dog. Then you apply and there’s a 24 hr cooling off period (the opposite of the Erie shelter, where I was going to take my own cooling-off period and they “forced” Jake on me 
). Then you take the dog home. After she’s used to her new home, you bring her back for the fixin’ and then she’s comfortable when she convalesces.
But they’re only open afternoons… except Wednesday, the only afternoon we have. We don’t want to wait for the late Friday hours or the Saturday hours so Bets is going to watch the kids while I meet w/ the dog hopefully tomorrow. We haven’t decided if she’ll hang out here w/ kids while I go or if she’ll come w/ me to be an extra set of arms. It depends on the time. If it’s during Holden’s nap, she can watch them here.
Anyway, the dog has experience with other dogs and children and is fully housetrained. So wish us luck on that front. Oh and if we get her, I think we may attempt to change her name. Jake would have been named “Jake” if it wasn’t already his name. His name and his demeanor are what caught my eye when I met him. Anyway, “Casey” is cute but I’m not sold on it. I had a name for a male dog in mind (Sirius) but I don’t think that’ll work for a girl So should we stick with the Harry Potter theme?
In other news, I cleaned out and organized the hall closet. I found a bunch of stuff I’d been looking for like my cutting board (for fabric), the Aquadoodle pad, a certain wreath, etc. I also got a ton of garbage out of there and had enough room left over to hang mops, brooms & such in the closet. Fantastic. And I cleared out Holden’s too-small clothing and bagged it up. Hawk mentioned “yard sale” last week but I never had the opportunity to look for stuff in the basement to sell. We’ve never had one. I was supposed to go in on one with a friend a few years ago. I had all my stuff sorted and priced and then she called the night before & said her husband didn’t want to be up at 8 a.m. to help. We hadn’t planned on his help so I’m not sure I buy that excuse. In any case, I just donated the stuff.
Anyway, now I’m cleaning the oven b/c it’s 70 degrees outside and I can have the windows open.
Zoe is on an Austin Powers kick. She likes “The Baby.” And she does Dr Evil. She says, “One hundred dollars!” and puts her index finger on her mouth. Good enough.
Our new computer CPU is supposed to arrive today, probably around 5, which completes the new computer. We have the speakers & monitor. Hawk cleared the Dell out & took it down to the playroom. It’ll be a gaming computer now. Mmm… Siiims.
That’s about it for happenin’s at Chez Piggyhawk. Oops! UPS man is here! Whoo!
12 Comments
April 2, 2007 at 4:59 pm
We just paid 85.00 for Velcro-we look at it as more of a donation for the shelter than an actual fee-they take care of the animals and all that…and he’s an AWESOME kitty!!!
So go check out your new guy!!!
April 2, 2007 at 5:02 pm
I’m just glad our PetCo does not have cats. Just birds, fish, and rodents.
If there were kitties, we’d be in serious trouble.
April 2, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Our vet usually has kitties – not eensy babies, but sometimes a six month old one. I really doubt it’s a hundred bucks to adopt, but I haven’t asked. I’m sure you’d have to pay for shots, spaying, etc.. Last time there was this pretty white, seal-tipped kitty with blue eyes… NO NO NO NO!
Anyway. I like Gypsy for your doggie.
April 2, 2007 at 6:28 pm
We got PugPei from a pug rescue organization. We paid $150.00 for her…which is the least amount they charge (it was because she’s not a pure pug and because she was over a year old – by all of two months). But the rescue group was all volunteer…the money was used for food, vet bills, etc. And the place we went through would not adopt out dogs (with the exception of puppies) unless they spayed/neutered them first. It’s the best damned $150.00 we’ve ever spent.
Also…we changed her name when we brought her home. Since we didn’t know what her first year had been like, we didn’t want to call her a name that might have bad memories.
April 2, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Ooh — I like Gypsy too. We could say we named her after the Stevie Nicks song.
I had floated the idea of going through the vet w/ Hawk before b/c I always noticed those boards at the offices. I think this dog just clicked w/ him when he saw her photo so I’m jumping on it. I think he wasn’t big on the cat idea.
April 2, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Sims is a drug. My daughter is fully addicted. JUST SAY NO.
April 2, 2007 at 9:56 pm
We just adopted Perdi a month ago and her adoption fee was $300. $150 of that was a spay deposit, and another $50 is a refundable training deposit that you can get back if you enroll her in a a training class of some sort. We did the spay immediately, but passed on the training since I trained guide dogs growing up, and why pay $100 for classes to get $50 back?
Pharaoh was only $75 when we adopted him, as he was a senior dog. Our local humane society charges $250 for small dogs though, as they are in high demand. Puppies and small dogs are more expensive than older dogs.
We looked at private rescue organizations, but they were even more expensive. You do get certain benefits when you go with the humane society; usually shots, spay/neuter, worming, and sometimes a free first visit to a participating veterinarian as opposed to the “free” ads where there are no guarantees.
Glad to hear you are looking into getting another dog. Jake was such a great part of your family. I know you miss him. Will be nice to hear about a new waggy family member.
April 2, 2007 at 10:06 pm
But if you got a black kitty, You, Thordora, and I could start our own coven
April 3, 2007 at 7:33 am
I don’t have a lot of experience with dogs. so my best to you on your selection. I know you must miss Jake a lot.
I know I would have.
April 3, 2007 at 8:14 am
I think you should get the dog AND a cat.
I’m excited for ya!
April 3, 2007 at 9:28 am
John wasn’t big on getting cats. But we decided that being cat people is better than being mouse people, so we got 2. Now, the cats curl up on John’s lap every night, and he doesn’t complain. We like our dog, too, but I will never have 2 dogs in this house at the same time! Can’t wait to see what you bring home!
April 3, 2007 at 10:08 am
I’m taking the kids & Bets down to the shelter today.