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Caution! Beagle Plurking

June 7th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in dogs, social networking

Last night I was on Plurk giving it a second chance when I plurked about how difficult it was to plurk with a beagle sitting on your left arm. Darren suggested that I give Rory her own Plurk account. I laughed it off but the idea went and twisted around in my brain for the rest of the night. This morning when I woke up it was there screaming, “Give Rory her own Plurk account!”. So in order to get some peace, I gave in and created a plurk account for Rory.

Therefore, if you want to stalk my beagle online she can be found plurking here. If you are new to Plurk click this link and once you sign up it will automatically make Rory your friend.

This is my gorgeous beagle Rory and her beloved toy Womble.

Rory and Womble

I can assure you that she will be plurking about her womble quite a bit. She LOVES her womble. If she wants to play, it is the first toy she picks up. If she notices you feeling down she will give you her womble and womble even gets to sit next to her whilst she eats her dinner. She will no doubt be plurking about sleeping, feeling hungry and stealing underwear as well.

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Buy Now, Pay Later

April 27th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Posted in dogs

Pound PuppySome pet stores in Australia are now introducing payment plans for animals, where you pay a 40% deposit and pay the rest over 6 months. This is absolutely disgusting. I am already against the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores because so many people impulse buy and then dump the poor animal when it becomes no longer cute. But now, to be able to buy a pet using a payment plan is just going to make the whole situation even worse.

If you can not afford the initial cost of an animal then you have no business owning one. Yes, I know this sounds harsh, but owning a dog or a cat is expensive. You have to be able to afford not only food but their vet bills as well. In the first year, the vet bills for a dog is approximately $600 - that is for three vaccinations and desexing. It does not include flea treatment, worming or heartworm treatment - for that add on about another $150. So, all up, you are looking at about $750 in standard vet bills for the first year alone and then about $200 a year for the next 15 or so years. If your animal gets sick, this amount will increase quite substantially. For food you are looking at a minimum of $30 a month, which is $360 a year. Therefore, in the first year of your dog’s life, you will pay no less than $1,110 for its food and medical bills. However, this is something that impulse buyers do not give a single thought to when they see the cute puppy in the window and the staff at the pet store certainly do not inform them.

So, go ahead, give these people a payment plan and then watch the number of dogs and cats being killed in pounds every day increase. The pet stores most certainly do not give a shit about them, all they care about is making a sale.

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Now We Are Six

April 10th, 2008 | 7 Comments | Posted in dogs

It’s Rory’s sixth birthday today and since I am home sick, she has spent today stealing my socks and sleeping on the couch. This apparently is the best thing ever if you are a beagle.

I can’t believe Rory is six. It doesn’t seem that long ago that we brought home this tiny 8 week old beagle and now she is all grown up. On the other hand, it feels like she has been a part of our family forever. I can’t imagine life without her.

Happy Birthday Rory!

Sock Stealing Beagle

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There is an exception to every rule

March 16th, 2008 | 7 Comments | Posted in dogs

Caleb, german sheperd dogMy dog Caleb is dog aggressive. He hates other dogs. Actually he is scared of them and over the years that fear has turned to aggression. He thinks if he can attack first, that they can’t hurt him. Walking him is an exercise in avoiding other dogs and praying that every dog we encounter is on a lead or we can get far enough away without incident. I must note here that Caleb has never injured another dog and I intend to keep it that way.

We got Caleb from a rescue organisation when he was 5 months old. He was rescued from the pound at 7 weeks, but wasn’t socialised with other dogs until he came to live with us. He was a very scared little boy, who suffered from severe separation anxiety and was afraid of other people and dogs. Rory had to teach him how to play and that the world wasn’t going to end if the humans left. Caleb was progressing okay until our local off-lead dog park closed down and Caleb was threatened by several off lead dogs. We then did a stupid thing and stopped walking him.

We have gotten Caleb to the point now where he can see a dog in the distance and not raise his hackles, but we will need professional help to get him actually socialising with other dogs.

However, as the title of this post suggests, there is an exception to every rule. Caleb hates all dogs (Rory not included) except for our friend Ford’s dog B. Caleb loves B. B is the only dog who Caleb will not do dominate posturing over or display any aggressive behaviour towards. It helps that B is a submissive female and that Caleb has known B since he came to live with us. But B is not a dog that Caleb sees regularly. It may only be a couple of times a year, yet Caleb’s behaviour with her remains unchanged.

B and Ford came over yesterday and it was so lovely seeing all three dogs race up and down the hallway playing happily. There wasn’t the slightest bit of aggression or anxiety from Caleb even B when growled at him for getting in her face too much. Maybe there is hope for my boy yet. I just have to find a decent dog trainer with experience in dealing with aggressive dogs whose methods I approve of. This is harder than it should be. I think I will call the puppy preschool trainers I worked with at my old job and get a recommendation from them as I hold them and their ability as trainers in high esteem. Alas, they are not professional dog trainers, but I am sure they have friends who are.

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Party Post

March 8th, 2008 | 18 Comments | Posted in blogs, dogs, lesbian, life, queer culture

StreamersWelcome to this Ultimate Blog Shindig. There is finger food on the table, cold beer and soft drinks (soda) in the fridge and someone is firing up the BBQ. Come in, sit down and feel free to stay as long as you like. As you wander around this blog it will be immediately obvious to you that this blog isn’t like the others you have visited on the party circuit. I am not a parent and I have no desire to have children, but then again, you have probably seen a few child free blogs in your partying. However, I can almost guarantee that this is the first lesbian blog you have come to party at. The longer you stay, the more I hope you come to realise that everything the media and religious organisations have told you about gay people isn’t always true. My life is very similar to yours; I get up in the mornings, I walk my dogs, I go to my 9 to 5 job, I came home and walk the dogs again, I cook dinner, I watch TV and I go to bed. I am in a long term relationship with my gorgeous girlfriend Lelak that has lasted almost 8 years. We own our own home and like everyone else we are struggling to pay the mortgage. When we get together with our friends - both gay and straight, we tend to have BBQ and dinner parties. There are usually a few kids around belong to both straight and gay parents. As you can see, it is all very normal. Not the sin, sex, drugs and depravity that everyone told you about, is it?

Now that the gay acceptance speech is over, that is pretty much as serious as it gets around here. I like to keep things fairly upbeat, unless I am ranting about things, then it can get a little serious. This blog is a reflection of my life. It contains bits and pieces about my daily life, the things I love to do and discussions about things close to my heart or that get me really pissed off. I am your typical thirty something lesbian geek. I work in tech support in an industry very few people understand. I love sci-fi TV and TV that makes me think. Actually, if you want to know more about me, this post explains a few things.

So please wander around, say hello to everyone, ask as many questions as you like and if you want want to hang around for a while, I would be very happy to have you here.

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