The Aranda FamilyWe drove over to Petco and bought all of the supplies we could possibly need -- a collar, leash, nametag, poop bags (my mom was surprised that I would buy poop bags instead of just using grocery store bags, but my OCD totally won out over my stinginess -- those grocery store bags have holes in them!!!), treats, and food! Buster still seemed really mellow and nervous. After Petco, we hit the road to head back to the Bay Area.
After a few minutes of driving, Buster put her paws in my lap. A few minutes later, it was her paws and head. Pretty soon, her whole body was completely in my lap -- a 45 pound lap dog!
We got to Mom and Dad's house after a few hours (and some Popeye's chicken -- it's the shiznit!) and walked Buster for a few minutes outside. My mom brought KayCee out to her and Buster was a little bit snappish, but she calmed down quickly. Then we brought them both into the backyard so Buster could explore.
Fat and Skinny
Exploring the backyard
More exploring
At first I was paranoid she would jump into the koi pond and eat the fish! Generally, she was pretty mellow, although she did have a short burst of hyper-ness. She got really playful for a few minutes -- running and jumping around and barking -- but it went away as quickly as it started. Her barking was what really caught me off guard -- she has a pretty scary bark!
After awhile, we fed her in my parents' laundry room. She didn't eat all of her food and she barfed a little bit a few minutes later. We figured she was probably just overexcited.
Sometime around then, she dropped her first deuce since we had adopted her. As if picking up dog crap wasn't nasty enough, we noticed that there were tons of worms crawling around in it. Oh man, was it gross. It reminded me of the scene in the Lost Boys when Kiefer Sutherland is playing mind tricks on Corey Haim's brother and makes the rice look like maggots. Ew.
At some point, my mom noticed a large lump on her left front elbow. We decided that between the worms and the lump, we should get her to the vet ASAP the next morning.
We finally got back to our apartment late that night and blocked off the upstairs. We had read that you should let your dog get used to a small area of your home first so it doesn't get overwhelmed, so we just let her roam the downstairs area for the first few days. She was great other than dropping little worms out of her ass every once in awhile...The worms totally freaked us out and we were completely determined to get her to the vet first thing in the morning.
When it was time to go to sleep, we put some treats into her crate (my parents gave us KayCee's old one - thanks, guys!) , closed the door behind her, and went upstairs. Pretty soon we heard a little whimpering. That eventually progressed to some serious crying. Within a few minutes, it was full-scale, non-stop barking. This went on for hours...I can't believe we didn't have the cops called on us. I gave up sleeping upstairs to sleep on the couch downstairs so I could shush her whenever she barked. Finally, she tired out around 1:30am and we got some sleep.
Whew!
After a few minutes of driving, Buster put her paws in my lap. A few minutes later, it was her paws and head. Pretty soon, her whole body was completely in my lap -- a 45 pound lap dog!
We got to Mom and Dad's house after a few hours (and some Popeye's chicken -- it's the shiznit!) and walked Buster for a few minutes outside. My mom brought KayCee out to her and Buster was a little bit snappish, but she calmed down quickly. Then we brought them both into the backyard so Buster could explore.
Fat and Skinny
Exploring the backyard
More exploringAt first I was paranoid she would jump into the koi pond and eat the fish! Generally, she was pretty mellow, although she did have a short burst of hyper-ness. She got really playful for a few minutes -- running and jumping around and barking -- but it went away as quickly as it started. Her barking was what really caught me off guard -- she has a pretty scary bark!
After awhile, we fed her in my parents' laundry room. She didn't eat all of her food and she barfed a little bit a few minutes later. We figured she was probably just overexcited.
Sometime around then, she dropped her first deuce since we had adopted her. As if picking up dog crap wasn't nasty enough, we noticed that there were tons of worms crawling around in it. Oh man, was it gross. It reminded me of the scene in the Lost Boys when Kiefer Sutherland is playing mind tricks on Corey Haim's brother and makes the rice look like maggots. Ew.
At some point, my mom noticed a large lump on her left front elbow. We decided that between the worms and the lump, we should get her to the vet ASAP the next morning.
We finally got back to our apartment late that night and blocked off the upstairs. We had read that you should let your dog get used to a small area of your home first so it doesn't get overwhelmed, so we just let her roam the downstairs area for the first few days. She was great other than dropping little worms out of her ass every once in awhile...The worms totally freaked us out and we were completely determined to get her to the vet first thing in the morning.
When it was time to go to sleep, we put some treats into her crate (my parents gave us KayCee's old one - thanks, guys!) , closed the door behind her, and went upstairs. Pretty soon we heard a little whimpering. That eventually progressed to some serious crying. Within a few minutes, it was full-scale, non-stop barking. This went on for hours...I can't believe we didn't have the cops called on us. I gave up sleeping upstairs to sleep on the couch downstairs so I could shush her whenever she barked. Finally, she tired out around 1:30am and we got some sleep.
Whew!
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