Weekly update July 25-31

What a week ... some nice rainfall followed by a week of increasingly awful temps in 100's ... poor injured fawn has to be dispatched by husband ... Sally doing well ... squash explosion continues unabated, to Corey's delight ... fleas appear to be under control ... Banshee goes to groomer ...



'I looked at all the caged animals in the shelter ~ the cast-offs of human society. I saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread, sadness, and betrayal. I was angry. "God," I said, "this is terrible! Why don't you do something?" God was silent for a moment, & then He spoke softly, "I have done something," He replied, "I created you." ~ Author Unknown

Monday July 25: Rain!

Morning run, hot and sticky ... DB still itchy but dont see any fleas... fed and kenneled, went to work, returned, hot and muggy, change clothes and out for a run and watering when all of a sudden a storm blew up, we raced back up the hill but only made it to the tractor shed ... it slacked up a bit and I managed to get them down to the kennels, Corey was kenneled DB Snoopy and Banshee inside the dog shed, Snoopy refused to come out, I took Corey's food out to him and then I got stuck in the kennel area wow what a storm, lasted almost an hour. Managed finally to get others out and fed and kenneled.

Tuesday July 26: Sad incident today

We had a very sad incident this AM ... on our morning run (it was still very wet from early AM rain) we were in back near the pear trees when I noticed Corey instead of barking at the pear trees was standing in perfect setter stance at the fency, pointing, I rode over to see and the others come rushing up,, they all started pointing and barking there was a baby fawn caught in the brambles back there on the other side of my fence, I finally got dogs away and husband went back with me, fawn badly injured, apparently had been hit by a car (and somehow made it all the way back up the hill), but it couldnt stand as
2 legs were damaged... called wildlife rehab and they said they only
had 2 people in the state and the fawn couldnt survive with 2 legs
down, and asked my husband to dispatch it so, he had to shoot it, this
is the 2d or 3d time he's had to put an animal down like that, it is
very upsetting (I couldnt do it at all, I dont think but you never
know what you can do til you have to). Fed and kenneled, went to work ...
Visited Sally today, it started pouring rain the minute I got there so
they put us in the 'bath room' (where they bathe dogs) to visit. She
is doing great, wriggly and happy per usual, coat coming back nicely,
ears look good. What a nice little dog she is! Raining all the way home, dogs all inside, clip DBs nails, stopped raining after awhile, went for evening run, Snoopy leaping in drainage pond several times, whoopee! Fed and Kenneled

Wednesday July 27: Japanese beetles ack

Temps rising again, hot and steamy after yesterday's rain, lots of gnats ... and Japanese beetles swarming .. ack. Morning run, grass is growing (well, weeds are) ... all dogs right perky today, DB running in circles, Corey chasing trucks, Banshee bouncing around, Snoopy following everyone with a ball in her mouth ... fed and kenneled, put some more DE on DB and in pens ... went to work. Return nightfall, sticky hot, evening run , did some mowing ... skeeters bad but the B6 patches seem to be working and I'm not getting as bit up ...

Thursday July 28

Temps reaching 100 again. This is a brutal summer. Morning run,foggy, both of husbands worker sick now with flu, shake some trees to try and trap beetles, dogs more sluggish in the hot muggy morning ... feed and kennel, to work, on return greeted by DB and Banshee at gate, Snoopy and Corey inside ...evening run, pick squash (will this never end) Corey and Banshee vieing over pears, give Corey a whole squash (which he carries around like a toy, he'll only eat squash if its in slices, thank you very much.) Feed and kenel


Friday July 29 : Banshee goes to groomer

Heat continues ... morning run, fed and kennel, then take Banshee into town to groomer, drop off squash to various folks, visit SPCA Thrit Store, to work, then pick up Banshee (who looks wonderful) go by Feed Store to pick up Probios and cat food and let Banshee be admired, then home, temps in 100's ... dogs all inside, decide to put Banshee in her crate in AC shed so wont go through DB-Banshee reunion ritual inside ... this turns out to be big mistake, I go inside for awhile and Banshee has an accident in her crate, she is horrified (and has the runs) clean her up, then take all for run, still hot, muggy, buggy ... feed and kennel


Saturday July 30: Sally doing great

Blazing hot weather continues .... morning run, already hot and sticky ... water a few trees, feed and kennel. Husband and I then go into town to visit Sally, who is doing great (see separate update), go by PetSmart (SPCA not there today again)  and SPCA and get rid of some squash ... return early afternoon, temp 103, let dogs inside, lunch, naps ... I'm not feeling well, feel better when get up ... go out briefly , Corey finds an orange bone, brings it proudly inside, and Banshee steals it ...looks like it may storm, check Internet, decide to take dogs for run, temps have dropped into high 80's, nice breeze, never rains, but have a pleasant evening run and mowing session, husband joins us, play ball with Snoopy and Corey, then feed and kennel.

Sunday July 31: Hot and muggy

Hot and muggy morning, geez, this feels like the weather in the lowcountry, can hardly breathe ... and gnats... morning run, tried a bit of mowing, watered the trees in front (supposed to maybe rain this afternoon) ... feed and kennel go to church , return, husband goes out to turn on sprinklers but dogs stay on porch and clamor to get INSIDE, bring Corey in and brush him, have he is a mess ... then others. Too hot to eat lunch (I think eating yesterday when I'd gotten so hot did me in)... slice up and freeze some squash ...do wash ... take naps ... still horribly hot (103) outside , no rain in sight ... clouds up around 6, thunder and lightening all around us ... looks like it'll be over soon, dogs still inside, Snoopy cowering behind couch ... husband decides to watch a DVD (as the Internet goes down), something about wild boars, Corey gets all upset and frantic at the wild boar noises ... thunder outside, wild barking inside, Snoopy trying to disappear, Banshee grabs a dryer ball and guards it against everyone... DB laying peacefully at my feet, snoozing...the Damcat hiding in the closet ... this place is way too small ... rain slacks up, get food, feed and kennel (Snoopy not eating, too scared of the storms..)