I forgot to tell you about his name. While on our walk searching for his owner the dog plopped down in a yard. I thought it was a good sign, maybe this was his home?
Alan looked down and saw right in front of the dog a five dollar bill. Lucky dog I thought, this could be his name. But Alan didn't like it. So he was named after Abraham Lincoln, the picture on the $5 bill.
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Abe - our newest member of the family
Earlier this month, Alan brought home a dog. It was a dalmatian mix. Alan was playing outside and the dog came up to him. He's young and cute and not too hyper. Alan begged to keep him, but he seemed to be kept by someone else. His toenails were short with the exception of the dew claws. He was thin, but I didn't think much of that.
So I told him we would hold him for a week and see. We then grabbed a leash and took a walk around the block asking people and knocking on doors. We know there are a few homes with dalmatians in the area, but none of them were missing a dog. One lady did recognize him as the neighbor's dog, but they just moved yesterday. hmmmm, I wonder if he was abandoned?
Then I called our local security to let them know of a found dog. And the local vets were notified too. No one called to claim him. I also emailed the dalmatian rescue guy to let him know. He helped us find Didi and is a nice man. He did email me back a week later with a lead from the newpaper. I called the man, and he came by to take a look, but it wasn't his dog.
So we have a new dog. God help us.
So I told him we would hold him for a week and see. We then grabbed a leash and took a walk around the block asking people and knocking on doors. We know there are a few homes with dalmatians in the area, but none of them were missing a dog. One lady did recognize him as the neighbor's dog, but they just moved yesterday. hmmmm, I wonder if he was abandoned?
Then I called our local security to let them know of a found dog. And the local vets were notified too. No one called to claim him. I also emailed the dalmatian rescue guy to let him know. He helped us find Didi and is a nice man. He did email me back a week later with a lead from the newpaper. I called the man, and he came by to take a look, but it wasn't his dog.
So we have a new dog. God help us.
Thursday, July 10, 2003
A new member of the family
Last week Alan found another dog. He loves animals and wants to keep every stray he finds. I tell him that he's got a heart of gold and that the owners would be very sad to lose their dog, so we need to find the owners or let the dog go so it can wander back home.
Most of the time that works. But last week he found a dalmatian mix and it had been hanging around for a while. So we leashed him and took him for a walk around the block looking for owners. No one claimed him. There are a few homes that have dals, one lady said the dog looked like her neighbor's dog, but they had moved that very day. Did they dump this dog, I wonder? Oh I hope not; that is so cruel.
The neighborhood search didn't work, calling local vets didn't work, notifying our local police was a bust, as was emailing the local dalmatian rescue person. We didn't see any signs, and we didn't post any signs because it rained most every evening. I told Alan that if after a week, we could keep him.
His name is Abe, because during our search the dog plopped down in a lawn right in front of a $5 bill. He's just under a year old and is very good natured. His spots aren't solid, instead they are dappled with white. We took him to the vet for all his shots and a checkup. He's healthy with the exception of worms, but that's easily taken care of. He's a smart guy and learning to sit and go into his crate (it's really Didi's but he's using it until I can afford another crate) on command.
Most of the time that works. But last week he found a dalmatian mix and it had been hanging around for a while. So we leashed him and took him for a walk around the block looking for owners. No one claimed him. There are a few homes that have dals, one lady said the dog looked like her neighbor's dog, but they had moved that very day. Did they dump this dog, I wonder? Oh I hope not; that is so cruel.
The neighborhood search didn't work, calling local vets didn't work, notifying our local police was a bust, as was emailing the local dalmatian rescue person. We didn't see any signs, and we didn't post any signs because it rained most every evening. I told Alan that if after a week, we could keep him.
His name is Abe, because during our search the dog plopped down in a lawn right in front of a $5 bill. He's just under a year old and is very good natured. His spots aren't solid, instead they are dappled with white. We took him to the vet for all his shots and a checkup. He's healthy with the exception of worms, but that's easily taken care of. He's a smart guy and learning to sit and go into his crate (it's really Didi's but he's using it until I can afford another crate) on command.
Website News
I've redesigned this site a bit. I'm using blogs for most of the pages. I like the fact that I can add and change entries from anywhere. It's creating the template that really sets the tone and feel for the page.
And so, knowing me, each page is a little different using ideas and graphics from around the internet. The nifty thing about blogs is that I can change the template for a totally different look and won't have to retype the content. muy bueno.
Well I've got most of the pages done. The hair page is done. It's my journal of how I'm enjoying growing my hair long.
I've got all the entries into the Disney page, but it needs some spicing up. The page needs a table of contents or a go back button or something. I like how I did it - each set of pictures are grouped together so you can see the page as it appears in the scrapbook. Then I've journaled a bit about the photos and our time at WDW. But the best part (to me) is the journaling at the bottom of each entry in italics. There I describe how I made the pages. Plus, you can click on an image to get a larger view of the page.
The genealogy page is up and running. That one takes some time to load as it is on a different host and I've got over 15MB of files to FTP. I still don't have the GEDCOM file created, but that gets loaded onto yet another host. Check out the pages though, I think Legacy does a spanking job of creating pretty web pages. Of course I chose the background and graphics, but Legacy did the hard work - there are over 4,000 people in my family tree!
And so, knowing me, each page is a little different using ideas and graphics from around the internet. The nifty thing about blogs is that I can change the template for a totally different look and won't have to retype the content. muy bueno.
Well I've got most of the pages done. The hair page is done. It's my journal of how I'm enjoying growing my hair long.
I've got all the entries into the Disney page, but it needs some spicing up. The page needs a table of contents or a go back button or something. I like how I did it - each set of pictures are grouped together so you can see the page as it appears in the scrapbook. Then I've journaled a bit about the photos and our time at WDW. But the best part (to me) is the journaling at the bottom of each entry in italics. There I describe how I made the pages. Plus, you can click on an image to get a larger view of the page.
The genealogy page is up and running. That one takes some time to load as it is on a different host and I've got over 15MB of files to FTP. I still don't have the GEDCOM file created, but that gets loaded onto yet another host. Check out the pages though, I think Legacy does a spanking job of creating pretty web pages. Of course I chose the background and graphics, but Legacy did the hard work - there are over 4,000 people in my family tree!