Just when I'm trying to simplify my life, a friend calls. But she's upset, more upset then I've heard her in a very long time. She had been forced to "downscale" in her life and last year sold her house and went back to renting. It was terribly difficult on her but she couldn't make the payments anymore and her main problem was finding a place that would accept her dog. There are very few places on Long Island that will rent if you have a pet; I've seen my friends renting for years and they have the same problem.
She finally got a place and almost from day one, had problems with her landlady. The landlady would ask her things she didn't think were fair (to park around the block, for example so her "view" isn't obstructed and my friend in some retaliation went back on some of her promises--to help shovel or do some yardwork, for example). I don't think either one could wait for the year lease to be up and my friend was at it again, looking for an apartment that would take her, her grown children and her dog, Sugar. I've known Sugar as long as I've known this friend and have always loved her. She is intelligent, completely trained, a great watch-dog, and, well, sweet....that is, if you know her. She is also quite protective and LOUD. And BIG.....way bigger then I am and has a bark you can hear a block away.
My dog is a Shih-Tzu, a little "Buddy." He's still in his "baby" stage so he's still wild and he doesn't bark...he cries. He cries if the doorbell or the phone rings (I think he thinks I'm hearing impaired :) But he's a sweetheart. She's crying, my friend, because although her new landlord said she could keep the dog, he's terribly allergic to it and she has to get rid of her--NOW.
You guessed it. Sugar is now living with me, my Skylar is probably wondering why on earth I have a horse in the house and they are getting used to each other, slowly. And Sugar barks at EVERYTHING, any little noise. This is new to my little Sky and this afternoon I heard him join in, for the first time! Kinda cute....and VERY LOUD.
So, I have a new, trained, loud, protective addtion to my family....and if I don't trip over her, it will be a miracle. Here she is:
I think she's a Rottweiler but cute, huh? If she doesn't eat the little one and I can afford to feed her, I'm doing well :)
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