A little to the left... yeah, that's good.We had a great Open House yesterday at the Falls Church PetsMart. There were four sets of people interested in Irene. When it rains, it pours! They all seemed like they would make a great fit for her - long walking/jogging, schedule-oriented folks already in the adopter approval process.
In case some of you are checking out Irene's blog, I've started a new job so our household schedule has shifted:
7:00-7:30AM - Potty break in backyard/ run around like crazy/ snack on new grass (this would be a good time for a morning walk if you don't have a yard)
8:30AM - Breakfast (Irene is at a good weight now and gets 1.5 cups of Canidae twice a day)
9:00AM - One more potty break before my husband leaves for work (I leave at 8AM)
5:30PM - Potty break
6:00PM - Supper (and then Irene conks out in a food coma)
9:00PM - Nighttime walk ~30-45 minutes
11:00PM - Last potty break before bed
The hounds know the difference between a weekday and the weekend. We try to do something more fun and active over the weekend. For Irene, this translates to an Open House where she can be petted and talked about for two hours. Yesterday, she was so tired from all the love, she didn't even bother to remind us about dinner.
Recently, Irene had another stint in a different home while we went away for a long weekend. We learned that her habits have a tendency to "reset," meaning that she will be upset with the new environment and cry for the first night or two. So, we can reasonably expect that, that will happen in her adoptive home as well. The good news is, when she came back to our home, she fell immediately back into the swing of things without any fuss. Irene also adapted very easily to me starting work and not being at home during the day. Although I wonder if she even notices that I'm not there since she sleeps all day anyway!
