i think i’m suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper close to talking the downstairs neighbor into taking this little thing!!!! i’m so stoked! michael was right, he said they might take it! they had to go potty and i couldn’t take them at the same time cause that’s just too much to handle, so i took riley first, then little thing next and when i was out with him, michael had went with the neighbors he was speaking of earlier, to the store to grill out. so they got to seeeeee himmmmm! so stoked! i totally hope they keep him. i’ve never really talked to them before, but they’re super nice. the girlfriend doesn’t live here though, i thought she did but nope. so we’re working on getting her boyfriend to say yes. i’m pretty sure it’s gonna be a yes though. he seemed to like him. he asked me if i thought he’d be okay in the bathroom while he was at work. i told him i assume he’d be fine, but that i’d only had him since about 3 today but i honestly thought he’d probably be fine not even locked in the bathroom. he kept kneeling down and petting him.
so, we’re working on him! i hope he takes him!
my mom’s doing all this predictable bitching about him that i knew she would do. lol
i don’t know what to do with this little thing. i keep calling it “little thing”. lol
basically, i went to the gas station to kill time before my food was ready to be picked up, and as i was walking in to get gas, i see this dog outside the door. i pet him, and go in. the lady told me he showed up early that morning and hasn’t left since. they gave him some food but haven’t known what else to do with him and kept trying to get me to take him. i apologized and told them i already had a dog and couldn’t. but as i was walking back to my car to pump gas, the little thing followed me. i tried telling it to go back, but he wasn’t having any of that shit. i was scared he’d follow me to my car and in the parking lot or wander into the street after i drove away, so i felt responsible at that point. so i opened the door and told them i’d take him and see if my dog would get along with him, or try to find him a home. and at the very least, give him a bath and take him to the shelter. it’s not a great place, but at least it’s out of the heat and away from cars and he can be fed and watered.
i brought him home and riley of course was all over him, sniff sniff sniffing away. to my surprise, they’ve been getting along just fine. lots of curiousness. he looked all over the house as riley followed him. there have been no fights or near-fights. all has been well. and i’m extremely shocked by this, as riley has only-dog-syndrome. i put gloves on and gave him a bath and that’s when i found out he was a boy (which is good since i’ve been calling him a “he” all day). he didn’t like the bath, but he behaved very well. i can tell he’s been owned and taken care of at some point because he did behave in the bath and with another dog. he also wasn’t afraid of the blow dryer and sat still for it. he’s got no fleas and no ticks. he did have some matted fur so i cut that off and groomed him a little. his tail was an extra foot long due to it matting up and twisting so much, so i cut that excess off. now he looks so much better and cleaner. it’s hard to tell in the pictures, but god that water was so dirty.
i got in touch with a lady i work with who loves dogs and knows lots of people who also love and care about dogs that might possibly take him. she’s giving me a collar for him and frontline for both him and riley, just in case, on thursday. so that’s good. i’m so thankful and grateful to her for that. she said she has extras of both and doesn’t mind and is just so pleased that i took him home and am caring for him.
if she doesn’t find someone to take him, idk if i’ll keep him or take him to the shelter or what. i’m debating on posting a picture on facebook and asking if anyone wants him, but then i’ll have to deal with the wrath of my mother and family for bringing a dog home, and yada yada yada. but if it gets him a home, it’ll be worth it i guess. idk if i can have 2 dogs. i mean. idk. i’ve never had 2 dogs. i’ve had a dog and 2 cats, but they’re little maintenance. my mom’s gonna say something like, “yeah and when you need help or go on vacation, who has to watch them? ME.” which isn’t exactly true now that i have my own place, my best friend stayed and took care of riley when i went on a trip last month, i didn’t have to ask my mom. but either way, i’ll hear it from her. lol
despite how much i don’t like little dogs, he is a cute little thing.
idk what to call him. i feel like calling him “matty”, from all his matted tail. :]
