One Hell Of A Day

Hey guys, what is up,

I have once again been hella busy with work and haven’t really had anything to talk about. The other day (10/22/16) was absolute hell. I have started working mornings on Saturdays because Tats left us L. So we are back to training again. I had train a new chick and it was a train wreck. She did absolutely nothing. So she got sent home so she won’t be coming back. 

The main reason it was hell was because we lost one of the dogs. **The following may have explicit language so be warned.** Her name was Lucy. When I came in that morning Boss Lady had left me a note saying she was very sick and to make sure she drank water. She would not drink any on her own so I got one of our syringes and squirted water down her throat. She was just pitiful. I did this multiple times every time I got a chance because she needed to drink. I texted Boss Lady and told her that Lucy didn’t want to eat so she told me to give her some chicken broth. I did the broth the same way and would squirt it down her throat. I continued to do this till about 11 when Boss Lady come in. I told her that she hadn’t seemed to have gotten any better. That I saw she hadn’t vomited anymore but she still had bloody diarrhea. Boss Lady was trying to get her to drink on her own when Lucy’s parents called and asked about her. Boss Lady told her mom that she was still very sick and wouldn’t drink on her own. After that I don’t know what was said because she had to walk outside because the dogs started barking. I went in there and gave her some more broth through the syringe and eventually Boss Lady came back in. She said that she was gonna take her to the vet. So I picked Lucy up, she was too weak to stand long, and carried her to Boss Lady’s car. Now I would be lying if I said I didn’t even think about Lucy and worried about her. I did; I had nursed this dog all morning and had held her and loved on her. So I tried my best to focus and get the last walk done. It was about 12:30 when Boss Lady text me and told me…. She had to put her to sleep. I was in shock. I knew she was sick but I didn’t think she was that bad. I was just speechless. I later found out that her owners had dropped her and her sister off and she was already like that. They left her there like that. We thought they were getting picked up that day but found out that they went getting picked up till Monday. That was the main reason Boss Lady took her to the vet. Even after they were told that Lucy would have to get put to sleep they stood by the fact that they were coming back Monday. WHAT THE FUCK?! I mean it’s bad enough that they left her like that but to still not come home after your fucking dog has to get out to sleep is just heartless. They were at a wedding. WHAT WEDDING IS THAT IMPORTANT! She had so much wrong with her that they couldn’t save her. Her owners didn’t even want Boss Lady to take her to the vet. I mean I get it you love this dog (or say you do) but there comes a point when you have to put your emotions aside and do what is best for the dog. I had to do that with one of my own dogs. We had had her for 8 of her 16 years of life. But eventually she just became too pitiful and her quality of life was so bad that we had to put her down. I just feel really bad for Lucy’s sister. She got so upset when we were taking Lucy to the car without her. I wasn’t there when Boss Lady got back so I don’t know how she reacted. She goes home tomorrow but hopefully it is before I get there because I am just so upset with them right now.

Well that’s about it for this post. Sorry this was so emotional. Hoep you all have a good day/week. As always if you have any questions/ comments or topics you would like me to talk about feel free to leave it in the comments. I will talk to you all later

Byyyyyeeeeeee

Lucy is the brown one.
RIP SWEET GIRL

Week Summary

Hey guys, what is up,

I know i have been very MIA lately. Im sorry i have been really busy and tired. I also don’t feel too good today but I hardly ever feel good so we must press on. So anyway on to this week’s summary. Hmmm so we had a lot of regulars come in and a couple of new ones. My favorite new one was this cute little dog named Buttons. He was just this adorable little old black dog who was so chunky. He was really weird at first because like I said he is little so I kneeled down to say hi to him and he like started growling at me and I asked Boss Lady and she said he had been fine with everyone else but when I went in there with him and when we were outside he loved me and never growled once. I don’t know maybe he was just a grumpy old man lol. One of our really regulars, Kudzu and Olive, came in. Zu’s legs are doing better now but she is doped up on a large dose of prednisone. In case I have ever said, she has problems with her back legs a lot now. It started over this last winter but me and Boss Lady thought it was just because it was cold and her joint were stiff. Like it’s hard for her to stand up on them when she isn’t on meds. Cyrus and Kinsey came in. Cyrus seems to be ok with me now but I don’t push it lol. For any first time readers you can check out my story about Cyrus and some other crazy dogs in my “Scariest Moments” post which I will like here. We have gotten to where me and Boss Lady do a daily walk with her 4 dogs and Miley up the street. That goes well. It kinda drives me crazy because they all pull really bad and I can’t discipline them because they aren’t mine. By that I don’t mean beat or hit them, I just mean keep stopping so they won’t pull. Boss Lady is not the ‘Pack Leader’ as Cesar Millan would say so they don’t listen to her very well and it’s funny to me. Also we had one of my personal favorites come in. His name is Mickey. Last night (9/16) he bolted up the steps to our front door and busted his mouth. It didn’t bleed but for a minutes but I freaked out so bad lol. I love Mickey so I hated seeing him get hurt even if it was minor. I think that was about it. Nothing really major happened this week.  

Thanks you guys for reading. As always if you have any questions, comments or topic(s) you would like me to talk about leave them below. I will talk to you all later. Byyyyeee

Kovu Castiel Has My Heart

Hey guys this post is going to be about my dog Kovu. I should have posted this long ago but I never did so here it is now.

 We got Kovu in Jan 2013. I had said I wanted a pit bull for my birthday. I originally wanted a blue (grey) one. I wanted a blue one just because I have always thought blue pits were just beautiful. So when my mom sent me a flyer posted by the local shelter on Facebook I didn’t give it much thought because he isn’t blue. Then I read his story. It said that his owner had lived a life of crime and they brought him in and he was terrified of kittens. Now at 9 months Kovu was about the same size as now. I could just imagine this big guy being scared of that little kitten. So I decided we had to get him. We went by the shelter to see him and I just fell in love. He was the sweetest thing in this world. A few days later my dad and brother came by to see him and my dad liked him. I, of course, heard the worried statements when I told others in my family. “Are you sure you wanna get that kinda of dog?” “Be careful he’ll bite you.” We were told they would do the home check and then let us know. I had school that day and that all I thought about. Once I got out of school, I got a call from my mom and she said we got him. I cried. I don’t know why I had connected so much with this man but I had. So a few days later he come home with us and I remember it like it was yesterday. We opened the front door and he ran and jumped up on the couch and laid down. It makes me teary eyes now just thinking about it. Yes, sweet man you have a home now. Since some of you may be wondering about his name, he is named after two things: Kovu, the lion from lion king 2 and Castiel, the angel from supernatural. He is now 4 years old. He is the biggest joy in my life. He had gotten me through some shit. He loves Josh, my boyfriend and his dad. He has his moments of just cuteness. Like right now as I am typing this he is asleep on the couch and is barking in his sleep. He does this all the time and I think it’s adorable. He sits in our lap all the time. He loves his treats and going for car rides. All you have to do is pick the keys up and shake them and he will lose him mind with excitement. He is starting to love baths. He is my sweet man and I love him. How anyone can look at him in those beautiful golden eyes and say he’s evil is beyond me. He had taught so many people we know that pits aren’t bad.  I love my Kovu man. 

Well thats it for this post. As always if you have any questions or comments or topics you want me to talk about leave them below. I will talk to you all later. Byyyyyeeeee

Non Work Related Rant

Hey guys this post isn’t really going to be life as a kennel worker related this is just something I need to rant about so if you don’t want to read me losing my mind then just skip this one.

Ok so I was on Pinterest (something I do a lot) and I saw a board that said “The Truth About Pit Bulls.” I should have known it wasn’t going to be good but I gave it the benefit of the doubt. I was right. The whole board was filled with stories about these evil things called pit bulls attacking and killing other dogs. I would like to point out something. EVERY SINGLE PIN had the words “off leash pit bull” in it. See that is the problem. They were off leash. Where was the pits owner? Why was the dog outside without a leash? Why was the door wide open so the dog could run out? Why weren’t the owners watching the dog?

I HATE when people see posts like that and blame the pits. It’s not always their fault. Some dogs, not just pits, don’t like other dogs. Labs attack other dogs, Chihuahuas attack other dogs, every breed of dog has to possibility to attack other dogs. Why was the dog off leash? If you dog doesn’t like other dogs why is your dog off leash. Contrary to popular belief pits don’t just snap. There is always something that triggered it or they gave a warning sign. I have never see a fight break out that one dogs didn’t growl first. Where was the owner? This is a common question in these stories. The dog is just out running the streets and there isn’t an owner in sight. Pits have a bad rep so you shouldn’t just let them run around alone. Even if your pit is the sweetest thing on this earth, since they have such a reputation for being ‘Evil Monsters’ people will get scared of your dog and could possibly kill your dog because he is a pit.

Now I have a lot of experience with pits. I own one. His name is Kovu and he is 3. We got him when he was 9 months from the shelter. I also work at a dog boarding place so I see pits all the time. Miley, Daddy, Anna, Sally, Nash, Rosie, Dallas, Riggs, Poe and many others that come are pits. None of them have ever done anything mean to me or anyone. (Except Anna attacking Miley but that isn’t the point.) They are the biggest babies and the worst thing that have done is knocked me down by jumping up on me or getting hyper and scratching me or busting my lip. Pits are normal dogs. Right now as I type this, Kovu is asleep on the couch. He is the sweetest dog ever. Now yes if someone he doesn’t know pulls up in our yard or a strange dog walk in the yard, he will bark. However, once we see who it is and tell him it’s ok he’s fine. With the two dogs that generally come in out yard, he will bark but if we put him on a leash and take him out there he wants to play. Pitties aren’t evil creatures.

Now I am not saying they are ALL angels. Yes, some pits attack and kill other dogs, cats, kids, people etc. But for every 1 of those there are tons that didn’t hurt anyone. That’s like saying all black people are evil because one time a black person killed someone. Or all Pizza is terrible because one time you ate some and got food poison. See when you put it into other terms it sounds dumb. Because it is dumb. You wouldn’t judge a whole race of people based on the action of a few and you wouldn’t just a whole type of food just because one piece made you sick. Pitties love people. Kovu sleeps with me every night. I wish I could show everyone in this world just how sweet pits really are. Now yes I was kind of hesitant with Kovu at first because all you hear on the news is how evil they are. But how could this dog with these pretty golden eyes that is terrified of kittens but evil. After 3 days I knew he wasn’t evil and east h best friend I would ever have.

Alright guys that it. I’m going to post another post just about Kovu here shortly so sit tight. Thanks you guys if you actually read this. I will talk to you all later. Byyyyyeeee

The Good, The Bad, and The Chaotic

Hey guys what is up,

Sorry I haven’t posted a lot throughout the week but I haven’t been feeling the best so. This post is going to be about the past week (8/26-9/2). This may be a long post just a heads up. Ok so I was off 8/26 – 8/27 because I went to a Brantley Gilbert concert WHOO HOO lol. Miley has been doing good. There was one minor fight between Miley and Boss Lady’s youngest girl but no major damage. So Boss Lady worked with them some more and got them ok with each other again and even took her home with her one night. Since everything was going really good, she told me to clean Miley’s room since she was going to be in her dog’s room now. I got it clean and left a note for the girl working morning shift that Miley would be coming in with Boss Lady and her dogs.  I work night shift now so I came in the next day and as I was saying hey to all the babies I realized Miley was back in the room I cleaned. So once I said hey to everyone I asked Cindy if something happened and she told me there was another fight. And it was really bad. So we have been trying to figure out what we’re going to do with Miley and Anna (the one who keeps fighting her). We were really slow so I have been working shorter hours. Boss Mom’s other brother is back from Florida.  Nothing really interesting has been happening. Two nights ago was hell for me though. It is really easy for me to get too hot when I’m working. I have passed out a few times from being in the heat too long in my life so I make sure I drink lots of water when it’s really hot so I don’t pass out at work. So Boss Lady went home last night (9/1) and for some reason I got really dizzy. I still had two hours left in my shift and I knew they wouldn’t let me go home so I just modified how I walked the dogs so I could sit down. I still don’t know what I got so dizzy. Today was kind of hectic. We had 3 dogs come in today. 1 was new and the others have been there multiple times. I fell in love with the new dog. His name is Night and he is a 4-month old boxer/lab puppy. He is just the cutest and sweetest thing. One of the others was late so we got behind on everything so I had to rush to get everything done before I left. I still don’t feel the best but I’ll make it. I don’t really have a choice lol. That’s the only thing that sucks about my job is there is no calling in sick. Especially not right now when we only have 3 employees including me. Right now we have 16… dogs not counting Miley and Beagle. We have Emma, Poppy, Benny, Sugar & Spice, Indy 500, Harry, Stubby, Kudzu & Olive, Night, Dax, Remi-ton, Tilly, and Lucy & Ethel. By the end of the day tomorrow we will have 22 because we have a pair, one dog and then a 3 pack coming in. We will be slammed…. No I take that back we will have 21 because Stubby goes home tomorrow.

Well that’s it for this post. I’m going to go lay down and go to sleep. Thank guys. As always if you have any question, comments, topics you want me to talk about or just anything leave it below. I will talk to you all later. BYYYYYYYEE

5 Basic Commands I Wish All Dogs Knew

Hey guys what it is up,

I couldn't think of a cool title for this one so I just named it what it says up there because this post is gonna be about basic commands that kennel workers will love you for teaching you dog. Check out the end of the post to see my music for this post.

There are some commands that I, as a kennel worker, wish every owner taught their dog.

·        Sit – That one is kind of self-explanatory. We take pictures of our current guests every week to post on our Facebook page and it would really come in handy if all the dogs knew sit. Also it’s just easier to get a dog that goes in our small yard leashed up if they know what sit means.

·        Stay – this goes along with Sit. It would make Boss Lady less irritated if dogs knew stay. Like I said with ‘Sit’ it also would make it easier to leash up dogs.

·        Go lay down – This one can come in handy if you have to be in a kennel/pen with multiple dogs and one is just hyper as hell. We have dogs come in sometimes that we have to be in there to feed because they will eat each other’s food. Now I don’t mind a dog sitting in my lap once they eat as long as I can still do what I need to. Some dogs only eat if you hand feed them so if I have a dogs that I have to hand feed and the other one is bouncing around it can get annoying. Also we have dogs that will fight if you don’t separate them during feeding. Now if they are in a pen you can only put one bowl on each side of the pen. I had a dog the other week that humped my arm for 15 minutes because he wouldn’t leave his sister alone while she ate so I had to put my arm up. If they knew go lay down it would make my life easier.

·        Drop it/Give it– I love when we have only a couple dogs at night because I can play with them. We have a ‘Chuck It’ which I love because I have horrible shoulder joints. (I have bad shoulders, hips, knees and a bad back and I’m only 20. It sucks) However some dogs are no fun because once they get the ball or their toy they will not give it back. So drop it/give it would make it funner.

·        Leave it – This one could save a life. We are in the middle of the country so of course there are snakes, spiders, bees, frogs and lizards everywhere. If a dog knows leave it then they wouldn’t rick getting bit or sick from any of those creatures. I personally don’t like snakes or spiders but I can stomp and kill a spider easy. 

Well this one was short sweet and to the point haha. That is it for this post. The other one will be up shortly.

**Music for this post: Celtic relaxing music + rainymood.com**

Read The Damn Notes!!

Hey guys what is up,

**SIDE NOTE: I love music and Youtube so if I am listening to anything while writing I’ll post either the link to it if it’s on Youtube or the name(s) and artist(s) if it was on Spotify (I listen to all genres of music so. Also some songs may not be appropriate for kids lol I am 20 after all). Check out the bottom of the post to see them**

This post is about the notes on pens/kennels at work. They are there to help everyone know if the dog has any issues or special instructions. So it annoys me to no end when people don’t read them. For example, one time when I first started working there and wasn’t personally training girls yet Boss Lady’s mom did it. So the other girl was doing everything so I was staying in and doing little things like straightening up blankets and towels. Boss Mom walked in and was like “Hey can you come get Spot in? He won’t come to us.” Now spot is weird with new people so I wasn’t surprised he didn’t listen to them. Also he only goes in once he wants to lol he’s a hard-head. So I know the girl and Boss Mom felt dumb when I walked right out and he followed me and went in but he just did. So I went back in and continued what I was doing. Then Boss Mom came back in and said “Hey can you come get escape artist in” I was kinda annoyed when I walked outside and Escape was in the big yard. There was a note on her kennel that said ‘Small Yard’ which means, in her case, she doesn’t listen and is easier to catch in the small yard. So I sighed and eventually caught her and got her inside. I then showed the girl and Boss Mom that it said she went in the small yard. If she had just read it, I wouldn’t have had to go out there.  Another example: the first time AP got bit at work, there was clearly a note on the dog’s pen that said ‘MAY BITE. BE CAREFUL.’ Either she didn’t read it or she didn’t think the dog that had tried to bite everyone else would try to bite her. I have no idea.

I also hate when I feel like a dog should have a note and doesn’t. Like for example: We have this group of three that come in semi often. The two fuzzies (Pomeranians) are fine. They love people and are just fun to hang out with. Their brother isn’t. He is an asshole LOL. Every time we goes in the small yard and it’s time to go in, he will attack your hand and the leash when you try to put it on him to get him back to the kennel. This generally goes on for like 15-20 minutes. Boss Lady knows he does this and doesn’t care and doesn’t warn people that he’s an ass. Satan had no note. Granted she didn’t need one because she is obvious that’s she is evil.

Well guys I guess that’s all for tonight it’s 11:40pm here and my brain is dead. So as always,  if you have any question, comments or topics you want me to talk about leave it below. I’ll talk to you all later. Byyyyeee

***Today songs: Road Head Song – Corey Smith; Baptized – Daughtry; Come Join The Murder – SOA**