On point

One of the cats pooped in the office again. ~sigh~ I've pushed the printer stand all the way back to the wall so whoever it is won't be able to get back there. I've also moved the kitty litter box over to that corner. We'll see what happens.

Minnie is getting braver every day. She came all the way out to my chair tonight. She ran when the dogs got up. Huxley was pointing at her earlier and Minnie just sat there.

Huxley and Blitz are of course in bed. I think the Benadryl makes them sleepy.

Earlier the girls were out in the yard watching our neighbor. Then her cat came into her yard and the dogs went nuts. They love watching the cats in the neighborhood. It took me a few minutes to get them to come in the house. Now they are settled in. Time for me to do the same.

Good golly, Miss Molly!

Things were going good until today. Not with the dogs, but with the cats. I went in and changed their litter box. Even after I changed it the room still didn't smell good. Then it dawned on me: one of the cats had gone to the bathroom somewhere other than the litter box. Yep, behind my printer stand. Gee-ross! I cleaned it all up and wondered who the culprit is. I sprayed the area around the printer stand with Fooey (a very stinky smell). No one has gone to the bathroom behind the printer stand today. Yahoo! I'm definitely going to have to keep an eye on this problem though because I don't want it getting to be a habit (like using the tub *eyes roll*).

On the dog front, I've been giving the girls their Benadryl and it seems to be helping. They don't seem to get too tired from taking it which is good. They've been in bed all night and I've been up with insomnia. Rackin' frackin' dogs! :-) Maybe it's because we took a nap today. I don't know. Anyway, the dogs are doing well. Still chasing the cats some but not near as much as they used to. They are happy to get their medicine twice a day because I give it to them mixed with can dog food (just a teaspoon full). It makes it very easy to give them the Benadryl.

David is on vacation for the next 10 days so hopefully we'll be able to take the dogs for walks in the morning. They'd really enjoy that. They are still pulling but not quite as bad as they used to. That means they won't be in doggie day care for a while. They didn't go last Friday because I was home most of the day. And I'll probably be home for the next two Fridays too since David is on vacation. I might put them in one day just to give them a fun day. We'll see.

Allergies

I've given Huxley and Blitz their benadryl today. It will probably take a while for it to work. They are both still licking. We all got to take a nap this afternoon. The girls really enjoy that. Huxley is in bed already. Blitz is on the couch.

I was thinking about Skooter and Moped today. I sure do miss them and wonder how they are doing. We haven't heard about Moped for a while. I'm glad we have the pictures they sent of Skooter. He's such a handsome boy. I wish I would have been able to keep him. Whenever I see a dog with markings and colors like Skooter and Moped, I get a bit sad. As crazy as it sounds, I'd like to get a puppy again some day. Not anytime soon, but someday.

I was wondering if anyone else has dogs with allergies. What do you do to keep the allergies at bay? Do your dogs lick themselves raw? I'd sure appreciate any info anyone has on dog's with allergies.

The vet visited today

Today Dr. G. came to the house to give the cats their shots. While he was here I asked him to look at Huxley's right leg. I thought that maybe it was arthritis, but it turns out that she's been licking above the joint, not on it. Dr. G. says that because of that he surmises that she is dealing with an allergy. He told me to give here 2 benadryl 2 times a day, then go to 2 one time a day and then 1 one time a day. I gave her two this evening. She's sleeping right now. Is it the benedryl or is she just lazy? lol I'm having to stop her from licking her leg. I need to put some neosporin on where she had licked it almost raw. I'll probably have to put a bandage on it too so she won't lick the neosporin off. I know that MY allergies are acting up, so I'm sure the dogs are being affected too. Hopefully the benedryl will help Huxley. I may give some to Blitz too because she licks her back a lot. She might also have allergies. Well, it's time to drag myself to bed. I know the girls are ready for bed (as they always are lol) so we'll head there.

Running me ragged

As you can see, the dogs have been running me ragged.

Or is it the other way around?

9 Inch Nails

It's quite warm out today (the lower 90's) so the dogs have mostly been laying around. Even though the house has A/C, they still seem to conserve energy on warm days. I'm going to take them to Doggie Day Care Friday. While they are there I'm going to ask that they get a bath and their nails clipped as much as possible. Their nails are really long.

They were longer when we got them in April. I've had them clipped once or twice since then. I would do it myself but I'm not sure how short I can clip them. They are very hard to clip too. Hopefully I can get it done at DDC. If not, I'll bring them over to PetCo for a nail trim.

Little Miss Brave Butt

Check out Little Miss Brave Butt (Minnie). She's sitting right in the living room with Blitz. She got up in the window too but Blitz was out of her mind and went to check Minnie out. I'm glad to see Minnie coming out so much.

The girls are laying down. The cats are out of sight. Think I'll take a nap.

Sleep interruption

I went to bed a bit after 9pm tonight. And here it is about 11:15pm and I'm up because Blitz wouldn't stop whining. I let them out and then back in and went to bed. Huxley jumped up on the bed, but Blitz just sat at the foot of the bed whining. She wouldn't come up on the bed. So I just let them out again. Blitz is at the door but I'm going to make her wait a few minutes before I let her in. I can't have her waking me up at night. They go out just before we go to bed so they should't need to go out until morning. But that doesn't seem to be the case. I should probably ignore her whining and not let them out during the night.

The dogs are still chasing the cats although not quite as much as they were.

The girls were just barking outside so I had to go let them in. They are just full of it tonight.

Anyway, the situation with the cats and dogs is better but still not great. I can't remember if I mentioned this before but one of the cats pooped in our closet. I think they felt trapped in there by the dogs. So I now I have to make sure the closet door is always closed. I really don't like how all the rooms are closed up but I like cleaning out the tub even less.

Blitz has layed down on my blanket that was on the floor. She moved it over and made her nest in it. Then she plopped down. Huxley went to bed. Which is where I should be going.

Day at Doggie Day Care

I took the girls over to Doggie Day Care at about 8am. I picked them up around 3:30pm. They were so excited to see me. They are completely beat though. They've been doing a lot of laying around since they came home. Tom said they played a lot today. I'm tired too from being out all day. We'll probably all go to bed early tonight. Huxley is not limping at all. That's good. She may get sore once she settles down for a while. I think they want to go to bed now (6pm)! Oops! Huxley is limping now. I think it's good for her to get out though and keep the joints moving. Another storm is coming in this evening. Blitz doesn't like the thunder. So far it hasn't been too bad.

Buster Cube

I put some more Pupperoni in the Buster Cube. Huxley loves playing with it. Blitz doesn't get it completely. She knows treats fall out of it and she sort of knows to push it, but she just doesn't get that it's a toy to play with. As long as she seems to enjoy it somewhat, I'm happy. Huxley is still playing with it. She loves the Buster Cube.

Pancakes

Minnie came out into the living room yesterday while the dogs were out here and she got up on my lap! :-0 The dogs were napping. When they woke up they came over and checked out Minnie. She didn't like being checked out so she ran into the bedroom. It's a major deal that she came out into the living room and got on my lap with the dogs out here.

The girls have been doing better sleeping through the night. If only I could say the same for me. lol Tomorrow I'm taking them to Doggie Day Care while I go to Compassion to volunteer and then over to Lisa's for scones (yummmmy!). They'll be tired out by the time they get home. I'm sure Huxley's bones will be sore again. But I know they will have tons of fun at Preppy Pet. Tom is very good with them.

This has nothing to do with dogs but it's wicked funny. Kitty sent it to me.

What I have to put up with every day

This is what I have to put up with every day with these dang dogs. How much energy do they think I have? lol The are the laziest dogs on the planet. Does look kind of comfy though. ;-) Maybe it's time for my nap...

Lightbulb eyes

It's been a good day with the dogs. I put them out on the timer and I let them stay out for the whole time. Occaisionally I forgot to time them and let them in too soon, but when I didn't forget it was a nice change from the in/out in 5 seconds routine. Minnie has really been brave today coming out into the living room even though she knows the dogs are there. She's in the hallway right now and the girls are looking at her. Minnie is the one with the lightbulbs in her eyes lol.

And I couldn't resist this picture of Huxley. I was in the office (where the cat's stuff is) and Huxley poked her nose through the kitty door. I thought it was cute (doesn't help with having them keep their noses out of the kitty door though ~oops~)

I am in charge

I only woke up once last night (at 2am). I didn't let the dogs out. I made them go back to bed. When David's alarm went off at 4:30am, I stayed in bed today. I didn't let the dogs out. Both times I was able to get back to sleep without any problem. I got up for the day at 7am. That's when I let the dogs out. (Who let the dogs out? Oh, that would be me. lol) They've already been out a couple of times this morning. I realize that I need to stop doing what they ask me to do (let me out, let me in, etc.) and do what I want to do. I'm up and down all day because they are constantly in and out. I'm going to start using my timer when I let them out. I'll keep them out for 15 minutes, then I'll let them in (even if Huxley spends most of the time banging on the sliding door with her paw!) And I won't let them out every half hour either. They are running the show and I can no longer allow that. They are laying down right now after a bit of a play. Of course, as soon as I typed that, they got up and went to the door to check something out. Even if they want to go out, I'm not going to let them go until I'm ready to let them out. Then I'll time them. They need more of a routine (just like me).

Aren't they curious little doggies (uh, okay, nosey lol). They are always looking for the cat or rabbits.

Minnie

Minnie came all the way out into the living room earlier. She was about five feet from Huxley and about 10 feet from Blitz. She's getting very brave.

Here she is getting ready for a trip. LOL

Still pooped

The dogs are still pooped out from yesterday. Huxley is limping a bit. That's normal for her. I'm sure they'll take it easy most of the day today. They slept all over David last night. Blitz was on one side and Huxley was on the other side. They had him pinned down. Poor guy. He didn't sleep very well. Huxley is in on the bed and Blitz is out here in the living room whining. They haven't gone off the deck this morning because we had quite a rain last night and the grass is all wet. I don't know what they are going to do when the snow comes. It'll be interesting. David was giving Blitz some tentions and Huxley came out to get some. She's laying down in the sun now. I'm sure that feels good on her aching bones. They are good girls.

Birthday Dinner

Here they are sharing their Birthday Dinner (filet mignon flavored dog food). They really enjoyed it.

Happy Birthday, Girls!

Here's a picture of the girls, once they got home, playing with their Buster Cube. I put some Pupperoni in it for them. Notice how Blitz has learned to pick it up. Huxley does that all the time.

They've had a great birthday and it's not over yet. I got them some can food to mix in with their dry food for a birthday treat. I'm sure they'll love that. They are finally settling down from their day. Once they settle down I'll feed them.

While the dogs are away, the cats will play

This is what the cats do while the dogs are away.

They lay on the dogs bed. I won't tell if you don't. ;-)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Huxley and Blitz!!!

Today Huxley and Blitz are 7 years old. For their birthday I brought them to Doggy Day Care for the day. Tom was glad to see them and they seemed to remember Tom and the Day Care. They were happy and smiling when I left. I don't have to pick them up until 6:30 p.m. I think I might get them some canned food for their birthdays. The cats are enjoying having the dogs out for the day. They've been out in the living room and sitting on our laps. I miss the dogs though. This shows me that keeping them is the right thing to do.

I miss Skooter and Moped

David and the dogs are taking a nap. I joined them at first but couldn't fall asleep so I got up. We went in to lay down because it was pouring rain out for a while. Blitz was bothered by the weather (loud thunder) so we went in to take a nap. The cats are doing great using the kitty door and the dogs and cats seem to be getting on rather well today. I'm really glad to have the dogs for companionship. They make coming home fun. They get so excited when I get back from being out. It always makes me smile. They are up now. They'll probably need to go out soon. It's still very wet outside from the storm. I hope they don't get muddy paws. I need to go get walking collars or harnesses for them. I think it would be easier to walk them if I had the right collar/harness. I need to have more control over them.

I miss Skooter and Moped a lot today. I wish we would hear some new information on them. I still cry about giving them up. But I'm happy that they have great homes now. When I see the pictures of Skooter with his new dad, I always smile. But it's a bittersweet smile. I wish I could have made it work with Skoots and Mopes. But it wasn't meant to be. I think that's why I'm trying so hard with Huxley and Blitz. I don't want to give up on them. Not that I gave up on Skooter and Moped. I tried really hard to make it work with them. I did all kinds of training and I wanted to make it work. David really misses Skooter laying in his lap. I miss their soft, white fur and their fuzzy faces. I'd still love to see them again one day.

I didn't get to clean the yard today because of the weather. So I'll have double duty (no pun intended) tomorrow. :-)

Bingo!

All of the cats are using the kitty door now and also using the litter box! Woohoo! The dogs are kept from the litter box and the cats' food. The cats are spending more time in the hallway now. The dogs are doing better at not chasing the cats. I feel so much better that it's working out a bit. The dogs are still sleeping with us at night. We all seem to have enough room. They don't wake me up anymore. I'm usually waking them up. They are napping in the dining room right now. I still need help with the dogs though. I really want to be able to walk them without them pulling. But I can't complain because I haven't had to clean up the tub after the cats in days. I still have that door closed all the time. Time to go out and clean up the yard.

The kitty door

When I got home from Home Fellowship this afternoon, David had the dogs outside so the cats could go into the kitty door without being stressed. Both Paulie and Tabby went into the kitty door when I got home. I actually saw them do it. Yahoo! David said that all three of them went in the kitty door while I was out. Tabby had gone into the laundry room, behind the washer and was staying in there. So, I got her out of there and closed that door too. I don't want them to have any place but the bedroom or office to escape to. I let Blitz and Huxley in. It's 83 degrees outside. Too hot for them to be out there too long. They are happy to be inside. Tabby is coming down the hall and going to the kitty door. I'm waiting for her to go in. There she goes. Oops, Blitz scared her away. All she did was get up. I think Tabby gets it though that they have to go in the office to eat and go to the bathroom. We'll see how it goes today.

Hmmm...

I don't know how this kitty door thing is going to work. The dogs are keeping the cats from going into the litter room. I haven't seen anyone go to the bathroom on the carpet. I'm grateful for that. Tabby is in the laundry room behind the washer. I can't get her to come out from behind there. Minnie and Paulie are in our bedroom. I've got to get them to use the litter box and go into that room. Huxley and Blitz are laying on the floor in the living room. Waiting for a cat sighting. I don't know how to train the cats to do what I want them to do. I guess if I can get the dogs to leave the cats alone they would go into the litter room. I really hope this works out. I think Paulie just went into the litter room on his own. Minnie and Tabby are the problem. Oh well, we'll see how it goes.

Treats

Paulie has been using the door over and over again. Minnie came down the hallway and checked it out again too. Tabby is the only one who hasn't come back to the kitty door yet.

David just gave the girls a treat - a milk bone and a piece of banana. They loved it. We've been working with Huxley on her not taking Blitz's treats. Blitz doesn't usually eat her treat right away. She waits for Huxley to eat her own treat and then starts in on hers. But Huxley will try to take it before Blitz can get it. I've been letting Huxley sit there and wait while Blitz finishes her treat.

Success!

Paulie has already used the kitty door to get in to the kiitty litter box. One down. Two to go.

I just put Tabby and Minnie into the office separately and had them go out the kitty door. They both did it. I don't know that they know that their litter box, food and water is in there because they came out rather quickly.

Closing the bathroom doors give the cats two less places to run to. Hopefully they will escape into the kitty door if the dogs go after them. Basically they can run into our bedroom or the guest bedroom and get under the beds. They are going to have to deal with each other now. I'll have to work with the dogs to not go after the cats. I'm sure Kris can help with that too.

New Kitty Door

Here are a couple of pictures of the new kitty door.

Kitty Door Installed!

David put in a kitty door in the office door so just the cats can get in and out. I have their litter box in there and also their food and water. So that means that the dogs can't get to the kitty litter or food. That is great. Now I just need to get the cats to use the kitty door. Once they are out of the bathroom, I'm going to close the door and pray that they won't go to the bathroom on the carpet. The dogs have already checked out the kitty door. They can barely get their nose in there. That's exactly what I need. Getting the cats to use the door will be interesting. I think I'm going to put them all in the office and let them work their way out through the kitty door. They have their litter box, food and water in there, so they will be fine. Getting them in there is the problem. The are all under the bed right now. I'm going to go down and close the door to David's bathroom and my bathroom to keep them and their fur out of the their for good. They can always go under the bed if they can't get in the kitty door if the dogs are after them. I feel hopeful right now that things can work out.

I'm batty

David does think I'm batty! LOL I keep taking him on this roller coaster ride with the dogs. I can't help it. I get to a point where I feel like I can't handle everything and I can't think of any alternatives, so I think that surrendering the dogs is the answer. The only problem is that the question is "how do I get the cats to stop doing their business in the tub?". Surrendering the dogs doesn't solve the problem with the cats. Yes, the cats might settle down if the dogs were gone, but I don't want to lose these girls. I'm anxious to have Kris come up and help me out. If I can get the girls under control (meaning: I have to stop letting them get away with everything) then the cats might not be such an issue. Which reminds me - I need to go check the tub again. I'm sure the cats have used it tonight. I am tired of having to do this, but again, surrendering the dogs doesn't automatically fix the problem.

Kris said she's going to look into a kitty door (like a doggy door) for the cats. They could then get in the room and not have the dogs come after them. I'm not sure how the cats would do with it. The gate worked for a while, but the dogs eventually jumped the gate. They wouldn't be able to get through a kitty door. I want to close the bathroom doors, but I'm afraid the cats will go on the carpet. That would be horrible. I've just got to figure out how to get the cats back to the box. Having a kitty door would also solve the problem of the dogs getting into the kitty litter box. They really need to stop doing that.

Back to the girls though. I've really started to depend on them for companionship. I really look forward to coming home because they are so happy to see me. I also would like to continue play dates with Woody so they are better socialized. Right now they are play fighting, getting some energy out. I've got to start walking them every day or they will keep up the playing in the house. Not that I mind it, but it gets a little out of hand sometimes. I'm just glad to see them playing at their age. Which reminds me, this month (August) we celebrate their birthdays. They will be 7 years old. Maybe I'll buy them a Tug A Jug for their birthday. They didn't show much interest in the Buster Cube, but the Tug A Jug is different. They'll really have to use their brains to get the treats out of the Tug A Jug.

David just called them 'his girls'. I guess he's attached to them too. He really enjoys them greeting him at the door when he gets home from work each day. They are always happy to see me when I come in the house. Like today. I did some volunteer work at Compassion International and was gone for 4 1/2 hours. The girls didn't get into anything and they were able to wait until I got home to go out. I'd like to volunteer when I'm able to and knowing that they can do fine for hours is a great help and would allow me to do the volumteer work. I've also been invited to the Tuesday morning Coffee at the clubhouse. It wouldn't be that long and I'd be close to home so that might work out too.

Kris has 20 dogs down at the Rescue right now and is expecting three more this weekend. I can't imagine how much work that has to be for her and her daughter. She told me that the summer is like that, but as soon as families come back from vacations and kids get back to school, there will be more adoptions. I'll be praying for her and the dogs. I hope all of them get good homes. Kris thanked me for the last donation. I told her that I was happy to be able to support her and the Rescue. I'll send another donation here soon (for August).

The girls just heard a sound and started running around and barking. I sprayed them and they stopped right away. They are laying down over by David now. I'm surprised that they haven't headed to bed yet. Maybe they are waiting for me. I might actually have some room on the bed tonight. LOL

I was going to ask Kris if she'd heard anything about Skooter or Moped but I forgot to. We did talk about getting the girls to walk better on a leash. She thinks that can be taken care of fairly quickly. The cat situation might take longer. I'd be happy if I could walk them without them pulling my shoulder out of the socket. I'm sure that Kris will be a real help with getting them to walk in a more controlled way. She feels that they are bored and that's why they are chasing the cats. I'm sure they are bored. I need to dedicate myself to getting them out consistently. I should try to get them into Doggy Day Care too. If I can send them their even just once every other week, they wouldn't be so bored. They are very good there about playing with the dogs. And again, it would be good socialization for them (with people and dogs).

If I move even the slightest, Huxley and Blitz run to the bedroom. They know it's bedtime. They've moved over to their bed on the floor next to me. They are definitely waiting to go to bed. I'll let them out one more time and then go to bed. That reminds me, I also need to get them out of the habit of getting up in the middle of the night. That's my fault because I have to get up at least twice during the night. Sometimes they stay in bed but usually they get up with me. If they don't get up initially they usually jump out of bed when I flush the toilet. Don't ask me why. I don't know why they do that. And when David's alarm goes off in the morning (at 4:30am!) the dogs always jump out of bed and head for the back door. They are definitely Pavlov dogs. LOL

Okay, time for bed.

Oh my gosh!

Well, I've changed my mind again. I want to keep the dogs. I know I would be lost without them. I can't do that to me or to them. They are happy here with us. Spoiled and happy. They are my girls.

I just spoke to Kris and I told her that I was feeling wishy-washy again about surrendering Huxley and Blitz. She has offered to come up here to help me out with the dogs. And as it turns out she doesn't have room for them right now anyway. She has 20 dogs at this time. And three more are coming in this weekend. I told her that I really want to make this work. That if I could take care of the cat problem keeping them wouldn't be an issue. The cats are the one's who are misbehaving, not the dogs. The dogs just need more consistent exercise. I've also figured out how to take care of the back yard more consistently and get it done in less than 15 minutes. It's the cats I don't want to clean up after! So, Kris is going to call me back next week and set up a time that she and her daughter can come up to help train me and the dogs. :-)

David is going to think I'm batty always changing my mind about keeping or surrendering the dogs. I just don't think they would get adopted together and I can't imagine one being without the other.

One of the issues Lisa brought up is that it will be even more difficult to get them exercise in the winter. If I can get on a schedule with them now, that will carry over to winter, then they would be okay.

If we can just get things worked out with the cats. Dag nabbit! Also, I can't think of ending the Dog Blog. I want to continue blogging about the girls and Skooter and Moped for as long as I can.

Well, I'm a fruitcake. That's for sure. I need to turn things around here and make sure I'm in charge, not them. It'll take some work, but it will be worth it. I love my girls.

Letting Woody Out

Lisa and family went out to dinner tonight and I had the pleasure of going over to let Woody out to do his business. He was extremely cooperative. We played for about 15 minutes. I had him sit and lay down for treats. He's such a smart boy. When I brought him in he looked longingly at his kennel like he was ready to go to bed. He was good and waited upstairs while I left out the garage.

When I got home the girls were ready for bed. They went to bed about 40 minutes ago. They are so lazy. As usual, there won't be any room for me on the bed so I'll have to call them off the bed so I can get in the bed.

Emotional roller coaster

The dogs didn't wake me up. I woke up on my own. When I got out of bed though they came running for the back door. They went out and came back in. Huxley did her automatic sit for a treat. Blitz sat too when she saw what Huxley was doing. They're back in bed now.

Today was an emotional day because of the dogs. I always flip-flop on bringing them to the Rescue. I think about surrendering them and I can't believe that I'll be without them forever. But at the same time I feel like surrendering them is the best thing for me and for them. I'm really not able to take care of two GSP's, even lazy ones. I know I'll cry when we bring them down there. And I'll miss them greatly for a while. Then life will settle in again and I'll be okay without any of my dogs. I'll never stop missing them on some level and I'm sure I'll tear up once in a while because they are in different homes. I pray that Huxley and Blitz get adopted together. They would be lost without each other. (~tears~) I'd rather keep them than have them separated. It would break my heart and theirs if they were separated. I can't even think about it any more. It's too painful to consider.

I think a lot about finding homes for the cats, but no one is going to be interested in a 15 year old Tabby. And I don't know that I'd want Paulie and Minnie separated. They've been together since birth. They are about 7 years old now.

This is such an incredible struggle for me. I wish I could have a perfect life where the dogs and cats could co-exist. And the cats used their litter box! LOL But, like everyone else, I have an imperfect life, a life I am so happy to have. I wish I weren't so wishy-washy about surrendering the dogs, but when you love an aminal like I love them, their are going to be painful emotions and tears. My life will be lonely without them. I will miss having them sleep with us at night. I will miss letting them out in the morning. I'll miss them play fighting. I'll miss their Wookie sounds. They have become ingrained in my life. It will be difficult to not have them here.

I haven't heard from Kris yet so I don't know if we'll be bringing them down to the Rescue this weekend. It's difficult having them knowing that soon they will be gone. If only they'd leave the cats alone. If only the cats would stop using the tub as a litter box. Oh, well.

This is an emotional roller coaster that I'm on. I'm up and down constantly with my decision to surrender them. But I know that I feel, the majority of the time, that surrendering them is what's best for me and them. I will miss them but not a lot of things that they do. Don't get me wrong. These are really good dogs, well behaved, gentle and friendly. But they chase things, especially cats. They are determined to not walk on a leash without pulling. And then there is always the issue of the back yard (pooper scooper at your service LOL). And I'm still not giving them enough exercise outside of the house. Even though they are lazy, they still need to be exercised and I am not faithful to doing that.

This is the same way I felt about Skooter and Moped. I love them dearly but I just couldn't handle having them. They weren't living a wonderful life here with us. They deserved better. And now they have better. I want the same thing for Huxley and Blitz - a better life. And I definitely need to reduce the stress I am feeling over the cat situation.

Well, I guess I should head back to bed. I'm sure the dogs have taken over my side. Blitz is probably up on my pillow, silly girl. Guess I'll just have to shove her over again like I usually do.