Today was a sitting day. Pet sitting that is! Today was the first day of my watching my neighbor's house and dogs. I go over at 730am and check on the dogs, feed and water them, give them doggie cookies, put out the bird seed and squirrel food and clean up dog poop. I sit in the house for a little while and reward the puppies when they come in the same room as me, and then open the curtains and leave.
Then about 5pm, I go back over to the house, sit in the living room and watch tv, throwing pieces of dog biscuits to the fellows when they come into the room. They are a little freaked out because I've never been there when the home owners haven't been there before. This morning, at 430am, my neighbors left so I just started this job for them. I'm supposed to be walking the dogs too, but that is a little hard when you can't get the dogs to come into the room with you. So I went over at 5pm, turned on the tv, they have cable, and settled in to watch HGTV. House Hunters and Property Brothers. Whenever Kodak would come into the room, I wouldn't look at him, just throw him a piece of doggie biscuit. He came in the room 4 times. I laid out my arm without looking at him and he came up to me and sniffed me. Tomorrow, if the weather is nice, I will see about taking him for a walk, if he will let me get close enough to put the collar and leash on him.
When I come over in the evening, I settle in to socialize with the dogs, then I feed them. I'm supposed to watch them eat, entice Deisel to eat with some canned food if he won't but that requires Deisel to come out of hiding. First I need to find out where he is hiding. Then I need to reward him, feed him until he comes out to me. I need to pick up poop, pull in the mail, Then I need to feed the feral and neighborhood cats. I put out a can of wet cat food, some shredded cheddar cheese, dry cat food, two hotdogs that I tear into small pieces and catnip to put on the steps. Tonight it was raining so no catnip for the kitties. But I did forget to bring in the mail so I will do that in the morning. I also forgot to open the curtains this morning so will remember to do that in the morning. Tomorrow they get the paper so I have box to put that in, too.
Hubby had to leave about 630 this morning but the dogs had him up at 430 and 530, so he just stayed up and left around 6, planning to get breakfast at the hotel in Denver when he got there early. Today was the last day of the Doctorate Symposium. When he got home, he said they sold well, he made good money both Thursday and Saturday. The truck will stay with us until he goes back to work on Monday and the work studies can unload it.
Tomorrow hubby and I have mass, then we have to go to the mall so I can get my wedding ring inspected and cleaned. Then we will be back at home for the day.
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