Monday, February 16, 2009

Fostering Eccentricity

In the past few days I have started fostering puppies from the animal shelter and wearing an ace bandage. (These sorts of things always happen when Christian goes out of town. I don't know why.) I am fully cognizant as I take these steps into quirky eccentricity. I am telling you this so you can have a better understanding of those kind of weird people who have foster animals and wrap their joints--people I have undoubtedly made fun of in the past. In my rational mind, both of these situations are temporary or, at least, occasional. I'm still totally in control of myself, although I can't guarantee that the next time you see me I will not have fully evolved into a brace-wearing, cane yielding woman with a ferret on my shoulder.

While performing my cat towel duties, I became aware of fostering opportunities for the dogs of Lost Paws. You take a dog for a week in between adoption events. This seems especially nice for puppies, as they need a little more attention. My kids understand the deal completely, and we are bathing and teaching our puppies to behave with the hope that they will be the best and first dogs adopted next Saturday. I love having pets, but they don't always work out and are almost never convenient. Puppies on a weekly basis are just the ticket! Our puppies are purebred Border Collies, born on a charming farm, and too young to have any annoying habits. They are puffy and cute. We call them Max Perry and Charlie Bosley. They are yours for the taking if you show up at Petsmart in American Fork this Saturday at 1pm. One seems to be the runt and is slightly more anxious, but I highly recommend them both and fully endorse them.

Just so you know, if I were in a beauty pageant and had to pick a platform or if I were a rich celebrity and had money to donate to a cause (which is least likely? Don't answer that), I doubt I would choose animal issues. I eat meat and wear leather. (But I wouldn't eat puppy meat, tender though it may be.) I would choose to support a cause that helps humans. I just want you to know that.

As for my wrist, it just hurts whenever it moves--probably from lugging and twisting and placating 25 lbs of Ellen all day without a break which, I guess, is a testament to how much Christian does when he is here. Or maybe I'm just embarrassed to pull out the ace bandage when he is here.

I will post pictures of the puppies later today and maybe even a picture of my wrist if I get 100 comments--No! A thousand comments! Come on guys--do it for my wrist! DO IT FOR MY WRIST. DO IT FOR MY WRIST. . .

46 comments:

  1. We met once.

    So, I'm not a total stranger.

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  2. I don't know why I felt the need to type that.

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  3. Just helping your comment cause.

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  4. PURE BRED border collies?

    We have a farm.


    And our dog is getting old.



    Maybe these will be her replacement.

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  5. This if for your wrist!

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  6. oops. that's supposed to say "is". that's what happens when i try to type too early in the morning.

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  7. They SHOULD be your old dog's replacement, B. Where did we meet? I thought I knew you in real life but I don't remember where I know you from.

    . . . hard to type with bandage.

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  8. I am not an animal person, but it sounds like you are doing a good thing!

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  9. And I know about things like joints getting overused - I have very bad knees these days.

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  10. But not to worry - I will NOT post photos of them!!

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  11. And I know about things like joints getting overused - I have very bad knees these days.

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  12. Do duplicates count?

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  13. I would love to see photos!

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  14. And I have never met you or your dogs....

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  15. I have known you moderately well for around 33 years. Does that count for anything?

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  16. We have never met. But I would eat puppy meat if it was delicious and given to me as a free sample at Costco. Because I am a horrible person that way.

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  17. We haven't met either. But have you considered letting the little girl ride the puppies? That could solve two problems...

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  18. I want to see some puppies.

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  19. So maybe the whole wrist hurting thing is caused by Agnes? I have been so confused about the cause of my own wrist pain.

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  20. Anything for a good cause!

    I love the image of a ferret on your shoulder. I have a weird phobia of ferrets.

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  21. Do I have to say whether we know each other?

    I have GOT to see a picture. Don't let me down.

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  22. Just don't let those crazies next door to you know you've got puppies in your house, or your doorbell will be ringing ten times a day!

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  23. Does it count?

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  24. I really wanna see the puppies.

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  25. Also I would like to adopt them, but I can't. Allergies.

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  26. Also I want you to think 1000 people have read this in the past 12 hours.

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  27. To the puppies!

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  28. There's nothing cuter than puppies...

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  29. unless it's the wrist of a random blogger in Utah that I love to read...

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  30. even though she has no idea who I am.

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  31. One time in a back, dimly lit room at Carrabas....which sounds skeezy, but it wasn't. I don't remember what the occasion was....somebody's birthday maybe?

    Where do these dogs poop? Because mine poops out in the pasture, NEVER on the lawn.

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  32. Hi. I will comment since you asked. I have enjoyed your blog for like a month now. Thanks!

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  33. You know I blogstalk, and I'm proud to say that I've known you for about 2 decades. Haven't known you very well, but we both had short hair and wore veils during our wedding receptions, so that counts for something.

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  34. Oh - and we've been looking for potential replacement puppies, but our oldest lab hasn't gone to greener pastures yet. Besides, I think the two labs would pounce on a puppy...

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  35. I heard Border collies try to herd your children. Although that might not be too bad of an idea if you could take the dog to the park or the McDonalds playland. It's so horrible trying to get my kids out of that place!

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  36. If you come across any black pugs or Boston terriers, I will fly out THAT DAY to get it.

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  37. I believe you need a Colbert wrist strong bracelet. It's all the rage AND it would educate people about the horrible crimes committed against wrists.

    I hope you're a Colbert fan, because if you are not, that was a strange comment for me to make.

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  38. Even though I am much more likely to support a cause by adopting grown humans with ace bandage wrappings for a week rather than adorable puppies, I applaud your efforts.

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  39. I love LOST PAWS! I worked with them often during that 13 years I worked at the vet hospital. I also washed my share of cat pee towels then too. More than my share, actually. I have some towels for you... I'll bring them by one of these days.

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  40. Anonymous9:26 AM

    A thousand comments? That is a lot. Let's go back to one hundred.

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  41. I'm still laughing about you evolving into a brace-wearing, cane yielding woman with a ferret on your shoulder. Please, please, please, please do.

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  42. You just GIVE AND GIVE AND GIVE!!! TOWELS AND PUPPIES!!?!?!?!

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