Ms. Days Ease RV Life #185 10/1/20

Good Morning COVID-19 Warriors!  Day #183 for me today.  WOW~6 months!  That is so incredible.  I’m on day 43 of my 50in50in50.  It’s getting much harder right now.  I do include FL & MI in that 8 days, so it’s really only 6 States left.  KS, MS, SD, UT, WV, & WY.  I may need to go to their websites to get there from now on.  I now have the 319 Marathon meeting to pick from and also a new Women’s International Marathon meeting.

So BIG announcement!  MEET BUSTER!!!!!!!!

This was the “on line picture” I found through Petfinder.  I just “happened” to be on the site on Tuesday and he popped up.  This was the other picture of him with his mother:

They were being fostered on a farm out in the hinterlands (notice the chicken)!  He was neutered on Friday, and came online on Monday.  He was born on July 15, 2020 so he is about 11 weeks old.  I had NO INTENTION of getting a puppy, but I couldn’t resist him for a number of reasons.  First of all he is a bit of Dachshund which is exactly what I was looking for.  So judging by his mother, that is part of him.  We’ve only been together for 3 days and it’s been great so far.  He is not housebroken so I’m trying to teach him to go outside.  He hasn’t cooperated yet.  But I have some good spray that has taken out any odors – I think.  At least I don’t smell anything.  His poop is tight so easily picks up without any residual so far & doesn’t stink too badly.  Right now he looks like a Scottish Terrier.  He is quiet, but has a deep bark.  I am going to “crate” train him.  Right now I have a big hardsided cat carrier which he fits into now.  I just ordered a small wooden crate from Petsmart that looks like a piece of furniture.  I just decided today to cancel my plans for camping this month.  I have to get him housebroken and able to tell me when he wants to go out.  That may take 6 months. 

I’ve been talking to Jennifer about her dachshund, Sammy.  She got him about a month ago and Sammy is a month older than Buster.  Buster came with his name and recognizes it so his full name is Buster Brown.  Remember him?  He was a shoe guy named for a type of shoe back in the 50’s and 60’s.  I vaguely remember him with a “Dutchboy” hair cut.  Let me try to google him:

Come to find out according to Google that it was in the 50’s!  So anyway, I’ve been told that my puppy will destroy my shoes so I guess that’s appropriate also.  

Another reason I couldn’t resist him, was because he looks like Trigger:

His legs are a lot shorter than Trigger’s, but he is so young, it’s hard to tell how he’ll end up, but I’m hopeful that he will keep those squatty legs.  Even Bill (my brother) says that he seems like he will be a good size for me.  Right now he is doing this:

It’s great!  I can blog and listen to the 319 at the same time, so I’m getting a meeting also!  Although I did go to Australia this morning for my Meditation meeting!  I told Sarah (the chair & organizer – the PW is Puppers) so you can tell she is a dog lover.  She said every time people come on to her meeting they all get dogs!  

Anyway, after talking to Jennifer, she told me about a few things I should get.  The first thing was:

So once I get this, I can take him in the car and in Daisy to ride with me.  Then I also got a carrier that allows him to sit in it so I can take him on walks with me since he doesn’t like to walk all that much right now.  I need to leash train him eventually.  I may need to get a trainer.  So this morning I did this for him:

As usual, I always have more than I need (I’m an alcoholic – never enough) so I have 3 leashes so now Buster can walk around more and I can sit in a chair and let him walk around.  This morning I sat outside with him for at least an hour (maybe 2) and he never peed outside not to mention poop.  Now it is too hot to be outside until this evening.  But tonight will be great because there is a full moon.  This morning I was outside with him at 4:15 AM.  

We sat outside under the carport and he did this:

He is very alert.  I think I over stimulated him though.  He got a little bit scared with all of the action in the neighborhood.  When I finally brought him in he was running around a bit and crying.  I just thought he was searching for Metaxa and couldn’t find her.  I put him on my lap and he succeeded in jumping down from there and I think that scared him, I know it scared me.  It was a little too high for him to be jumping like that and he is still so tender.

Now I’m listening to the Women’s Marathon meeting.  Trying to get my State in today without having to go directly to those states.  I have issues about time zones and I never know what time meetings start.  But now that Buster has come in to my life he is my priority.  I took this little video of him on our first day together:

I still can’t remember to hold my phone correctly – horizontally – which would make this video wider.  Maybe next time.  In case – I may just go do a new video and hold my camera correctly.

So I’m thinking we may be getting somewhere with my little puppy Buster.  Look at this adorable picture!  

I’ve had this kitty bed FOREVER!  None of my cats liked it.  I put it in Daisy hoping they would use it in there, but no go!  So tonight I’m hoping that Buster will sleep in it tonight in the living room, I’ll be on the couch for the 3rd time, but I’ll move it into my closet for the future and I might be in my bed tomorrow night.  We’ll see.  

I’ve also come up with another plan for housebreaking.  The rocks in my yard are uncomfortable for him to walk on so I’ve ordered some astro turf for the back yard to see if he will go there.  I keep hoping he’ll just pee on the concrete because that is what he was used to at the shelter, but I guess he wasn’t at the shelter long enough to get a feel for that.  I’m still studying YouTube videos.  Learning a lot.  Jennifer told me to put the water up 2 hours before we go to bed, so I’m going to do that now and I’m going to watch a little TV to see if he’ll stay in the bed.  Fingers crossed!  See you next time for the next adventure with BUSTER!  YAY!