December 31, 2008

AAKK! Foiled again! I was planning on going absolutely nowhere and doing absolutely nothing today, but Kasey changed my plans. She woke me up from my nap at 1pm to tell me she needed to go outside.

I only slept from 2am til 6:30am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I got up and chatted with Debi and Cherie P before she went to work. I went back to bed at 10am when I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. I needed that nap!

At 2pm, I woke up because Kasey was barking outside my bedroom window. I went to the door to let her in and all I saw was BLACK mud going half-way up her back legs. I called her back to me and she was wet from her chest down. Quickly I called the Muddy Paw Wash and found out they were open. I told Kyle to let Scott know I was bringing Kasey right over and that she was a MESS!

Mike was manning the register today and he quickly got one of the bathers to take Kasey back. I felt so bad! He was still pulling sticks and leaves out of her 30 minutes later! It took about an hour and 15 minutes total whereas a normal bath takes 45 minutes. Kasey was very happy and relaxed during the whole thing. That's the reason I have *them* bathe her even though it's a DIY doggie wash! When I bathe her, she won't go up the ramp into the tub, she tries to sit the whole time I'm washing her, and she freaks out when the blow drier starts up. It's just much less stressful if they take her and do it.

While I was waiting I ordered a large Chai, which was free because this was Kasey's 4th bath since my last free drink, and ate the remainder of my Wawa Italian sub that I bought on Sunday before dialysis. I chatted with Teresa, one of the owners, after Kasey was done. Scott, the manager, has told her about me and Kasey being a Service Dog team and how happy Kay always is. We were talking about SD access and training and some of the things Kay does for me.

I watched the ball in Times Square fall tonight, turning the tv on 45 seconds before midnight. I just can't stand noise any more, I tell ya! I've gotten really bad about that in the past year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I wish you good health, great friends, and lots of stitching time! My wish for myself is that I have a better health year in 2009 than I did in 2008, and that I get to spend more time with my family and less time in the hospital! I also wish to complete Kasey's SD training and hope that she, Chet, and Piper all stay healthy as they get older.