Raleigh is sitting in my lap at the moment. This has been the craziest start to a New Year in my entire life. It started off when I was moving a cabinet out of the house, it slipped and fell and shattered our big bay window! I had to use cardboard-duct tape, boards, a blanket and a tarp to stop the inside cats from not only getting outside, but getting cut on the shards remaining. They came to fix the window after two days (bad weather stopped them) and one window dude made a comment to his co-worker that he wished he had known so much duct tape was going to be purchased he would have bought stock! LOL

Then that stray dog German Shepherd surprised me late at night- coming into the yard and trying to kill not only Cooper- but also all the yard cats! She loved people (thank God) and I managed to rope her and get her to the police department. Animal Control came and got her.

The very next day, I was on an adoption run and out in the  middle of nowhere, I see this beautiful German Shepherd limping along the road. I stopped, and called “Puppy. puppy puppy!” She ran right to me, ate the handful of cat kibble I offered her and jumped into my truck! Oh my she stank to high heaven. I took a run down the road looking for a farm a house- nothing- so I took her to the vet. She had a chip- she has been returned to her neglectful owner which made me sad. Her ears were so infected, she has severe dermatitis all over her body- she is about 5 years old but her claws, on my word- they were so long they were curling under! I told the vet that I wanted her with all my heart and to tell the owner that- but he took her back. I do hope the return came with a stern lecture about how to care for a dog!

Mikes in the hospital so I was telling him about her and how she loved Cooper and the cats and he just said- maybe we aren’t supposed to get a German Shepherd. The very next day, after picking up my food for the cats, I was driving around the back of the building and I see this man just kicking this poor dog! The dog was cowering and trying to duck the blows. I stop in the middle of the road (not wise) jump out of the truck and run over and had some “words” with this homeless low-life. After he dropped a few F bombs, he looked at me and sneered and said “If you want this dog- you can  have him for ten dollars!” I quickly handed him the money. I had just ten dollars in the pocket of my jeans. My purse was in the truck. I picked up this “little dog” he dug into my arms and as I drove him to the vet, he was sitting in my lap the entire time!

He is at the vet now- I am calling him Kirby. He is being neutered, he is 2 years old and unless he turns out to be a cat aggressive dog- looks like Cooper might have a friend.  You look at him- he looks like a cocker spaniel and a dachshund had an affair. LOL He’s the cutest dog I have ever seen in my life. I wasn’t looking for a dog, especially a lap dog because I have so many lap kitties- but I guess he was looking for me. He’s pitch black and he stands on his hind legs and dances in a circle when you are holding a treat over his head. I was trying to see if he had any basic commands. I suspect he’s been stolen by the guy but he isn’t chipped and I looked online for anyone missing a dog of his description- but mostly people are missing cats. (I still can’t believe I found Raleigh last night!) I will post a picture when I can- but he is being neutered today- we vaccinated him and de-wormed and de-flead him. He smells so bad but he had so many fleas we decided a bath could wait. Me and a lap dog- who would have thought!