Fireworks

We made it thru the fourth. We're experiencing a severe drought, but despite the pleas of the fire marshall to leave the fireworks to professionals in designated areas, the less intelligent beings in the area shot off fireworks for three straight nights. We kept a close watch on the woods behind us.

Also this year we had some new noise problems to contend with. Usually the water dogs don't pay any attention to the sound of fireworks or they bark back at them. This year, however, Bailey was showing signs of stress and wanted to stay in her crate with Monkey and Bear to keep her company.

The most unusual change was Samba. She was disturbed by the noise and stayed close to me. Every time I tried to take her outside, someone would shoot another round and she'd run for the door, trembling. We finally got her to go outside at 2 AM.

Meanwhile the stray dog was sleeping in a crate in the garage and we didn't hear a peep from him. Thursday morning we took him to the vet clinic to check for a microchip. As expected, there was none. We left him there while we paid a visit to the Humane Society shelter.

No one had reported him missing.

Then we drove around the neighborhood looking for 'Lost Dog' posters on posts.

There were none.

I had posted his picture online, but had no responses.

So...................

OK, you knew it was coming, right?

Sebastian had an exam this morning. He's in great condition, except that he needs to gain a little weight and his paws are red and irritated, probably burns from the hot pavement. His heart worm test was negative. He was given his vaccines and had a microchip implanted. On Monday morning he'll be losing a couple of unnecessary body parts and on Monday afternoon he'll be heading to his new home....here with us.

He'll be our new pack member. So far Morgan is the only one who has met him and that went fine. He's a very calm dog, reminds me a lot of Tsar. We were waiting for his medical tests before introducing him to the others.