Zoe has been with us for one year. It’s hard to believe.
To celebrate, we took her and Otis to the Humane Society for their monthly Chip and Nails clinic. Both dogs were overdue to have their nails trimmed, but we remedied that today. It’s well worth the $12 (plus tax), especially considering that our multiple nail-trimming attempts at home ended up with us sitting in one room with the clippers and the dogs dashing to the opposite end of the house.
To celebrate for real, we went for walks and I gave them each a couple extra treats and lots of hugs (which upsets their stomachs less). Nothing too fancy, but we did want to remember the occasion.
It’s starting to get a little warmer now (except for today’s snow-filled extravaganza, which has mostly melted). We’ve been taking the dogs for longer strolls on the path that leads into the woods, as long as the paths stay dry. It’s been good for all of us to have longer walks, although our first attempt involved a lot of wayward sniffing on the dogs’ part.
Tags: humane society, otis, zoe
April 6, 2009 at 11:43 am |
wow, a year!? happy anniversary! and it will be warmer this week….
April 7, 2009 at 12:26 am |
Thanks! I’m hoping I can believe the weather forecast. Warmth would be good for us all…
April 13, 2009 at 3:57 pm |
Funny you should write about nail trimming, I was over @ my daughters, she has English Bulldogs, I asked if she trimmed their nails, she said NO you do it. Considering my bichons need trimmed and I can’t even face that…… we don’t have nail clinics here I don’t think and it would be such a drive if we did, I guess I’ll just get the clippers out. Soon, real soon. Loved your blog BTW
April 15, 2009 at 2:03 am |
Thanks!
Our vet also does nail trimmings but it’s about $10 cheaper to go to the humane society, so with two dogs the savings add up! The humane society only does it once a month, though, so if you accidentally skip a month it can be bad news for everyone. At least it’s warmer outside so their claws wear down on the pavement between trims.