WE FOUND A HOME FOR DAISY!

[attackfish]

A couple of days ago, an eighteen year old college student called about our Daisy girl, and Mom grilled her, and grilled her, and she was just perfect.  A few years ago, her parents both died within a year of each other, and ever since, she and her brother have lived with their aunt and uncle, where she will be living until she graduates.  Her aunt and uncle are just as happy as she is to be getting a dog.  She plans to become a social worker, and her cousin is a dog trainer.  And when Mom took her to their house, Daisy bounded right over and cuddled into her on the couch.  We couldn't be happier with the home we found for her, even though I miss having her around.

It's very nice though not to always keep her and the rest of the dogs locked away separate from each other, and not to have to worry all of the time that we'll slip up and someone will be killed.

Also, I have two new cockatiels to keep Sully company.  They're sisters from the same clutch that their owner wasn't able to keep.  I've named them Rhyme and Reason.  They've finished their quarantine and are settling in beautifully, and I'm working on hand taming them.

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[unjapanologist]

Awwwww <3

[attackfish]

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[water-soter.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful! It really sounds like the ideal home for Daisy. And I am so happy for your two wonderful additions. Rhyme and Reason . . . GREAT NAMES!!!

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

*is just so happy*

[weirdlet.livejournal.com]

Awesome^^ It's good to find the place where one is most suited.

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Exactly! She'll be very happy there, and very loved.

[lalunatique.livejournal.com]

Yay perfect-match adoption! So I guess this is a family with no other pets and no plan to get any? I wish her all happiness in her new home. I've always wondered how dogs feel when they have a new family, whether they understand why their old pack isn't around anymore. My chiropractor, who had a lot of dogs, told me they understand the situation if you sit them down and tell them what's going on. Do you plan to visit Daisy from time to time?

In pet-related news, it seems I've developed a dog and cat allergy. I was just fine with our family dogs when I was young, but since I've hit thirty or so my hand starts itching after petting a dog or cat. After that it's wheezy breath, itchy scalp, then I'm fine in a few hours depending on how much exposure I had to the animal. It's weird because I have no other respiratory or allergic problems that I know of. You, on the other hand, seem to have more than your share of both while being fine with your menagerie.

Also I agree with water_soter, Rhyme and Reason are awesome names.

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Yep, no other pets, and they know they can't have any others with Daisy around.

We think Daisy knows. We had to cart her around on a leash and keep her isolated from the rest of the pack for four months. The whole time, she was picking up on our anxiety. She lives three hours away now, but we plan to skype.

That's horrible! Are some dog breeds better or worse than others? I'm horribly allergic to cats, and shedding dogs (and some nonshedding dogs) and we've had to be very careful about the dogs we take in. Solo the lab border collie cross almost killed me, and as much as I miss him, I'm really glad not to have to live with what he did to my body. Luckily, I'm not allergic to birds.

Thank you, :)

[lalunatique.livejournal.com]

I have a theory that dogs will really start digging long-distance comunication and electronic media once we figure out how to convey smell through our devices. Of course, with dogs' amazing sense of hearing I'm sure they respond just as well to familiar voices over the lines.

The one time allergic reaction became an issue with dogs was after snuggling with an uncle-in-law's two Maltese mixes. And we actually had a Maltese in my home for years when I was in my twenties with zero problems, so it's puzzling. I can't think of any other major interactions with dogs in recent years, so there's little basis for comparison.

I was allergic to every cat I've come into contact with, though, and I've since found out that cats are just about the most allergenic pets there are--no wonder hypoallergenic breeds go for small fortunes. In fact I'm starting to wonder if my immune system's overload on cats caused my late-development dog allergy, though I have no idea if that's how allergies work.

At least it's a good thing dogs have more variety in allergenic reaction so you can keep some around, and having cats in a home with birds is probably not a good idea anyway.

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Suzy and Amy both love phone calls. When Mom and dad are away, and I've got my phone out, they're convinced it's Mom and Dad, and they whine at me until I put the phone down for them to listen to their parents. Amy often won't go to sleep until Dad has called to talk to her on the phone.

It also could have been the food they eat or a shampoo used on them. Food really changes the allergenicness of dogs, because they lick themselves, and the saliva dies on their fur. If you're allergic to something in their food (and most come overloaded with chemicals that humans don't otherwise come into contact with) then flecks of it will be glued to their fur from their licking. Also, dog shampoos tend to be really perfumey, and a lot of groomers add perfume after grooming. Malteses are pretty low on the allergen level, but they do have oily coats, so if you're allergic to the oil...

And my grandmother is deathly allergic to cats, and my dad and mom are pretty severely allergic to them too. So, my grandmother and my birds would all die, and the rest of us would wish for death. Funnily enough, cats are crazy about me. Never met one that didn't just go gaga for me. I think there's really something to the old wives tale that they always go for the people who are allergic to them. I think they like the smell of histamine.

[lalunatique.livejournal.com]

LOL that is so cute. It's like they're kids! It reminds me of parents singing their children lullabies over the phone.

And I did not know about how food and shampoo could cause allergies. That is good to know, thank you. The kind of havoc cats could wreak on your family is both scary and sort of hilarious. Maybe Koreans traditionally had the right idea in finding cats creepy (though they are increasingly popular now). They were our allies in keeping rats at bay, but I don't think they'll ever be "ours" the way dogs are.

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

*pets them* Exactly like, I think.

Also, as yesterday reminded me, flea and tick medicine can also be an allergen (seriously, I thought I had a kidney infection, was all set to drag myself to the ER until I figured it out.)

I love cats. As I said, they go gaga over me, and it's hard to argue with that level of affection. It seems cultures go one of two ways, either cats are mystical and holy, or they're creepy, no in between.

[chordatesrock.livejournal.com]

I'm happy for you! Congratulations!

[attackfish.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's a major weight off our shoulders!