Feeding Miss Doggie

Echo had a good day yesterday.

She went down to the pond to see her dog-friend Bear, and the two of them spent some time sniffing and peeing on each other's property. She made it back up the driveway, although she took her time and did it slowly. Her eyes were quite yellow, but she had a decent appetite.

Echo seems to be tempted by novelty foods. Yesterday, it was a can of albacore tuna packed in water that got her attention, fed to her bit-by-bit. She also seemed interested in Bill's Rice Chex, so she tried 3 small handfuls of that (with vanilla Ensure as the liquid). She drank about a litre of water--but not from her dish, of course. No, she likes the nasty rain water than collects in the folds of a tarp in the yard. She took a few pinches of grated cheese from my hand. She had no interest in egg, milk, Gatorade, rice, chicken or anything she ate enthusiastically the day before.

I'm thinking we need to get back on a regular feeding schedule, instead of trying to get her to eat a little all through the day. Maybe she'll eat if she is allowed to get a little hungry? She also smells very bad. I know that dogs don't sweat, but she really needs a bath. We are reluctant to stress her out by putting her in the tub, but it may be unavoidable. Bill and I cleaned our house yesterday instead, trying to keep the doggie smell down to a minimum. He vacuumed, while I swept and mopped the kitchen and bath floors, scrubbed the crud off kitchen cabinets and wiped tables.

Today I am off to Kingsport for an acupuncture treatment, shoe shopping (still trying to find something that doesn't kill my feet at the library) and a run to the liquor store for Marsala, brandy, tequila, and wine, for cooking.

I like cooking with wine. Sometimes, I even put it in the food...