First order of business: I want to welcome Aemon as the newest member of the Tripawd Club. Aemon is a 9-week-old little guy who came to Second Chance Center for Animals from Window Rock, AZ, through our Navajo Nation Puppy Program. What’s the Navajo Nation Puppy Program? It’s where SCCA goes to Window Rock (sometimes once a month, sometimes every other month) and brings back some of the puppies to free up space for them to rescue more. Did you read the article in the Arizona Daily Sun where they said there were over 400,000 dogs running loose on the Navajo Nation? So that means they can really use SCCA’s help. I think it’s pretty cool that we can help, don’t you? Anyway, so, Aemon came in a few weeks ago and he had a pretty badly broken leg. Dr. Holcomb (she’s the nice lady who helped me with my leg) put a plate and several screws into it to try and fix it. But, like me, his leg didn’t cooperate either, so it came off last week. I can’t wait until he heals well enough for us to hang out. He’ll be put up for adoption as soon as he feels better. I bet he’s going to find a fantastic forever home!!
Well, by now you know that Sunday means I get to go see my friends around town. There’s Jenny at Wildflower, she’s the best. She always brings me water and stops by to love on me while the Moms eat my frittata.
Then it’s on to Bookman’s. I LOVE Bookman’s. I walk in the door and everyone at the counter stops and says “It’s Watson!!” We spend a few minutes catching up on the week and getting treats before I go with the Moms to help them pick out a new book. Momma Donna is a HUGE fan of the mystery-type books while Momma Kristen just likes anything with a strong handsome leading dog (not unlike myself). We ran into Nicholas (he’s just a little younger than me and a two-legged) and his Dad at the café. His Mom and Dad (Johnny and Whitney Girdner) are great folks. Whitney is the Donor Relations Coordinator at Second Chance and does a great job of taking care of all the people who help take care of Second Chance.
Today was super special because we went to a new place. And you know what new place means …. NEW FRIENDS!!! That’s right: at Warner’s Landscape I met some great new friends that I can’t wait to visit again.
I also got my first bath today. I am so NOT pressing the “like” button on bath time. They put me in this huge tub and sprayed water on me…..then they rubbed this funny smelling stuff all over me (I thought I smelled just fine by the way). The stuff (they kept calling it shampoo) fuzzed up and made bubbles on me. Oh, and in case you are wondering, it doesn’t taste very good. Then they thought it would it would be hysterical to make my hair do funny things with this fuzzy stuff on it and take pictures. *Love you too Moms … you might want to put your shoes away tonight…… just sayin* But once I was all rinsed off and dried with a fluffy towel, everyone I saw told me how handsome I was, so maybe it was worth it … (Can we keep that last part between us?)
So, that was my week – How was yours? Moms say I get to go “visit a dog sitter” for the first time next weekend. Anyone know what a dog sitter is and why I would want to visit them?
Oh, Watson, you’re so cute! Give baths a chance- I love mine- plus it gives you a reason to go outside and roll around in the grass and dirt some more 😉
I think Watson is a wonder dog whom other canines should look to as inspiration.