A dog of a day
May. 17th, 2008 09:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
greatbearWell, since not a single person (or a married one for that matter) stopped by for our yard sale, we waited until a bit after noon and took some of the furniture to the Amvet's Thrift Center for donation. On the way, a section of a computer desk blew out of the truck and exploded all over the highway. So much for that. To make matters worse, while trying to unload the truck, the guys who have English as a distant second language kept saying "Cant take dees, ees broken" as they kept putting pieces of the desk back on the truck and interfering with me trying to take the rest of the stuff off, all the while dragging things around and scratching up the truck. Increasingly losing my patience with these individuals and sniping at them we finally got the stuff off the truck and proceeded back home.
Earlier today I had dropped Kodi off at a local groomer to have him all spiffed up and looking good. Previously we had taken him to PetsMart for grooming. While they would do a decent job of grooming him there, it would often take 4 or more hours to do. By the time we'd pick the poor pooch up, he'd be a bundle of nerves, a shaky, trembling mess. Finding a little place in nearby Highland, we had gotten a wonderful job done in about an hour and a half's time. We started to get concerned after about three hours passed and there was no call. When Jeff called for a status report, I found him frustrated and angry that it would be over 5 hours before he'd be done. Resisting the urge to go back and get Kodi, Jeff and I continued our tasks and got the call while at the thrift store. We'd both calmed down by then, feeling that we had put him in the hands of a small groomer rather than some hectic superstore. When we finally got there to pick up Kodi, we were pleased to see him being walked outside along with another dog, looking mighty fine and quite contented. We stayed in the truck for a while to look at his behavior. Happy Dog! When Jeff got out of the truck and Kodi recognized us, he was in doggie heaven. It was explained to us that before, we had requested 'in and out' service, but it was not specified this time. Since Kodi was none the worse for wear, there was no harm done. In fact, he's been Contented Pooch for the rest of the day. And, oooh, he looks FIERCE.
In our travels, we happened upon other people having yard sales. No one was stopping for them either. I guess the concept is passe these days. Next time, it's Craigslist, eBay or the consignment shop in addition to the donation thing.
Earlier today I had dropped Kodi off at a local groomer to have him all spiffed up and looking good. Previously we had taken him to PetsMart for grooming. While they would do a decent job of grooming him there, it would often take 4 or more hours to do. By the time we'd pick the poor pooch up, he'd be a bundle of nerves, a shaky, trembling mess. Finding a little place in nearby Highland, we had gotten a wonderful job done in about an hour and a half's time. We started to get concerned after about three hours passed and there was no call. When Jeff called for a status report, I found him frustrated and angry that it would be over 5 hours before he'd be done. Resisting the urge to go back and get Kodi, Jeff and I continued our tasks and got the call while at the thrift store. We'd both calmed down by then, feeling that we had put him in the hands of a small groomer rather than some hectic superstore. When we finally got there to pick up Kodi, we were pleased to see him being walked outside along with another dog, looking mighty fine and quite contented. We stayed in the truck for a while to look at his behavior. Happy Dog! When Jeff got out of the truck and Kodi recognized us, he was in doggie heaven. It was explained to us that before, we had requested 'in and out' service, but it was not specified this time. Since Kodi was none the worse for wear, there was no harm done. In fact, he's been Contented Pooch for the rest of the day. And, oooh, he looks FIERCE.
In our travels, we happened upon other people having yard sales. No one was stopping for them either. I guess the concept is passe these days. Next time, it's Craigslist, eBay or the consignment shop in addition to the donation thing.
