Believe it or not, we actually did arrive in Pahrump to pick up Sandy. We got our car back on Tuesday and moved out on Wednesday. We spent one night in Hawthorne, Nevada, at a place called "Whiskey Flats." It was great, except that we were never able to connect to the "free WiFi." Thursday, we drove on to Pahrump and stayed at the Lakeside Casino and RV Park. We had a great space close to the "dog Park."
It had a great view out the window.
We had to disinfect the trailer to rout all the Parvo (and other) germs dangerous to puppies, so we took a day to do that.
We had some time to walk around the lovely lake, which boasts a variety of water birds and water animals, with a paved walk all around it.
It was much warmer than we have lived through this month. The walk all the way around the lake is a half mile. We went around, then turned around and walked back, making it a mile. Birds and other animals, like turtles, have been sunning themselves.
Sandy, our new puppy, had his next round of shots on Friday, a couple of days early (with the vet's approval). Saturday was the big day: We went to meet Sandy. I snapped this photo, which reminds me on the photo of Mariah I took when she first arrived to live with me: "Are you my new mum? Somehow I expected someone a bit...younger."
So here's Ash's-Mystical Coconino Sandstone Trekker, aka "Sandy."
Here's Dusty meeting Sandy for the first time.
He would love any human family members, but he really took to his daddy.
When we got back to the (now relatively clean) trailer, the four of us took a walk around the lake. Sandy watched Dusty and copied him as much as he could, including when we told Dusty "Make potty!"
We had a really good play session that first night. Dusty doesn't take any guff from Sandy, which Sandy needs. Dusty is very competitive, and every toy is his, even if it came with Sandy, who arrived with a nice collection. Sandy is very feisty when he plays, and it's hard for Dusty to intimidate him. He works to keep him in line, though.
As I write this, we have lived through two nights with Sandy. When you take him out and tell him to "make potty," he usually does. Of course, the key to success is to take the puppy out every time he wakes up, every time he has finished eating or playing and every time it has been a while. He's had two accidents, fewer than one a day, and they were my fault. I got busy doing other things. When he potties (outside), I tell him "good potty." He looks at me and seems to enjoy the praise. Puppies his age pee 8-10 times a day, so I think we're doing well.
Whenever we need to put him into his crate (at night or when we travel), we make sure he has pottied. He whimpers for a bit (usually measured in seconds). Then he gets quiet and stays quiet for some time. When we travel, and he wakes up, we pull off as we can find a place to pull off. Then we get him to potty. Until he has full immunity from his puppy shots (one more set due next month), we clean his feet with disinfectant wipes and put him into either his crate of the clean trailer with a drop cloth over the carpet. Charlie referred to Sandy today as our "bundle of joy."
I've made some progress on the Talvinen cardigan, in spite of the dog days of winter.
On Sunday we left Pahrump, stopping in Hawthorne again at Whisky Flats RV Park, which still didn't have any of their advertised "free WiFi." This is why my blog post is late.
Our next night will be spent in (guess where)?
Oh, and guess what? Now I have a cold. (Probably not COVID19, but I'll test when I get home.)
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What's on my needles: Still the Talvinen cardigan and the EmPower People Kerchief (hibernating).
What's on my loom, my sewing machine and in my hoop: I have no idea. I've been away from my home all month!
What's in The Doll's Storybook: In "Homesick," the boys realize they miss home and all their earlier activities.
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Still listening to No More Lies by Rachel Abbott.
What's in my wine glass: Yellow Tail Shiraz. We ran out of wine because we hadn't planned to be gone so long. We got this at the supermarket. We have had it before, and it's cheap but nice.
What's my tip of the week: Don't leave home without some COVID19 test kits.
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with a few changes.
Classic Tales Retold: Stories from The Doll's Storybook is available from BookBabyBookshop and other booksellers worldwide. The stories are Little Green Greatcoat, The Boy Doll Who Cried Wolf and Lost in the Woods.
Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook and Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook are also still available from booksellers. The link for Book Baby is here. The three stories in Emil are Best Buds, Getting What You Want, and The Boys Cook Dinner.
If you don't get free shipping from Amazon or B&N, buy from the BookBabyBookshop, because 50% of the price goes to St. Jude. Other booksellers pay much less.
Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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