Mollie hit with the electric wire at the bottom of her fence. Her behavior
regressed to that of a small puppy. And she weighs 75 lbs. now. She
wouldn't leave the deck. And she was stir crazy. My daughter took her
for walks--but that only helped a little.. So I expanded her space outside.
Her dog lot is now about 30 ft. wide--she has a third of the entire back
yard--and the largest doghouse I could find. (It it states that it will fit a
large german shepherd, well, it's too little for Mollie. She is that large
and still growing.
After being on the deck (near me--that's her goal), she was ticked off
after being put in her space. She promptly went into her doghouse and
to come out for 2 days. Throughout the day, I would throw treats to her.
And what did Mollie do? Looked at me, put her nose in the air, and turned
away from me. Wouldn't take anything from me. That lasted 2 days--and
then she began to explore her new yard, come out more often, and started
eating again. I was relieved. But I am definitely what she wants to guard.
My daughter was considering buying a pygmy goat for her to guard if
didn't start eating and being Mollie again, And when she gets used to being
outside, she will be allowed in at night again.
During this same time period, I went downstairs to wash a small load of
clothes. I put them in and went to check out the rest of the downstairs.
Everything was OK until I reached the hallway leading to the bathroom.
It was half-covered with about a half inch of water. The concrete was
even wet. The carpet in bedroom was wet. I freaked, as plumbing isn't
one of my skills, and called a plumber. He came soon--seems I had hole
the size of a dime in a pipe. Over 200.00 later, that was fixed. Then he said
I HAD to have rehab on the downstairs. I will be paying a thousand
dollars on that--then my homeowners will kick in.
Here lately, I've been
been bleeding money due to finishing up the other house. It should be completely
finished in a week and a half--and then the "for sale" house will go on the market.
I'v completely rehabbed this house. Part of the floors and joists are completely
new, Walls and ceiling are sheetrock--new. Tile will be on kitchen and bathroom
floor. Appliances are all purchased and ready to go. New dishwasher (on sale)
and almost new washer and dryer (used 11 times--girl moved in with boyfriend,
and no longer needed them--sweet deal.) The stove was a good price, not very
old, a couple of years maybe, and it's the same size as mine and a glasstop.
The only thing slightly aged was the fridge--but it's not as old as mine! It's a
2 door style, which is my preference. And it has a really nice HVAC (ouch
on the price!) The wiring wasn't up to code--so the entire house was rewired,
inspected. A lot of lights and outlets were added. The plumbing also had to be
re-done. Has a new and larger breaker box. The guy in charge of doing all
this went out on a limb and picked out lights for house, and sconces for hallway.
This sort of worried me, but his taste was excellent; I couldm't have done as well.
The water heater is 2 years old--yes, I need a new hot water heater too, but I
got lucky. This has heating element top and bottom. He sold this to me for 125.00,
originally cost over 400.00. It has all new windows. And the paint color inside is
White Hydrangea, which a white with only a touch of cream.
All for now.
Kate Thorn
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