NEVER A DULL MOMENT

So, for whatever reason the fight between Cammie and Serenbe happened, it seems to have settled things around the house. Cammie and Serenbe are big buddies now and Cammie even let Serenbe join her at her bowl for breakfast this morning. Who Knows!? They seem to have settled into a nice friendship now and all is well. Well, almost....Serenbe is headed to the Vet this afternoon. Seems she got bit in the eye the other day and it definitely needs to be looked at. Will update later.

A VERY WIERD DAY!

Well, at first I wasn't going to post about this, because I didn't want Liz to get upset and worry. However, when I thought about it, it is just another "adventure" when you have four dogs in one house....

Yesterday I was in the kitchen and Cammie, Harley and Serenbe were playing in the den. All was well. The usual play growling and jumping around and chasing going on. All of a sudden, it escalated and next thing I know it sounds like the hounds of Hell had been released. I don't think I have ever really heard a dog fight before. Let me tell you that you will have no doubt when it goes from play to fight by the sounds coming from the dogs. I ran to the den to find Cammie and Serenbe locked in a fight. I was so surprised, I just stood there for a minute until I heard the yelps of someone getting hurt. I yelled at them and screamed and neither of these did a thing. I finally picked up the pillows in the den and started throwing them at the dogs. This didn't help either. I decided to use the pillows as weapons and started hitting both dogs over the head. Even this took several times to get them apart. I now understand the concept of hosing down fighting dogs with a water hose! When I finally got them apart I dealt with Serenbe first and threw her on her back and dominated her and caused her some pain and growled at her. By this time, Cammie was sulking in the corner. Serenbe had blood in her mouth, which scared me to death, so I took her to my room and locked her in there. I checked Cammie for injuries but didn't find anything other than wet spots, but she was licking her leg and I let her settle down. You should have felt their hearts. They were beating out of their chests at this point. SO WAS MINE! I checked on Serenbe and she had a small flesh wound to the neck and ear. Nothing bad. Washed her up and tried to figure out where the blood in her mouth was from. I think she bit her tongue. I left her in the room. I came back to Cammie and did find a tiny nick on her leg, but it wasn't even bleeding. After everyone settled down, I made Cammie and Serenbe lie down with me on the bed. Serenbe went to Cammie and tried to lick her. They were both pretty wiped out by then, so I just layed down with them for a while. TODAY, everything is back to normal. Or maybe it is even different. They seem to have made some adjustment in their relationship. Cammie and Serenbe were eating out of the same bowl this morning and they were both running around quietly licking each other and seeming to say "I'm Sorry". Let's just hope that this incident was the last! Grammie's ticker can't handle shit like this no mo!

Cammie's New Personality

Funny thing happened in the last two days. Don't know whether to attribute it to the haircut or just getting settled in. Cammie kinda "found" herself yesterday. By that, I mean that she has suddenly become more playful and seems to be having a better time with everyone. Of course, she is still obsessed with the cats and it is very hard to water my plants without her "help" and I know she misses being able to get out and about and go on adventures with Liz, but overall it is going well. I love her to death and she is a very sweet girl. I hate to admit it, but four dogs is not much different than two and at times is even better as they keep each other well occupied and play together all day so everyone is more than willing to go to bed at night. Last night I didn't even latch the door to Cammie's crate but she still stayed in it all night!

Cammie gets a Haircut!

Okay, so the day finally arrived. My friend Tameka came over and we decided it was time to get rid of Cammie's hair. For her sake and because every day she was shedding ginormous hunks of hair on the floor and Grammie was getting kinda tired of picking it up. She was pretty good. Only took us a couple of hours, what with breaks to let her chill and breaks to cool down the clippers and smoke breaks for the beauticians! The pictures tell the story of the day......What do you think? Did we do okay?

Grammie took some pictures of Cammie and her running buddies last night when everyone was finally settled down.

Cammie has been here for 6 days now. The adjustment is still taking place, but every day is better. She is sleeping in a crate so she won't wander around waking people up and is having a bit of a hard time being on Grammie's enforced diet. Sometimes I catch her in the laundry room lying next to her food bowl. I take it as a hint.

Cammie has lots of playmates. Harley, the 2 1/2 year old Golden Doodle; Serenbe the 2 year old Irish Jack and Bear the 2 year old Rotty/Shepherd mix. So far everyone gets along. No agression issues. Serenbe was glad to see Cammie, as the testosterone was getting a little thick around here! They hit it off immediately. Cammie's favorite past time, beside eating, is sleeping on the hardwood floor next to the ac vent. Cammie is scheduled for a summer cut this weekend. Grammie is actually going to do it herself. Pictures will only be posted if it goes well :)

Cammie and Grammies First Adventures

Ok, so Grammie is suppose to pick Cammie up in Ellijay after her long trip from Colorado. Well, anyone who knows Grammie knows that things are never as simple as first laid out. The Ellijay trip turned into a trip to Ducktown, TN. Who the heck names their town Ducktown anyway? So, of course Grammie's GPS was not "exactly"accurate; she lost phone and Onstar service during the time she was "misdirected" and it was pouring down rain and getting dark! Anyway, after about an extra hour of traveling to a place unknown I finally found Cammie! Cammie was very happy to see me, although I am pretty sure that when she got in the car, she was like "Oh no, now where!"

So, Cammie came to Grammie's house and tried to get settled in. Not an easy thing considering she had three other dogs and four cats waiting for her arrival. After a long episode of butt sniffing by everyone (not Grammie, mind you) everyone seemed to be happy with each other.

Cammie's biggest problem is wanting to eat everyone's food and barking. She barks at the squirrels, the kids next door, the sound of footsteps, doorbells on the tv, etc. We are working on it. She is a bit antsy sleeping at night. Grammie noticed that she kept going up the stairs looking for the last room she and Liz slept in. She is now sleeping in a kennel and doing much better. Grammie has put her on a diet, as she is a tad "chunky". Since she can find food any and everywhere, we will see how that goes!

Check in tomorrow!