Thursday, August 16, 2012

Meet the tenants!!!!

Yes, tenants. 14 of them actually. 14 pets and 14 crates all in one sprinter van. There must be lots of room in the van, right? No! Not at all. But that's not a big deal since we pretty much sit in the driver and passenger seat ALL. DAY. LONG. Back to the subject, our tenants. They are very cute tenants, actually. And there's not one of them I don't like. :D


Tenant #1
Chazz, the mini schnauzer. He's actually already home, but he was our first tenant. Very well behaved, never once did make a peep.


Tenant #2
Gizmo. He's a havenese. He is our loud one. He is super friendly, and makes no messes.


Tenant #3
Scooby!!! Pretty cat huh? He is a big boy, loves people, and eats ALOT. :D


Tenant #4
Cleo. Cleo has no front teeth so when he rests his tongue it sticks out. :P Its pretty funny. He is a wonderful cat though.


There they are, tenants #3, 4, and #5 is in the corner on the right and in the corner on the left is tenant #6. I didnt take pictures of 5 and 6 though, so just imagine two more boy cats.


Tenant #7

Harper the rabbit. :D Isn't he cute? So soft, and fluffy. Very quiet and well tempered.


Tenant #8
This is Hershey, a beautiful chocolate lab. She had a little bit of stomach trouble on the first day, but she's doing great now. She's a very good dog, quiet, and very pretty, as you can see.



Then we have Tenant #9, who I dont have a picture of either. His name is Jim, he's a tabby cat and boy, is he big. :D

Tenant #10
This right here is Bailey. An akita. I don't know if you can see her very well, but she looks similar to a wolf. Beautiful dog. Very well trained. But, there's this one thing......... she gets car sick. Yes, I mean like the smelly messy poopy kind. Poor thing. But, thats just how some dogs are, other than that, she is one of the best dogs we have.  


Tenant #11

Charlie the weimaraner. I thought I took a picture of him, but I guess not... so I'll have to post one later.

Tenant #12

Raisin Jane! :D She is 7 years old going on 2. She is a beautiful vizsla, and the oldest of the three.


Tenant #13
This is Hally, another beautiful vizsla. She's a very good dog, and its gonna be pretty hard parting with these three...



Tenant #14
And last but certainly NOT least, my buddy, Sam Adams. He is one year old and he was born on the fourth of July. :D He is sooooo sweet. He's very quiet, and does whatever you tell him.



So there you have it. Defiantly a full load. :D


Wednesday, August 15, 2012

a typical day goes a little like this...

8:00am - get up and get dressed
8:15 - switch cat litter boxes around, clean out any crates that need it, feed and water cats, feed and water dogs, take dogs potty and for a little walk
9:00 - go get coffee in truck stop
9:05 - hit the road
9:20 - cook up some breakfast whether it be cereal with bananas, oatmeal with granola, or out to McDonald's :)
10:00 - take a nap while dad drives
10:45 - do some social networking with friends and read a bit
12:00 - switch Kitty litters around, make sure pets ok
12:15 - sit in passenger and watch the country go by
1:30 - stop for gas, take dogs out again and switch Kitty litters again, make sure pets have water
2:00 - hit the road again
2:05 - have a snack (larabar, Luna bar, snack mix, chips and dip, baby carrots, etc)
2:30 - do a little bit of social networking again
2:45 - think about what we are gonna have for dinner :P
3:30 - make a pickup or dropoff
4:00 - hit the road again
5:00 - think about what we are gonna have for dinner again
5:15 - stop for gas again and take dogs out potty again and fill up pets water
5:45 - drive while dad takes a nap
6:00 - talk about what we are gonna have for dinner
6:05 - drive. drive. and more driving.
7:05 - talk about what we are gonna have for dinner again!
7:10 - check on pets and change cat litter boxes
7:15 - help look out for deer
7:30 - talk about what we are gonna have for dinner once more
8:00 - GO EAT DINNER!!!! :) and take dogs potty, and give the pets their dinner
8:30 - make another pickup or dropoff
9:00 - hit the road again
9:15 - do some social networking
10:00 - help keep an eye out for deer again
10:30 - take a little nap
12:00 - arrive at destination, take dogs out, male sure all pets are.doinf well, close up the car, and GO TO BED! :)
3:00 - (sometimes) get up and take a dog out or quiet a pet down

Yeah. That pretty much sums it up. keep in mind, that's a 'typical' day, sometimes we don't get up at 3, sometimes we fit a shower in somewhere, sometimes we eat lunch, and sometimes we do other.things.

Each day we drive an average of 800 miles. Ya, its a lot. And its tiring.
Don't get me wrong. I LOVE my job. in spite of all the not-so-fun things. :)

So there you have it. Now, we are on to pictures and stories of what's happening NOW. Here goes nothing.