I've been in my feelings off and on all day over Oreo.

I've been in my feelings off and on all day over Oreo. My heart still aches from his absence.

Not me, not his Aunt Taimi, and not even Oreo wanted things to end the way they did. She and I know how much he wanted to live.

I still don't understand how this dog, out of the many I've fostered and loved over the years, managed to change me like he did. But losing him hit different in a way I can't describe. Maybe it's how unfair it all felt and still feels.

My only real solace is that he didn't die on the streets. The love that Taimi and I poured into him changed his life. I know it did.

My helper. ❤️

My helper. ❤️

Pupdate:

Pupdate:

Husky ears on a Cattle Dog head ✅

Strikingly handsome ✅

I learned late last night that Ancestry.com was having a glitch and sending out Woodle results to lots of dogs. It updated today. Our Embark test has shipped, so we're still doing it when it arrives, but this makes a lot more sense.

Look at this majestic WOLF.

Look at this majestic WOLF.

Look at this POODLE.

LOOK AT MY WOODLE SON!

😂😂😂

Ancestry.com has got to be so full of shit. I meant to get an Embark test, but accidentally bought the wrong thing. I feel like I've seen so many of these posted on Toofers with really similar results. I'm just not buying it. We gotta have a do-over. 😂

Update:  Shaun already bought an Embark. 😂 We'll keep y'all posted.

Look at this sad thing...

Look at this sad thing. He's had a rough day. He got washed AND it was his arthritis shot day. He usually doesn't care about the shot at all, but he yelped this time. 💔

Poor Boogie Bear.

I don't know if this is a city thing or what, but...

I don't know if this is a city thing or what, but we're snacking today on some stuff we've never seen before. These things came from DoorDash Market.

Shaun has always liked freeze-dried ice cream. He's the one who introduced me to it. He loves cheesecake, so I got him the freeze-dried cheesecake. He likes it, too. Not pictured is a coffee ice cream with espresso bits in it. He's already devoured that. 😂

I'm about to try my can of red velvet cake. That's such a weird thing to say. 😂😂😂

We've never tried Fat and Weird cookies, either, but we will be eating these soon. They're like stuffed cookies or something. One is a Biscoff cookie / Krispy Kreme doughnut mash-up and I got it for Kira because she likes both of those things. I hope they're as good as the description makes them sound.

The fudge is ok. The taste is nice, but I don't love the texture.

I got two new weirdies.

I got two new weirdies.

The cactus is just one plant. I couldn't resist it.

The "turd," as Shaun calls it, is a Pseudolithos Cubiformis hybrid. I've been wanting one for a while, so when the seller had both I caved and bought them.

I checked the greenhouse and had more flowers. I'll never not be excited about that.

Also, look at these beautiful new red spines. 😍